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» ECU Debuts on Harris Ballot

Posted: 12/6/2009

ECU Debuts on Harris BallotI knew the day would come when East Carolina debuted on my Harris Top 25 ballot.  I just didn’t think that it would take this long.

 

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» Harris Top 25 for 11-29-09

Posted: 11/29/2009

Harris Top 25 for 11-29-09Here is my Top 25 for this week.

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» ECU thriving in two-minute ‘D’

Posted: 11/29/2009

ECU thriving in two-minute ‘D’

You often hear quarterbacks recall their childhood dreams of engineering a game-winning drive that delivers a championship. But it’s pretty rare for a defensive player to reminisce about visions of withstanding one final flurry from an offense bent on stealing a victory. 

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» Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11/22/09

Posted: 11/23/2009

Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11/22/09

This was an easy week for voters.  Probably the easiest week I’ve had in the three years of voting on the Harris Interactive panel.

 

Much of that can be attributed to the fact that my top four played a lineup of patsies this weekend, Cincinnati and Georgia Tech were idle, and Boise State scored another victory over a WAC opponent that would finish in the lower division of the Southern Conference.

 

With LSU being the only Top 10 team to lose this weekend, it meant very little jockeying in my poll.  Here’s how it shakes out, along with some fodder for thought:

 

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» Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11-15-09

Posted: 11/15/2009

Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11-15-09While much of the college football world is zeroed in on the Southeastern Conference, Texas continues to pummel Big XII opponents.  The Longhorns are destroying everyone in their path and have no apparent challenges remaining until the national title game.

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» Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11/8

Posted: 11/8/2009

Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11/8Little by little, week by week, the national title picture is clearing up.  Thanks to Iowa, there is one less contender remaining, and there are many more opportunities for the list of unbeatens to shrink.

 

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» Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11-1-09

Posted: 11/1/2009

Harris Top 25 Ballot for 11-1-09There were no changes among my Top four this week.  I kept Texas atop my ballot because it has been the most
impressive team in the nation the past two weeks, complete with a resounding 41-14 throttling of a very good Oklahoma State team on the road.

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» RB Duo Steps Up for ECU

Posted: 10/28/2009

RB Duo Steps Up for ECUMaybe East Carolina has found its one-two punch.  After weeks of searching for the right running back rotation, the dynamic duo of Dominique Lindsay and Giavanni Ruffin has established itself atop the depth chart, and the Pirates are beginning to reap the fruits of their labors.

 
 
 

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» Harris Poll Ballot for 10/25/09

Posted: 10/25/2009

Harris Poll Ballot for 10/25/09Simply winning doesn't mean your position in the rankings is safe.  Example A: Alabama.

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» Jordan Gets Mixed Reviews

Posted: 10/18/2009

Jordan Gets Mixed ReviewsFor weeks, backup quarterback Josh Jordan has been one of the more popular players on the East Carolina roster.   

 
 

 

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