Vote for Utah, for College Football’s Sake (Good piece)
The following is an open letter to the 72 members of the media who are entitled to cast votes in the Associated Press college football poll.
Dear Colleagues:
I am writing to urge you — no, implore you — to cast your final ballot of the season with one team and one only team ranked No. 1: the University of Utah.
I say this not to demean the performance of Southern California, Texas or the winner of Thursday’s Oklahoma-Florida game. All are fine teams that have had outstanding seasons. They have, however, one thing that Utah does not have.
A loss.
All of us know that in competition anyone — whether an individual or a team — who does not lose once is the champion. It’s really pretty simple:
washingtonpost.com
1/6/09
