Saturday (Late) Evening Post
Posted by Brett Kincaid on July 25, 2009
ESPN.com’s Pat Forde usually gets it right. I know many Razorback fans still look at him with disdain after his blistering commentary regarding the Bobby Petrino hire, but his points then were not without merrit. And even if he went overboard, he showed significant restrain compared to many of his ESPN colleagues, particularly those that cover(ed) — looking at you Salisbury – the NFL. I for one was put off by his tone, but I still recognized Forde as one of the best writers out there for college football.
He absolutely nails this take on the worthless nature of coaches’ polls. Whether they be for the Top 25 (which calls into question an already questionable BCS system) or pre-season all-conference teams, coaches’ polls are worthless. I think we all know that athletic department administrators play a large role in putting these lists together. The media, with all its flaws, gets it right more often than the coaches. Forde explains, much better than I could, in his most recent commentary.
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