tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014069143019626842.post2234352810887395583..comments2023-03-28T01:26:55.515-07:00Comments on What 431cruiser Says:: Poll Problems431cruiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679563408249702228noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014069143019626842.post-84539302145284006662007-09-15T06:43:00.000-07:002007-09-15T06:43:00.000-07:00Look at the games this weekend. There are some go...Look at the games this weekend. There are some good matchups, but most of the higher ranked teams are playing weak opponents. The good matchups, for the most part, are unranked or very low ranked teams. The top teams are playing cream puffs.<BR/><BR/>There are alot of teams that fit the Virginia reference that you made and it is unfair to the teams that will finish the season close to the top, but not close enough to be considered for anything important.<BR/><BR/>I forgot about California. I believe you are right on that one. They may be a little under ranked.431cruiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679563408249702228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014069143019626842.post-87608758102592833862007-09-10T20:42:00.000-07:002007-09-10T20:42:00.000-07:00OK, now that I’ve vented, here’s my top 5.1) USC- ...OK, now that I’ve vented, here’s my top 5.<BR/><BR/>1) USC- hey, #1 until they lose.<BR/><BR/>2) Florida- QB seems to be shaking out OK.<BR/><BR/>3) Oklahoma- Big, fast, strong.<BR/><BR/>4) LSU- We won’t know if this is a good team until their 6th game.<BR/><BR/>5) California- Be very careful about this team.BLAZER PROPHEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007379675627414038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014069143019626842.post-42572116095059294992007-09-10T20:39:00.000-07:002007-09-10T20:39:00.000-07:00I have mixed emotions about the polls. On the one ...I have mixed emotions about the polls. <BR/><BR/>On the one hand, they make for great football fodder to argue with around the country. It’s fun. On the other hand, all too often teams like Virginia with an unbelievable cream puff schedule can always win 10 games and therefore always live atop the rankings. It’s really criminal. The LSU’s of the world with 3 cream puff home non conference games every single year (look up the last 3 years and the next 3 years) get to run up the score and look better than they are as well. They also do it to avoid injuries that other teams (even in the SEC) don’t have the same advantage. Also, the east coast bias plays a major role. <BR/><BR/>I would like to have the newspapers publish a few different polls. And one of them would be a weighted poll taking into account strength of schedule, home or away as a factor (some teams average 8 home games per year- that’s a huge advantage) as well as other things. It’d be nice to see an LSU travel to Michigan or Oklahoma or Oregon… rather than playing St Mary’s Girls School for the Blind three times before the SEC schedule.<BR/><BR/>Then the polls will take shape after 4 or 5 weeks and we can see who the better teams are. I’d like to see teams with easy schedule ranked #24 or 21 even though 10-0 as their schedule deserves it. Too much emphasis is placed on wins.<BR/><BR/>I also would like to see the BCS scrapped and a completely open bolw schedule where teams get to play wherever they want.BLAZER PROPHEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007379675627414038noreply@blogger.com