Another reason why the coaches' poll is a joke -- take two

Bringing this discussion to the idiot-free zone.

Jim Tressel tells reporters he voted Texas No. 1 this week. USA Today says he voted the Buckeyes No. 1.

Here's the explanation:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2575661

Is this guy trying to take the bullet for Tressel, or is he the one who actually votes?

 

Who you callin' an idiut?

 

I agree with you to a point. But while championships can't be won in Week 2, they certainly can be lost. I think whichever team loses this game loses its chance at the BCS title game.

 

Tressell is the kind of coach who would say that he votes his opponent number 1 just to make them seem like a better team. He always talks up his opponents.

 

I wish I had time to talk with all 63 SIDs for the voting coaches and pin them down on how many games/highlights/news stories the coaches allegedly see on Sunday before voting. The coaches get in late from games Saturday and have work to do Sunday. There is no way they take these votes seriously. That this poll is a one-third component of the BCS formula is absurd.

If, as many of us assume, the SID votes, then who are these people with this much power in the BCS standings?

This is a really good story for a person at a paper or magazine that has time to devote to it. Only when the absurdity of such a system is capably amplified will more people understand what a farce it is.

 

FRAUD!

 

Disagree.
SEE: FSU/Miami/Florida in late 80s, early-mid 90s...

 

That was under the old system. You know, the one that awarded dual national championships a few times. And while what playthrough said earlier can happen, I don't believe it will.

 

My point was a one-loss team can be ranked high enough to play after an early loss.

 

I concede the point.