tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post8828472691172000333..comments2024-03-28T03:18:35.837-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: How The BCS Can Boost Its P.R Spin BattleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55299891890551883412009-12-04T15:52:02.459-05:002009-12-04T15:52:02.459-05:00I like the idea of incorporating the BlogPoll, but...I like the idea of incorporating the BlogPoll, but ESPN isn't known for putting sport above profit, so I'd rather their analysts not be remotely involved in the selection process. A fan poll would be inherently biased against an upstart school, which is the biggest problem the system is already facing from the congressional badgering and whatnot.<br /><br />I know the system isn't going anywhere, I just think it's time they broke down the division between AQ & non-AQ schools. So yes, that means giving Troy a BCS berth. But if you do that for just a few years, they'll catch up- just look at what Cincinnati has done with BCS status.joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368790090792804234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-38884813238466107032009-12-04T15:22:30.663-05:002009-12-04T15:22:30.663-05:00Until you drop your whole 'include the fans...Until you drop your whole 'include the fans' component, I'm not getting behind these ridiculous ideas. Newsflash: Fan voting DOES NOT WORK and has worse biases than the media. You want proof? Look at the all-star voting every year.<br /><br />And your precious "Blog Roll" isn't an answer either. Every blogger could be 'bought off' by the special interest the instant is changing from 'meaninless fun' to 'part of the formula.'Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370296920527162060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91055741976961299882009-12-04T15:20:47.594-05:002009-12-04T15:20:47.594-05:00Honestly, the problem with idea #4 - giving the co...Honestly, the problem with idea #4 - giving the common fan a significant stake in the process - is that while current poll voters do have their form of biases, they aren't as extreme as letting crazed fans loose and voting their favorite team number one, and then you wind up reinforcing the 'good old boys' system that the BCS currently stands for. It's the kind of thing that would shoot them in the face eventually.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14695142539532090319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-50280512219972642572009-12-04T14:17:08.920-05:002009-12-04T14:17:08.920-05:00This is all well and good Dan, but parts 3 and 4 o...This is all well and good Dan, but parts 3 and 4 of your proposal make the BCS even more confusing. <br /><br />A huge problem everyone has with the BCS system is that the top teams are not decided on the field, but through polls and computers. What good is it to just add more cooks to the kitchen? Even with all those voters, TCU/Cincinnati/Boise St would have been screwed this year.<br /><br />But overall I agree with your point. They have to do something. They are a laughingstock.The Poobahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813952311527096160noreply@blogger.com