Happy Monday to you, and welcome to the first week of the 2011 College Football season. How awesome does that sound? As we told you yesterday, Inside The Shoe has been given the honor of being on the staff of the prestigious Blogpoll, presented by SB Nation. Look at us all grown up, using big words. The way the ITS Blogpoll Top 25 works, is that our 5 writers all send in their own personal Top 25, and I average them out into the "final" ballot that gets turned into SB Nation. So while I might have put Western Kentucky at #1, the rest of the writers might have them at #2 or #3, ultimately pulling them down to #2 or #3. We are very excited about this opportunity, and we hope you give us your thoughts on how the poll turned out, so we can adjust it in the future polls.
This is as much as our poll as it is yours. We will take all comments into consideration, and nothing gets overlooked. With that, our rankings are after the jump, so we'll see you there!
This is as much as our poll as it is yours. We will take all comments into consideration, and nothing gets overlooked. With that, our rankings are after the jump, so we'll see you there!
Inside The Shoe Ballot - Week 1
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Ducks - The writer's are impressed with Oregon, with Darron Thomas and LaMichael James. They have a very tough schedule and look to bring home a championship. Up Next: #6 LSU | -- |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners - Landry Jones and the rest of the 2011 Oklahoma team have fans excited for another year of a championship run under Bob Stoops. Up Next: Tulsa | -- |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide - Trent Richardson leads the way for the Crimson Tide as they hope to continue their impressive winning ways behind Nick Saban. Up Next: Kent State | -- |
| 4 | Florida St. Seminoles - In his second year at the helm, Jimbo Fisher has a squad capable of making some noise. It's all up to the replacement of Ponder: E.J. Manuel. Up Next: Louisiana-Monroe | -- |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal - Heisman front-runner Andrew Luck has his team in the Top 5 in the country with a lot of hope resting on his arm and legs to carry them to the promised land. Up Next: San Jose State | -- |
| 6 | LSU Tigers - Even with the suspension of Jordan Jefferson, the LSU defense can carry this squad with some help from the Mad Hatter and Jarrett Lee. Up Next: #1 Oregon | -- |
| 7 | Texas A&M Aggies - Ryan Tannenhill takes over for Jerrod Johnson, and with a lot of expectations building, it might be too much for a first year starter. Up Next: SMU | -- |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers - Along with 2 monster tailbacks in Montee Ball and James White, the Badgers added a great quarterback in Russell Wilson, who just might be able to get them over the hump in 2011. Up Next: UNLV | -- |
| 9 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys - Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon are set to try and take control of the Big 12 with a fiery powered offense and a tight defense. Big things in store for the Cowboys. Up Next: Louisiana-Lafayette | -- |
| 10 | Boise St. Broncos - Boise State is again back in the Top 10 after a 1 loss season last year. While they lost Titus Young, Kellen Moore leads the Broncos in their new conference. With a bit more scheduling behind them, Boise State can earn some serious recognition. Up Next: #21 Georgia | -- |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers - The newly placed Nebraska Cornhuskers are in Big Ten territory now, and with Taylor Martinez leading the offense, Bo Pelini might have a B1G title run in his first year here. Up Next: Tennessee-Chattanooga | -- |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks - Steve Spurrier might have his best team in a long while at South Carolina. Stephen Garcia, Marcus Lattimore, and Alshon Jeffery highlight this offense. Watch out for the Gamecocks in the SEC. Up Next: East Carolina | -- |
| 13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish - In his second year at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has already succeeded in bring hype to his team. Michael Floyd is not suspended, and this could mean some pretty nice things on the offensive side of the ball. Up Next: South Florida | -- |
| 14 | Ohio St. Buckeyes - The Buckeyes come back from a nightmarish off-season, and with a new head coach in Luke Fickell. The Miller/Bauserman battle will likely decide OSU's future fate. Up Next: Akron | -- |
| 15 | Virginia Tech Hokies - Logan Thomas replaces Tyrod Taylor after 10 years of eligibility, and he already has a main target in Jarrett Boykin, the exceptional senior wide-out. Up Next: Appalachian State | -- |
| 16 | Arkansas Razorbacks - The Razorbacks would be much, much higher in this list if RB Knile Davis hadn't gone down with an injury during the summer. Now they must rely on new starting QB Tyler Wilson to get the ball to Greg Childs, and hope for the best. Up Next: Missouri State | -- |
| 17 | Missouri Tigers - James Franklin will have the luxury of throwing to some pretty talented receivers in T.J. Moe and Michael Egnew. The Tigers have been close before, and look to reach new heights in 2011. Up Next: Miami (OH) | -- |
| 18 | West Virginia Mountaineers - Holgorsen has the QB his system needs, and now he needs a defense. If they can fill the missing holes, the Mountaineers will be looking for a chance. Up Next: Marshall | -- |
| 19 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs - The QB-RB combo of Chris Relf and Vick Ballard hope to be the key to the Bulldogs dreams of competing with the big boys in the SEC. Up Next: Memphis | -- |
| 20 | Michigan St. Spartans - After an 11-1 year, and most starters coming back, the Spartans are very underrated right now. Kirk Cousins and Edwin Baker look to change our (and the nation's) mind about that 49-7 loss to Alabama. Up Next: Youngstown State | -- |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs - Underrated QB Aaron Murray is ready to lead the Bulldogs in 2011, but can the rest of the team follow with openers against Boise State and SEC East Champion South Carolina? Up Next: #10 Boise State | -- |
| 22 | TCU Horned Frogs - TCU's last season in the Mountain West might be tougher than some expect. Returning only 1 starter will be difficult to deal with, but if Casey Paschall can make some things happen, Patterson and his squad might compete again. Up Next: Baylor | -- |
| 23 | Florida Gators - With John Brantley having a rough spring, Gator fans hope for a shakeup on the depth chart, which means Chris Rainey might have to carry the load for a while in Gainesville for new HC Muschamp. Up Next: Florida Atlantic | -- |
| 24 | Arizona St. Sun Devils - Cameron Marshall is the running back and he wants everyone to know it, as this is his team without a doubt. After many close losses last year, the Sun Devils hope they can fall on the other side of the W/L column this year. Up Next: UC Davis | -- |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns - After going 5-7 and missing it's first bowl game since 1997, Mack Brown hopes his QB Gilbert can turn it around and somehow get the ball to sensational WR Mike Davis, and get the Longhorns back to the top of the polls. Up Next: Rice | -- |
USC will not be added into the Blogpoll this year, due to the NCAA bowl ban. They will return next year in bowl games.
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