BlogPoll Roundtable: Dogs and Cats Sharing Mailboxes

Having already cranked that Soulja Boy, Tim Jamison supermanned that ho.

Was it really just over a month ago that USC was unbeatable, Michigan was unwatchable, and the glut of undefeated teams at the end of the year would be unmanageable? Riiiiight, so about all that...

We were wrong. Like, way wrong. Like, wronger than Lou Holth athked to atheth Notre Dame'th chantheth at the beginning of a theathon. And now that we've admitted our errors, let us look onto college football with a newfound open-mindedness as we consider five (hopefully) intriguing questions.

Below, please find the latest BlogPoll Roundtable, which is being hosted here, on Straight Bangin'. BlogPoll voters should post links to their responses and the ballot-less should feel free to weigh in. A roundup of replies will be forthcoming later this week. And in a shocking twist, I am withholding my answers until the roundup because I usually don't like reading someone else's responses until I've formulated my own.

1) Coming into the season, many people had October 6th circled on their calendars because it was thought that the LSU-Florida game would be the single match-up that wielded the most influence over the rest of the sport. Now that a singular cataclysm has given way to a weekly series of upheavals, is there a single remaining game that has the greatest potential to deliver on the promise of unique significance foretold in scripture the preseason blogosphere? Which one is it and why?

2) Bill Callahan's tenure has been so embarrassing for Nebraska fans that the school just fired the athletic director who hired him. Meanwhile, Tom Brady is doing just fine without Charlie Weis, even though he invented offense; Dream Coach Pete Carroll is facing criticism for his team's preparation and attitude; the Urban Meyer Revolution is televised but not as advertised due to an unreliable running game; Mack Brown's players get arrested a lot; and so forth. Don't get me started on Lloyd Carr. All around the country, coaches are under duress, even the beatified ones. Name a coach or two (or three) who most deserves the criticism and explain why.

3) With few elite teams, a plethora of pretenders, and the aforementioned steady procession of upsets, filling out a ballot each week can be challenging. What is the single hardest decision you'll have to make this week when voting?

4) This one is similar to the last question: many teams have sent voters mixed signals all year. Is BC really a top-five team? What am I supposed to do with South Carolina? Are there even two good teams in the Big Ten? Borrow a page from EDSBS and give me two teams to buy and two teams to sell.

5) Now that we know the strengths and weaknesses of many teams, explain to me how your team will make out over the remainder of the regular season.