General Stuff

Some general stuff for today...

First, the BlogPoll is out. Due to the weird formatting issues I'm having, I'm merely providing the link right here. (Formatting issues fixed! Results now below!)

Results for Week 1

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (77)	24.0	3.49	--
2	Ohio St. Buckeyes (15)	22.5	4.21	--
3	Boise St. Broncos (3)	20.7	3.67	--
4	Florida Gators (1)	20.2	4.10	--
5	Texas Longhorns (3)	20.0	4.52	--
6	Oklahoma Sooners (3)	18.0	6.18	--
7	TCU Horned Frogs	17.8	4.90	--
8	Virginia Tech Hokies	17.4	4.84	--
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	15.6	4.78	--
10	Iowa Hawkeyes	15.2	4.44	--
11	Oregon Ducks	14.3	4.72	--
12	Miami Hurricanes	12.3	4.54	--
13	Wisconsin Badgers	12.2	5.22	--
14	Pittsburgh Panthers	8.5	5.16	--
15	Penn St. Nittany Lions	7.8	4.65	--
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	7.7	5.23	--
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	7.0	5.30	--
18	Arkansas Razorbacks	6.8	4.54	--
19	USC Trojans	6.5	6.65	--
20	LSU Tigers	5.9	4.75	--
21	Georgia Bulldogs	5.9	5.01	--
22	Florida St. Seminoles	5.6	4.64	--
23	Auburn Tigers	5.6	5.35	--
24	Oregon St. Beavers	3.6	4.27	--
25	Utah Utes	2.6	3.52	--
Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia Mountaineers | Cincinnati Bearcats | Houston Cougars | Connecticut Huskies | Stanford Cardinal | Arizona Wildcats | BYU Cougars | South Carolina Gamecocks | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Clemson Tigers | Boston College Eagles | Ball St. Cardinals | Baylor Bears | Washington Huskies | Missouri Tigers | California Golden Bears | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Bowling Green Falcons | Central Florida Knights | Army Black Knights | Texas A&M Aggies | Colorado St. Rams | Colorado Buffaloes | Dixie State Rebels | Buffalo Bulls | Washington St. Cougars | Air Force Falcons | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Akron Zips | Navy Midshipmen | Central Michigan Chippewas | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Arizona St. Sun Devils | UNLV Rebels | Michigan St. Spartans | Troy Trojans | Wyoming Cowboys | Eastern Michigan Eagles | Duke Blue Devils | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Tulane Green Wave | Syracuse Orange | UTEP Miners | Florida Atlantic Owls | South Florida Bulls | Northwestern Wildcats | Nevada Wolf Pack | Mississippi Rebels | SMU Mustangs | Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | East Carolina Pirates | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | San Jose St. Spartans | Temple Owls | Fla. International Golden Panthers | San Diego St. Aztecs | Ohio Bobcats | Idaho Vandals | UAB Blazers
Updated: Aug 23, 2010 10:30 AM EDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings »

In the end, the collective will be embarrassed for missing on USC and Notre Dame. Also, note some nut voted for Tulane. It was not me.

Also, the Poll receives some love here: Better Than AP and Coaches Polls? You Bet!

The AP Poll has been around forever, well, OK, since 1936. The USA Today/Coaches Poll is now attached to the BCS's crystal ball. But in all honesty, neither poll can measure up to the BlogPoll in terms of fairness and expertise.

The BlogPoll? What the heck is that, you ask.

It has, over the past few years, become part of the conversation in the college football landscape. The BlogPoll is voted on by some of the most respected and knowledgeable bloggers who cover the sport.

Second, the first Prediction Thursday will be September 2- just before the home game with Southeastern Louisiana. That will put the season prediction on tap for August 26.

Third, this Matthew Stafford video has gone viral- but still a good watch for those who love football. Stick with it, it gets better and better: