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August 8, 2006

Another year, another token Duke vote in the Coaches Poll

The first USA Today Coaches Poll of the 2006 season was released last week to minimal fanfare. Astute observers might have looked in the "Also Receiving votes" area to discover this little nugget.

Duke (1-10) 1

That's right, someone gave the mighty Duke Blue Devils, they of the three wins in the last two seasons, the respect of a Pre-season #25 ranking in the coaches poll.

Please step forward, mysterious voter.

"Yeah, I claim that," the South Carolina coach told the Journal-Constitution. "I've been voting for the boys from Duke since, oh, about 1990, whenever I started voting on that poll. I just want 'em to know that I haven't forgotten about 'em and I appreciate everything they did for me. That's why I did it."

That's right; South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier gave a vote in the Coaches poll to his former employer. There is probably little doubt that he gave his alma matter and other former collegiate employer, the University of Florida, the same preferential treatment.
Maybe it's just Spurrier being Spurrier, but at least give kudos to Spurrier for not even bothering to beat around the bush about not taking seriously the pre-season poll.

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Comments:

  1. Regan said:

    posted on August 8, 2006 12:20 PM — 192.24.243.21 — link — abuse?



    Geez..another reason to like this guy since he got humbled by the NFL.

    Makes me want to shoot myself...

  2. BUCKEYE MARK said:

    posted on August 8, 2006 10:28 PM — 65.24.61.71 — link — abuse?



    Duke has a football team???
    learn something new everyday lmao

  3. Tomcat said:

    posted on August 9, 2006 1:52 AM — 69.152.139.90 — link — abuse?



    Wow I didnt know that they won a game.Who was their opponet? Did they play some junior college?

  4. MCG said:

    posted on August 9, 2006 11:11 AM — 216.21.35.18 — link — abuse?



    as much as i dislike him, it is hard to beat someone down for that kind of loyalty. and this might be the year that the Devils win two...let's keep our fingers crossed and not hold our collective breaths.

  5. Charles said:

    posted on August 10, 2006 4:44 AM — 74.134.140.237 — link — abuse?



    Duke beat VMI last year.

    Their first game is against Div I-AA Richmond this year. I wonder if Duke wins if Spurrier would give them that no. 25 vote again for week 2....

  6. Terps said:

    posted on August 17, 2006 4:38 PM — 70.22.24.85 — link — abuse?



    BUCKEYE MARK lmao unfortunately for them they do have the saddest football program in 1A. I think their one victory last yr was over east raleigh elementary school...the dookies fought hard for that victory haha

  7. NDAFArly said:

    posted on August 22, 2006 6:32 PM — 74.132.144.25 — link — abuse?



    Actually, Temple has the worst D1 program by far. They have been for the last 5 years or so.
    Duke actaually had a .500 team a few years back.

  8. Cock-n-fire said:

    posted on August 24, 2006 2:15 PM — 167.127.24.69 — link — abuse?



    Hey, UNC barely beat the Devils last year. Let's give some credit to that high-powered A-she-she conference!!

  9. CANES ALUM said:

    posted on August 26, 2006 6:55 PM — 71.101.27.11 — link — abuse?



    They need to take the voting rights away from the idiots that don't know how to properly vote. The only way Duke should be receiving votes is if it is for the worst team in college football.

  10. Cock-n-fire said:

    posted on August 28, 2006 9:58 AM — 167.127.24.69 — link — abuse?



    The point he's making is simple - let their records determine who gets votes. The only people that benefit from preseason rankings are odds makers. And, if you think SS is 'an idiot', well that just speaks volumes about your football knowledge. Stick to things you know...like who's getting arrested.

  11. CANES ALUM said:

    posted on September 1, 2006 5:16 PM — 71.101.27.11 — link — abuse?



    Cock on fire you need to look at what spurrier did in college and the pros. His pro career shows that he isn't a good coach. He got most of his wins from taking a decent Florida team through a weak SEC. How many national championships does the old ball coach have? 1 That doesn't sound like the statistic for a great coach.

  12. Aaron said:

    posted on September 5, 2006 7:45 AM — 24.250.191.175 — link — abuse?



    Pre-season polls can have a huge impact, look at last year, USC and Texas start at the top and run the table, no-one has a chance to break into the top two spots if they both go undefeated. Not the polls' fault, it is the lack of a playoff that really screws with the National Championship.

  13. B H CASHION said:

    posted on September 12, 2006 1:46 PM — 67.32.193.126 — link — abuse?



    you may not like him but,i will bet you can't find anyone @ florida or south carolina that doesn't.and there is a lot of people from tennessee that do to. check out carolinas record year before last and last years nuff said

  14. Kevin said:

    posted on September 17, 2006 10:14 AM — 65.190.177.186 — link — abuse?



    How did the cocks do against the middle-of-the-road team in the "A she she" conference Clemson last year. We won't even get into the Wofford game. Yep, he's at the doorstep of another championship. He's got to win the state championship first.