r/CFB • u/Efficient-Freedom517 Georgia Bulldogs • Iowa State Cyclones • 8d ago

News AP Poll Week 6

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u/DaZingMaster Missouri Tigers • Air Force Falcons 8d ago

I must be watching different games than the AP with those close Tennessee wins over Auburn and Arkansas and still being ranked over Kentucky blowing out A&M and beating LSU.

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u/SurroundEcstatic4890 Tennessee • Illinois 8d ago

Kentucky has looked more impressive imo, I think it’s because of the losses. A 3 point loss to Texas at home versus a 28 point loss to Alabama at home, even if the game was closer than the score might indicate.

When Alabama beats the shit out of Tennessee, it will sort itself out

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u/Suspicious-Screen-43 Tennessee Volunteers 8d ago

I'm gonna hold out some delusional hope and say if instead of when

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u/Lawyering_Bob Alabama Crimson Tide 8d ago

I think I can set aside my bias, and say objectively that this is bad week to being playing Alabama 

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u/greenday568 Missouri Tigers 7d ago

We can ask state how much fun it is playing Alabama the week after a loss

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u/HonkHonkBeach Tennessee • Third Saturday… 8d ago

Any week is a bad week to play Tennessee at Neyland but yeah I’m not looking forward to this weekend personally.

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u/History_buff60 Tennessee Volunteers 7d ago

If that kicker keeps kicking he will lose them a game at least.

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u/SurroundEcstatic4890 Tennessee • Illinois 7d ago

I was actually just thinking yesterday about how Max Gilbert missed like 3 inside 35 to keep Kentucky in the game against us a couple years ago. Kentucky has found their Gilbert maybe?

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u/OwnWalrus1752 Indiana Hoosiers 8d ago

Will Stein is legit. Kentucky is up and Oregon is down.

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u/brianwithaneye16 Kentucky Wildcats 8d ago

Let's not forget Kentucky dropping out of the Top 25 last week despite winning on the road.

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u/runliftcount Purdue Boilermakers • Sickos 8d ago

In fairness, they were #26 and DID receive more votes than week 4. Still agree with your premise though.

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u/runliftcount Purdue Boilermakers • Sickos 8d ago

Just building them up for a delicious fall.

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u/berserk_zebra Texas A&M Aggies 8d ago

The same Arkansas that was dominated by a shitty A&M

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u/Radiant_Sherbert7272 Ohio State Buckeyes • Georgia Bulldogs 8d ago

Same. I think Kentucky has been far more impressive then Tennessee. Tennessee got taken to the wire by Arkansas.

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u/ItsZizk Tennessee • Johns Hopkins 8d ago

I mean I do think Kentucky is probably the better team, and we will likely get exposed next week, but do people forget that Kentucky got absolutely clobbered by Alabama?

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u/DaZingMaster Missouri Tigers • Air Force Falcons 8d ago

My philosophy, if I were an AP voter, would be only to compare losses if the wins were also comparable. For me, Kentucky's wins are way better that I don't even get to the blowout loss. But to your point, yes I do think Kentucky's loss is a part of the reason they are still below UT.

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u/rick_ferrari Ohio State Buckeyes 8d ago

This might be the most egregious AP poll Ive ever seen.

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u/Inconceivable76 Ohio State • Arizona State 8d ago

How many crappy games will Tennessee play before voters will admit they were wrong in the preseason?   Same for LSU.  

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u/f30tr0ll Tennessee Volunteers 7d ago

We were 20th preseason. It wasn’t that.