They give up tons of points, barely win against mediocre teams.
ESPN: "Track meet! Stellar offense. Let's move them up in the polls."
vs.
We give up some points, but win definitively against mediocre teams.
ESPN: "Defense is not good. They don't belong in the top 10. If they want to move up, they need to blow out their opponents. Let's move them down in the polls."
…..
They never talk about these other teams having bad defenses, or not belonging, or needing to blow out opponents in order to move up. It's rigged, my fellas. They're holding us to a standard that no one else has to adhere to.
ESPN: "Track meet! Stellar offense. Let's move them up in the polls."
vs.
We give up some points, but win definitively against mediocre teams.
ESPN: "Defense is not good. They don't belong in the top 10. If they want to move up, they need to blow out their opponents. Let's move them down in the polls."
…..
They never talk about these other teams having bad defenses, or not belonging, or needing to blow out opponents in order to move up. It's rigged, my fellas. They're holding us to a standard that no one else has to adhere to.