Did ESPN lower its collective intelligence with last week’s purge and if so, does it have anything to do with Alabama football dropping to No. 3 in their latest preseason poll?
May college football polls mean little, the same with those in June, July and August. They offer adequate summer entertainment, but little informational value. More on the poll further down this post.
First, some thoughts on the ESPN changes. In a thinly disguised Shakespearian vein, we neither seek to bury or praise ESPN. Long ago the wall between journalism and entertainment was torn down. The demolition began in 1977 when ABC Sports wizard Roone Arledge was given control over ABC News.