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ISU gets a vote in the Harris Poll

And another reason why polls are so stupid half the time. I can think of about 75 schools that are better than us.
 
melt said:
Harris Poll

Go all the way to the bottom, ISU got one vote. Tied with Texas Tech, I honestly can not believe it. I wonder who it was.
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I said this in another thread, this must be the stupidest poll out there. KSU has two votes in it and TT has one.:confused:

Also, if KSU is receiving more votes than ISU, why is ISU favored in the up coming game.:wink:
 
Harris Poll: panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and current and former members of the media.

My guess for our vote: Jim Walden.

Edit: They don't list the 2009 voters, but Jim was one of the voters in 2006, 2007, and 2008:
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Sept_17_2008.pdf
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Sept_21_2007.pdf
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/HICFP_Individual_Rankings_Dec_3_2006.pdf
 
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melt said:
Harris Poll

Go all the way to the bottom, ISU got one vote. Tied with Texas Tech, I honestly can not believe it. I wonder who it was.
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Could be someone affiliated with KSU. Happens all the time on the coach's poll. A coach will put in a vote for a non-ranked team that they are playing next, hoping it will enhance the victory if they win or lighten the loss if they lose.
 
MontyBurns said:
Harris Poll: panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and current and former members of the media.

My guess for our vote: Jim Walden.

Edit: They don't list the 2009 voters, but Jim was one of the voters in 2006, 2007, and 2008:
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Sept_17_2008.pdf
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Sept_21_2007.pdf
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/HICFP_Individual_Rankings_Dec_3_2006.pdf
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Funny, jokingly, that was who I was going to suggest.
 
We don't get legit votes until we are 5-1 or 6-2. Even then it's a longshot. I think we have to beat either Kansas or Nebraska to get up there. Can you imagine the CF pandemonium that would ensue if we were ranked?
 
Here's the 2009 Harris poll voter list (sorry for formatting, but I'm not going to take the time to make it look better.

2009 Harris Interactive College Football Poll Panelists
Aldridge, Denny Frazier, Tommie Mandich, Jim Sanders, Gary
Anderson, Bob Gagliardi, Robert Mason, Glen Schiller, Harvey
Bailey, Eric Gbaja-Biamila, Akbar Matthews, Loren Schmidt, Terry R.
Bartrum, Mike Grim, Bob Mayes, Derrick Schneider, Paul
Batten, Sammy Grosscup, Lee McBride, Charlie Schroeder, George
Bestwick, **** Hennings, Chad McConnell, Joe Shea, Terry
Biddle, Joe Hicks, Tommy McGee, Mike Sherrill, Jackie
Bishop, Blaine Hines, Clarkston McIlhenny, Lance Simpson, Corky
Brandt, Gil Housel, David McLellan, Bill Smigiel, Joe
Brown, Chip Irvine, Steve Medhurst, Pete Stabley, Fred
Buckner, Brentson Joe, J.J. Melick, Ray Stephenson, Ron
Carlin, Chris Johnson, Scott Millis, Tim Stevens, Patrick
Casciola, Bob Kanell, Danny Mizell, Eric Strock, Don
Cavagnaro, Charlie Kearney, Joe Morton, Craig Thalman, Budd
Cleary, Michael Keech, Larry Moss, Jack Thulin, Ron
Collins, Tony Kerkhoff, Blair Novak, Joe Toner, John
Corrigan, Gene Kern, Mike Oakes, Jim Trotman, Charlie
Criqui, Don Kramer, Roy O'Brien, Denny Urick, Max
Crowley, Joe Kurtz, Jesse Paschall, David Valdiserri, Roger
Curci, Fran Lachey, Jim Pearson, Drew Van Note, Jeff
Dawkins, Pete Lawrence, David Perles, George Vardell, Tommy
Del Greco, Al Leach, Bobby Pinkett, Allen Vruggink, Jim
Dickson, Darnell Lessig, James Ponti, Gene Wagner, Bob
Dienhart, Mark Lubick, Sonny Prater, Mike Walden, Jim
Dombrowski, Jim Lucas, Mike Preece, Steve Wiegert, Zach
Dorsey, John Lude, Mike Richter, Pat White, Jack
Dunlevy, Bob Luicci, Tom Robinson, Earle Wine, George
Ealey, Chuck Luis, Cindy Roda, Kenny Yoshida, Hugh
Fehlberg, Rondo Mallory, John
 
jaretac said:
what does this calculate? They have Oklahoma and Nebraska behind Iowa State.
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you can find the formula and reasoning/explanation from their website. Of course, if you can understand it, you probably have a PhD in mathematics or statistics. To explain it at its most basic level, though - it assumes every team is even at the start of the season and only uses on-field results. So the fact that Iowa has beaten 4 teams that are all 3-0 in games against teams other than Iowa, that's a good starting point as to why they're number 1 here.

Colley's Bias Free Matrix Rankings
 
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College football news has ISU as #77 and the jerks have our record at 2-2. They also have Auburn at #4 and Iowa right behind them. I'm in Hell! However, I think that ISU could have done much better against Iowa and that loss doesn't look quite so bad at the moment. KSU, Colorado and Baylor. Picking off another would make for an excellent year. Come on Rhodes!
 
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