Columnist explains why Alabama does not rank in his top 10
A columnist from Oklahoma is raising some eyebrows with a unique top 10 ranking of teams across college football.
Berry Tramel has come up with a top 10 that doesn’t include his home state team of Oklahoma, or even Alabama. Why?
“I base my rankings on what teams have done,” he said during an appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show.” “This year. Not last year.”
In a column published on Tuesday, Tramel further explained his reasoning: Who have you played, where have you played and how did you do?
“These rankings are not so mired in tradition,” he wrote. “These weekly rankings are not based on names or colors or pedigree or even potential. These rankings are not a prediction. They are a mirror of what’s happened in college football this season.”
He admits that his No. 1-ranked team, Auburn, probably won’t hold at the top.
“But polls that refuse to acknowledge what has happened are as silly as a computer ranking that measures first downs,” he wrote.
About No. 2 LSU? “The victory at Texas remains the nation’s most impressive victory, though I suppose Auburn at (Texas) A&M comes close.”
“I base my rankings on what teams have done. This year. Not last year.”@BerryTramel with one of the more unique Top 10 lists we’ve seen so far this year. Spot anyone missing? pic.twitter.com/HygTRkx44V
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) September 24, 2019
Someone is begging for attention
That was my first thought. I mean, I get that why people hate pre-season rankings, but how often do the teams ranked in the pre-season perform as expected? And even if a Bama, Georgia, or LSU lose a game or two, finishing 11-2 or 12-1 is still worthy of being ranked high.
::shrugs::
Even if you accept his reasoning of quality of opponents played to date and performance against the same, his rankings are still screwy.
That’s a nice way to put it lol
Agreed.
Google football RPI 2019. Alabama’s first 4 opponents are all ranked below Tulane. Great stat, I see what you did there. Doesn’t mean crap till the end of the year.
I agree
So who did Clemson beat in his opinion to deserve #4? And one spot over Wisconsin?
And UGA, who just beat a top 10 Notre Dame.
Don’t you know the powerhouse known as Syracuse? Duh.
Someone should’ve pressed him on that since it doesn’t add up with his logic.
Why is Kansas State ranked in his top 10? lol I get it they beat us but they haven’t played a ranked team yet until October 26, which they won’t win
And I love UF, but their best win was probably Kentucky, and that was a comeback win.
I suppose a case can be made for 9 of the teams – weak though it may be for some – but USC lost to freakin’ BYU and beat a Stanford team almost exactly the same as UCF did.
Man bites dog.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but there is a word that describes people who think that Cal is better than Clemson, Georgia and Alabama or think that Kansas State is better than Alabama…
I actually like his logic, and not because he has Auburn at #1. It’s because he could have a completely different top 10 from week to week. This is how a computer would rank teams. You will most likely see his ranking lineup with the AP as the season unfolds. People just don’t like to see someone counter their preconceived notions.
This is an excellent example of the difference between an auburn fan and an Alabama Fan, first of all and foremost HOMESTY. Alabama Fans will tell you right up front and be proud of the fact that someone chose them #1, we’ll tell you we can’t stand ‘lil aubie fans or anything about them. We don’t like the cow manure smell of their clothes when they walk by, or their arrogance, or the fact that they can’t make up their minds whether they are a buzzard or a cat, etc…… Roll Tide Roll Forever baby ❤️
I thought the biggest difference was that Auburn fans actually went to Auburn and Bama fans just went to Wal-Mart.
If this guy is a columnist then I am the Editor and Chief Writer of the New York times, what a joke he is!
Their will be a clear picture in about 4 weeks who the front dunners are but in all honesty simething needs to be done about schools going all the way to the end and only playing 1 or 2 ranked opponents while others play 4 or 5. Injured players arent easy to replace and its not right for teams to have to overcome that while teams like clemson skate to the national title not playing anyone. Tx am thats all for this year wow.