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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/miami-hurricanes-football-snubbed-preseason-coaches-poll-fan-152100918--ncaaf.html
I know, it's Yahoo, but it written by a Canes fan and thought it was pretty fair. SIAP.
With the start of the 2012 college football season just a few short weeks away, many fans are buzzing about the latest preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll. As a huge Miami Hurricanes fan I am no different, but I was in for a real shock when I looked at the latest preseason Coaches' Poll. While I was not expecting to see the Canes in the top 25, I did at least think they would garner a little respect, but I was wrong in a big way.
Not One Single Vote
Because I am a fan of the Canes I've unfortunately gotten used to looking below the section of the poll that says, "Others receiving votes," these past couple of seasons. This is when I count past spot 25 on the polls to see exactly where the Hurricanes are in the National Rankings. Unfortunately, they must rank pretty low as the Hurricanes didn't even get one single vote in the latest poll.
To put this in perspective, the USA Today Coaches' Poll has LSU ranked number one. LSU received 1,403 points, which adds up to a lot of votes. At number 25 in the poll is Auburn with 66 points. Again, I wasn't expecting to see the Canes anywhere near those numbers, but not one single vote?
Poll and Other Receiving Votes - Lots of Florida, No Miami
When looking at the fresh USA Today Coaches' Poll there are plenty of Florida teams to be found. FSU is ranked at seven and Florida is ranked at 23. That's all well and good, but when looking in the "Others receiving votes" section there are even more names, some not so notable.
Now, I'm not taking anything away from these schools or their football programs, but I am simply including them to show how disrespected THE U seems to be these days in college football. Included in the Florida college football teams that at least got some votes are South Florida with 12 votes, UCF with five votes and Florida International with three votes.
Pending Trouble Can't Be the Reason
Perhaps the reason that the Hurricanes are getting no respect in the poll is because of the pending trouble that the Canes face with the NCAA. However, if that theory was correct then UCF should get no respect as they were just hit with NCAA sanctions. So, the reasons the Canes are on the outside looking in has to be because nobody thinks they are a quality team.
Motivation
As a Hurricanes fan it's my hope that the coaching staff of the Miami Hurricanes shows this preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll to the players and drives home the point that nobody seems to respect them as a football team. While it isn't as if the Canes need any additional motivation to prove themselves in 2012, this utter lack of poll respect probably won't hurt either.
Jimmy Collins has been a loyal fan of "The U" since he was a child attending games at the original Orange Bowl. Still a resident of South Florida, he attends numerous Miami Hurricanes games each season and enjoys writing about NCAA Football and the Miami Hurricanes in particular.
I know, it's Yahoo, but it written by a Canes fan and thought it was pretty fair. SIAP.
With the start of the 2012 college football season just a few short weeks away, many fans are buzzing about the latest preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll. As a huge Miami Hurricanes fan I am no different, but I was in for a real shock when I looked at the latest preseason Coaches' Poll. While I was not expecting to see the Canes in the top 25, I did at least think they would garner a little respect, but I was wrong in a big way.
Not One Single Vote
Because I am a fan of the Canes I've unfortunately gotten used to looking below the section of the poll that says, "Others receiving votes," these past couple of seasons. This is when I count past spot 25 on the polls to see exactly where the Hurricanes are in the National Rankings. Unfortunately, they must rank pretty low as the Hurricanes didn't even get one single vote in the latest poll.
To put this in perspective, the USA Today Coaches' Poll has LSU ranked number one. LSU received 1,403 points, which adds up to a lot of votes. At number 25 in the poll is Auburn with 66 points. Again, I wasn't expecting to see the Canes anywhere near those numbers, but not one single vote?
Poll and Other Receiving Votes - Lots of Florida, No Miami
When looking at the fresh USA Today Coaches' Poll there are plenty of Florida teams to be found. FSU is ranked at seven and Florida is ranked at 23. That's all well and good, but when looking in the "Others receiving votes" section there are even more names, some not so notable.
Now, I'm not taking anything away from these schools or their football programs, but I am simply including them to show how disrespected THE U seems to be these days in college football. Included in the Florida college football teams that at least got some votes are South Florida with 12 votes, UCF with five votes and Florida International with three votes.
Pending Trouble Can't Be the Reason
Perhaps the reason that the Hurricanes are getting no respect in the poll is because of the pending trouble that the Canes face with the NCAA. However, if that theory was correct then UCF should get no respect as they were just hit with NCAA sanctions. So, the reasons the Canes are on the outside looking in has to be because nobody thinks they are a quality team.
Motivation
As a Hurricanes fan it's my hope that the coaching staff of the Miami Hurricanes shows this preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll to the players and drives home the point that nobody seems to respect them as a football team. While it isn't as if the Canes need any additional motivation to prove themselves in 2012, this utter lack of poll respect probably won't hurt either.
Jimmy Collins has been a loyal fan of "The U" since he was a child attending games at the original Orange Bowl. Still a resident of South Florida, he attends numerous Miami Hurricanes games each season and enjoys writing about NCAA Football and the Miami Hurricanes in particular.
