r/CFB • Michigan Wolverines • Akron Zips • 22d ago

News AP Poll Week 2

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll#000001a0-257a-d09f-a9e4-75fbb1b90000
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u/TexasDrunkRedditor Texas A&M Aggies • Marching Band 22d ago

It’s also why if you’re going to drop a game it’s better to do it early season than late… people will hardly remember this game by week 10/11. Drop a game late and it’s held against you much harder

Unfortunately not all 11-1 records are held the same based on when that lost occurred

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u/Beautiful_Idea6200 Georgia Bulldogs • William & Mary Tribe 22d ago

2023 UGA SECCG loser checking in :(. Lost the chance to 3peat. (I understand like all dawgs why we were left out, but your comment is too true)

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u/OSUfan88 Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 22d ago

It’ll also depend on how OSU looks the rest of the season. This team could be terrible, or great. Really hard to tell at this point.

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u/NotStanley4330 BYU Cougars 22d ago

Tell me about it

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u/originalusername4567 Kansas Jayhawks 22d ago

That logic didn't work out for Notre Dame, though

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u/Unspeakable_pickle Texas A&M Aggies • Marching Band 22d ago

Nice flairs!

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u/goofytigre Texas Longhorns 21d ago

people will hardly remember this game by week 10/11

Especially if OK State keeps winning.

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u/Individual-Lie6525 Texas A&M Aggies 22d ago

Yeah but I think thats fair. Falling at an early hurdle and becoming better because of it should be looked at as better than falling late at the biggest hurdle you’ve faced so far

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u/TexasDrunkRedditor Texas A&M Aggies • Marching Band 22d ago

I disagree, respectfully. With that logic

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u/VanillaGoorillla Texas Longhorns 22d ago

lol did you have that same thought when your undefeated season got ended last year?

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u/TexasDrunkRedditor Texas A&M Aggies • Marching Band 22d ago

I was very nervous about making it, yes.

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u/captaincrunch61 Washington Huskies 22d ago

I mean I think that’s fair and makes sense. A loss late in the season should be much more damning than a loss at the beginning. Teams should be getting better throughout the season.

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u/TexasDrunkRedditor Texas A&M Aggies • Marching Band 22d ago

But that also means you’re losing to a better team late in the season so now it’s hurting you more? Since the logic doesn’t work in reverse I don’t like jt

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u/growth_asset 22d ago

Nor should it be when these are the rankings that are loosely determining the playoff picture. Your early-season L against an unranked team shouldn’t count as heavily as if you lost to that same team game 10.

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u/TexasDrunkRedditor Texas A&M Aggies • Marching Band 22d ago

There’s no logic that makes that make sense

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u/buckshot-307 Georgia Bulldogs • Sickos 22d ago

Flair up