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Leave it to Mack Brown to topple a dynasty! Even though Brown’s North Carolina Tar Heels didn’t even beat the Clemson Tigers (seriously, what was that option call?), Saturday’s game was enough to knock the defending national champions off of the top of SB Nation’s FanPulse rankings for the first time in the 2019 season. At the same time, the Ohio State Buckeyes have moved up from sixth to fourth following their obliteration of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
And while the national movement for the Buckeyes towards the top of the poll is nice, after the Ohio State fans in the Land-Grant Holy Land specific poll actually had the gaul (no offense) to move OSU down a spot last week, they have responded with the insight and depth of understanding that I expect out of the greatest fanbase in all of college sports; Ohio State is now the No. 1 team in LGHL’s FanPulse poll!
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LGHL readers are a loyal bunch, as for the most part, we ranked Big Ten teams higher than their national counterparts did, but we were also seemingly loyal to former Buckeye backup Joe Burrow, as we have the LSU Tigers higher than the rest of the country did.
Check out both the LGHL and SBN polls below:
FanPulse Rankings | Sept. 30
Ranking | LGHL Poll | SBN Poll | LGHL to SBN Difference | Last Week LGHL | Last Week SBN |
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Ranking | LGHL Poll | SBN Poll | LGHL to SBN Difference | Last Week LGHL | Last Week SBN |
1 | OHIO STATE | Alabama | 3 | Clemson | Clemson |
2 | Alabama | Clemson | -1 | Alabama | Alabama |
3 | LSU | Georgia | 2 | Georgia | Georgia |
4 | Georgia | OHIO STATE | -1 | OHIO STATE | LSU |
5 | Clemson | LSU | -3 | LSU | Oklahoma |
6 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | - | Oklahoma | OHIO STATE |
7 | Auburn | Auburn | - | Auburn | Auburn |
8 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | - | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
9 | Florida | Florida | - | Florida | Florida |
10 | Penn State | Notre Dame | 1 | Texas | Texas |
11 | Notre Dame | Penn State | -1 | Penn State | Notre Dame |
12 | Texas | Texas | - | Notre Dame | Penn State |
13 | Iowa | Oregon | 1 | Oregon | Oregon |
14 | Oregon | Iowa | -1 | Iowa | Utah |
15 | Washington | Boise State | 1 | Utah | Iowa |
16 | Boise State | Washington | -1 | Michigan State | Texas A&M |
17 | Utah | Utah | - | Texas A&M | Michigan State |
18 | Cal | Cal | - | USC | Michigan |
19 | Virginia | Virginia | - | Boise State | Boise State |
20 | Michigan | Michigan | - | Washington | Washington |
21 | UCF | UCF | - | Michigan | USC |
22 | Michigan State | Texas A&M | 2 | Washington State | UCF |
23 | USC | USC | - | UCF | Washington State |
24 | Texas A&M | Michigan State | -2 | Virginia | Virginia |
25 | Wake Forest | Arizona State | N/A | Cal | Cal |
In addition to the weekly polls, the SBN FanPulse also asks a few other questions on a weekly basis. This week, it asked which school should fire their head coach first. Obviously the voting ended before news came out that former Ohio State coordinator Chris Ash had been let go at Rutgers, but it is interesting that across the country, more people thought that Jeremy Pruitt should be the first to go.
Which coach should be fired first (oops)?
Team | Percentage |
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Team | Percentage |
Tennessee | 24.9 |
Rutgers | 24.1 |
Florida State | 14.1 |
Virginia Tech | 13.4 |
USC | 9.6 |
USF | 9 |
Arkansas | 5 |
And finally, for the second week in a row — and third time on the season — every single Land-Grant Holy Land reader who participated in the survey is confident in the direction of the Ohio State program. Sounds about right to me.
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