ESPN Surveys the Nation

ESPN polled 85 FBS players from around the country for a feature in the next ESPN the Magazine. It can also be found online, but you’ll need a subscription to view it. There were a few interesting items in the article relating to the Pac-10 and Oregon.

1. The most overrated team in the nation according to those polled is Ohio State. I guess this doesn’t relate to the Pac-10, but it’s interesting because everyone knows it’s true and now we have more proof.
2. 75 percent would like to see a playoff system. However, the Pac-10 players polled were in a 60% agreement that the bowl system is fine. Huh? The Pac-10, recipients of some of the biggest BCS injustices, thinks everything is hunky-dory? Did they poll any players at Cal, USC, Oregon, or Washington (circa 2000, you know, when they actually had winning seasons).
3. From the, “this is really important department,” 81 percent of those polled notice cheerleaders. Their favorite? Oregon.
4. Even more important, BCS players say they get hit on an average of 6.6 times per week. In the Pac-10, it’s 10.2. There’s just more lovin’ on the west coast, I guess.
5. 49.4 percent say they have a gay teammate. In the Pac-10, though, that number was 70 percent. I’m guessing west coast attitudes are a little less naive and accepting of all lifestyles.