A chorus of coaches? Bo Pelini speaks up about ESecPN

Oct 21, 2014, 6:39 AM

In an article that wasn't on the front page of ESPN, Bo Pelini made comments about EPSN and the SEC.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/20/bo-pelini-on-espns-marriage-to-the-sec-i-dont-think-that-kind-of-relationship-is-good-for-college-football/

I have been thinking - how to you break the type of suggestive reporting that ESPN is doing ('Doubts about FSU' as the headline vs. FSU-Notre Dame should be 1-2 after classic game and putting Miss and Ole Miss in mock playoffs even though they have played no BIg 5 power teams out of conference and each have one feather - a win over Auburn and Alabama, repectively. And this was after Auburn squeaked by Kansas State - which did not get a 'Doubts Auburn can make it back to the playoff' headline.)

Never one to shy away from saying his opinion, Pelini's article makes me realize it's the coaches that need to speak up. Fans, like me, will have limited sway. We can take to commenting on ESPN articles and putting out facts on social media, but there has to be a more influential way to call out ESPN.

For example, ESPN ran an article the other day showing why the Big 12's playoffs were in trouble - their out of conference performance. In the article, it's apparent the BIg 12 is playing far more games against Power 5 conferences. Yet no one calls out the SEC for their patsy strategy.

I wouldn't worry except the sheep in the AP poll put 4 SEC-West teams in the top 4. Say what you will about the polls being irellevant, they will influence people's thinking and they influence coverage of teams.

So another path that we fans can take is to reach out - politely - to the people that vote on the AP poll and put facts in front of them.

What else is there? Find a Rupert Murdoch that will start a channel to challenge ESPN bias.

Alas, ESPN wants to position the ACC as the basketball king, so there's always that.

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A chorus of coaches? Bo Pelini speaks up about ESecPN

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The part about the polls influencing people's thinking is

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Doesn't it also require that the out of conference power

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