College Football Rankings: Where Should Boise State Football Land?
After Boise State's convincing win over the Virginia Tech Hokies, the voters need to make sure to take notice.
The Broncos of Boise State showed off every facet of their game. They dominated the opening quarter with a suffocating defense, they showed off their special teams prowess, and they put their explosive offense on display in the final two minutes. The team was brilliant at various points throughout the game, and dare I say, BCS worthy.
It's time for the voters to throw out their preseason ballots and pretend they know nothing about college football history. The days of Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy are behind us and it's time for the rankings to reflect that.
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The AP Top 25's preseason poll had the top five teams in the country as follows: Alabama, Ohio State, Boise State, Florida, and Texas.
Although they maintained the same top five in their preseason poll, the USA Today Poll's was slightly shuffled. The coaches who voted in this poll moved both Florida and Texas ahead of Boise State, leaving the Broncos to drop down to the No. 5 spot in the rankings.
It's time for one of the two to reconsider and Boise State did their best to make the coaches and not the Associated Press be the ones to do so.
How The Top Five Teams Fared
Alabama, the holder of the No. 1 spot in both rankings, had the luxury of playing San Jose State in their season opener. Even without the services of Heisman winner Mark Ingram, they thoroughly destroyed the opposition in a 48-3 rout.
Ohio State was No. 2 in both polls going into the season. The Buckeyes, led by dual threat quarterback Terrelle Pryor, destroyed the Marshall Thundering Herd 45-7 in their game. However, the Buckeyes first true test will come next weekend against Miami.
Now here's where the rankings start to differ.
The USA Today's poll had the Florida Gators in the No. 3 spot and they failed to live up to the expectations. Although they beat Miami (Ohio) 34-12 in the first game of the John Brantley era, the Gators were absolutely awful. They couldn't even master the quarterback-center exchange and would have lost the game if they were playing any school in the SEC.
The AP Top 25 had Boise State in the No. 3 spot. Led by Kellen Moore, one of the preseason Heisman candidates, the Broncos showed remarkable resiliency in their hard-fought victory over the Hokies of Virginia Tech.
Texas, No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and No. 4 in the USA Today Poll, is the last remaining team of the top five. Playing without Colt McCoy for the first time in four years, the Longhorns offense sputtered its way to a 34-17 victory against Rice, failing to score in the first quarter.
How The Rankings Should Change
Even though the top two teams failed to play stiff competition, they thoroughly dominated their opponents, and that's really all you can ask for in that situation. Texas and Florida however did struggle in their openers, and despite getting wins they showed that their are still going to be significant growing pains experienced as Garrett Gilbert and John Brantley take the helms of their respective programs.
Boise State though proved that they are for real. The team they played, Virginia Tech, was ranked No. 10 and No. 6 by the two polls and they played quite well in their game. However Kellen Moore and the rest of the Broncos were just too much for them.
The coaches who vote in the USA Today Poll should take notice of this dangerous team and move them up in the rankings to No. 3. They deserve the spot.
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