08-10-2012, 03:24 PM
Farm93, I focused more on the USA Today statements that they did it to "set the record straight to protect the poll's integrity."
If the integrity of the poll was important, than knowing if coaches dramatically changed their votes from one week to another in a pattern that is intended to game the system would be useful information.
I don't know all of the quotes or timing, but it sounds like Kiffin said he didn't know if he "would" vote for U.SC. If the voting hadn't been done yet, that statement isn't technically a lie. If he had already submitted his vote, then it would take a Bill Clinton level of logic bending to make this not a lie.
Also, I'm not arguing that UT shouldn't have been in the RB that year. But it seems hypocritical for USA Today to be moralistic about lies but not voters gaming the system.
If the integrity of the poll was important, than knowing if coaches dramatically changed their votes from one week to another in a pattern that is intended to game the system would be useful information.
I don't know all of the quotes or timing, but it sounds like Kiffin said he didn't know if he "would" vote for U.SC. If the voting hadn't been done yet, that statement isn't technically a lie. If he had already submitted his vote, then it would take a Bill Clinton level of logic bending to make this not a lie.
Also, I'm not arguing that UT shouldn't have been in the RB that year. But it seems hypocritical for USA Today to be moralistic about lies but not voters gaming the system.