No one can take these guys seriously
Call me a homer if you will, but I think it's fair to ask just what the hell the AP voters think they're doing by ranking a one-loss team ahead of an undefeated major-conference team in November.
Sure, Miami had a great showing against Virginia Tech, but that's just one game. I don't care if one team had a better weekend than another; I care about the team's body of work throughout the season and whether that team gets the job done -- wins -- when it must. In the end, Alabama has done its job nine out of nine times this year, but Miami has done it only seven out of eight times.
Thankfully, the AP poll took its ball and went home after the 2004 installment of the annual Bowl Championship Series fiasco, so its foolishness won't affect Alabama's BCS ranking. Still, it's a transparent joke to disrespect an unbeaten SEC team -- even one that wins ugly and leans heavily on its defense -- by leapfrogging a once-beaten team ahead of it.
The AP voters should be ashamed of themselves.
Sure, Miami had a great showing against Virginia Tech, but that's just one game. I don't care if one team had a better weekend than another; I care about the team's body of work throughout the season and whether that team gets the job done -- wins -- when it must. In the end, Alabama has done its job nine out of nine times this year, but Miami has done it only seven out of eight times.
Thankfully, the AP poll took its ball and went home after the 2004 installment of the annual Bowl Championship Series fiasco, so its foolishness won't affect Alabama's BCS ranking. Still, it's a transparent joke to disrespect an unbeaten SEC team -- even one that wins ugly and leans heavily on its defense -- by leapfrogging a once-beaten team ahead of it.
The AP voters should be ashamed of themselves.
posted by Alabamian at 2:45 PM
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