Pollspeak's Report On "Week 15" Polls           (posted 12/8/09)

Christmas comes early every year at Pollspeak with the release of the Coaches' and Harris Interactive ballots.  Find out which voters have been naughty and nice this year in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 14" (posted 12/5/09)

Pollspeak included Good Voter of the Week so fan voting doesn't have to be seen as only a negative thing, but it has been proven time and again that there is a lot more interest in complaining than praising.  Complain about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 14" Polls           (posted 12/1/09)

ESPN and the computers agree on which conference is the hottest, but do they have the same reasons?   Find out what turns on the computers in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 13" (posted 11/28/09)

This week just goes to prove the old saying, "Glenn Guilbeau doesn't like Ducks, and Ducks don't like Glenn Guilbeau."  Read more ancient wisdom in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 13" Polls           (posted 11/23/09)

Who uses slide rules now-a-days?  Only endangered breeds of geeks and voters.   Straighten your pocket protector and read more in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 12" (posted 11/21/09)

I am Horned Frog.  Hear me croak!  Amphibians speak out in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 12" Polls           (posted 11/17/09)

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do.  So that means negative one is the most crowded number.  Maybe that's why there are so many negative ones this week.   Read the FOOTBALL section and join the crowd.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 11" (posted 11/14/09)

Bigger than Washington over USC.  The biggest upset of the year happened this week.  Read about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 11" Polls           (posted 11/9/09)

If we build it, will they come?  Read the FOOTBALL section and let us know.

Also read this on SI.COM

Coaches Agree to Release Final Ballots  (posted 11/8/09)

In January, the American Football Coaches Association had voted to no longer release their ballots for the final week of the regular season.  Historically, this is the only time the public can see how the coaches are voting, which is a far cry from what we actually want -- public ballots every week.   Yet, the AFCA decided to make these ballots private as well.  On Friday, they reversed this decision (likely due to pressure from the conferences and the BCS).  You can read their press release HERE.  While this is good news, we will continue to push for public ballots every week of the season.  If you haven't already, please sign the PETITION.

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 10" (posted 11/7/09)

A rare week where the voter with the most Good and Bad votes didn't win either category.  Find out who did in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 10" Polls                 (posted 11/2/09)

We cover the polls from top to bottom this week and list some teams you don't normally see.  So read up on schools normally kept on the down-low in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 9" (posted 10/31/09)

They say good guys always finish last.  That is definitely true in our voting numbers.  Read more in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 9" Polls                   (posted 10/26/09)

Some teams are getting screwed in the BCS more ways than one. Also learn how Billingsley will be sent back in time to save us all when the machines take over.  All this and a lot more in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Preseason Basketball Release Dates  (posted 10/24/09)

The AP Poll (and ballots) for the 2009 - 2010 season will be released October 29th for men and October 30th for women.  The Coaches' Poll will be released October 29th for men and November 4th for women.  As soon as they are available in Pollstalker, we will let you know via Twitter, Facebook and RSS.

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 8" (posted 10/24/09)

One voter is turning around his public perception.  The other is digging a deeper hole.  Read about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 8" Polls                   (posted 10/19/09)

The BCS is here and now the debate can really begin.  Will it lead to BCS bubble schools hiring "Mad Men" to create marketing campaigns to sway the voters?  Reach out and touch the full blog in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

First BCS Rankings of '09 Released (posted 10/18/09)

The first BCS rankings of the '09 season are released and now in Pollstalker.  You can compare how every team is ranked in the BCS, every component of the BCS and the AP Poll by viewing the BCS+AP Compiled '09 Report HERE.

One Ballot Missing in 'Week 8'  (posted 10/18/09)

Desmond Conner of The Hartford Courant did not turn in his week eight AP Ballot.  There is no replacement ballot for the week and Conner will continue voting next week.

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 7" (posted 10/17/09)

Pollspeak may need to start tracking votes coming from the "Go" network.  Read who the fans picked this week in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 7" Polls                   (posted 10/12/09)

Here are some names we don't normally mention in the Report:  Notre Dame, Idaho, Navy, Taylor Hicks and Britney Spears.  There's a first time for everything.  We're dropping names in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 6" (posted 10/10/09)

Potential scandal in the making as our Good Voter of the Week might be benefiting from our growing female demographic.  Read about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 6" Polls                   (posted 10/5/09)

It’s October, the month where strange and horrific creatures visit our homes and scare the hell out of us.  Of course, I’m talking about the computer rankings.  Read more if you dare in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 5" (posted 10/3/09)

Both the Good and Bad voters of the Week were second choices to the regularly polarizing Doug Lesmerises, but they still deserve their recognition.  Read about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 5" Polls                   (posted 9/28/09)

How does the first Harris Interactive Poll of the season stand up to the others? Also a duck, a bear, and a lumberjack walk into a bar.  Read the punch line in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

First Harris Interactive Football Poll of '09 Released  (posted 9/27/09)

The Harris Interactive College Football Poll accounts for one-third of the BCS formula.  As usual you can view it in Pollstalker HERE, and compare it to the other BCS components.  Unfortunately, the ballots are still not made public this year.  Pollspeak's petition to help change that can be found HERE.

