another reason the coaches poll sucks

[HoopsMcCann]

we talked about this in our office the other day, but duke got a freakin' vote in the preseason poll

and now we know who did it

Nineteen years ago, Duke gave Steve Spurrier his first college head coaching job.

As a way of saying thanks, Spurrier continued his habit of casting a vote for the Blue Devils in Friday's USA Today preseason coaches poll.

"Yeah, I claim that," the South Carolina coach told the Journal-Constitution. "I've been voting for the boys from Duke since, oh, about 1990, whenever I started voting on that poll. I just want 'em to know that I haven't forgotten about 'em and I appreciate everything they did for me. That's why I did it."

Spurrier put the Blue Devils, who are coming off a 1-10 season, No. 25 on his ballot. Needless to say, it was the only vote for Duke and didn't bother administrators of the poll, which counts for a third of the BCS formula.

"USA Today and the [American Football Coaches Association] are very satisfied with our system and our poll," AFCA executive director Grant Teaff said Friday. "It's an opinion poll."

http://www.ajc.com/uga/content/sports/stories/0805spurrier.html

 

[Overrated]

Yeah, but the real question is, "What sucks worse, the poll or Spurrier?"

 

[Trey Beamon]

And yet Spurrier thinks there's nothing wrong with this.

Want to show your appreciation? Increase your scholarship fund/donations to the school, don't make a mockery of the coaches poll.

 

[Chi City 81]

Paging IJAG ...

IJAG, please pick up the yellow courtesy phone.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

**** a buncha Gamecocks and Blue Devils.

 

[Chi City 81]

**** a buncha Gamecocks and Blue Devils.

You are so ****ed, KY. UK love be damned.

 

[Bubba Fett]

Surely there are writers who pull **** like this, as well.

Voting for my alma mater wouldn't be as absurd as voting for Duke, but it would be close.

 

[beefncheddar]

He does it every year, and only in the first poll.

Of all the things wrong with college football, this one's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list.

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

He does it every year, and only in the first poll.

Of all the things wrong with college football, this one's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list.

Homer.

 

[zeke12]

The ultimate who cares story.

 

[DyePack]

Is that radio **** going to undress every time UK wins again this year?

What was her name? Kitten? Muffin? ****in?

 

[zeke12]

Boo-boo Kitty ****?

 

[PaseanaARG]

I think it's interesting. You wanna read a "who cares" story? Pick up a damn paper! It's full of em.

I thought this one was cool, funny, interesting. He's not making a mockery of the poll. Good grief.

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

I think it's interesting. You wanna read a "who cares" story? Pick up a damn paper! It's full of em.

I thought this one was cool, funny, interesting. He's not making a mockery of the poll. Good grief.

Please, no one could make a mockery of this poll. It's already there.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Good God.

Steve Spurrier talking about Duke?

I may spontaneously combust.

 

[slappy4428]

I have no problem with this. He said he only does it in the preseason poll and, candidly, WHO GIVES A ****! NO ONE HAS PLAYED A GAME YET.

Now, if he does it at the end of the year to 1-10 Duke, there is adefinite problem..

And who knows. Duke goes 7-4, he'll look like a marvelous prophet.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

I have no problem with this. He said he only does it in the preseason poll and, candidly, WHO GIVES A ****! NO ONE HAS PLAYED A GAME YET.

Now, if he does it at the end of the  year to 1-10 Duke, there is adefinite problem..

And who knows. Duke goes 7-4, he'll look like a marvelous prophet.

Exactly, teams like Duke have the luxury to play for a good confrence(ACC). Duke has shown no signs of being a great team, but if they have one good season, they'll get some more attention which leads to momentum for the program.

 

[Double Down]

I wish more coaches would do crap like this so we could fully recognize what a travishamockery the coaches' poll is in the first place.

The fact that we still even have a coaches' poll, especially after someone (who wears burnt orange and his name ryhmes with Smack Down, but who shall otherwise remain anonymous) left Cal of his ballot entirely two years ago so that Texas could go to a BCS bowl, is joke.

Now, if only Coach K had the balls to vote for Army in the basketball poll.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Yeah, but the real question is, "What sucks worse, the poll or Spurrier?"

The over-under on Steve Smirk spiking his visor in 2006 is set at 4.

Who's in?

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Is that radio **** going to undress every time UK wins again this year?

What was her name? Kitten? Muffin? ****in?

She only got to take one shoe off last year or something like that, and she wouldn't be taking much more off even if they left what was taken off last season. [hope that makes sense...it was a weak attempt at being funny]