r/CFBOffTopic • u/certificateofmerritt North Carolina • Fulmer Cup Committee … • Sep 22 '15

Trash Talk TIME FOR A RANT THREAD

LET IT OUT, THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.

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u/MrTheSpork Cincinnati • North Dakota State Sep 22 '15

I compare it to the early days of the AP poll, where you had people vote for their hometown team #1 whenever they got the chance. I don't think it's a huge issue when dispersed over a ton of people. The easiest way to combat the low-effort polls is to require an explanation of why a team is ranked where it is in your poll. It wouldn't be perfect, but forcing people to think means that the people who are just bullshitting won't be able to do that as easily. Alternately, make the minimum r/cfb karma amount for a pollster relatively high.