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Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll candidates are...

lol

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll candidates are...

Am going over final candidates now; some were no brainers; others were hurt by previous misses or seeming ambivalence...

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll candidates are...

This was a hard choice. Harder than 2007, when very few were cut and harder than 2008, when the poll was bumped up to 52 spots and there was still a cut list.
It came down to different things for different people. The committee (myself, Jack and Dottie, the hardest working canines in this poll) looked at why voters wanted a spot -- weighing indifference and overeagerness; we looked at consistency of voting in terms of odd teams and missed weeks over the last year and sometimes two. And we looked at whether or not we needed a change.
But there are 37 choices -- 38 because I keep forgetting to count me -- for the 2009 sportsjournalists.com College Football Poll.
Two alternates will be chosen from the 38 -- and only myself and one other member will know who -- so everyone feels their vote counts, much like the man in the firing squad who gets to shoot blanks.
It's not an indictment of anyone -- hell, there was one pick that even surprised the hell out of me.

The rules are simple: Each week during the season by NOON MONDAY CENTRAL TIME voters must PM to me their top 25 Football Bowl Subdivision teams (that's Division I to most people on the planet). Voters get one miss, the second and they are out; you must vote in the preseason poll to be eligible. I have the right to challenge and dismiss any ballot for inaccuracies and regional favoritism -- especially in the preseason poll where teams picked to finish sixth in their division of a mid-major have been picked in the top 25. Or simply if I think the voter isn't paying attention (which happens more often than not when a team loses and a voter bumps them up a spot or two.)
I ask that you go into this with an open mind, vote as soon as possible, pay attention and give this an honest effort.
In return, I promise that ... ahh hell. I'm not promising anything other than to try and entertain or provoke thought in the poll story. On a rare occasion, I promise both.
The preseason poll is due one week from today -- Aug. 11 -- by 11:59 p.m. CT. with a release date of whenever I get around to filling it out and doing a story, in between football tab stories (am shooting for the 18th).
The weekly poll will begin following the Labor Day weekend -- although ballots for that weekend will be Tuesday, Sept 8 at 9 a.m. CT (honestly, if you haven't figured out the top 25 by the end of Miami-Florida State, you shouldn't be here.)
If there are any questions, please let me know.
Thanks to all who allowed me to consider them for the poll. It was tough, I promise you.

The 2009 voters are:
1. 2muchcoffeeman
2. Agatepage
3. Azom
4. Bubbler
5. BYH
6. Della9250
7. Diabeetus
8. Doggieseatdoggies
9. Dparker85
10. GB-Hack
11. HammerPants
12. Highlander
13. Huggy
14. Igotquestions
15. Ishouldcoco
16. Jesus Muscatel
17. Joe Schmoe
18. Layman
19. Madhavok
20. Matt 1735
21. NCWCsports
22. Orvilleredenbacher
23. Oz
24. PiotrRasputin
25. PopeDirkBenedict
26. Precious Roy
27. Rockbottom
28. Rumpleforeskin
29. Runnin Rebel
30. Slappy4428
31. Spnited
32. Starman
33. Stay Thirsty My Friends
34. Stormsurge
35. Sxysprtswrtr
36. TrooperBari
37. WS
38. Songbird

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Yeah, um...it's funny as hell that you took me seriously, but no, I want no part of this poll.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Shit, I been cut already?

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Good thing I worked on my preseason rankings last night, in part because I talked with a friend about a top 50 he's putting together when we began our inevitable college football conversation at dinner the other night. Got a tentative 50 teams in line, just a matter of tinkering now.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

The spot is there if you want it, since you did send me a query.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Nah. I'm good. Thanks, though. Chances are, I'd be a forgetful Freddy, and I don't want to waste your time nor mine.

I'll just admire it from afar.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Fair nuff... adjustment to the list is done.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Damn, I was cut as well.

Oh well.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

Guess I better get to work.

Damn, No. 1 in the preseason poll?

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com college football poll committee selected

At least you're not in the "also receiving votes" category.