SpursUpSoundsGudToMe Ballot for 2023 Week 3
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Still mostly vibes, data will start taking center stage in week 5
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
“To be the man, you gotta beat the man” |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Huge win in a true road game |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
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| 4 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
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| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
They have been excellent, very efficient in offense |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Sam Hartman… so handsome |
| 7 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
That was a quality win, Troy has a very good defense |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Computer data really likes Oklahoma so far, shutting out an FBS team is really hard, beating an FBS team by 60+ is also really hard, doing both is exceedingly rare. I’ve tamped down their place a bit, but SMU is a quality win too, so they crack the top 10 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
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| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Haven’t looked great on offense yet |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
Game at Baylor was a better win than they are getting credit for, I think. For a team from Utah to pull off the win in that heat/humidity is impressive. |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
Defense bad… |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
A lot to prove, but the potential is there |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Boy they need to improve on both lines to get back in playoff contention |
| 15 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Nice win, OL looks much improved |
| 16 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Let’s see where this goes… |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
Maybe unfair to be this low, FSU is legit, losing to them is ok. |
| 18 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Top of the PAC is going to be fun when they start playing head to head. |
| 19 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Tulane game much closer than it appeared, and against a back-up QB |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Not bad, not great, Bo Nix not great last week |
| 21 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
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| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Defense isn’t good, they clearly knew South Carolina’s plays the week before thanks to Kitchen. Impressive running game, but offense was never the issue. |
| 23 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Hung with a good team with a back-up QB |
| 24 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
Seem to be improved on defense, next week against BYU will teach us a lot |
| 25 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Nice win |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.34 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.14 |
| 7 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
1.42 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.29 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
-1.26 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.24 |
| 16 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.10 |
| 21 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
1.92 |
| 24 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
0.85 |
| 25 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Washington State Cougars
|
0.22 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.02 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.05 |
Total Score: 8.86