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Why I don’t Like Polls 2016 Week 1
It Begins Again! And the Polls continue to let the college football fan down. It is just the first weekend of college football. The polls are already a disaster. I have a personal metric about the polls with respect to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, Appalachian State Mountianeers, Baylor Bears, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, Wisconsin Badgers
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Why I don’t like polls Week 13
I will continue to write about my favorite subject=college football. Primarily because I enjoy the game. It is the one sport that gets as much coverage during the season. Basketball being next. But the single game per week brings both … Continue reading
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Tagged #NCAAFootballCommissioner, AAC, ACC, Air Force Falcons, Alabama Crimson Tide, Apple Cup, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Bedlam, Big 10, Big 12, Bowling Green, Clemson Tigers, Colorado Buffalos, Conference USA, Death to the BCS, Egg Bowl, Florida Cup, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Houston Cougars, Iowa Hawkeyes, LSU Tigers, MAC Conference, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mountain West Conference, Navy Midshipmen, North Carolina Tarheels, Northern Illinois Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, One True Champion, Oregon Civil War, PAC 12, Power 5, Red River Showdown, San Diego State Aztecs, SEC, Southern Miss Eagles, Stanford Cardinal, Striving 5, Sun Belt Conference, TCU Horned Frogs, Temple Owls, Texas Longhorns, Toledo Rockets, UCLA Bruins, UConn Huskies, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Western Michigan Broncos
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Why I don’t like polls Week 12
I will continue with the weekly wrap-up. Primarily because the playoff committee continues to make bad choices in their ranking system as we enter Week 12. Next week is the last week for completely regular competition. Week 14 will have … Continue reading
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Tagged #NCAAFootballCommissioner, ACC, American Athletic Conference, Arkansas Razorbacks, Army "West Point" Black Knights, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, BCS Algorithm, BCS Championship, Bedlam, Big 10, Big 12, Boston College Eagles, Central Florida Knights, Championship Game, Charleston Southern, Clemson Tigers, Death to the BCS, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, Houston Cougars, Iron Bowl, Kentucky Wildcat, LSU Tigers, MAC Conference, Memphis Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mountain West Conference, Navy Midshipmen, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tarheels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, One True Champion, PAC 12, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Red River Showdown, SEC, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, Stanford Cardinal, Sun Belt Conference, TCU Horned Frogs, Temple Owls, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, UConn Huskies, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Virginia Cavaliers
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Why I don’t like polls Week 11
I have been doing this individually as if these games don’t interact. Plus personally I was able to type as I watched. But I have to comment on the full width and breadth of the college game at the highest … Continue reading
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Tagged #NCAAFootballCommissioner, ACC, Alabama Crimson Tide, American Athletic Conference, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Big 12, Big Ten, Cal Berkeley Bears, Death to the BCS, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, Houston Cougars, LSU Tigers, Memphis Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Navy Midshipmen, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, PAC 12, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Playoff Committee, SEC, South Florida Bulls, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Temple Owls, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, UConn Huskies, Utah Utes, Virginia Cavaliers, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars
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Why I don’t like polls 26
Michigan State has been an undervalued team for the past few years. I think a playoff system in 2013 might have shown Sparty to be the top team in the nation. They settled for a Rose Bowl Win over Stanford … Continue reading
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Tagged BCS Championship, Big Ten Conference, brand awareness, Brand Name Bias - stolen term, BYU Cougars, Michigan State Spartans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Rose Bowl, Stanford Cardinal, travel well = bowls get paid
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Why I don’t like polls 24
This is the first week that the playoff committee has released their own rankings. It is 10 weeks into the college football season. Majority of teams have played 8 games. They likely only have 4 more games left in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, Brand Name Bias - stolen term, Houston Cougars, Iowa Hawkeyes, MAC Conference, Memphis Tigers, Northern Illinois Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Pat Forde, TCU Horned Frogs, Toledo Rockets
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Why I don’t like polls 23
In week 8, Miami suffered its worse loss in school history. They also lost their coach. But in Week 9; they found a way to win. And it was a crazy way to win. 22nd rank Duke lost to Miami … Continue reading
