Good evening, ladies and gentleman, and welcome to the triumphant return of The Crackback Blog. After an eight month hiatus, I am back with a vengeance ready to take on the college football season one toilet at a time.
Tonight, we will discuss the absolute futility of preseason polls. Yes, this is a topic that has been beaten to death but there are some decent reads out there that are worth perusing.
Those new to The Crackback Blog:
1. If you're offending by cartoon pictures of penises, this is not the place for you.
2. If you're looking for hard-hitting journalism, again, you've come to the wrong place.
3. This blog will be conversational. I'll do my best to speak in a relative form of English.
4. I love college football. I also have a very sweet spot in my heart for the University of Michigan. However, this is not a Michigan blog. When Michigan does something noteworthy (good or bad) it will be displayed here. For instance:
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| HT to SBNation for this timeless gem. |
5. I'll try to post something every day. If it doesn't happen it's because I have a full time job and two kids who suck the marrow of life from my being.
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.
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| The 'Old Fashion' |
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"HE VOTED FOR WHO?"
Nothing is more pointless than preseason polls. They are archaic. They are tired. They are generally full of folly. This year was no different. The usual suspects sit atop the polls:
For those not keen on what those little numbers in parenthesis mean, that number signifies how many "1st Place Votes" a team received and if you take a gander at the teams in the No. 4 and No. 9 spots you're rewarded with your first LOLWUT of the season.
Again, as I've previously stated, I'm as big a Michigan slappy as anyone on the planet but voting them first place when they didn't even win their own conference last year is as silly as being able to play for the national title without even winning your conference. *cough Roll Tide *cough.
Before you shit your pants, I was against the rematch in 2006. Michigan did not defeat Ohio State, thus not winning the conference, thus forfeiting any opportunity to play for the title. It's as simple as the Rose Bowl is pure. Which, in purity standards, is like 100% Pure Columbian Cocaine. THAT PURE, BITCH.
The gentleman who gave Michigan it's first place vote was Bob Asmussen. Kyle Meinke, of AnnArbor.com, gets Asmussen's explanation here. In an interesting twist of irony, Meinke himself was the only person who voted Oklahoma No. 1 in the polls. While Meinke didn't get shelled with as much criticism as Asmussen did for his choice, his pick did cause me to turn my head and say "hmmmm". His explanation for the pick can be found here.
After giving it thought, though, I realized that guys like Meinke and Asmussen have the world by the balls. These polls, irrelevant as they may be, still spark discussion. When you've got two renegades who throw caution to the wind and lift their kilts to the world you have to respect it. In fact, I wish more writers would have the balls to go with their gut instincts instead of just trying to please the masses. Bravo, gentleman.
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As we end our journey today, I can't help but he humbled by anyone who takes the time to read this. So I'll share with you a stupid assertion that I made last evening:
If Michigan defeats Alabama on September 1, swear to God, I'll butt chug a Four Loko in a Teletubby costume.
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