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The AP is basically a bunch of independent writers/reporters who do stories hoping they get picked up by some major media outlets and get paid.

The Orange Bowl, to me, is a huge unknowable.  I've seen "reports" that Carson Beck and Bowers won't play, and the #2 QB portaled to Kentucky.

Well, I've seen reports that FSU won't play as a team also, so "reports" at times quite possibly maybe COULD be faulty, dunno.

Not really. You can find a list of all the pollsters here, and who they work for.

Football Pollsters at College Poll Tracker

The AP is basically a bunch of independent writers/reporters who do stories hoping they get picked up by some major media outlets and get paid.

The Orange Bowl, to me, is a huge unknowable.  I've seen "reports" that Carson Beck and Bowers won't play, and the #2 QB portaled to Kentucky.

Well, I've seen reports that FSU won't play as a team also, so "reports" at times quite possibly maybe COULD be faulty, dunno.

This is not correct.

The AP is a large network of reporters and editors called a “wire service.” The majority of their work is quaker stuff that is meant to be available fast. Their goal is to produce content that leans toward being flat but can get in fast and be cut to fit what newspapers needs. They have offices in every state and also employ some freelancers.

The AP Poll is just a poll of writers from across the country with some geographical consideration. The AP runs it, and I suppose if you worked for an outlet that didn’t use the AP you might not be able to get a vote, but every outlet uses the AP is so that doesn’t matter.

Historically the geographical diversity mattered somewhat. What with the lack of TV broadcasts. At this point it’s very antiquated because of the changing role of those writers and their workloads.

I might have to stay an extra day to attend this one.........

only 30 minutes from the brother's house

We'll I'll be damned.  Apparently, you can win an internet argument.  I've changed my opinion.  A few months ago I was adamantly for expanding the playoff to 12 teams and opposed to keeping the bowls as they were 30+ years ago.  Now after seeing all the logic and arguments now I think the old way was better. 

Carry on gentlemen. 

Amen brutha.

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I used to think the same way, but this line of thinking is only making the sport worse as I have come to realize.  Your team will be more on the IN as one of the have's.  As the haves consolidate more power the have-not's will be reduced to nothing and thus destroying the sport we all know and love. 

Go back to the old bowl system.  Chaos is king here. 

I loved it when the Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Fiesta all meant something.

The ship has sailed, and the game we love is almost over.