Josh Pate Reacts to AP Poll: Overrated & Underrated College Football Teams

AP Poll Criticisms

• 🗑️ Josh Pate expresses strong dissatisfaction with the AP Poll, calling it "utter trash" and "corrupt" due to its reliance on pre-season expectations.
• 💡 He contrasts the AP Poll with his own "commissioner's poll," which he uses to provide his own rankings.
• 🎯 The fundamental issue highlighted is the poll's failure to divorce rankings from initial expectations, even after multiple weeks of game results.

Team Rankings Analysis

• 🏈 Ohio State is ranked #1, followed by Penn State at #2 and LSU at #3, which Pate generally agrees with.
• 📈 Oregon jumps to #4 after beating Mike Gundy, and Miami is #5.
• ⚠️ Florida State is ranked 10th, which Pate questions, arguing they've done more impressive work than Texas (ranked 7th), especially after beating Alabama.

Questionable Rankings and Bias

• 🧐 South Carolina is ranked 11th, while Vanderbilt is unranked, despite Vanderbilt outgaining Virginia Tech significantly in their game. Pate suggests Vanderbilt's resume would place them higher if dressed in "Alabama clothes."
• 📉 Clemson drops to #12, which Pate still considers too high based on their performance.
• 🤷 Michigan drops eight spots but remains ranked, despite a poor effort against New Mexico and a double-digit loss to Oklahoma, which Pate attributes to their pre-season ranking.

Underrated Teams and Brand Names

• 🌟 South Florida is ranked 18th despite having two ranked wins, including a victory over Florida. Pate believes their ranking is limited due to their lack of pre-season hype.
• ❓ USC, a big brand name, is surprisingly not ranked, which puzzles Pate, who usually defends them.
• 🏆 Pate questions what Vanderbilt would need to do to be ranked, suggesting they'd need to beat an NFL team like the Green Bay Packers.