Your Take: The Story Behind the Poll

by Dan Wetzel
National Columnist, Yahoo! Sports
American Football Monthly October 2010 Issue Online

Last year, FBS coaches were “polled” about the controversial Bowl Championship Series and in the process got used as propaganda.

As everyone knows, opinion polls are a complex business. The people that run them best are experienced, highly-trained and well-paid professionals. It’s for good reason. You can garner almost any answer you want from a poll depending how the question is asked. Politicians, business and others will pay top dollar to either get manipulated...Login to Read More

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