Walden votes NIU 9 in Harris

**Incyte** · 12-03-2012, 04:22 PM

I'm not a big BCS hater but I prefer computer polls over human polls in which results are manipulated. Anything that involves input from Jim Walden should be highly questioned.

In the Harris Poll, former Miami and Kentucky coach Fran Curci voted the Huskies No. 13. But the biggest outlier was former Iowa State coach Jim Walden, who voted Northern Illinois No. 9.

How Coaches' Poll, Harris Poll led to NIU Orange Bowl berth - Andy Staples - SI.com

**weR138** · 12-03-2012, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Incyte

I'm not a big BCS hater but I prefer computer polls over human polls in which results are manipulated. Anything that involves input from Jim Walden should be highly questioned.

How Coaches' Poll, Harris Poll led to NIU Orange Bowl berth - Andy Staples - SI.com

Why are coaches and ex-coaches considered as pollsters. It makes absolutely zero sense.

**2020cy** · 12-03-2012, 04:30 PM

That's pretty bad.

**Luth4Cy** · 12-03-2012, 04:31 PM

He was also the voter to have Florida #1 and Ohio State #2 in 2006 when Florida ended up beating Ohio State 41-14.

**Cyclonepride** · 12-03-2012, 04:31 PM

That's stupid.

**ISUME** · 12-03-2012, 04:32 PM

Why don't they get rid of outliers from the collected data?

**weR138** · 12-03-2012, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by ISUME

Why don't they get rid of outliers from the collected data?

By outliers I assume you mean ****ing idiots and coaches?

**AnotherMNClone** · 12-03-2012, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by weR138

Why are coaches and ex-coaches considered as pollsters. It makes absolutely zero sense.

If I remember correctly the Harris polls original goal wasn't to find unbiased voters like most polls but to instead find somebody affiliated with each D1 school to vote, and I guess that's the best we had

**NATEizKING** · 12-03-2012, 04:38 PM

Everyone wants the BCS to burn, this is his contribution, picking up where we left off with OSU last year.

**cyspy** · 12-03-2012, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by weR138

Why are coaches and ex-coaches considered as pollsters. It makes absolutely zero sense.

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In 2014 when the 4 team playoff starts,ex coaches may be on the committee to select those teams so all this complaining makes zero sense.

**MeanDean** · 12-03-2012, 04:42 PM

Remove coaches poll from the equation. Major $$$ conflict of interest

**weR138** · 12-03-2012, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by cyspy

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In 2014 when the 4 team playoff starts,ex coaches may be on the committee to select those teams so all this complaining makes zero sense.

It's 2012 so this post makes zero sense.

**VTXCyRyD** · 12-03-2012, 04:45 PM

Walden still assumes the hoks are a good team.

**awd4cy** · 12-03-2012, 04:53 PM

The coaches poll needs to be completely done away with.

**MeanDean** · 12-03-2012, 05:09 PM

If you ever listened to the Jim and Jim show on WHO you know he and Zabel shared a brain. Obviously not a very good one. Of course it's possible that Zabel had the brain the day he filled this out.