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10/13/08
Harris College Football Poll: Some Idiot Voted Utah No. 1
I Think It's Time To Throw Away The Harris Interactive College Football Poll
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I understand the college football rankings only matter after the final weekend of the season, but that doesn't mean we should completely ignore some of the idiocy that takes place between now and then.

As you likely know, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll makes up one-third of the final BCS Standings. The USA Today Coaches Poll makes up another third, while the average of six computer rankings make up the final portion. So with that in mind, the Harris Poll probably doesn't get the attention and criticism it deserves.

I think that will now change.

Check out this portion of this week's Harris Poll:



What's wrong with this picture? Oh right, some idiot voted Utah No. 1. Yes, someone believes that the Runnin' Utes are better than Texas, Alabama and Penn State to name a few of the actual best teams in the country.

Utah sports wins over Oregon State and Michigan. Not bad, but when that's the best you've got to offer, no top 10 consideration can be taken seriously.

The Harris Poll is comprised of 114 former players, coaches, administrators and current and former media that have been selected to participate. And now it's officially a joke.

The only logical explanation here is that one of the Harris pollsters is a mole whose goal is to rid the entire BCS system with his/her inexplicable ranking of non-BCS schools. If that's the case, then more power to him/her. If not, let's just throw this thing out.
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10/13/08
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Instead of throwing out this poll, how bout we just get rid of the crooked BCS?

10/14/08
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MrNFL wrote:
Instead of throwing out this poll, how bout we just get rid of the crooked BCS?

That sound good to me. Instead of  all the SUBJECTIVE polls, how about a playoff!! Set up a committee like Basketball for the at large bids of the teams that did not win their conference. The at the end it not the MYTHICAL NC but a real National Championship.

Play it on the field and leave it on the field.


10/14/08
0
Maybe we should all email Tracey McNerney and ask WTF idiot did that.

10/14/08
1
So USC has one loss, to a team that was unranked, and they are now ranked number 5.  Missouri has one loss, to a team that was ranked 17th, and they are now ranked number 11.
Why does it always seem like pollsters will do whatever they can to get USC in the championship game at all costs? 

10/14/08
0
Hell - given their respective leagues and strengths of schedules, Utah is as good a pick as Ohio State was - and USC.  As for a playoff - eah... 1-AA has one and it is just as screwed, in terms of who gets home field and when games as played as anything - leaving the ranking in the hands of idiots gives us all something to talk and bitch about!

10/14/08
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But Utah looked great against...ah, who am I kidding. I have no idea who they play or even where they're located. Although Utah's probably a good guess.

 
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