Somebody Needs to Re-count the Votes

From the “I know polls are ridiculous, but this is just egregious” department, Oregon reenters the USA Today Coaches Poll at, wait for it, 25th. 25th! Cal – you know, that team Oregon just whipped 42-3 – is still 19th. What?

The AP Poll has Oregon 16th and the ESPNU Fan Poll slots Oregon 11th. When the Harris Poll comes out for the first time later today, there’s no doubt Oregon should get a fair ranking. But the coaches? I’ve seen Lou Holtz make more sense (only once though, let’s keep some perspective here).

I almost expected this to happen, but now that it has, I’m completely shocked. Let’s forget Cal for a second and play a little game called “Two Resumes.”

On logic found only in college football rankings, the Sooners are the eighth ranked team, Oregon 25th.

Oregon isn’t the only team the coaches are abusing. They have undefeated Iowa four spots lower than Penn State, Brigham Young 13 spots behind Oklahoma (which you can argue for), and Oklahoma State three spots ahead of undefeated Houston.

The best part is these people help decide who plays for a national title and the votes are completely concealed. Someone needs to file an injunction to get those things opened up. If they can’t vote responsibly, they shouldn’t be apart of deciding the fate of team’s post season destinations.