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Did Michael Strahan say that his nephew was playing in tonight's game during his interview? If so, who is his nephew? Thanks.

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nephew plays baseball, collecting their big east championship rings at halftime.

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now i get to laugh at all the people who insisted south florida was the best team in the land

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just until ohio state loses. in that other thread i said there is no clear cut #1 team this year, its too close, but at that point USF had to be ranked higher based on strength of the teams they had beaten.

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now i get to laugh at all the people who insisted south florida was the best team in the land

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just until ohio state loses. in that other thread i said there is no clear cut #1 team this year, its too close, but at that point USF had to be ranked higher based on strength of the teams they had beaten.

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should be interesting, if only OSU had a little more firepower on offense

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I put them #1 in my poll, but I never argued they were the best team

After mid-point of the season, I just create polls that are purely results-oriented. That's how champions are crowned in all sports; based on their results.

I never thought USF was the best team. I'm not sure they were in the top10 teams. However, they had put up the best results. A road win against Auburn, home win verse West Virginia, domination @ UNC, domination @ UCF, and with no slip-ups is better than any other team has done this year on the field.

Just like I'll likely put USF ahead of USC in my poll after this week. I don't think USF is the better team, but they will have had the better results.

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i'll probably keep USF exactly where i had them, around 11 or so.

think i had them at 14 2 weeks ago and maybe 10th last week


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my rankings:

1. OSU -- defense is outstanding, offense is decent/good
2. LSU -- still like 'em
3. Cal -- can't help it, explosive offense but lost w/out Longshore
4. Oklahoma -- how did this team lose to Colorado?
5. Oregon -- love this team, very impressive
6. Arizona State -- want to see them go far, Cal game should be good
7. Kentucky -- solid
8. South carolina
9. South Florida (if they keep winning i will move them up, not impressed yet with victories over Elon and Florida atlantic escape)
10. Boston College -- need to keep winning before i move them up

11. West Virginia
12. missouri
13. Kansas -- we will see if they are for real
14. Florida
15. USC
16. Virginia Tech
17. auburn
18 georgia
19 tennesse
20 virginia
21 illinois
22. cincy
23 penn state
24 Kansas State
25. texas

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now i get to laugh at all the people who insisted south florida was the best team in the land

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Wait what? I haven't heard anyone say that.

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Well, South Florida certainly did not live up to the hype last night. Give Rutgers credit. They pulled out all the stops and their D held at the end when it had to. It was a fun game to go to. At least I got to talk to Lee Roy Selmon before the game. Apparently Mr Kelly Ripa was int eh USF tailgate tent as well, though I wouldn't be able to pick him out of a line-up.

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Lee Roy Selmon - what an orange and white beast.

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Lee Roy Selmon - what an orange and white beast.

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For a HOFer he was incredibly nice and down to earth. He really enjoyed meeting and talking with USF fans.

(Note: Selmon spearheaded the original fundraising drive which allowed USF to begin a football program. It would be accurate to call him the father of USF football.)