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.