The fickeness of college football ...overdosing on stinking opinions!

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After a lot of soul-searching, I have decide to write this post on the fickleness of polls, rankings, predictions, conference ratings, the B.C.S, strength of schedule, spreads and the fan base for college football. As Coach Paul Johnson has often said, “Rankings don’t mean a thing."

What do all these abnormalities of the” college football season” have in common? They are all centered around ONE thing...OPINIONS! What is that stench in the air of our beloved college football tradition and atmosphere. I tell you what it is, my friends. It is stinking opinions! An opinion usually does nothing more than cover up with hearsay that which is factual

What is truth versus what is opinion? Truth is the moment. Opinion is the projection of probability. What does this have to do with anything? I tell you, my fellow GT supporters, it has everything to do with everything.

Allow me to explain. The moment is each segment of each day. It is staying in the “now”...not looking behind or ahead. The day is today. It is not looking at yesterday or looking toward tomorrow. The week is this week, not last week or the week(s) to come. What is most important is what’s most real at any given moment.

How does this apply to Coach Johnson and our football team? How many times has our coach, more or less, stated that the current game is the “big game”. “When you win that a game, it makes the next one even bigger”, he has often said.

What separates Coach Paul Johnson from most college coaches? Many say it is his ability to call the game from his head and adjust to what the defense is doing. My friends that is a great attribute. But, in addition, let me offer this point of reference. Could it be his uncanny ability to stay in the moment by focusing totally in that moment.

Let me submit that Coach Johnson realizes each moment is vital with and in itself; each practice is vital with and in itself; each day is vital with and in itself; and each game is vital with and in itself. Each component has greater weight than the product. The product is actually the by-product.

My challenge is to all of us! Let us stay in the moment! Let us not suffocate our enthusiasm for Yellow Jacket football, overdosing on stinking opinions. GO JACKETS!

DG :fingersx:

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At first I thought you were going somewhere, but then it turned into a "rah rah" speech. I agree with what you wrote, but I would definitely expand further up how opinions determine how much money schools will receive, based upon the bowl games in which they will be competing.
 
You be right!...an opinion about opinions! Even that stinks! How do you get away from it?
 
cajunjacket said:
At first I thought you were going somewhere, but then it turned into a "rah rah" speech. I agree with what you wrote, but I would definitely expand further up how opinions determine how much money schools will receive, based upon the bowl games in which they will be competing.
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Yeah, the team should focus on what it can control to some extent, the outcome of the game.

Those of us concerned with the long term success of the program also need to think about what are essentitally marketing issues. "Opinions" matter in college football more than they should. So we can hope to change the system by expressing our collective distaste and alternatively to improve our position in the "opinion-based" system by marketing.

In short, our AD and, to a lesser extent, our coach do need to worry a little about marketing to improve "opinions externally as long as those opinions do matter.
 
lonestarjacket said:
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Yeah, the team should focus on what it can control to some extent, the outcome of the game.

Those of us concerned with the long term success of the program also need to think about what are essentitally marketing issues. "Opinions" matter in college football more than they should. So we can hope to change the system by expressing our collective distaste and alternatively to improve our position in the "opinion-based" system by marketing.

In short, our AD and, to a lesser extent, our coach do need to worry a little about marketing to improve "opinions externally as long as those opinions do matter.
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Good post. I agree. We have to accept the fact that CFB is controlled by opinions and will be for the foreseeable future. Now, we have to deal with that concept. Marketing our program is one of the best ways to influence public opinion. We should hire Axelrod.
 
Great Post. It goes along well with all the "ref's tried to screw us" rants we get on here.

At the end of the day, they tried, they failed, we won.

now it's all about MSU....nothing else
 
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