#7 Penn State (3-1) vs UCLA (0-4) (3:30 PM ET, CBS)

[JMSqb11]

While I would generally agree - there will definitely be some that will say ... well the coaches and the AP voters that do have a clue (some don't) - do not believe Tennessee is a top team, so why should we?

I don't think the coaches and AP polls necessarily dictate order - but I do think they influence the starting point and the conversation. And when you have a host of SEC teams with 1 or less losses, it becomes an eye test that will be influenced by anyone or any poll that has an opinion.

The key is to only have 1 loss when the poll comes out and have most of the SEC teams with 1 or more loss.

I think Tennessee is one of the best 10 teams in the country. But I don’t care what the polls say because those coaches and sportswriter voters have zero weight on the playoff standings. The committee is all that matters and we don’t have to worry about what they say for another 4 weeks.

Bulk of the AP voters and coaches don’t watch games but look at box scores. The committee doesn’t watch every game but rest assured they are watching every game for the teams they have in the top 15 standings and the teams they will put in the top 15 for their initial standings on 11/4.

People crying about two meaningless polls need to touch grass

 

[FlyFishnVol]

NCAA has decided not to fine UCLA for the two students who stormed the field yesterday !!

This is endless. The National Guard was called in to escort the student off the field.

 

[SquirrelOrange3]

Heard UCLA fans in attendance stormed half the field!!!

I saw them both run out there!

 

[DaddyChad]

Not sure how much better PSU could do? Maybe they come snag another Vandy coach? They're kinda like UT. They've got a ceiling that they're just not going to break thru and a fan base that expects them to do it every year. Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I'd like to see them raid Nashville again. That would please me greatly.

I’m not sure you or some of our fans realize just how large the alumni base is for Penn State. They can afford almost anyone, it’s a matter or whether that job is desirable enough but money shouldn’t be an issue.

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Heard UCLA fans in attendance stormed half the field!!!

I talked to a Ucla Alum who said they were drawing 10k per game. About like NC. Why neither will ever be big time.

 

[Zues1]

They’ll probably fall to the low 20s…at very best the 18-20 range. I’m not sure they’d boot them 19 spots for a second overall loss when it ended up being a 1 score game (or less) at the end of the day (…even against a winless FBS team).

Looks like my wish came through

 

[TrueOrange]

Looks like my wish came through

The AP Poll (which is generally the more fluid of the two poll rankings) did, yes. The Coaches Poll kept them ranked at 22nd.

 

[Zues1]

The AP Poll (which is generally the more fluid of the two poll rankings) did, yes. The Coaches Poll kept them ranked at 22nd.

Okay.... By November the 2nd they'll be listed in the top 100.

 

[TrueOrange]

Okay.... By November the 2nd they'll be listed in the top 100.

So you’re saying they’re going to lose all of their next 3 straight games to 3-2 Northwestern, 3-2 Iowa, and Ohio State?

 

[RandomUTfan]

How would you like to be a Penn State fan right now? James Franklin is unfirable. I think it's about time we make the connection between coaches on these huge guaranteed contracts and disappointed fan bases. Seems to me there's an obvious correlation.

 

[Zues1]

So you’re saying they’re going to lose all of their next 3 straight games to 3-2 Northwestern, 3-2 Iowa, and Ohio State?

No absolutely not. I'm saying on November 1st Ohio state will smoke them.
On November 2nd we'll see a new poll.

 

[RandomUTfan]

This is endless. The National Guard was called in to escort the student off the field.

I'm surprised no one was hurt. There were at least 7 fans in the stands that game. Too bad tarps can't storm fields.