after week 11 burner rankings

welcome back to the burner blog. i am just a normal guy who watches a ton of sports. i have a lot of takes and i’m just looking for a place to let those takes get out there. i am not going to use capital letters, so if you don’t like that, i do not care.

i am pretty dead inside. i sat through rain and watched my team lose a heartbreaker. i also got sick because i powered through the elements for the love of the game. but this isn’t about me. it never has been. it has been about ranking things the way they should be.

i did predict 9 of the 12 teams accurately last week — credit to me.

here are my updated rankings, as well as my updated cfp predictions.

1. ohio state (last week — 1)

rinse and repeat. ohio state stays in this spot. they are a wagon. i wish they played a more difficult schedule so we could see them dominate good teams each week.

2. texas a&m (last week — 4)

i hate that i did this, but they forced me to do it. yes, mizzou’s quarterback is out for the year, but i did think there was a world where they’d keep it close and a&m would struggle a little bit on the road. they completely dominated once again. people forget that i ranked them 12th during the preseason, and nobody else did.

3. indiana (last week — 2)

i’m not moving them down because they barely beat penn state. it is more of an a&m thing. yes, indiana struggled against penn state (0–6 in big ten play), but they are allowed to play a close game every once in a while. we are just used to them kicking the crap out of people, so most will discredit them when they win close. i’m not doing that. this is just a coincidence and has more to do with a&m than indiana. i still thank curt cignetti for my money on over bets this season.

4. alabama (last week — 3)

they only drop for the obvious texas a&m jump. massive game for the tide this weekend. they haven’t been playing their best ball lately, and they need to play well to hold their spot. all eyes on this one against oklahoma.

5. georgia (last week — 5)

belt to ass. dominated a pesky mississippi state team in a look-ahead spot. some would say that is hard to do (me). arch manning comes to athens this weekend. are you excited? burner is.

6. ole miss (last week — 6)

lane kiffin celebrated an engagement with a couple on the field during the blowout win — what a guy! they just can’t mess up, and they’re in the playoff, as i’ve said multiple times. sneaky weird one with florida coming to town this weekend. they are 100% actively pursuing lane to be their coach, and nobody knows what he is going to do.

7. notre dame (last week — 7)

they blew out an inferior opponent — nothing to write home about. they have their toughest remaining test this weekend on the road at pitt. i’ll expect them to roll, but this appears to be the only game that could potentially stop them from getting into the playoff.

8. texas tech (last week — 9)

they proved what i had been saying — they are the class of the big 12. byu was overrated, but that doesn’t take away from what texas tech did. they didn’t really play their best game and still won 29–7. two weak opponents left to help them prepare for the big 12 championship game.

9. oregon (last week — 8)

dropped them down because of texas tech. it has nothing to do with me being sad and dead inside from watching them beat my team. truthfully, i came away impressed with the ducks. iowa handed them points with mistakes, but that is what good teams do — they win games on the road in tough environments. they go into ranked opponents’ homes and come away with wins. they ruin burner’s life. dante moore hadn’t had a passing yard the entire second half, and he sliced and diced to set up the game-winning field goal. there was no panic at all from the oregon sideline either. i don’t know if they will win anything significant, but credit to them.

10. oklahoma (last week — 11)

they got a bye to prepare to play for their season. really couldn’t draw it up better if you were brent venables. they better be ready to play, because if they’re not, they’re going to play in a meaningless bowl game.

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11. utah (last week — 12)

didn’t lose the bye week. need some help to set up a rematch in the big 12 title game with texas tech. the big 12 is chaotic, so we might just get what we want. i just want this team to have a chance to redeem themselves.

12. texas (last week — unranked)

insert paul rudd meme. who would’ve thought? texas back in the top 12. they have escaped their last two games with wins. they somehow have a shot to sneak into the playoff at 9–3, and nobody is ready for that conversation. they just have to win 2 of their next 3 games, and we will see how chaotic it all gets. arch manning has been playing pretty well, and maybe he’s right — maybe the concussion helped him. massive one in athens for sark and crew this weekend!

last week’s prediction

1. ohio state ✅
2. texas a&m ❌
3. indiana ❌
4. alabama ✅

5. georgia ✅ vs. 12. memphis ✅

6. ole miss ✅ vs. 11. georgia tech ❌

7. byu ✅ vs. 10. notre dame ✅

8. texas tech ✅ vs. 9. oregon ✅

thought they’d show sec bias and have a&m over indiana. i also knew the acc was a joke, but i’m disappointed that they didn’t at least put the best acc team in the field.

luckily, we don’t have to worry about that this week (the acc sucks, and i want everyone to know it).

this week’s 2nd cfp rankings prediction

1. ohio state
2. texas a&m
3. indiana
4. alabama

5. georgia vs. 12. james madison

6. ole miss vs. 11. georgia tech

7. texas tech vs. 10. texas

8. oregon vs. 9. notre dame

thank you for reading this edition of the #burnerrankings.