Re: AP Polls today...BAMA has lost to TWO .500 teams...one was a butt whipping...

augusta courter · 2024-12-08T16:26:24.216Z

and they jump SMU (barely) who has lost to TWO ranked teams. And Bama's got one more loss. I guess the writers love them some BAMA too. It's gonna get interesting in the next hour or so... Go Tigers!

AP Polls today...BAMA has lost to TWO .500 teams...one was a butt whipping...

Re: AP Polls today...BAMA has lost to TWO .500 teams...one was a butt whipping...

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Opinions and perceptions are shaped by the relentless efforts of

Dec 8, 2024, 11:42 AM

the media, who is comprised of people who parrot the message they have been fed. For example:

The SEC is the best conference in college football. Superior in every way, top-to-bottom. The Big Ten is a close second. Everybody else is clearly a notch below. Wins in these conferences mean more, and losses don't mean as much.

Consciously or not, everybody in the media, as well as most fans, start with that perception. Inevitably, that results as a bias which influences everything that follows, i.e. polls, rankings, CFP committee, sportscasters, talking heads, bloggers, podcasters, etc.

Some schools and entities benefit from this model, and some suffer. Those who benefit are more than happy to perpetuate the problem, with no regard for integrity, fairness, and legitimate competition.

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Agreed - great reply. You could have been lazy & just said that Bama sucks....

AP Polls today...BAMA has lost to TWO .500 teams...one was a butt whipping...

We all know Bama in SMU out is coming