BlogPoll 2010: Week 8 Rough Draft Ballot

There were so many changes this week, I’m simply presenting this draft without commentary and let everyone have at it, I’ll have a breakdown with the final ballot tomorrow. There are compelling arguments to be made at almost every position. Questions, corrections, suggestions and objections are always welcome.

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BlogPoll 2010: Week 3 Ballot and Top 25

Here is full BlogPoll Top 25 for week three. Below that is our final ballot for week three. Nick will try to get his commentary in later, so stay tuned.

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Results for Week 3

# School Points/blog SD Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (82) 24.6 1.20
2 Ohio St. Buckeyes (18) 23.8 1.74 Arrow_up 1
3 Oregon Ducks (2) 20.7 2.46 Arrow_up 3
4 TCU Horned Frogs 20.4 3.21
5 Boise St. Broncos 20.3 4.73 Arrow_down -3
6 Oklahoma Sooners 19.6 3.13 Arrow_up 6
7 Texas Longhorns 18.4 3.44 Arrow_down -2
8 Nebraska Cornhuskers 17.1 3.55 Arrow_down -1
9 Iowa Hawkeyes 17.1 3.68 Arrow_down -1
10 Florida Gators 15.3 4.04 Arrow_down -1
11 Wisconsin Badgers 13.3 4.31
12 South Carolina Gamecocks 12.7 4.44 Arrow_up 11
13 Utah Utes 11.7 4.43 Arrow_up 1
14 Arkansas Razorbacks 10.5 4.28 Arrow_up 6
15 LSU Tigers (1) 9.9 5.03 Arrow_up 4
16 Auburn Tigers 9.0 4.29 Arrow_up 5
17 Stanford Cardinal 8.4 3.78 Arrow_up 11
18 Michigan Wolverines (1) 8.0 5.70 Arrow_up 7
19 Miami Hurricanes 7.2 4.47 Arrow_down -9
20 Arizona Wildcats 5.5 4.98 Arrow_up 4
21 USC Trojans 4.2 4.72 Arrow_up 1
22 Penn St. Nittany Lions 3.7 3.35 Arrow_down -6
23 California Golden Bears 3.4 4.60 Arrow_up 19
24 Houston Cougars 3.3 4.09 Arrow_up 12
25 West Virginia Mountaineers 2.0 3.05 Arrow_up 2
Others Receiving Votes: Air Force Falcons | Missouri Tigers | Oregon St. Beavers | Clemson Tigers | North Carolina Tar Heels | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Pittsburgh Panthers | Fresno St. Bulldogs | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Texas A&M Aggies | Michigan St. Spartans | Georgia Bulldogs | Florida St. Seminoles | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | East Carolina Pirates | Maryland Terrapins | Nevada Wolf Pack | Virginia Tech Hokies | Kentucky Wildcats | BYU Cougars | Boston College Eagles | Baylor Bears | Kansas St. Wildcats | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | South Florida Bulls | N.C. State Wolfpack | Indiana Hoosiers | Connecticut Huskies | Temple Owls | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Northwestern Wildcats | Cincinnati Bearcats | San Diego St. Aztecs
Updated: Sep 15, 2010 10:36 AM EDT
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BlogPoll 2010: Week 3 Rough Draft

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BlogPoll 2010: Week 2 Ballot and Top 25

Here is full BlogPoll Top 25 for week two. Below that is our final ballot for week two. It was a scramble to get even the draft done this week, so forgive us for a few of the teams (cough*Utah*cough). But next week will be regularly scheduled, as Nick will resume his BlogPoll duties.

SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25 College Football Rankings

Results for Week 2

# School Points/blog SD Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (60) 23.4 4.21
2 Boise St. Broncos (30) 23.0 3.02 Arrow_up 1
3 Ohio St. Buckeyes (12) 22.5 3.57 Arrow_down -1
4 TCU Horned Frogs (1) 20.9 3.65 Arrow_up 3
5 Texas Longhorns 18.4 5.05
6 Oregon Ducks (1) 18.3 4.09 Arrow_up 5
7 Nebraska Cornhuskers 16.7 5.45 Arrow_up 3
8 Iowa Hawkeyes 16.2 5.16 Arrow_up 1
9 Florida Gators 14.6 6.20 Arrow_down -5
10 Miami Hurricanes 14.4 4.75 Arrow_up 2
11 Wisconsin Badgers 13.5 4.67 Arrow_up 2
12 Oklahoma Sooners 12.6 6.46 Arrow_down -6
13 Virginia Tech Hokies 11.3 5.51 Arrow_down -5
14 Utah Utes 9.4 6.51 Arrow_up 11
15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 8.9 4.88
16 Penn St. Nittany Lions 8.3 4.59
17 Georgia Bulldogs 7.9 5.22 Arrow_up 4
18 Florida St. Seminoles 7.7 4.84 Arrow_up 4
19 LSU Tigers 7.4 6.15 Arrow_up 1
20 Arkansas Razorbacks 7.2 5.10 Arrow_down -1
21 Auburn Tigers 5.2 4.45 Arrow_up 2
22 USC Trojans 5.0 5.25 Arrow_down -4
23 South Carolina Gamecocks 3.1 4.19 Arrow_up 9
24 Arizona Wildcats 3.0 5.04 Arrow_up 7
25 Michigan Wolverines 2.9 5.46 Arrow_up 31
Others Receiving Votes: BYU Cougars | West Virginia Mountaineers | Stanford Cardinal | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Pittsburgh Panthers | Oregon St. Beavers | North Carolina Tar Heels | Fresno St. Bulldogs | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Clemson Tigers | Houston Cougars | Missouri Tigers | Kansas St. Wildcats | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Maryland Terrapins | California Golden Bears | Michigan St. Spartans | Iowa St. Cyclones | Northwestern Wildcats | Texas A&M Aggies | Boston College Eagles | Colorado Buffaloes | Tennessee Volunteers | San Diego St. Aztecs | East Carolina Pirates | Syracuse Orange | South Florida Bulls | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Nevada Wolf Pack | Kentucky Wildcats | Idaho Vandals | Air Force Falcons | Temple Owls | N.C. State Wolfpack | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Troy Trojans | Connecticut Huskies
Updated: Sep 8, 2010 11:30 AM EDT
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BlogPoll 2010: Week 2 Rough Draft

