And you thought this was over. I definitely weighted the bowl games and way the teams finished in my voting. I also had a colossal screw-up in my voting with Auburn and Wisconsin. I flipped them in the wrong spots. Strangely, this is the second time this season that I screwed up my vote concerning Wisconsin in the blogpoll. I really can’t explain it. (The dairy state and I’m lactose intolerant?)

Well, the full blogpoll is here, and my sanity is clearly questioned during the extras. The individual ballots are here.

1. Texas — This decision needs justifying?
2. Southern California — Or this?
3. Ohio State — Yes, ahead of 2 other teams with 1 loss, but considering one of the losses was to the national champs, that’s a bit of a neutralizer. Very impressive in the Fiesta Bowl and was the only team aside from USC to give Texas a 4 quarter battle.
4. West Virginia — The biggest bowl shocker, and a complete disruption of the conventional wisdom.
5. Penn State — It took 2 OTs to beat a team with 4 losses at the time? Either took FSU too lightly, played down to their level or real questions about how dominant they really were.
6. Georgia — No excuse for the offense not showing up until the 2nd quarter. The defense never actually arrived. Simply inexcusable as a host.
7. Notre Dame — Okay, so I overestimated their chances against OSU.
8. Louisiana State — Kicked Miami’s ass on and off the field.
9. Auburn Wisconsin — Nice ending to an impressive coaching career.
10. Virginia Tech — I knew they wanted to draw comparisons to Miami and FSU, but I thought they meant by winning more often?
11. Oregon — Is there a hex on the Holiday bowl for Pac 10 teams or is the conference overrated? After the past 2 seasons it is looking like the latter.
12. TCU — Good for them.
13. Florida — Sure it they had to get a lousy call to go their way to hang-on, but who’s fault was it that Iowa’s defense sucked?
14. UCLA — I guess.
15. Miami (Florida) — Pathetic.
16. Louisville — Star QB out and still nearly pulled it off against VT.
17. Alabama — Yes, their defense was impressive in shutting down Texas Tech, but that game was simply unwatchable. I’m deducting style points.
18. Wisconsin Auburn — Again, whoops.
19. Boston College — At least the Mayor of Boise apologized.
20. Toledo — If Iowa loses Ferentz to the NFL, seriously, take a run at getting Amstutz. Toledo hasn’t been this relevant in America since M*A*S*H in its heyday.
21. Clemson — Well, this Bowden survived another year.
22. Oklahoma — Okay.
23. Texas Tech — Which will happen first: TTU gets a defense or they schedule some real teams in the non-con?
24. Nebraska — Great, they beat an underachieving, disappointing, imploding Michigan team. Right now with the odd love they are already getting in the predictions for next season, they are the lead team for the “blown out of proportion bowl win, that makes everyone think that next year will be a big year for them” hype. Last year’s winner: Texas A&M.
25. Florida State — After watching the kickers for FSU, it makes a lot more sense why Janikowski’s drunken antics were tolerated so easily.

Out: Georgia Tech and South Carolina
In: Oklahoma and Nebraska