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LSU ranked #16 by College Football News
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:26 am
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:26 am
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16. LSU 2-0 Last Week: W, Vanderbilt 23-9
Why this is too high: The Tigers haven't shown anything yet to suggest that they're back to national title-level form. The offense continues to putter along, even though Washington and Vanderbilt are Washington and Vanderbilt, while the defense has hardly been dominant.
LSU has been fine, but nothing special.
Why this is too low: On talent and athleticism, the team should be better. At some point, the offensive line will show up and the defensive front will start to play like an LSU defensive front. At least that's the hope around Baton Rouge. Up next: Louisiana-Lafayette
Complete rankings:
1. Florida
2. USC
3. Texas
4. Alabma
5. Californa
6. Penn State
7. Ohio State
8. Virginia Tech
9. BYU
10. Oklahoma
11. Auburn
12. Ole Miss
13. Michigan
14. Cincinnati
15. Missouri
16. LSU
17. Houston
18. Oklahoma State
19. Georgia
20. Miami
21. Georgia Tech
22. Notre Dame
23. Nebraska
24. Boise State
25. Kansas
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This post was edited on 9/14/09 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:27 am to Orly
If a poll isn't used in the BCS formula, it isn't important.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:27 am to Orly
Any poll that doesn't have Houston in it is retarded.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:28 am to JustSmokin
....yea, but Bama vs. FIU is totally ignored.
they lost all credibility with that alone.
they lost all credibility with that alone.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:31 am to CharlesLSU
Oklahoma at 10?
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:32 am to tigerdup07
quote:
Any poll that doesn't have Houston in it is retarded.
luckily that poll has Houston at #17
This post was edited on 9/14/09 at 8:33 am
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:34 am to tigerfoot
So, OSU looks like a top 10 team by struggling against NAVY at HOME and LOSING at HOME against a true freshman QB run USC.. but LSU is no. 16
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:36 am to CharlesLSU
omg your avitar is funny
i spit out my coffee
i spit out my coffee
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:48 am to helpless
Auburn at 11...really? 
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:49 am to Orly
quote:
5. Californa
9. BYU
14. Cincinnati
15. Missouri
16. LSU
17. Houston
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:52 am to SPEEDY
quote:
Any poll that doesn't have Houston in it is retarded.
luckily that poll has Houston at #17
damn.
missed it. 
Posted on 9/14/09 at 8:52 am to coloradoBengal
All the above being said, I believe LSU is playing like the 16th ranked team. Am I glad they're #7 in the IMPORTANT POLL? Sure! But we's best be shapin' up!
Posted on 9/14/09 at 9:00 am to parrotdr
With the way some of the other top 10 teams have played, I say we are playing like a top ten team right now. Not NC caliber, but top ten.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 9:03 am to Orly
TCU isn't anywhere in their top 25?
I declare it null and void.
I declare it null and void.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 9:36 am to Cuz413
quote:
With the way some of the other top 10 teams have played, I say we are playing like a top ten team right now. Not NC caliber, but top ten.
NC caliber changes year to year - Top 10 teams quality and style change year to year.
Everyone claims (don't know if it is substantiated in logic) that 2007 team was just lucky - but no one else deserved to be in it more than them THAT YEAR
It may be that the 1900 Yale team could have beaten them along with the 2008 UF team but they didn't play in 2007 and we did and we were the best then.
Similarly it could well be that the overall standard and quality of the teams is different (lower?) this year than last year and while it might not meet the higher standards that were set earlier - it certainly doesn't mean that the rankings are illogical.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 9:48 am to Orly
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Why this is too high: The Tigers haven't shown anything yet to suggest that they're back to national title-level form.
I had no idea to had to show you were #1 to be in the top 10.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 9:49 am to SpidermanTUba
A poll that has teams with a loss over undefeated LSU is retarded.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 9:54 am to rpg37
quote:
Auburn at 11...really?
Seriously... first thing I thought when I read this poll
Posted on 9/14/09 at 10:32 am to Orly
quote:
15. Missouri
Needed 14 fourth quarter points to beat Bowling Green by 7.
Posted on 9/14/09 at 11:14 am to Orly
Here's the disclaimer on their weekly poll:
Having a slightly different poll than the AP and Coaches makes for a more intriguing article (since their opinion doesn't really matter). CFN is usually very complimentary of LSU, and we've been higher in their rankings than our official ranking plenty of weeks in the past.
The real slight from CFN this week is in their "5 Thoughts" section. Check this out:
quote:
How good are the teams right now? The CFN rankings go on how the teams are performing at the moment. Right now, Ben Tate and the unstoppable Auburn running game have earned their way up the charts.
Having a slightly different poll than the AP and Coaches makes for a more intriguing article (since their opinion doesn't really matter). CFN is usually very complimentary of LSU, and we've been higher in their rankings than our official ranking plenty of weeks in the past.
The real slight from CFN this week is in their "5 Thoughts" section. Check this out:
quote:
Would you take North Carolina, who needed everything in the bag to get by UConn, yet is ranked 19th in the Coaches' Poll, over an unranked Michigan? With the way Notre Dame's offense is playing, would you take Ole Miss, LSU (who is a joke at the moment at No. 7), Georgia Tech, Utah (who is not the Utah of last year, for those not paying attention), Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Kansas, Oregon State, or Missouri, all ranked teams, over the unranked Irish? You might, but you'd be wrong on roughly seven of the nine head-to-head matchups.
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