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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ignore the quality. Did this on my phone.

Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A statement from Roberts Poll staff regarding the Michigan-WMU game. We strive for consistency and accuracy in our ratings. Any deviation from official results requires careful deliberations and a removal from personal biases. We reserve the right to reverse this if evidence changes our minds.

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of watching Western Michigan have a historic game against Michigan, live and in person. I am thrilled with the Bronco performance and acknowledge my bias.

At the end of regulation, WMU held a 12-7 lead. Video review determined an extra second was added to the clock, which allowed Michigan a free scoring attempt. Michigan scored, causing the official score to be 13-12.

The crux of the controversy is which clock was synced - the NBC broadcast or the Big Ten replay booth. Both claim to have synced their clocks to the on-field action, but one of them must have had a 1-2 second drift in the synchronization. Drift is not abnormal for a live broadcast, but has obvious ramifications on a game. Because both use similar technology, synced in the same way, neither clock is reliable until we have a neutral method of confirming the sync at the time of the play. This can come from any footage of the first hail mary with the play and clock in the same image. Without a re-sync, it is our editorial stance that both NBC and B1G are telling their truth and no malice was intended.

Therefore, Roberts Poll staff have to decide how to rank this game: Award a win to Michigan or WMU, Vacate the game, or apoly special scoring.

At the end of the day, the Roberts Poll is dedicated to consistency and accurate ratings. To award Michigan regular win points would cause the ratings to not reflect the strengths of these two teams accurately. Vacating the game would disproportionately harm WMU, who dominated most of the game. I refuse to use special scoring because it would be logistically difficult to maintain consistency with my rating tool.

Therefore, Roberts Poll acknowledges that Michigan won the game, but awards points to a WMU victory (UM -55/WMU +85). This is the most accurate distribution of points that reflects the first 60 minutes of the game. Please note that our depictions of records will indicate a Michigan loss/WMU win despite this acknowledgement.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Field Goal: Good. Pants: Shidded.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Spoiler: Michigan doesn't want it as badly.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cheering on WMU in the Big House

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A 5-0 UMass going into the Miami game is entirely plausible.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Points for Week 0: 1. Virginia 96 2. NDSU 76 3. Florida State 67 4. USC 66 5. North Carolina 65 6. EMU 61 7. Stanford 60 8. Memphis 56 T-9. Everyone Else 0 131. TCU -35 132. SJSU -36 133. Hawai'i -40 134. UNLV -46 135. NMSU -47 136. NC State -56 137. Sac State -61 138. Jax State -76

Scores from this week, with allotted points earned.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I didn't even know Duolingo was that old. Nicely done!

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thank you for not holding your breath. The big news is that NIU has jot yet updated their field to MWC branding.

Diesel, who was a VERY good doggo and sorely missed

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Warming stripes for Houston and Detroit, our spiritual homes. Notice a pattern? Find yourself at showyourstripes.info

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Am I winning yet? Fun fact: There is a player with very low stats with no assigned positions that cannot be added to a roster.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I am ungovernable in an Applebee's. Turns out you can indeed play Neck.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Between this and calling the High Point upset, I think I'm doing alright. I have a few wrong picks, but my entire sweet 16 is still intact. Nervous about picking an Akron-Miami (OH) rematch in the Elite 8, but I stand by it.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

46.7! Just wish I didn't pick a dumb name

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We're considering a change in the ranking scheme and would love your input! Basically, instead of a 1-to-1 point system for margin-of-victory, it will be weighted such that a blowout win maxes out at 40 pts and evens out the MOV points a bit.

Proposed change in Top 25 rankings with the new scheme. Weirdly, the changes remained consistent in team clusters, highlighted for clarity.

Chart showing the proposed change in margin-of-victory. My data analysis skills at midnight suck shit, so give me a shout if you have ANY questions!

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Who should be IN for the 2025 CFP? #RPTop25 #RobertsPoll: #1 Indiana #2 Ohio State #3 Texas Tech #4 Georgia #5 Oregon #6 Notre Dame #7 James Madison #8 Ole Miss #9 Texas A&M #10 Miami (FL) #11 Vanderbilt #22 Tulane

Roberts Poll approximation for how the CFP should be going down. That is, if the committee actually did their jobs.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Some things never change. LIGHTS, give me a ring lol

My top 5 podcasts: The Sickos Committee Podcast, Regulation Podcast, Smosh Reads Reddit Stories, and MBMBAM.

My top 5 songs: Redacted. Jk, 99 Luftballons, Espresso, Dirt Man, the TXST fight song, and White Paper Palm Trees.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Who's IN* for the 2025 CFP? #RPTop25 #RobertsPoll: #1 Indiana #2 Ohio State #3 Texas Tech #4 Oregon #5 Georgia #6 Notre Dame #7 James Madison #8 Ole Miss #9 Texas A&M #10 Miami (FL) #11 Vanderbilt #12 North Texas *Per the Roberts Poll, which is frankly the only metric that matters.

Our predicted model for the CFP, based on Roberts Poll scoring only.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Had a bucket of donuts and now I'm talking shit.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Great news just in time for the podcast!! Totally real and not fake source:

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Congratulations to new Penn State head coach, Brian Kelly! Alright, Sirius, dont send the skeet yet. Don't want people to know I have insider information.

Cropped image of Brian Kelly with a Penn State polo.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

How did the AP voters do? Not well, but not the worst I've ever seen:

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

For those wondering, the nearest body of water to Bryant-Denny Stadium is 0.8 miles away as the crow flies, or 1.2 miles by paved roads/paths.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

One of these things is not like the other...

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Wrong. Wrong. All wrong. I have no matches, and only 13 should even be listed.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Merriam-Webster enters the chat....

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Who's IN for the 2025 CFP? #RPTop25 #RobertsPoll: #1 Michigan #2 Alabama #3 Clemson #5 UNLV #4 Oregon #6 Ole Miss #7 Ohio State #8 Memphis #10 Notre Dame #11 NC State #13 Texas #14 Indiana

Simulated CFP Tournament with Michigan as the predicted winner.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

One high school too! (Ignore the plate number)

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Who's IN for the 2024 CFP? #RPTop25 #RobertsPoll (Seed Order): #1 Oregon #7 Georgia #8 Boise State #11 Arizona State T-#2 Texas #6 Penn State T-#2 Notre Dame #5 Ohio State #10 Tennessee #4 Indiana #9 SMU #13 Clemson

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Slight correction. To be fair, the CFP doesn't know what they're doing either.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

And here's the OTHER Playoff, based on whatever dumb people- and feelings-based criteria they used.

College Football Playoff tournament, as it stands now.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Who's IN for the 2024 CFP? #RPTop25 #RobertsPoll (Seed Order): #1 Texas #3 Oregon #7 SMU #13 Arizona State #2 Notre Dame #4 Indiana #5 Ohio State #6 Penn State #10 Boise State #8 Tennessee #9 Georgia #11 Miami (FL)

Tournament bracket using the seeding above.

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Roberts Poll @robertspoll.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Who's IN for the 2024 CFP? #RPTop25 #RobertsPoll (Seed Order): #1 Ohio State #3 Texas #7 Miami (FL) #17 Arizona State #2 Notre Dame #4 Oregon #5 Indiana #6 Penn State #8 SMU #9 Tennessee #10 Georgia #11 Boise State

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