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At 2-0, Penn State was the No. 1 college football team in the country, according to the Associated Press poll. At 3-0, Penn State was No. 2. At 5-0, Penn State was back at No. 1. At 6-0, Penn State is back at No. 2. Up, down, up, down, win, win, win. It’s not a new story just a nonsensical one. When it comes to the college football poll, it’s not whether you win or lose that matters. It’s whether you leave the other team devastated and dispirited, slinking away in disgrace. It’s whether you lay a 77-0 bomb on someone’s homecoming. It’s whether you fake the kneel-down with five seconds to play and go for the cherry-on-top touchdown. It’s about leaving your Outland Trophy candidate in the game to pummel a kid named Lumpy. It’s about sending a message to your student-athletes and your fans.