Why Is Alabama Only No. 4 in the Coaches/USA Today Poll?
While the AP poll is obviously not flawless, many of us still tend to lean to it more than the Coaches/USA Today poll. I’ve often wondered if the voters (Coaches, SIDs?) in the latter truly pay as much attention as the writers would be inclined to. When we see Alabama ranked two places lower than its already debatable No. 2 AP ranking, that viability question comes up again. It’s not as if only a few wayward voters recklessly placed the Crimson Tide far too low that caused them to be No. 4. ‘Bama’s actually closer in voter points to fifth-ranked Texas than third-rated LSU. I personally think, despite an off day against Kentucky this last week, Nick Saban’s squad can easily be considered No. 1, but No. 2 should be a minimum. The USA Today instead ranks Missouri No. 2. Sure, it’s probably an understatement to call its offense “awesome,” but Mizzou’s list of wins doesn’t match up with Alabama’s at this point. The coaches also voted LSU ahead of ‘Bama; but isn’t that more the carryover eff
