Cream Puff is the New Cupcake
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“Isn’t it ironic that Penn State is ranked No. 6 and hasn’t beaten a ranked team of any decency? ” - September 30, 2008
“Mr. Play-it-Safe was afraid to fly…” - You’re having as much trouble with irony as Alanis Morissette.
To be honest, I see nothing ironic about it. If you choose to completely discount PSU’s wins over Oregon State and Illinois, then you might find Penn State’s #6 ranking undeserved or inappropriate, but certainly not ironic. I find it more ironic that Penn State’s two best wins, over teams that you consider indecent, have combined to:
a) defeat a team previously ranked #1 in the country, and
b) be the most decent team that #4 ranked Missouri has defeated in 2008 (a 10-point game).
“I cannot understand how Penn State jumped up to No. 6 after playing four cream puffs.” - September 30, 2008
Both Illinois and Oregon State are currently receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today polls.
Apparently, cream puff is the new cupcake. The concept of polls and the ways in which teams can move up/down in polls is a difficult one for many of you to grasp. I’ve tried to simplify this concept here. Penn State was ranked #12 prior to the Illinois game and moved ahead of: USC, Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Brigham Young, and Texas Tech. Four of those teams lost last weekend. As I mentioned in Poll-Jumping 101, teams generally move down in the polls when they lose. I also mentioned that teams can move up in the polls following impressive victories. Penn State’s win over Illinois was impressive enough for voters to place them ahead of Brigham Young and Texas Tech.
