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Is GT undervalued by the Media in preseason polls? An analysis since reallignment
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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 566991" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I would say that GT is undervalued in the Atlanta media.</p><p></p><p>I would not say that about the media in general, or the ACC media in general. The Coastal has had a lot of parity recently. The difference between teams in the FBS are not as large as people make them out to be. There are a few teams like Clemson and Alabama who are much better than most. There are a few teams that are much worse than most. There is a very large number of teams between those extremes that are very even. The difference in wins/losses can be as small as one player who isn't at 100%, or one mistake by a player. The Coastal is made up of teams in the middle. Who would have picked Pitt to win the Coastal last year? Which team would you pick to win 8/10 or lose 8/10 to GT? I think for any team in the Coastal against any other team in the coastal, it would probably end up between 5/5 and 7/3. The media has to complete pre-season rankings simply because the fans expect it and it increases magazine sales, clicks, etc. I doubt more than a very small few actually believe that the results will end up the way they predict them. It is kind of like predicting how many heads and how many tails out of 10 coin flips.</p><p></p><p>What I am trying to say is that the pre-season rankings mean very little. The reporters who complete them are basically just guessing. The Coastal teams are so even that one player getting injured can make the difference between being at the top of the Coastal or the bottom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 566991, member: 2426"] I would say that GT is undervalued in the Atlanta media. I would not say that about the media in general, or the ACC media in general. The Coastal has had a lot of parity recently. The difference between teams in the FBS are not as large as people make them out to be. There are a few teams like Clemson and Alabama who are much better than most. There are a few teams that are much worse than most. There is a very large number of teams between those extremes that are very even. The difference in wins/losses can be as small as one player who isn't at 100%, or one mistake by a player. The Coastal is made up of teams in the middle. Who would have picked Pitt to win the Coastal last year? Which team would you pick to win 8/10 or lose 8/10 to GT? I think for any team in the Coastal against any other team in the coastal, it would probably end up between 5/5 and 7/3. The media has to complete pre-season rankings simply because the fans expect it and it increases magazine sales, clicks, etc. I doubt more than a very small few actually believe that the results will end up the way they predict them. It is kind of like predicting how many heads and how many tails out of 10 coin flips. What I am trying to say is that the pre-season rankings mean very little. The reporters who complete them are basically just guessing. The Coastal teams are so even that one player getting injured can make the difference between being at the top of the Coastal or the bottom. [/QUOTE]
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