Bleeding Husker Red Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 The rankings are for prestige. You can almost count on 1st, 2nd and 3rd being Notre Dame, Southern Cal and Michigan. Probably in that order too. Nebraska would probably be around 5th or 6th. Quote Link to comment
gobigredkent Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I would guess NU would end up around 5th. The first 20 years will really hurt out numbers. ND will probably end up #1. I'm sure they'll find some hanging chads, figure in the number of television appearances, or figure in the national rankings at the beginning of the year (and ignore the rankings at the end of the year). All kidding aside - and I hate to say this - they probably deserve it. Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The top 10 is going to consist of (not in order): Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Ohio State Michigan Notre Dame Alabama Florida State Miami USC pick and choose, it's pretty damn close! I am thinking number 4-5. It will be interesting where they put USC. Quote Link to comment
huskerswrkhavoc Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The top 10 is going to consist of (not in order): Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Ohio State Michigan Notre Dame Alabama Florida State Miami USC pick and choose, it's pretty damn close! I am thinking number 4-5. It will be interesting where they put USC. they aren't "putting" any team anywhere... it's all a formula.. even if they wanted a team higher, they can't do that. Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I would guess NU would end up around 5th. The first 20 years will really hurt out numbers. ND will probably end up #1. I'm sure they'll find some hanging chads, figure in the number of television appearances, or figure in the national rankings at the beginning of the year (and ignore the rankings at the end of the year). All kidding aside - and I hate to say this - they probably deserve it. If they figure in television appearances ND will have a big advantage depending on the weight of the television factor. My father told me that when he was a kid they had a ND game on every single week they played, and back then they only maybe had 1 or 2 games on television every Saturday. Quote Link to comment
JTrain Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Since NCs are worth 25 points, it's probably safe to say that the top three will be Notre Dame, Alabama and Michigan (not necessarily in that order). Texas, Ohio State, USC, Nebraska and Oklahoma will follow. If I had to guess the order, I would say: 1. Notre Dame 2. Michigan 3. Alabama 4. USC 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 7. Nebraska 8. Texas 9. Miami 10. Florida State Of all the rankings and lists that ESPN does, this is one of the more interesting ones. Quote Link to comment
HUSKER 37 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I really dont expect ESPN to have the Huskers #1 but it was my top 10 and I must say I am a little bias. but this isn't ESPN picking these... it's their formula that is picking them.. whoever ends up in the top spot just fits that formula. pretty much the most unbiased this convo would ever get. they aren't "putting" any team anywhere... it's all a formula.. even if they wanted a team higher, they can't do that. S U R E..they aren't.. Just looking at their criteria, it's obvious that THEY more than likely came up with a preconceived notion of which team was their favourite, then tried different scenarios and point awards to make it come out that way.. Are you new? Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The scoring system really isn't all that bad, seems pretty fair for the most part. The thing that worried me at first that the conference championship game gets you 5 points, and some conferences don't have those so I figured somebody was getting gipped. I think they mean, however, that you just need to have the best record in your conference at the end of the year. Overall though, it seems pretty fair. There aren't any ridiculous points that can be given or taken away. I wonder if Nebraska will fall into any situations where they are awarded negative points? Quote Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The chats are pretty funny. Tenn and Oregon fans trying to figure out how they aren't elite schools. ("Did you know between 64 and 88, Oregon didn't make a SINGLE bowl? That's not very Quack-tastic.") Anyway, I found this nugget interesting: Actually, both Oklahoma and USC both had -29 points for NCAA penalties... Those would be the most among our ten remaining programs. Quote Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Top 5 baby: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3849028 Michigan, Alabama, and Texas are not. Quote Link to comment
1Huskernation Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 WE ARE IN TOP 5 BTW, Bama is 6. Ohio Pete...beat me by a couple seconds...darn slow work internet! Quote Link to comment
1Huskernation Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 WE ARE IN TOP 5 BTW, Bama is 6. Ohio Pete...beat me by a couple seconds...darn slow work internet! So, this leaves: NU OU ND OSU USC But in what order?? Quote Link to comment
DJR313 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 WE ARE IN TOP 5 BTW, Bama is 6. Ohio Pete...beat me by a couple seconds...darn slow work internet! So, this leaves: NU OU ND OSU USC But in what order?? My guess is this: OU ND USC NU OSU Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 So who the hell is left? Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 So who the hell is left? Quote Link to comment
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