Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Preseason Polls, Tomatoes, and 98 Other Things That Are Ruining America

Chapter One: Preseason Polls

Well, we've played 1 week of college football, and let's look at the polls. Wait, how can we have a realistic ranking of teams after just 1 game? Could we have a NFL playoff picture after 1 game? Or a wild card race? Heck, we don't even need to play a game of college football to know who's good, we can just tell who's better based on their rosters, and presumably, logos on the helmets.

What's the problem? Notre Dame. Or should I say #4 Notre Dame. I watched a little bit of football over the weekend, and one thing I am sure of, is that Notre Dame did not play like the fourth best team in the country. Throughout the game, they didn't play like the best team on the field. So why are they #4? Because people thought they would be better, or that they are better than what they played like.

In my poll, Notre Dame isn't in the top 25. They sure didn't play like it. But Notre Dame fans might say that's not fair. "We have a chance to play for the Nat'l Championship this year. We should be in the top 10 all year long."

Then maybe we should wait unti we at least play some conference games before ranking the teams. Otherwise, my answer would be I'll put Notre Dame in the top 10 when they play like a top 10 team. And this isn't related to the fact that Notre Dame is who they are -- it could just as easily have been Texas or Ohio State - it's related to the fact that Texas won by 50 and Notre Dame played like crap.

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