[Husker] 10 Reasons why Nebraska deserves a top 25 ranking (fwd)

[scott71law at verizon.net]

From: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
Date: Sun Oct 02 20:16:26 CDT 2005
To: husker at romaine.tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] 10 Reasons why Nebraska deserves a top 25 ranking (fwd)

> Anybody know how the Coaches for this poll are chosen?
> 
> I see 6 Big 12 Coaches: 4 from the south and 2 from the north but not 
> Nebraska.
> 
> However Franck Solich is on the poll.

I think you have to have been a college coach (or at least an assistant)
for a few years before you're put on the short list for the coaches poll.

As I recall Solich was asked to be a voter when he took over at Nebraska
(Osborne had been a voter, of course) and now that Frank's employed as 
a head coach again he was apparently asked to be a voter again.  Good
for him!

They also like 'top 25' schools to have their coaches in the poll, so 
assuming Nebraska gets back to being a top 25 school eventually Callahan 
will be asked to be a voter, possibly as soon as next year.  

However, not all coaches want to be voters, which is probably why only 
2 schools in the Big XII North are represented this year.
--
Mike Nolan


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I am convinced that, despite records, coaches vote for fellow conference teams more often than not, since this may help to boost schedule strength for them. In other words, Bob Stoops should vote for Nebraska in the coaches poll, so this will help Nebraska's ranking ever so slightly and make it seem like OU is playing a better team when the time comes. Not to mention having more ranked teams when bowl selection rolls around always helps the conference as well. Just a thought.

Scott in NY