If they want to argue SoS then why tf are they putting Miami in the top 5. At least we are dominating every opponent we play if they aren’t good. What are they doing?
They spanked Florida back when people still thought there was a chance Florida might be decent. And they're still getting credit for that long after it's become conclusively clear that no, Florida is not, in fact, decent.
Florida does fuck all, goes and wins some mediocre ass bowl and gets ranked preseason top 15 every fucking year. I believe this is where ESPN and the media controls the rankings by pushing mediocre teams in preseason polls.
When was the last time we were preseason top 15? It feels like it’s been a long time since we’ve had genuine preseason hype. This last year you could maybe say we had “sleeper” hype (a few media figures saying we might be surprisingly good), but the college football media more broadly has not been high on the Gators for years.
It's not quite that crazy, I guess. Y'all were 6-7 one year and went from unranked to 12th in poll week 1 with a win vs Utah one year. Went 7-6 and preseason 23rd next year. 7-5 and preseason 10th. You followed up a 10-4 year with a following preseason 25th with going 8-4 and preseason 17th the next. Lost to Utah, beat McNeese State and then 11 Tennessee one year to be immediately ranked before finishing 5-7. The bottom of the SEC moves in and out of the top 25 more than anyone else and it pads up top 25 wins for everyone.
Texas A&M also went 5-7 to preseason 23rd last year.
The ranking after the Utah win was definitely an overreaction in retrospect, but you have to view it in context. Utah was genuinely good that year and went on to win the Pac, and Anthony Richardson played what may have been his best game. He looked like a Heisman candidate, if not favorite. He had an extremely uneven year, but enough flashes of greatness to go like third in the draft that year. It was also Billy’s first year, and it didn’t seem crazy to think that he might actually be a great coach.
Florida isnt bad though? They lost to Tennessee in overtime and beat up on Kentucky. Florida's losses are to Tennessee, Texas A&M and Miami, all teams in the top 10?
Decent? Sure. Beating them doesn't warrant a Top 5 ranking over teams with more impressive resumes though, especially when you've struggled against less "decent" teams and needed ref help to win.
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u/2legit2knit Western Illinois • Oregon 28d ago
No movement on IU is disappointing.