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jmac_21 Ballot for 2018 Week 2

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 4, 2018, 1:45 p.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide Week 2 poll is all about hot takes, so here's one: This might be the best Bama team we've seen.
2 Clemson Tigers Clemson had a tiny bit of QB trouble, but they have so much great talent, I'm not sure how much it even matters.
3 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia is Georgia, I think they're going to be good for a long time. 
4 Oklahoma Sooners May seem a little high, but OU looked amazing in Week 1. I think they played a bit better than tOSU defensively so they'll get the nod.
5 Ohio State Buckeyes I think OU did enough to jump tOSU this week.
6 Wisconsin Badgers I think OU and tOSU are just slightly better than Wisconsin at the moment, but 4,5,6 are really close imo. 
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish ND played some big boy football against Michigan in prime time, I think they're going to be really good. 
8 Auburn Tigers I'm not super high on the Tigers, but I have to give them credit for beating Washington. I was really impressed with the way they find a way to make a big play when it's needed.
9 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech is very real. The offense doesn't blow you away, but it's more than enough when coupled with VT's defense. They might have the best LBs in the country. The offense will get better as the year goes by (FSU's defense is pretty good FWIW)
10 Stanford Cardinal Stanford is going to be a tough out. They are so solid at every position.
11 Washington Huskies I expect Washington's offense to finish drives better later in the season. Auburn made it tough on them.
12 LSU Tigers I think LSU is really good, but I also think Miami was reallllyyyyy overrated.
13 West Virginia Mountaineers WVU has a very real offense. Not 100% sold on their defense, but they did the job against Tennessee. 
14 Penn State Nittany Lions Kind of a big drop for Penn State here, just feel like they didn't look like people expected them to look. Really got away with one early, but they can make their way back into the competition as the season goes on. 
15 TCU Horned Frogs TCU took care of business and showed that they found an offense after replacing 10 starters on that side. 
16 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State is good, not sure how good, but they're always solid. We'll have to keep an eye out for them moving forward.
17 UCF Knights A lot of people don't want to admit it, but UCF is very real, and they have great athletes.
18 Boise State Broncos Boise is coming for Oklahoma State in week 3. That's going to be a big matchup for the Broncos. 
19 USC Trojans USC did what they needed to do vs UNLV. They have a good offense on their hands in LA.
20 Mississippi State Bulldogs MSU destroyed an FCS team this week, they look to have found a really good offense. 
21 Oregon Ducks Oregon started really slow, but pulled away. I think their new jerseys look awesome. 
22 Michigan Wolverines Michigan has to open up the playbook some, that was just... not pretty. 
23 Miami Hurricanes Imagine how bad Miami's backup QB must be... 
24 South Carolina Gamecocks They took care of an FCS team, but I think they could be good. 
25 Utah Utes Utah started crazy slow against a FCS team but avoided disaster. 

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