Comments on: What nobody is saying about the playoff argument http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2008/05/12/what-nobody-is-saying-about-the-playoff-argument/ An Ohio Sports Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Buckeye Battle Cry | Bowl Movement http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2008/05/12/what-nobody-is-saying-about-the-playoff-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-126216 The Buckeye Battle Cry | Bowl Movement Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:33:48 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=891#comment-126216 [...] on MotSaG, another huge issue (other than money) is highlighted: The major problem with the BCS, Bowls, and (ultimately) any [...] [...] on MotSaG, another huge issue (other than money) is highlighted: The major problem with the BCS, Bowls, and (ultimately) any [...]

]]> By: Big 11th Blog http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2008/05/12/what-nobody-is-saying-about-the-playoff-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-88969 Big 11th Blog Fri, 23 May 2008 14:32:18 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=891#comment-88969 As a blogger I shouldn't admit this, but I'm not sure using the blogpoll is better than the AP. While I totally agree that AP writers typically don't know what they are talking about, I would argue that the loyalty and much larger bias of a blogger might be the same problem in a different form. The intelligence level will rise but so will the homerism. Regardless, I don't have a problem with the AP or the Blogpoll as long as you work working with a very large and very diverse set of voters. As for the coaches poll, I totally agree. Every year I look over the recently public coach by coach ballot and just shake my head. The voting habits of guys like Weis are amazing and totally transparent. As a blogger I shouldn’t admit this, but I’m not sure using the blogpoll is better than the AP. While I totally agree that AP writers typically don’t know what they are talking about, I would argue that the loyalty and much larger bias of a blogger might be the same problem in a different form. The intelligence level will rise but so will the homerism. Regardless, I don’t have a problem with the AP or the Blogpoll as long as you work working with a very large and very diverse set of voters.

As for the coaches poll, I totally agree. Every year I look over the recently public coach by coach ballot and just shake my head. The voting habits of guys like Weis are amazing and totally transparent.

]]> By: BennyBlanco http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2008/05/12/what-nobody-is-saying-about-the-playoff-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-88812 BennyBlanco Wed, 14 May 2008 17:33:03 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=891#comment-88812 sportsMonkey- Great eye-opening article...lot's of us (fans) don't realize the importance to why CFB is looking for a change..! You bring out some good points, although some of them seem to have a reverse argument. Take away the opinion of the journalist, "they know more about the sport than most others", and replace them with the "blog-poll", who is often looked at as "mis-informed" or "un-established" (rumors, if you will). The journalist (A.P.) needs to be held accountable for their contributions...or apply a more rigorous screening method before extracting content from that source? Like you said, where is the institution that monitors the poll's rankings? Great article...! sportsMonkey- Great eye-opening article…lot’s of us (fans) don’t realize the importance to why CFB is looking for a change..! You bring out some good points, although some of them seem to have a reverse argument. Take away the opinion of the journalist, “they know more about the sport than most others”, and replace them with the “blog-poll”, who is often looked at as “mis-informed” or “un-established” (rumors, if you will). The journalist (A.P.) needs to be held accountable for their contributions…or apply a more rigorous screening method before extracting content from that source? Like you said, where is the institution that monitors the poll’s rankings? Great article…!

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