Let the punditry begin

I shouldn't be surprised. Yet here I am. Dumbfounded.

The coaches have moved Georgia to No. 2 in their Week-2 poll, which means the talking heads at ESPN and all round the country won't be far behind. I know it was hot and I had been drinking, but wasn't that Georgia I saw on Saturday thrashing Georgia Southern 45-21?

Don't get me wrong. I can respect the fact that some people believe USC is a better team than Georgia. In fact, I'm not so sure I don't believe it at this point. But what really sends me hurtling towards a rage-induced coma is the fact that the people who voted USC number one this week voted for Georgia last week. Did someone forget their meds?

All Georgia did was go out and beat the team they were playing like a St. Paul protestor. Sure, GSU scored a couple of touchdowns when the Bulldogs' defensive starters were already on their third Jack and Coke at The Ritz.

Newsflash: MARK RICHT DOESN'T RUN UP THE SCORE.

Most of these coaches probably glanced at the score on the ESPN crawl and came to the half-baked assumption that the Eagles were actually in this game at some point.

My point is that something needs to be done about the way polls are conducted. If you think USC is better than Georgia, that's fine. Like I said, I'm somewhat inclined to agree, although I'm still not convinced. Regardless, nothing this weekend proved USC is better than Georgia. So, Mark Sanchez went to Charlottesville and beat the hell out of Virginia. Pounding an ACC bottom-feeder is hardly world-changing.

Remember voters, Richt isn't Spurrier. He isn't Urban Meyer. He isn't going to hang 74 points on the Our Lady of Mercy Sacrificial Lambs just to soothe his ego. Dear God, I hope the Bulldogs don't let Central Michigan score a touchdown. Mark May and Lou Holthz might have them booted out of the top-25 completely.