Nick will be back tomorrow with his final week 1 ballot. For now, let us know your thoughts on the rough draft. It’s a weird week, with the Monday games yesterday. Normally, you’ll see this rough draft done by Nick on either Sundays or Mondays, with his final ballot on Wednesday mornings.

Things got very interesting this week, but how can you really move teams when the competition is so pathetic? At least after this upcoming weekend, we’ll have some real games to work with.

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Christmas is here; its game week!


As an adult there really isn’t anything better than the start of a new college football season. Even in the dark years of Penn State football I still was excited when game 1 rolled around. It’s like Christmas for adults, we have all these shiny presents in the form of a new team to unwrap and see what we got. Did we get the proverbial Playstation 3 in the form of a Big Ten champ or did we get a team equivalent to a new set of tube socks.*

NOT what a kid or a Penn State fan wants


While this isn’t our first rodeo as individual bloggers this is the first season as Linebacker-U, so I thought I’d give you all a heads-up on what to expect. Here’s a look at what you will find here on a weekly basis at Linebacker-U.


What’s on Tap

Mondays -
-BlogPoll Ballot Draft
-Creepin’ the Big Ten – a recap of what happened around the Big Ten
-Impressions/Reactions to the Nittany Lions (yes we do impressions)



Tuesdays -
-Still Bleeding Blue – a weekly look at Penn Staters in the pros.

Wednesdays -
-BlogPoll Final Ballot
-10 Minutes or Less

Thursdays -
-Big Ten Bloggers Pick’em
-Full PSU Game Preview
-BlogPoll Top 25

Fridays -
-LBU Staff Predictions
-Roster/Injury/Depth Chart Update

Sundays -
-Quick Game Recap/Reaction

Notes – First and foremost I would like to encourage all of you to chime in when Nick posts his BlogPoll draft on Mondays. We take the BlogPoll very seriously and we love when you, our readers, give us feedback. Nick tries his best but it’s not an easy task and your help is wanted and appreciated. Call him nuts for ranking Penn State so low and Florida State too high… tell him Ohio State sucks… whatever, just give us your two cents.

While that’s the basic nuts and bolts of the schedule, that’s not all you get.

But wait, there’s still more!


We realize that Football is the bee’s knees but there are other sports to talk about. We’ll keep you updated on Women’s Volleyball and Basketball along with Men’s Basketball (yes we DO have a team). Also, coming in November the men of the Penn State Wrestling team start their journeys toward individual and team National Championships and I won’t let you forget it, you’ll get full coverage with the Wrestling Wreport.

We’ll have a live blog for certain games on Penn State’s schedule and if the powers that be smile on Linebacker-U and give Mike credentials you may even get exclusive game photos from the sideline.

Now what would you pay for coverage like this? $19.95? I think not; it’s all free at Linebacker-U.


*I dare you to hunt for a picture of tube socks. It’s almost impossible to find a pic without a half-naked female model or Ashley Tisdale wearing them. When did we get a tube sock fetish America?

BlogPoll 2010: Preseason Ballot

Welcome to the cusp of another college football season and the inevitable preseason poll that accompany its return. I’ll be honest with you, you won’t see a more worthless post this year than a preseason poll. But what you will find with the BlogPoll is that at least it doesn’t handicap teams as the season progresses. In most polls if you’re not in the Top 10 to begin the season, you are essentially eliminated from MNC contention before you play a down. The BlogPoll is more fluid, not relying so much on preseason preconceptions, as the product on the field. I’ll break down things in a very similar style to how I had handled each week back at The Nittany Line, where I’ll give you a look at who each team played and give you a little summary of the movers or trends. In the meantime, here’s our preseason offering, mostly generic with weight given to conference favorites (thus Temple’s inclusion). Questions, corrections, suggestions and objections are always welcome.