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There has been quite a bit of talk about the changing of the line of scrimmage on the kickoff. That most people say, will be the one thing that will have the biggest effect on the outcome of the season.
I disagree.
The one thing that will have the most effect on the season, is the one thing I want to see changed. The one thing that will keep some teams from never having a chance of even being in the hunt, and at the same time keep some teams in the hunt all year without deserving it. That one thing? What you haven't already figured it out.
It is the first College Football Top 25 Poll.
This is the single most penalizing aspect of the football world.
If a team starts out in the top 5, then loses a game early, they might drop to ummm 7, maybe 8 or 9. But lets say a team starts out at 17 they could win five or six straight and not crack the top 10. See where I am going with this? There is too much emphasis put on this early ranking. And all this, when no one has even played a game. I don't understand how you can give that much credit to where you finished the year before. Things change, coaches come and go, players change.
I propose that the first poll not come out until after the fourth week of the season. Then you know who has what and who is performing. Last years accomplishments would not play as big a role and teams that start strong could be rewarded. And would also make it a little more prevalent to schedule some good non-conference games early. This would take out the ol' Roody Poo's from the equation. Just my opinion.. For what it's worth.
