Why the polls are a joke

[PennsylvaniaCane]

How can the #10/11 team be playing the #19 team and be a 21 point favorite? Who do we think has a better handle on things, the voters or Vegas?

 

[BostonCanes47]

Vegas. House always win.

 

[colperm]

How can the #10/11 team be playing the #19 team and be a 21 point favorite? Who do we think has a better handle on things, the voters or Vegas?

Because Vegas knows whats up

Also, Colorado is missing their best player... who happens to play offense and defense

 

[[]_[] swag]

what's the point of this post? Colorado shouldn't be ranked at 3-0 with two power 5 wins?

 

[Hegemon]

what's the point of this post? Colorado shouldn't be ranked at 3-0 with two power 5 wins?

Nope

 

[CANEMC]

 

[Tony4Canes]

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[RozayCane]

Crap.. forgot I was logged into “Buffs in the Sky”

Oh wait..

 

[SFbayCane]

Gambling betting lines have nothing to do with rankings. Gambling lines are based on what the gambling masses believe will happen in a given game. The line is set and moves so as to get 50% of the bets on either side of the game.

 

[L A M P]

Don't care at all but..... Easy money.

 

[PennsylvaniaCane]

Crap.. forgot I was logged into “Buffs in the Sky”

Oh wait..

Didn’t realize I wasn’t allowed to mock the polls that have a team ranked above us that is probably going to get blown out on Saturday to the point Vegas has them as a 3 TD underdog.

 

[Hurracanes]

Polls, especially preseason polls, are for TV ratings.

 

[Suhrthing]

Deion is tearing this family apart!

 

[PennsylvaniaCane]

what's the point of this post? Colorado shouldn't be ranked at 3-0 with two power 5 wins?

My point is that the line is at 3 TDs for 2 teams that are separated by 8-9 spots in the polls. Either the polls are way off or Vegas is. I say it’s the polls.

If we were out in Eugene this week would we be a 3 TD underdog?

 

[Clwtrdan]

OP point is that Colorado is overrated in the polls. I disagree. With wins at TCU (17) and Nebraska they deserve the ranking. That said, they will get trounced Saturday.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

My point is that the line is at 3 TDs for 2 teams that are separated by 8-9 spots in the polls. Either the polls are way off or Vegas is. I say it’s the polls.

If we were out in Eugene this week would we be a 3 TD underdog?

Yes, but what would happen in Vegas if Oregon suddenly suspended 22 starters for one game? I'm sure the line would move even if the rankings don't.

Hunter being out definitely hurts Colorado. And Vegas isn't as emotional about Leader of Men Coach Prime and his Feelgood Story of the Century, while the voters have clearly fallen for it hook, line & sinker.

The polls are a joke because they are a joke. There shouldn't BE any polls until October, and we can't ignore the Human Centipede Effect, particularly for SEC teams.

 

[NCCanefan]

Gambling betting lines have nothing to do with rankings. Gambling lines are based on what the gambling masses believe will happen in a given game. The line is set and moves so as to get 50% of the bets on either side of the game.

That is partially correct. And the correlation between game results and the vegas lines is quite high. If you thought there was some huge gap between reality and the vegas line you'd jump on it.

The poster's point is that polls, especially early polls are nonsense. Colrado beat a ranked TCU team. The TCU team is pretty lousy and Colorado jumped from beating them. Colorado will get clobbered this week so we can hopefully hear less from and about Sanders and Colorado

 

[NCCanefan]

OP point is that Colorado is overrated in the polls. I disagree. With wins at TCU (17) and Nebraska they deserve the ranking. That said, they will get trounced Saturday.

TCU was ranked #17 based on nothing. Nebraska is still a bad team.

 

[HurricanesR1]

CIS needs a Colorado forum.

 

[MgDuBzZ]

... we can't ignore the Human Centipede Effect, particularly for SEC teams.