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SlaminSammons Ballot for 2023 Week 5

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 24, 2023, 10:21 a.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns Texas didn't play down to their opponent, that's all I needed to see to put them at 1
2 Washington Huskies Scariest offense in the country by far. Final score shows Cal putting up points in garbage time.
3 Georgia Bulldogs I figured Georgia would stop fucking around after the South Carolina game. They easily could have lost that. Nope. They keep fucking around. Soon they're gonna find out.
4 Florida State Seminoles That was just a gutsy win. Best game of the weekend imo.
5 Penn State Nittany Lions Lmao Brian Ferentz, but seriously that was just dominance.
6 Michigan Wolverines I don't really know what to make of Michigan. They blow everyone out yet look bad doing it.
7 USC Trojans Arizona St isnt very good and made that a game. Maybe were looking ahead? Maybe now are over confident after the buffs got dunked on.
8 Oregon Ducks Wowza. Butt kickin' indeed. I think Lanning is a tool, but he walked the walk on Saturday.
9 Ohio State Buckeyes The offense still is anemic. The D is the best buckeye D I have ever seen. I just don't know if they can keep up with the teams ahead of them. Plus that game could have gone either way.
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish That's a heartbreaker. The Irish were the better team imo, but better doesn't always equate to wins.
11 Duke Blue Devils Are we ready for a top-10 Duke? Because we are getting really close to that.
12 Oklahoma Sooners It wasn't pretty, the offense is still sporadic, but wow that defense has improved by leaps in bounds in year 2.
13 Utah Utes Utah has the best D in the country. This isn't even their final form. Cam Rising coming back gives this team serious CFP chances.
14 Alabama Crimson Tide This still isn't the Alabama of old. Ole Miss didn't play well. Old Bama would have rolled them.
15 Miami Hurricanes Temple sucks, but damn the Canes look leaps and bounds better this year/
16 Washington State Cougars That's a damn good win. Cam Ward is the truth.
17 LSU Tigers Arkansas is pretty mediocre and the Tigers were lucky to come out with a win. Little too much hype in Baton Rogue
18 North Carolina Tar Heels I'm actually a little disappointed in the Tar Heels this week. Pitt stayed in that game. Pitt is terrible. That being said it wasn't close, just not a blowout like it should have been
19 Oregon State Beavers Pullman is a hellish play to play. The Beavs were in the game all the way. Great fight.
20 Kansas State Wildcats I have K-State above Mizzou. Angry people will be angry. Cats would win on a neutral field imo. Btw. UCF is a pretty good team. That's a really good win this week.
21 Missouri Tigers Hard fought win against a good Memphis team that's been getting top-25 buzz. Vandy next week. Should be 5-0 in time for LSU.
22 Kentucky Wildcats I feel Kentucky is being slept on a bit. They're really well rounded. Devin Leary hasn't played his best game yet either.
23 Maryland Terrapins Jesus. That's an ass beating. I had Maryland on the fringe last week. Taulia looked great this week
24 Fresno State Bulldogs The squeaker against Eastern is why I have kept Fresno out. Back to back dominations though put that game in the rear view mirror.
25 Syracuse Orange Scheduling Army is a fools errand. The Orange with a gritty comeback

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