Also, you can read the Harris Interactive press release (including a list of voters), and check out Pollspeak's comparison of '09 to '08 Harris Interactive voters.

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 4" (posted 9/26/09)

There are lots of endorsements in this week's voting.  If we didn't know any better, we'd think the voters were running for office.  Read about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 4" Polls                   (posted 9/21/09)

FSU beat BYU.  BYU beat Oklahoma.  They all have one loss.  Yet the coaches ranked them in the opposite order.  What gives?  Captain Kirk and Harry Mudd have something to say about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 3" (posted 9/19/09)

Familiar faces this week.  They both had their share of Good votes, but only one could by the Goodest.  Find out who in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Report On "Week 3" Polls                  (posted 9/14/09)

This week Florida has two fewer first place AP votes than in the preseason but gained three in the Coaches’ poll.  Michigan is back, a new BCS computer poll comes on-line, and many voters like to rank losers over winners.  All this and Nostradamus in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Good and Bad Voters of "Week 2" (posted 9/13/09)

As we mentioned below in "The Ballad of Doug Lesmerises" the People's Picks of "Week 2" didn't receive the most Good or Bad votes.  However, here are your choices by default.  They are revealed in the FOOTBALL section.

The Ballad of Doug Lesmerises (posted 9/10/09)

This week Pollspeak will sing the praises of Doug Lesmerises as a voting hero for trying to do the right thing and seeing it through to a level we haven’t witnessed before.  Hear our song in the FOOTBALL section.

Also read this on SI.COM

Pollspeak Is Now On Facebook and    Twitter   (posted 8/28/09)

To follow Pollspeak on Facebook, please click the "Become a Fan" button on the right in the FACEBOOK NEWS box.  Even if you hate Pollspeak (and why are you here, then?) click it anyway.  It costs you nothing and helps us spread the good word. 

When you follow Pollspeak on Twitter, you will always know when Pollstalker has been updated with the latest poll information.  It can even send a text message to your cell phone to let you know.

Click the blue "T" in the top menu.  Or if you're new to this whole Twitter thing, click here to sign up for a new Twitter account.  If you want updates sent to your phone, be sure to enable device updates here after your account is created.

Next, go to Pollspeak's Twitter page and click the Follow button. Finally, if you want Pollspeak updates sent to your cell phone, turn on device updates for Pollspeak on your friends page.

SI.com To Force Coaches To Make Ballots Public (posted 8/25/08)

Sport Illustrated's online division, SI.com, reports that it will be using the Freedom of Information Act to force the hands of coaches who work for public universities to make their ballots public.  This could be great news for college football fans.  Read about it in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak Gets A Sponsor   (posted 8/23/09)

Preseason Poll Retrospective:  Taylor Zarzour        (posted 8/5/09)

With the 2009 preseason polls looming, this is a good time to look back at 2008’s preseason polls and see what we learned.  We use last year's preseason pariah, Taylor Zarzour, as our case study.  Did his ballot actually deserve all the criticism?  How did Zarzour really do?  Was he prophetic?  Find out in the FOOTBALL section.

Free The Ballots Petition Reaches:   500  (posted 2/11/09)

How To Save The BCS (posted 10/30/08)

Learn about four flaws in the current system that must be corrected if the BCS is to survive.  Pollspeak's most intriguing special feature yet includes never before released information about how the BCS works.  Click the link above to read it or go to the FOOTBALL section and check out the new "Features" menu at the top of every page.

Special(ly Long) Report:  Ranking The Polls         (posted 8/28/08)

Ever wonder how voters are chosen and what they’re instructed to do?  Here is your chance to find out.  We contacted officials at the Associated Press (AP), USA Today, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Harris Interactive to find out how they conduct their polls and compare them to each other.  In typical Pollspeak fashion, we even rank their answers in each category.  Let’s see how they like it!  Read the full article on the FOOTBALL Page.