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.

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.

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	1
3	Oregon Ducks (2)	20.7	2.46	3
4	TCU Horned Frogs	20.4	3.21	--
5	Boise St. Broncos	20.3	4.73	-3
6	Oklahoma Sooners	19.6	3.13	6
7	Texas Longhorns	18.4	3.44	-2
8	Nebraska Cornhuskers	17.1	3.55	-1
9	Iowa Hawkeyes	17.1	3.68	-1
10	Florida Gators	15.3	4.04	-1
11	Wisconsin Badgers	13.3	4.31	--
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	12.7	4.44	11
13	Utah Utes	11.7	4.43	1
14	Arkansas Razorbacks	10.5	4.28	6
15	LSU Tigers (1)	9.9	5.03	4
16	Auburn Tigers	9.0	4.29	5
17	Stanford Cardinal	8.4	3.78	11
18	Michigan Wolverines (1)	8.0	5.70	7
19	Miami Hurricanes	7.2	4.47	-9
20	Arizona Wildcats	5.5	4.98	4
21	USC Trojans	4.2	4.72	1
22	Penn St. Nittany Lions	3.7	3.35	-6
23	California Golden Bears	3.4	4.60	19
24	Houston Cougars	3.3	4.09	12
25	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.0	3.05	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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Linebacker-U.com Ballot - Week 3

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
2	Ohio St. Buckeyes	--
3	Iowa Hawkeyes	--
4	Texas Longhorns	1
5	Oklahoma Sooners	3
6	Oregon Ducks	3
7	TCU Horned Frogs	-1
8	Boise St. Broncos	-4
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1
10	Wisconsin Badgers	1
11	Florida Gators	-4
12	USC Trojans	4
13	LSU Tigers	4
14	Arkansas Razorbacks	4
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	5
16	Michigan Wolverines	5
17	Utah Utes	--
18	Stanford Cardinal	--
19	Michigan St. Spartans	5
20	Miami Hurricanes	-6
21	Florida St. Seminoles	-6
22	Penn St. Nittany Lions	-3
23	Georgia Bulldogs	-1
24	BYU Cougars	-12
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	--
Dropouts: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Virginia Tech Hokies

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Linebacker-U.com Ballot - Week 1

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
2	Florida Gators	--
3	Iowa Hawkeyes	--
4	Texas Longhorns	--
5	Ohio St. Buckeyes	--
6	TCU Horned Frogs	--
7	Boise St. Broncos	--
8	Oklahoma Sooners	--
9	Oregon Ducks	--
10	Nebraska Cornhuskers	--
11	Wisconsin Badgers	--
12	LSU Tigers	--
13	Virginia Tech Hokies	--
14	USC Trojans	--
15	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	--
16	Miami Hurricanes	--
17	BYU Cougars	--
18	Florida St. Seminoles	--
19	Penn St. Nittany Lions	--
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	--
21	Cincinnati Bearcats	--
22	Arkansas Razorbacks	--
23	Georgia Bulldogs	--
24	Oregon St. Beavers	--
25	Temple Owls	--

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