Stafford, Georgia Fall to No. 2
College football polls before October are dumb. Just my opinion. Georgia starts the season out as the No. 1 team in the country. Former Highland Park quarterback Matthew Stafford throws for a career-high 275 yards in three quarters in a 45-21 over Georgia Southern. What happens? Georgia falls to No. 2.
Granted, beating Georgia Southern handily is no big deal for a team like the Bulldogs. And, sure, USC, the new No. 1 in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, did impressively whip Virginia, 52-7, on the road. Still, being number one, winning a game, and then dropping in the polls is just plain dumb. That’s like when teams with almost even records play each other, and the team that wins ends up still ranked lower than the team it beat. Adios, common sense.
Anyway, Stafford and Company host Central Michigan on Saturday. Maybe if they win big enough, they’ll drop to three.
It won’t be long until they lose outright and fall accordingly in the polls. They have a very tough schedule to end up #1…maybe the pollster came to their senses when they decided to drop them a spot.