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[germans?] Josh Kendall explains his poll

Nov 15, 2016, 10:17 AM

Might have already been posted, and if so I apologize.

Below is Josh Kendall's explanation of his AP poll this week which has Clemson at 10, and FSU at 6.

I'm copying it here to stop folks from giving him clicks in case you are so inclined.

"Why is Clemson No. 10? Let me explain and share some thoughts

BY JOSH KENDALL
jkendall@thestate.com

I normally don’t write an explainer of my weekly Associated Press ballot if South Carolina
does not figure into the rankings, but I’ve had some calls to justify this week’s selections.
I’ve also had some calls to take a breathalyzer test and resign my ballot and do other things
that I fear would cause me bodily harm. Those suggestions I’ll skip, but I will explain my
ballot.

(Of the dozens of angry Twitter comments I got, this was my favorite: “Your picks are bad
and you should feel bad.” There’s a biting subtlety there that I think is well done.)

Anyway, on to my explainer. I ranked Clemson No. 10 because I have three concerns about the
Tigers – their inability to run the ball effectively thereby putting a ton of pressure on
Deshaun Watson, a defense that was at one time fearsome but looked vulnerable Saturday and
a propensity to play with fire too often. Those are the only reasons I voted the Tigers No. 10.
I can assure you, although many of you won’t believe me, that I have no ill will toward Clemson
and not a bit of bias in my bones in regard to the Gamecocks-Tigers rivalry. I’m a big fan of
Watson and of Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney. I do after all have the Tigers ranked No. 10 in
the country. It’s not like I called them an SEC East team or anything.

Yes, I know Clemson beat Florida State and Louisville, two teams I currently have ranked ahead
of them, but at this point in the season head-to-head matchups become only one factor in my
decisions. It’s impossible to use only head-to-head because lots of people have beaten lots of
people at this point, and you’d be chasing your tail endlessly if that was your only criteria.

I rank teams based on where I believe they belong that day and that week, and I change my ballot
a lot from week to week. I am not disturbed that my ballot looks much different from everybody
else’s ballot. In fact, I’m proud of that fact. I will continue to pound on the table against
the notion that we should all vote alike. It’s the worst of group think. The whole idea of this
thing is we all have different opinions and the average of those opinions should lead to an
accurate poll, but we all have to have different opinions for these rankings to work properly.

To my fans in Michigan, who seem willing to pick up whatever torches and pitchforks the Clemson
people haven’t grabbed at this point to march against me, the head-to-head argument that I
raised regarding my Tigers vote works the same on the Wolverines. In addition, Michigan is now
getting to the meat of its schedule and must prove it can handle that grind.

As for Western Michigan, I just owe you guys an apology. I goofed. I had Western Michigan ranked
No. 16 last week and inadvertently dropped them out this week. At one point while sorting out my
ballot on Sunday, I had the Broncos in and then I went to move them up the ballot and ended up
not adding them back in. My fault and I’ll correct it next week.

I sincerely hope this helps gives some insight into my thinking. I appreciate everybody’s
passion about college football and you taking the time to look at my ballot and this explainer.
Have a great day. We’ll chat again next Sunday I’m sure."

From:
http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/josh-kendall-blog/article114613858.html

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Apparently he has no concept of ranking teams due to their body of work (wins and losses), but wants to rank it week to week with no concept of the overall picture.
And I can give you about 5 concerns for every other team outside of Bama that are more concerning than ours.
The fact that he left out Western Michigan tells you all you need to know. That is inexcusable at this point.
His 'head to head' argument makes no sense whatsoever. Of course there are a lot of head to head results, and of course you wouldn't rank, for example, Pitt over Clemson. That's because they have lost 4 other games!
But we have superior record, better wins, etc. than Louisville and FSU, and everyone else aside from Bama in his top 10.
What a poor explanation and rationale.
Hope he is excited about women's basketball season.

[germans?] Josh Kendall explains his poll

chicken boy is full of it.

Coot Logic in a nutshell...***

So...Head to head on field results are not important?

Yeah, it's hilarious

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Ah yes...using the

if he sticks to his logic, the 4 teams that win

If you went to their website, he accomplished his goal.***

Indeed.

Deer Josh Kendall***

Terrible logic....

Yep, glad I don't read the state....

I understand The State is biased toward SCU...

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MSMer playing to his constituency... Facts are irrelevant.***

The State desperately needs to rehire

And that right there folks is why the BCS

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Josh Kendall....

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this paragraph right here discredits him completely

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Just curious...

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