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Charlemagne42 Ballot for 2024 Week 3

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 10:58 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Hybrid mode is still a week off. Right now the computer is only interested in 2-0 teams, which spells some difficulty for objectively good teams that have played objectively better teams, and should be ranked but can't be. With a third game for everyone next week, the computer should be capable of substantial input.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs Still waiting for a real test.
2 Ohio State Buckeyes Just laugh at Michigan, no need to look any closer at Ohio State's games.
3 Ole Miss Rebels While they still own the season's cumulative scoring record, their single-game mark has been beaten. Indiana put up 77... but couldn't even shut out Western Illinois. The elusive 77-0 mark remains unreached this season.
4 Alabama Crimson Tide Put together a fantastic quarter. Unluckily, it was the fourth quarter. Everyone saw that.
5 Tennessee Volunteers 41 point win over a dark horse playoff team? We see you, Tennessee.
6 Utah Utes Cam Falling down and getting hurt again. Let's see how long this ranking lasts.
7 Oklahoma Sooners Scored a safety, another multiple-takeaway defensive performance, and multiple punts downed inside the 5. Welcome to Big Ten footb- hold on, I'm being told that this is Oklahoma's stat line, not Iowa's.
8 Texas Longhorns Rush game looked uncomfortable for 3.5 quarters despite a veteran OL and a veteran hybrid QB. Defense looks vulnerable to any team competent in the forward pass.
9 Penn State Nittany Lions You know, in the grand scheme of week 2 underperformances this season, Penn State's was not all that bad.
10 Oregon Ducks Luckily nobody saw that. Unluckily, the CFB Poll is staffed exclusively by nobodies. Who all saw that.
11 Missouri Tigers Did what they were supposed to do.
12 Miami Hurricanes Best team in the state!
13 Washington Huskies Solid, fundamental football in both directions.
14 Louisville Cardinals Did anyone else notice they haven't had the problems other teams are having so far? And are undefeated without a single undefeated opponent until Virginia?
15 Wisconsin Badgers They keep climbing as other teams fall. It pays to have a W in the results column. And the team logo column, I guess.
16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Hey guys, Rutgers put up 40 points. Again.
17 North Carolina Tar Heels They continue to escape danger, maybe not comfortably. But a win is a win.
18 Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines have stopped cheating. Coverage busts left and right, the only reason the score wasn't more lopsided is Quinn couldn't see his targets or land his shots. Must have been too busy slinging Dr Pepper all off-season instead of slinging footballs.
19 USC Trojans Fun fact: this is the first ever shutout posted by a Lincoln Riley team. (I'm actually not sure if that's a fact, but it *feels* true.)
20 LSU Tigers Fun fact: Brian Kelly would have been fired if LSU had trailed at any point during this game. They came within a play of doing exactly that for most of the game.
21 Oklahoma State Cowboys Drink. Drive. Go to DL jail. Do not pass the ball, do not collect 50 rush yards.
22 Kansas State Wildcats You know what Kansas State, at least one team in the state of Kansas won this week. No matter how ugly that win looked. Or that loss.
23 Iowa Hawkeyes iEl Assico! strikes again. Despite posting what would have been a season-high offensive total against rival ISU, Iowa could not overcome the whelming offense the Cyclones faced them with. (I don't think 19 points would have actually been their 2023 season high, but it *feels* true.)
24 South Carolina Gamecocks Obliterated Kentucky and now hold the outright lead in the SEC standings. Last week Oklahoma took the first lead (technically, on tiebreakers) of the SEC in its 16-team era, but now South Carolina stands as the first team with an SEC conference win in its 16-team era.
25 Tulane Green Wave Tulane is making waves. Green waves. Can they wave down the Sooners next week?

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