Ahh, yes... the (sort of) weekly in-season ritual that can be broken down into 12 simple steps once the poll is posted....
1) Someone complains about _______ being ranked too high
2) Someone complains about _______ being ranked too low
3) Someone asks the posters of #1 and #2 above, "who should move (up/down) then?"
4) A voter comes out and says he voted _____ (higher / lower) than final tally
5) Someone denounces these polls, as they are flawed and useless anyways
6) Someone says though these polls are flawed and just for fun, they're better than the selection committee
7) Someone says that these should be based on quantitative on-ice performance (records), and not qualitative traits like "how they looked against ____"
8) Someone posts satirically proving that (insert bottom feeder here) > (insert top 5 team here)
9) Someone brings up how ____ gets votes based on reputation / past seasons
10) Someone denounces the mentality of voters who contribute to #9 above
11) Someone talks about how ____ (early season: "hasn't played any games" / "hasn't played enough games;" late season: "has a weak schedule")
12) Someone brings up "the big picture" and says how he/she enjoys the discussion that the polls generate
Any corrections / modifications to this process are welcome.
