The First Republic of Texas Football Rankings

Posted on September 8th, 2009 10:00am by Evan Grant
Filed under College Football, Football, Rankings

Back in April, our dear leader, Gov. Rick Perry, made some veiled secession remarks and it made us think about all the important issues of Texas returning to being a republic. Like, how would it impact the BCS?

Would Texas schools even be eligible? Or should we just thumb our noses at the Texas-less NCAA and have our own National Championship free of those fouled up computers? Hey, it’s one way to eliminate that silly tie-breaker that the Longhorns lost to Oklahoma. So in the interest of Texas Independence, we prepare for the future with the first RP Poll. I’ll give you three guesses what RP stands for. And it’s not Rensselaer Polytech.

Jump for the poll. If you want to be a pollster in future weeks, just email me. Oh, and be prepared to document your multi-generation Texas legacy. I may be kidding about that second part.

The RP Republic of Texas Top 10 Football Teams
Rank Team Record Last wk. result This week Comment
1 Baylor 1-0 B. Wake Forest, 24-21 v UConn One of only two Texas schools to beat a 2008 bowl participant in opener.
2 North Texas 1-0 B. Ball St., 20-10 v Ohio The other one.
3 Abilene Christian 2-0 B. Ft. Lewis St., 58-10 A&M-Commerce Only school with a D alum, intern Morgan Lineberry, who had eight kickoffs in rout.
4 SMU 1-0 B. Stephen F. Austin, 31-23 @UAB Beat school named for Father of Texas; that’s gotta count for something.
5 Texas A&M 1-0 B. N. Mexico, 41-6 Idle Did not allow over-matched opponent to reach end zone. And it’s the Gov.’s alma mater.
6 Texas 1-0 B. La-Monroe, 59-20 @Wyoming Allowed over-matched opponent into end zone twice.
7 Euless Trinity HS 1-0 B. Bingham (UT), 42-21 v Cedar Hill Did what Oklahoma failed to do: Beat a team from Utah in Cowboys Stadium.
8 TCU 0-0 Idle @Virginia Has yet to play a game.
9 Texas Tech 1-0 B. N. Dakota, 38-13 v Rice N.D. did not stand for Notre Dame.
10 Highland Park HS 2-0 B. Frisco Liberty, 42-14 @Coppell Hey, this is D Magazine, after all. You were expecting Cedar Hill, maybe?
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22 Comments to “The First Republic of Texas Football Rankings”
  • Fake Dale Hansen @ September 8th, 2009 at 11:49 am

    ‘Texas A&M: Did not allow over-matched opponent to reach end zone. And it’s the Gov.’s alma mater.’

    On a related note, A&M fans engaged in a most bizarre celebratory act that may impact the breeding patterns of College Station sheep for years to come…
    Back to you John, Gloria…

  • TwoWire @ September 8th, 2009 at 11:49 am

    As an ACU grad, it’s nice to see the Wildcats get some love. Now, if they just didn’t have to play in a high school stadium . . .

  • Matt @ September 8th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Fake Dale Hansen is really clever with his insults.

  • Fake Dale Hansen @ September 8th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    @Matt:
    Don’t overrate me, I’m just as useless as the real Dale Hansen…

  • Jon @ September 8th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    t-sips; gota luv em since it is illegal to shoot them.

  • Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » Top 10 Football Teams in Republic of Rick Perry @ September 8th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    [...] those veiled comments about seceding from the Union? I did. So, we put together a list of what the Top 10 teams in the country Republic would like if we were, you know, independent and all that. And besides, [...]

  • Ralphie @ September 8th, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    It is only a “silly tie-breaker” because the Longhorns lost that one. No one called it “silly” prior to the season. And since it was voted to remain in place, the consensus still says it isn’t “silly”.

  • In memory of Paul Kix @ September 8th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    No Southlake? What kind of bogus poll is this?

  • Silly Ralphie @ September 8th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Ralphie, let’s be honest, it’s a pretty silly tie-breaker. It makes more sense to drop the lowest ranked team from the three-way tie, then decide which of the remaining two teams goes based on the head-to-head results between them.

  • Brian @ September 8th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    It was the 6th tie breaker, not the first. Someone was going to get screwed, and that was Tech. Get over it, Texas.

  • JB @ September 8th, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    Stick to baseball Evan.

  • Ralphie @ September 8th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Why is the BCS somehow more qualified to select the worst of the three team, than they are to select the best of three teams?

    Again, consensus (all the schools) agreed this was the best BEFORE the season, and again (11 out of the 12 schools) AFTER the season.

    Everyone is wrong but Texas! Right? LOL!

  • Fake Dale Hansen @ September 8th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    “Everyone is wrong but Texas! Right? LOL!”

    Yeah, Ralphie, that’s pretty much the long and short of it. Now go stick your tongue to a frozen pole…. or a hairy pole..

  • Greggo @ September 8th, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    bad post evan.

  • Evan Grant @ September 8th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    @Greggo: Why is it bad? You have Texas higher? Hey, join our polling group then.

  • The Depot: Rangers-Indians Live Game Blog, News, Notes and Doubleheader Viewing Tips @ September 8th, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    [...] were able to build baseball’s best farm system in just three years. And, I posted the first Rick Perry Republic of Texas Top 10 football poll. It’s not that much of a poll since right now I’m the only voter, but I did get at least one [...]

  • Jonathan Wright @ September 8th, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    I think we are going to have to know who has ballots for this and you’re going to have to make them public.

  • Babyarm @ September 8th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    As a red raider, I like keeping expectations low….last year got a tad crazy. Being just above HP works.

  • JustSaying @ September 8th, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    well i guess if rick perry is your governator then this is the best poll texas can have…………

  • GunDog @ September 8th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Love it! Baylor all the way!

  • Ross @ September 9th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    I’ll join, Evan. I just don’t know your e-mail address…

  • Sam Elliott @ September 10th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    I vote Rick Perry’s hair number one.