SportsNation has lost its mind
Posted on August 8th, 2008 – 11:43 AMBy Michael Rand
OK, please believe us when we say the last things we want to be talking about right now are 1) Brett Favre and 2) ESPN.com polls. But the mush-mindedness of the American sporting public — fed by the equally squishy-brained Worldwide Leader — leaves us no choice. We will point first to a poll we saw on SportsCenter last night. It asked: Which team will represent the AFC in the Super Bowl (exact phrasing might have differed slightly). The choices: Colts, Chargers, Jets, Patriots, Some Other Team.
Are you serious? Well, apparently 9.9 percent of folks thought enough of the question to pick the Jets. How irritated does this make the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans and every other legitimate AFC challenger?
The second thing we point to is a poll up on the SportsNation that asks: “Which team will win more games this season?” Your options are the Green Bay Packers (who were 13-3 last year) and the New York Jets (who were 4-12 last year). And right now, after 165,000+ votes, it’s a dead heat at 50 percent each. Yes, Brett Favre is still a better QB than Aaron Rodgers. But we’re still of the mind that the Jets are, at best, an 8-8 team next year, while the Packers are, at worst, an 8-8 team. The Jets are at Seattle, at Tennessee and at San Diego. They play New England twice. That’s five losses.
Yes, we’ve been in the camp that says Favre makes a team better. But he doesn’t immediately make his new mediocre team better than his old very solid team. So please, America, we beg you: come to your senses.
10 Responses to "SportsNation has lost its mind"
“So please, America, we beg you: come to your senses.”
The Titans have about the same chances as the Lions do at making the playoffs. Except God isn’t on their side. Have you seen their roster? 7 wins tops
You’re being far too literal. People whose teams are in such a list do not read Which team will represent the AFC in the Super Bowl? but Which team do you want to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl?.
Favre is old. At least Elway knew when to get out. If I were Jacksonville, I’d be pissed. Favre will make no difference in NY. The team is too far gone. A prime example is Michael Jordan going to the Wizards. Made no difference because he’s past his prime. Favre did well last season because because he had a bunch of young talent around him. Now can we talk about a sport that people actually care about? Bowling? Billiards? Poker? Darts?
For the love of Gawd, make the Brett Favre thingy go away.
I’d rather not have a whine with my football.
Wow, SportsNation really got the proprietor’s goat!
Who’s taking Brett Favre with the first pick in the RBFFL draft?
I’ll bite,* joker, let’s talk about something really important in sports.
Who’s looking forward to the Women’s Air Rifle Qualifying?
*The comma was to indicate I wasn’t going to bite joker…I’ve read some of the places he’s been and don’t think that is recommended.
I bet Joker takes Favre with the first pick, and then incorporates it into a new pick up line for later that night at the Chatterbox.
About half of America also voted for GW….twice.
Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.
Well, New York also has about 10x the population of Green Bay–probably 20x when you factor in the ability to turn on a computer, connect it to the internet, and read–so it makes sense, just from a “These polls are not very scientific” sense.
