Momentum. UF had it, UT is bleeding it

[RandomUTfan]

Crazy...

Zero accountability. Which is par for the course.

 

[Delmar]

Crazy...

Tells us she doesn’t know a dang thing about football without coming out and saying it. Maybe should be covering local weddings or something.

 

[DC_Vol]

Crazy...

As the old saying goes, better for people to think your dumb than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

 

[Gandalf]

Why does the OP of this thread not surprise me?

 

[Titans4Vols]

Crazy...

She's correct, it doesn't actually matter.

This isn't 1985 anymore where polls like these is one of the organizations that crown a national champion.

It is pretty much purely just for fan discussion.

There is not a SINGLE AP voter that watches what would have to be a good 30 games or so, at minimum, every single week to truly make an accurate poll. I know that because there's not enough time between the final games on Saturday til the poll comes out on Sunday(noonish or whatever) to accomplish that.

You'd hope the voters actually did put a level of thought in to their polls, but again in the end it means nothing.

 

[lawgator1]

Why does the OP of this thread not surprise me?

I already said I was waaaaaayyyyy off. UF is toast.

 

[Grand Vol]

She's correct, it doesn't actually matter.

This isn't 1985 anymore where polls like these is one of the organizations that crown a national champion.

It is pretty much purely just for fan discussion.

There is not a SINGLE AP voter that watches what would have to be a good 30 games or so, at minimum, every single week to truly make an accurate poll. I know that because there's not enough time between the final games on Saturday til the poll comes out on Sunday(noonish or whatever) to accomplish that.

You'd hope the voters actually did put a level of thought in to their polls, but again in the end it means nothing.

Generally, I might agree. But the problem is these votes do count right now. Perhaps not in the playoff conversation, but it's financial at this point for broadcast rights. If everyone on the AP list was as lazy as she was, we'd be watching garbage teams like UF instead of those that are deserving. And let's face it, the media payout to G6 schools like USF and others go pretty fast in funding their programs.

I agree the rankings don't mean diddly squat at the moment in thy big picture, but there are financial incentives to have accurate rankings even this early in the season.

Regardless, she was just as embarrassing as that chode that ranked Bama ahead of us when we beat them in Neyland a few years ago. His answer was idiotic, but there was some thought put into it. Not this "I'm hung over and can't think of proper rankings early on a Sunday morning" like this moron.

 

[sonofUT62]

Zero accountability. Which is par for the course.

It’s not about logic or reason. It’s about how it makes her feel. Like the time I had to fill out two March brackets because my then girlfriend wanted to help.

 

[Bearkat_Vol]

She has now locked her X account.....