Oct 21

Written by: saltygator
10/21/2007 7:32 PM

There is a word everybody seems to be throwing around in college football these days, but everybody seems to have a different idea of what it means. Parity, yep, if you have read any blogs, or any articles written about College Football in the last month, you have heard this one. What is it, well, I went to Wikipedia, and here is the edited version: not the Constantine leaving the Gospel of Judas out the bible kind of editing, but the edited for T.V. kind editing. Anyway if you think I changed the meaning, just look it up yourself.

 Parity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Parity is a concept of equality of status or functional equivalence. It has several different specific definitions.

• parity (physics): In physics parity is the name of the symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
• parity (mathematics): In mathematics, parity indicates whether a number is even or odd.
• parity (medicine) refers to the number of times a woman or female animal has given birth.
• In computing, a parity bit is a very simple example of an error detecting code. See also RAM parity.
• In sports, parity refers to engineering an equal playing field in which all teams can compete, regardless of their economic circumstances.
• Potty parity attempts to equalize the waiting times of males and females in restroom queues by designating or building more women's restrooms, giving them more facilities to use.
• Militarily, it refers to having a comparable force as one's enemy, such as geopolitically as in mutual assured destruction.

 

I think the only two definitions relative here are the sports and militarily. As far as the Sport definition goes, I think this means you get ranked due to your accomplishments on the field during the current season. As for the Military definition, I think this concept describes what is happening in a couple of conferences around the country. So we see the word Parity can be used to both describe the concept of ranking USF ahead of Ohio State last week and what is currently going on in the SEC, the Big East, and other conferences around the country.

So what the hell does all this have to do with football you ask, well the polls are coming out in a couple of hours and they are going to be wrong. Yep, I'm still on my soapbox from last week. Everybody I talked to agrees with my logic, but they don't like my results. Well, here is week two of the Salty Logic Rankings:

 1.) LSU - USF's loss combined with LSU's victory over Auburn gives them the bump. Hey, I don't like it, but it is what it is. Personally, I think there are supernatural forces at work here. I mean going for and completing 5 fourth down conversions against Florida, and then that touchdown pass for the win yesterday leaving 1 second on the clock. What kind of deal did Les Miles make with the devil?

"I can only do so much, make crazy decisions and I'll help, but I have no control over Tebow!"

2.) Oklahoma - Well I had them at six last week, and everybody above fell this week. Crazy Ass Season.

3.) Oregon - The Ducks are playing strong, big test next weekend though, USC is coming by the pond for a visit.

4.) Florida - Yep, we beat Kentucky, Kentucky beat LSU, that erases our LSU loss. The SEC championship could really fix it for good if we can keep winning.

5.) Missouri - handled another ranked team (Texas Tech) this week.

6.) USF - Wow, a loss to Rutgers really hurts. I think the Big East Conference is a lot stronger that they get credit for.

7.) West Virginia - Spanking Miss State is not a significant accomplishment, however it is a win and a lot of others didn't win.

8.) Kentucky - Beating LSU last week, and then losing to the Gators. Was it luck last week or are the Gators better than they have played so far this season?

9.) South Carolina - Vandy, ouch.

10.) Cal - Two loses in a row, and Arizona State next weekend. Careful Cal, looks like the ice is slippery.

11.) Ohio State - Still haven't played anybody ranked, but at least Michigan is ranked now. The big 10 championship should mean very little on the National picture this year.

12.) Boston College - I won't move you on a bye week, but you better get your shit together for Virginia Tech Thursday Night. I 'll be watching.

13.) USC - Spanked Notre Dame, wow, I'm impressed.

14.) Arizona State - Here comes the meat of your schedule..Cal, Oregon, UCLA, and USC. You will move next week, up or down, it's up to you.

15.) Georgia - Georgia had a bye, but their neighbors lost, so up they go for now.

16.) Virginia Tech - Spanking Duke is not very impressive, but the offer for Boston College is still on the table. Kick their ass Thursday Night.

17.) Auburn - Losing to the Tigers (with the help of the devil) isn't real bad, but you got to win the rest or you gonna make us look bad.

18.) Kansas - Another win against Colorado, but there isn't anything in you schedule to help you move up.

19.) Hawaii - Yep, you beat San Jose State, but see above. Going undefeated doesn't mean shit if you don't play ranked teams.

20.) Michigan - Hey, welcome to the Top 25. Exposing Zook gets you on the list, but you have to keep winning to stay. I would like to see you beat OSU and expose them for what they are.

21.) Texas - Nice job with Baylor, but your schedule has nothing left in it.

22.) Wisconsin - N. Illinois, yeah whatever. With Michigan and Ohio State still on your schedule, you could be my Big Ten hero. If there is such a thing, I'm sure it wears tights.

23.) Tennessee - Holy shit, how embarrassing is it to lose to Osaban been Lyin'? Hey Phil, don't forget to pack the donuts!

24.) Rutgers - Another powerhouse in the Big East. Yep, they knocked off USF and they still have a decent schedule in front of them.

25.) Illinois - Zook starts his second half slide. Ball State next week could really be embarrassing. And you still have the Buckeyes, remember you owe me.

That's my 25 and I'm sticking to it. Whichever definition of parity you decide to use, just remember SaltyGator rule #1: Play a ranked team or get the fuck out of My Top 10.

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