The Sideline
The current sports thorn in my side is the insanity of college football polls. For something that goes a long way to deciding which teams get to play in lucrative bowl games and add to their legacies, the polls are very obviously flawed and leave too much to opinion and assumptions versus results.
The main problem with the system is the ridiculous use of preseason polls. We’re going to rank teams, No. 1 through No. 25 and sometimes beyond, without them having taken a single snap in a game? Absurd.
So now, the great almighty Tim Tebow and Co. down in the Swamp, based solely on what they did last season, will stay No. 1 until they lose. Even if there are other teams with better wins and better claims to the spot. It’s almost like the voters are giving certain teams a break because of past accomplishments. What they should be doing instead is treating each week as if teams are applying for jobs, with their current season as their résumé.
So if we can get past how incredibly awesome and unbeatable Florida is, the poll should have Alabama at No. 1, Texas at No. 2, and Florida at No. 3. Bama took care of Virginia Tech and has not struggled in any game this season, like Florida did with Tennessee.
They also crushed a solid Arkansas team that nearly beat Georgia. Bama is simply the best team right now. I’m not saying they would definitely beat Florida, or even Texas, but that’s not the point of the polls. The polls are a reward for playing well, week in and week out, which somehow college football “experts” have forgotten.
Also, I hate to break it to you, but Boise State is for real. So is Houston. And TCU. They deserve their high rankings. We have three legitimate BCS busters at this point, and if you ever want to see a playoff system in college football, you’ll be cheering for them right along with me.
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Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Oct 2 2009. Filed under Sports.
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