Nationally, fans aren’t as high on the Oklahoma State Cowboys as media, coaches
Oklahoma State University celebrates their win over Arizona in the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, December 29, 2010. OSU won, 36-10. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
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Let’s just say the fans aren’t as high on Oklahoma State as the media or coaches.
OSU, ninth in the AP and eighth in the USA Today/Coaches poll, is No. 20 according to TSN fans. Among those ranked higher than the Cowboys: Miami and Texas.
Oklahoma, which tops the AP and coaches poll, isn’t No. 1 according to fans. Alabama is.
Here’s the poll:
Sporting News/Valvoline Fan Poll as of Sept. 1:
1 Alabama
2 Oklahoma
3 LSU
4 Oregon
5 Florida State
6 Nebraska
7 Boise State
8 Stanford
9 South Carolina
10 Wisconsin
11 Florida
12 TCU
13 Auburn
14 Texas
15 Arkansas
16 Virginia Tech
17 Ohio State
18 Texas A&M
19 Miami (FL)
20 Oklahoma State
21 Georgia
22 Notre Dame
23 Michigan State
24 Penn State
25 USC
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Comments
Fan polls are so stupid it makes the other polls appear to be nuclear science by comparison. They are driven by large markets who, duh, vote for teams local to large markets, or are otherwise thrust into the limelight by the media. For all the grumbling about polls, I am just glad Joe-Fan is not responsible for determining who gets to play for the marbles.
By perfect example, TCU which LOST, Miami which LOST, Georgia which LOST and Notre Dame which LOST, Auburn which needed a last second touchdown against a WAC team, are all in the same area or ranked higher. Stupid.
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After watching OU game and highlights of the others, I’d have to put OU below LSU, Nebraska, FSU, Boise State, Wisconsin, Alabama.