Thursday, December 07, 2006
Abstinence
Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel abstained from voting in the coach's poll that would help determine his team's opponent in the national title game. Many are criticizing him for being chickenshit, but he said he had a conflict of interest. He clearly did have a conflict of interest (his interest to win the national title against his interest to vote for the best team). And I don't have a problem with his abstention. Whomever he votes for, it's assumed he only voted for them because he didn't want to play the other team. But a lot of critics are saying he didn't vote because he knows Michigan is the better team but he wanted to play Florida without looking like a coward or a traitor to his conference.
I do have a problem with his abstention. They have been number one all year. Does that mean he hasn't voted all year? Its a crock.
ReplyDeleteyes, my privates are big. however, it is rediculous that this guy doesn't vote. he knows michigan is the best team in all the land but he selfishly wants to play florida because he knows he will cover the spread and make alot of money. i hate you tressel, i hate you!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, this shows the problems with coaches' polls altogether. But in this case Tressel wasn't just voting, he was choosing his opponent, creating more of a conflict.
ReplyDeleteBased on your premise, Tressel should have stopped casting a vote as soon as they beat Michigan. At that point they were a lock for the title game, and every vote he made from that point on impacted his potential opponent.
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