Don’t put away the pitchforks and torches just yet
Yes, Steve Spurrier (or, more accurately, the South Carolina ballot) was the one who made the unforgivable omission and didn’t include Tim Tebow as their first-team quarterback. It’s really pretty sad to watch this play out with a mealy-mouthed apology and actually attempting to correct the “mistake”.
Pat Forde has a good point…when we talk about credibility and the coaches’ poll, we’re usually talking about the secret ballot stuff and transparency. But even if the ballots are public, does it matter that they’re really being filled out by an SID or the director of operations or anyone but the head coach whose name is on the ballot?
Anyway, hopefully Tebow will issue absolution and we can move on with our lives. But before we do…Tebow (or anyone else) wasn’t a unanimous choice by the media either. Just as bad, one media ballot named Ole Miss their choice for SEC champion instead of Florida. We look forward to the investigation.
And by the way…why was Julio Jones a unanimous pick by the coaches and not A.J. Green? Huh? HUH?
3 Responses to 'Don’t put away the pitchforks and torches just yet'
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mborodawg
July 24th, 2009
2:47 pm
I think I will send a co-worker to the poll for me the next presidential election:-)
Adam
July 24th, 2009
3:21 pm
Love the sarcasm in this piece!
Sports Satire
July 24th, 2009
4:11 pm
Who cares about the Tebow thing? It is a preseason all conference team. The coaches poll is another matter. Let the investigation begin! 🙂