It's not about "should" or your poor little feelings on the matter. Factually, GA Tech "did" get

Author: Chrisb (15856 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 10:15 am on Nov 14, 2024

more credit for it than we did...like it or not, wrong or right, it IS what happened.

GA Tech was unranked with ZERO vote/points before they beat FSU. After beating them they jumped up to being ranked #23 with 161 vote/points. They barely beat them while we blew the doors off FSU with our backups beating them worse than Tech did after we pulled our starters to show mercy...but we gained only 29 vote/points vs their 161 and we moved up two spots only because two teams in front of us lost.

And you can't say this is because they still thought FSU was good, they dropped FSU completely out of the Top 25 in the very same poll where they propelled GA Tech in. This is because it isn't about how good the team actually is now, after you or others beat them...you get credit for how good the team was thought to be when you beat them.

Just like weather you like it or not, the way ranked wins are (and always have been) tracked is by what the team was ranked when you played them. How would you ever have a win over a #1 ranked team when their ranking drops "after" you beat them.

This isn't something I made up (you can see it on ESPN by scrolling over to the "POLLS" column in this link) and I'm not telling you how much to value it or defending Texas' sos...I'm just telling you (factually) if speaking in terms of record vs ranked teams, this IS how it is tracked, like it or not.

Your feelings in one hand, facts in the other hand...you do you!


Link: College Football Standings - 2024

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