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MWiatrak2077 Ballot for 2022 Week 5

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2022, 12:05 a.m.

Overall Rationale: vibes

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs On Saturday's outing against the Kent State Golden Flashes, Georgia quickly put up points with a TD in the first 19 seconds of the game on a 75 yards from Brock Bowers, - however, Kent State refused to give in. After a tightly fought first quarter, Kent State QB Devontez Walker nailed a TD pass to WR Collin Schlee to nearly even up the score, down 10-12. Kent State would enter the second half down 13-26. The two teams quickly traded FGs, and in the fourth quarter, Kent State found some offense to score a TD, now down 22-32. Unfortunately, for the mighty underdogs of Kent (state), that is where their luck ran out, as Georgia scored another TD to put the game away and win, 39-22. As everyone expected, Kent State put up the toughest fight against Georgia since Alabama in the SECCG last year. They looked, dare I say it, looked almost human in their outing. However, it was only inevitable that Georgia would come down to earth a little bit, and it's not indicative of anything serious, - Georgia didn't take it seriously, Kent State played their hearts out, and despite a sloppy day from QB Stetson Bennett, who accrued 0 TDs, 1 INT, 272 yards, and a 7.6 Y/A, the Bulldogs were simply too talented to lose. One slight hiccup in a weekend of many does not change my belief that they still are the best team in the nation.
2 Ohio State Buckeyes Well, any belief that Ohio State was "rusty" on offense, that's all gone now. In an absolutely dominating fashion, Ohio State beat the Wisconsin Badgers 52-21, in a game where the score doesn't resemble the ass-whooping that took place. Ohio State took a 28-0 lead two minutes into the second quarter, and found themselves up 45-7 at the end of the third. Superstar QB CJ Stroud looked invincible, throwing 5 TDs, 1 INT, and 281 yards on a 10.4 Y/A. DC Jim Knowles took advantage of Wisconsin's meager passing offense, helmed by QB Graham Mertz, and held him to just 94 yards total. Ohio State, a team which is known for slow September starts, has absolutely dominated their September schedule, and looks like a clear-cut favorite to win the Big Ten. Led by coach Ryan Day, QB CJ Stroud, and star RB TreVeyon Henderson, this offense looks downright terrifying, - an offense which already ranked first in scoring & yards in 2021, somehow looks even better this year. Defensively, their improvement shouldn't go unnoticed. Holding Wisconsin to essentially zero TDs before garbage time, they got throughly outplayed on both sides of the ball. It's potentially too early to tell, but as of right now, it doesn't feel like anyone can beat Ohio State this season.
3 Alabama Crimson Tide In a shocking upset, Alabama held on to defeat Vanderbilt, 55-3. Nearly sextupling Vanderbilt in yards (628-129), tripling in first downs (32-9), and going on a 48-0 scoring run to end the game, it's safe to say Alabama dominated every aspect of this matchup. Vanderbilt, who now stands at 3-2, has much to be optimistic about in its future, however, the future isn't here quite yet. Bryce Young threw for a solid 4 TDs in this outing, bringing him up to 13 on the year, in just 4 games. Alabama's RB committee has a strong showing, going for 228 yards on a 6.7 YPC, & 3 TDs. After escaping Austin just two weeks ago, Alabama looks par for the course, and seems to be headed towards another showdown against Georgia in the SECCG. [Unfortunately, after this point, I had stuff come up, and couldn't continuing writing the entries. My apologies, I'll try and do them all next week]
4 Clemson Tigers
5 Michigan Wolverines
6 Oklahoma State Cowboys
7 Tennessee Volunteers
8 Washington Huskies
9 Minnesota Golden Gophers
10 Penn State Nittany Lions
11 USC Trojans
12 Kentucky Wildcats
13 NC State Wolfpack
14 Utah Utes
15 Kansas State Wildcats
16 Oklahoma Sooners
17 Oregon Ducks
18 Texas A&M Aggies
19 BYU Cougars
20 Kansas Jayhawks
21 Ole Miss Rebels
22 Arkansas Razorbacks
23 Baylor Bears
24 Florida State Seminoles
25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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