There is an argument every year about the college football polls. Should they wait for a few weeks of a season’s play to come out? Should they come out at all?
Well, we all know people enjoy ranking things; High school recruits, greatest TV shows, Presidential candidates, ugliest pets. It stands to reason we are going to continue to have the various polls.
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