[NU Sports] And how quickly things change ...

[John A. DeGroat]

Interesting poll, well worth looking at.

John DeGroat

John Labbe wrote:

> Two answers re: the popularity of Ohio State:
>
> 1) In a scientific poll, Ohio State was ranked the #2 most popular 
> college football team last year and has ranked in the top ten each of 
> the years this poll was conducted.  Miami ranked #7 in 2003 and didn't 
> fall in the top 10 in any other year.
>
> See the following links:
>
> http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=519
> (See table 3, ranking Ohio State #2 and in the top 10 every other 
> year, while Miami was not ranked.)
>
> http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=415
> (See table 2, ranking Miami #7 in 2003 only.)
>
>
> 2) I'm by no means an apologist for Ohio State, nor much of a fan 
> myself, however, my mother, sister, brother-in-law, and numerous 
> cousins hold degrees from Ohio State and none of them is a moron.
>
> John Labbe
>
>
> P.S.  I take no personal offense from your post, however.  I take 
> everything on this list with a sense of humor, as I hope others have 
> interpreted some of my posts over the years.
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 20, 2005, at 12:01 AM, Jim Bendat wrote:
>
>> Say what?  I have never, ever heard that Ohio State is popular with 
>> anyone other than morons.  Now, granted, there are a lot of morons in 
>> this country.  But I'd venture to say that even the vast majority of 
>> morons do not like Ohio State.
>>
>>>
>>> 2) Most importantly, though, Ohio State is the #3 most popular 
>>> college football team in the land.  Miami---not so much.
>>>
>>
>>
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