Say what you want about Josh Pate, but he cares about the game

[colbysullivan]

This is the current state of college football...an absolute clownshow. Until people are willing to not only admit that, but to help make a change, the sport will continue to spiral downward.

 

[Tidewater]

I have to say, an AP voter who moves Florida up after losing to USF (sorry Bazza) and still have USF unranked is not paying close enough attention.

 

[Cruloc]

AP Poll is irrelevant. When it was relevant it still had this same problem of pollsters having no real clue what they were doing.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

I still say the old BCS formula -- a mixture of polls and computer rankings -- did the best job of identifying the best teams.

Two changes would be good: No rankings (human or computer) until six weeks into the season. Also, all human votes (whether media or coaches) are public from Day One.

 

[colbysullivan]

AP Poll is irrelevant. When it was relevant it still had this same problem of pollsters having no real clue what they were doing.

Only if you believe the commidiots aren't influenced by it...

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

Josh always seems level headed.

 

[colbysullivan]

Josh always seems level headed.

His predictions are pretty bad historically, but he does understand the sport and more importantly what the sport SHOULD be. He appreciates the tradition.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Josh always seems level headed.

That's his thing. But he cannot admit that the sport has fundamentally changed, because he makes his money off interest in the sport. His bias regarding the morphing landscape of CFB is what finally turned me off to listening to him.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

I still say the old BCS formula -- a mixture of polls and computer rankings -- did the best job of identifying the best teams.

Two changes would be good: No rankings (human or computer) until six weeks into the season. Also, all human votes (whether media or coaches) are public from Day One.

The old BCS Formula has been best indicator that we have seen, no doubt!

Rankings add interest, so don't mind it from day one, myself.

IMHO, that person that elevated UF after a loss should absolutely be removed from the panel of voters.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

That's his thing. But he cannot admit that the sport has fundamentally changed, because he makes his money off interest in the sport. His bias regarding the morphing landscape of CFB is what finally turned me off to listening to him.

No one wants to say "it's bad to pay players all this money", no one. You don't hear anyone on Gameday or any other sports show or podcast say it. The only coach I've heard say it is the Northern Illinois coach whose press conference went viral after he said it. The same goes for the transfer portal; other than the Northern Illinois coach, you don't hear many coaches bashing it. They just talk around it and "hint" they don't like it.

The reality is that college football has undergone a fundamental change for the worse and is headed down a path of unsustainability. But no one involved in the game wants to publicly stand up against it.

 

[Cruloc]

No one wants to say "it's bad to pay players all this money", no one. You don't hear anyone on Gameday or any other sports show or podcast say it. The only coach I've heard say it is the Northern Illinois coach whose press conference went viral after he said it. The same goes for the transfer portal; other than the Northern Illinois coach, you don't hear many coaches bashing it. They just talk around it and "hint" they don't like it.

The reality is that college football has undergone a fundamental change for the worse and is headed down a path of unsustainability. But no one involved in the game wants to publicly stand up against it.

Or the Marshall coach stating he couldn't go to a bowl because he couldn't field a team.....they had all transferred out.