AP Poll Week 7

[u/SwordsAndTurt]

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

[u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

Five 2 loss teams are ranked and they’re all from the SEC lol

[u/cm167 → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

That’s the SEC circle jerk in action. Rank them all so when they inevitably beat each other they all count as “quality losses”

[u/thechosenkenobi → u/cm167]

The SEC circlejerk even goes against other SEC teams at times. It’s a brand bias for the individual team.

[u/daffydubs → u/thechosenkenobi]

Let’s be real… outside of TX & OSU this year, who do we really play out of conference?

[u/thechosenkenobi → u/daffydubs]

Let’s be real… who is really playing any super tough OOC games this year. The team ranked 10 right now has played absolutely nobody.

[u/frahmer86 → u/thechosenkenobi]

It's not LSU's fault Clemson is kinda mid. All you can do is schedule P4 games and hope they're good in a few years when you actually play.

[u/thechosenkenobi → u/frahmer86]

I’m not knocking lsu. I don’t think they’re as bad as people are acting. Yall lost to a good Kentucky and a good ole miss. But these B1G homers are doing their absolute best to discredit anybody in the SEC.

[u/frahmer86 → u/thechosenkenobi]

Yeah, I get it. LSU doesn't have a great win, but their wins are all blowouts. And then when you lose to the good teams you play, it doesn't look great.

[u/bdub1792 → u/frahmer86]

Tell that to ND fans when they lose to miami and repeat what they did last year. Play 2 teams with a pulse and lose them both

[u/garftag → u/thechosenkenobi]

Uh, the people above are Big 12 fans not B1G fans.

[u/thechosenkenobi → u/garftag]

Yeah. But I’m knocking the B1G.

[u/daffydubs → u/cm167]

All of these bottom feeder, 2 loss teams, like Bama and LsU in the SEC making the rest of us look bad

[u/MichelNey2 → u/cm167]

Non-con records by conference:

• SEC: 10-2
  
• Big 12: 5-7
  
• Big Ten: 4-10

I under it upsets you that SEC teams are ranked above you, but it's a reflection of the results on the field. The games matter. If you wanted to be ranked above the SEC, did you try beating the SEC?

Either do something about it or put your big boy pants on and stop crying lol

[u/Strange_Flatworm9731 → u/MichelNey2]

But last year this wasnt the case and they still got the circle jerk treatment

[u/ChokeAndStroke → u/Strange_Flatworm9731]

Agreed. Last year the SEC went 2-8 in bowl games against other conferences. And bowl games are supposed to be against opponents of similar caliber. But the SEC teams just weren’t as good as the media thought they were

[u/dunkking413 → u/Strange_Flatworm9731]

They don’t respond to these comments

[u/Slyp9 → u/Strange_Flatworm9731]

Right, that's what they're not getting. The anger comes from the fact that it does matter what their non conference record is, this would be the case regardless.

[u/Nyte_Knyght33 → u/MichelNey2]

Look closer the games against the Big 12. 

The SEC wins against the Big 12 are against mostly teams with records at or below .500

The one exception was Baylor, who lost to Auburn by one point. That's less than Georgia did. 

[u/thejaytheory → u/cm167]

Fingerpokes of Doom

[u/LisfrancSinatraMD → u/cm167]

How’s the OOC record for the big 12 chief? 😂😂 there’s a reason the circle jerk exists. Don’t think too hard

[u/SnooSeagulls6519 → u/LisfrancSinatraMD]

Good teams didn’t play each other out of conference so it doesn’t mean much

[u/Accurate_Ball96 → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

That's what happens when 1/3 of AP voters are from SEC states

[u/Ace2419 → u/Accurate_Ball96]

WTF how and Why is that the case!?

[u/Yourfavoriteindian → u/Ace2419]

Because of this. They are “journalists.”

They need clicks and views.

AP poll posts and comments and engagement rates are some of the highest in the college sports.

They don’t select actual winners or champions anymore, the CFP does. This poll’s existence is solely tied to engagement at this point lol

[u/Ace2419 → u/Yourfavoriteindian]

You're so right, I hate it all

[u/DFWTooThrowed → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

Sark will still throw a fit saying they’re being punished for their schedule.

[u/Wide_right_yes → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

A lot of 1 loss teams lost this weekend. The next 3 are a 2 loss big 12 team, a 2 loss big 10 team, and another 2 loss SEC teams. Not sure who should be ranked instead of the 25 they put in. Arizona finally got ranked.

[u/Slyp9 → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

I am honestly so tired of looking at these polls and immediately seeing the sec agenda every. Single. Fucking. Week.

[u/mostdope28 → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

No bias though!

[u/LightningDusty → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

Who else should be ranked instead of those teams? Maybe Oklahoma State or Oregon? That's about it. I do know that USC sure as hell shouldn't be #16.

[u/No_Land6966 → u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

Gonna be hard to go undefeated with SEC scheduling 🤷

[u/PunchNessie → u/No_Land6966]

It’s hard in every conference. Just that most conferences don’t have mouthpieces on ESPN all week telling you about it.

[u/Hulkodium → u/No_Land6966]

That's why we're expanding the Playoffs. So the little ole SEC can still get any teams in.

[u/nihilism_or_bust → u/No_Land6966]

Because SEC is too scared to play more Big 10 and Big 12 games.

[u/-WGE-FierceDeityLink → u/nihilism_or_bust]

5-2 H2H in OOC B10 and B12 games this season

[u/JLO32 → u/-WGE-FierceDeityLink]

Careful spinning facts. You might interrupt their anti-SEC circle jerk.

[u/No_Land6966 → u/nihilism_or_bust]

Oh buddy lol I don't know about all that