SBNation BlogPoll Week 8 Ballot

Here's the Purple Wimple ballot to the SBNation BlogPoll for this week. Remember, I'm resume-polling, according to the Three Rules below.

The Purple Wimple Ballot - Week 8

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Boise St. Broncos	--
2	Oklahoma Sooners	--
3	Oregon Ducks	--
4	Auburn Tigers	1
5	TCU Horned Frogs	-1
6	Michigan St. Spartans	--
7	Utah Utes	--
8	Missouri Tigers	12
9	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	8
10	LSU Tigers	8
11	Stanford Cardinal	2
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
13	Wisconsin Badgers	--
14	Florida St. Seminoles	2
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	--
16	Arizona Wildcats	7
17	Ohio St. Buckeyes	-9
18	USC Trojans	--
19	Texas Longhorns	--
20	Virginia Tech Hokies	4
21	Arkansas Razorbacks	-7
22	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	--
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	-13
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	--
25	San Diego St. Aztecs	--
Dropouts: Nevada Wolf Pack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, California Golden Bears, Air Force Falcons, Oregon St. Beavers, N.C. State Wolfpack

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And now the ritual reading of the Three Rules: Rule #1: I make exceptions to all of the following rules, as I see fit, except for Rule #2. Rule #2: for at least one week, the winner of a game must outrank the loser of the same game. Rule #3A: We cannot measure a team’s quality until it beats a quality opponent. Rule #3B: Beating a 2A team is usually a meaningless exercise.

I don't feel like there's a whole lot to say about this week's ballot, except that I no longer place an unbeaten team lower than a one-loss team (or a two-loss team, for that matter). LSU, Missouri, and Oklahoma State are the beneficiaries of this movement.

I dropped Nebraska out of my ballot altogether, because Texas showed what I suspected already: Nebraska is not a powerhouse team. The 'Huskers resume consists of wins over beaten Kansas State and Idaho, and a loss to rebuilding Texas. Yippee for you, Big Red; now go beat somebody good.

Probably San Diego State's appearance on my ballot will spark a grumble or two; for you elitists who are offended, consider this before commenting: the Aztecs are two very bad calls (for which both the Big12 and the Mountain West have officially apologized) from 6-0, including a win over Mizzou in Columbia. In six days I bet Oklahoma won't be able to say the same.