tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post6446863982484658108..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: BlogPoll – Is Our Product Any Better?Henry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-72964408800147170542007-10-12T11:47:00.000-04:002007-10-12T11:47:00.000-04:00The thing that bugs me about the blogpoll is that ...The thing that bugs me about the blogpoll is that Brian calls people out for diverging from the 'status quo'. In effect he corrals the blogpoll to be a reflection of his own opinion about things.<BR/><BR/>I think this was a well thought out piece. But at the end of the day, I suppose all polls are fundamentally flawed in this way. Short of a playoff at the end of the year there's really no Gatorpilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143946196647116178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-23864765777299782412007-10-10T20:00:00.000-04:002007-10-10T20:00:00.000-04:00Perhaps if the blogganistas were required to submi...Perhaps if the blogganistas were required to submit their picks by 12:00 a.m. Pacific, or 8 a.m. Eastern Standard the concern that the blogganista polls were influenced by, and therefore mimed, the traditional polls would be alleviated/eliminated.<BR/><BR/>But, the Blogganista poll does not eliminate regionalism or the ignorance that comes from not watching games. It would be interesting if eachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-34100269070586253072007-10-10T17:24:00.000-04:002007-10-10T17:24:00.000-04:00The whole idea behind the BlogPoll is that blogger...The whole idea behind the BlogPoll is that bloggers watch more football than the coaches do, and their biases must be revealed when they cast their ballot. It's goal was more transparency and more football watched factoring into the poll.<BR/><BR/>Well, the writers definitely watch more football than the coaches, and I'd argue than some bloggers since they all have access to every televised game Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-68024987741375379902007-10-10T15:40:00.000-04:002007-10-10T15:40:00.000-04:00I chalk it up to the total unreliability of top te...I chalk it up to the total unreliability of top teams this year. After maybe the top 5-6 (an ever decreasing number), where do you rank some of these teams? No one is running away with things. No one is providing back to back meaningful wins outside of maybe the top 5-6. I'm fairly sure half of the top 5-6 teams are flukes this year. <BR/><BR/>Basing one week's poll isn't just either. If formerlyanonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506019127884789894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-85094993014014046322007-10-10T14:57:00.000-04:002007-10-10T14:57:00.000-04:00I would suggest that you redo this to compare it t...I would suggest that you redo this to compare it to the Coaches poll. Clearly, as the season progresses, the blogpoll will come closer to the two polls at large (although hopefully, BlogPoll does it better). <BR/><BR/>I think you will see some real significant differences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-49662441856781373072007-10-10T14:17:00.000-04:002007-10-10T14:17:00.000-04:00Perhaps it is my own tainted view of things, BUT, ...Perhaps it is my own tainted view of things, BUT, I would say it does not justify the efforts. <BR/><BR/>There are either too many people participating in the BlogPoll that are blindly mirroring the AP or otherwise still believe the misconceptions of quality football in the Big 10 and Pac 10, despite the evidence that exposes exactly the opposite. <BR/><BR/>Polls are beauty contests and it is Gator Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231319146845624368noreply@blogger.com