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AP poll voter Haley Sawyer criticized for ballot

Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:38 pm
Posted by karmew32
Scott, LA (born & raised in Ponchy)
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:38 pm
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Moved Florida up 2 spots after the USF loss.

Obviously not a good polling decision, but the unanimous vitriol is eye-opening. I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:41 pm to
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Obviously not a good polling decision, but the unanimous vitriol is eye-opening. I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male.


You obviously don’t follow the sport closely
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41469 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:46 pm to
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I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male.


Shut the frick up with this idiotic take. She’s be getting more criticism and it would be significantly harsher and more unhinged.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138139 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:48 pm to
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I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male.
Posted by bayou85
Concordia
Member since Sep 2016
10870 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:51 pm to
She obviously didn't know that UF lost. Her explanation wasn't one. She pretty much just doens't want to lose her vote. She should.

Any man that did the same thing would also receive hate. I think the reason she is getting so much hate is her not just saying she didn't look at results for the weekend and take the vote seriously.
Posted by Bigdawgb
Member since Oct 2023
3397 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:57 pm to
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I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male.


You don't think dumb, airhead dudes get clowned regularly?? Have you watched any sitcom in the last 40 years?

BTW I hope a guy would've at least cooked up something better than "Teehee it doesn't really matter anyways"
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 2:59 pm
Posted by cpp2208
Member since Oct 2018
3008 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:58 pm to
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I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male.


Male AP voters get shite on every week on twitter for some of their idiotic choices. She clearly doesn’t take her role as a voter seriously and all it does is make other females who do actually cover the sport look bad.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37116 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:59 pm to
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Male AP voters get shite on every week on twitter for some of their idiotic choices. She clearly doesn’t take her role as a voter seriously and all it does is make other females who do actually cover the sport look bad.


There’s segments on every show and podcast starting in October clowning the committee (rightfully so) every single week
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
25186 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:04 pm to
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I guarantee there wouldn't be such criticism if she was a male


No, it would probably be worse criticism if she was a man because fewer people would hold back.

She's basically saying she didn't watch the games. But moving UF up 2 spots after being upset at home means that she didn't even watch highlight shows or pay attention to CFB media outlets at all before casting her vote because USF beating UF was the biggest CFB story of the weekend. Oklahoma vs Michigan was the only ranked matchup of the weekend, so its not like there were a bunch of huge matchups that garnered a lot of attention.
Posted by wareaglepete
Union of Soviet Auburn Republics
Member since Dec 2012
17559 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:07 pm to
After watching that video response, she should be getting even more criticism. They should strip her of her vote right now.
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
4376 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:07 pm to
On any given day half the threads in this place are making fun of dudes who have idiotic sports takes.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108566 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:08 pm to
Dude there is a guy from Baton Rouge who has a far worse ballot than her and nobody really cares

His ballot is:

14. Bama
15. FSU
16. Florida
20. USF

He is from right here in BR and is an afterthought

Her ballot sucks and she is a moron but it’s more newsworthy because she is female

He wrote an entire article about his absolutely dumbass ranking and has 22 twitter responses only

Hers is completely viral
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 3:13 pm
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
4376 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:09 pm to
Not only did she not watch the game or even know what the result was, she clearly paid attention to absolutely nothing that week.

USF upsetting Florida was arguably one of the three most prominent results of the entire weekend. If you don't know that how can you know anything?

She's charged with ranking the college football teams when she doesn't even follow the sport in any way shape or form.
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 3:10 pm
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
39018 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:17 pm to
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“I don’t want to go too much into my process or logic… It’s really fun but it doesn’t probably matter in the end.”


Progressive Voter fatigue
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
39139 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:18 pm to
She's not hot enough to frick with college football poll voting.
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
16306 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:23 pm to
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Shut the frick up with this idiotic take. She’s be getting more criticism and it would be significantly harsher and more unhinged.


Is Koki Riley going viral?
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108566 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:25 pm to
Jim I have to tip my hat to you from the other thread. Riley is a damn lsu local reporter for me and I had not even an idea his poll was that horrific
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
16306 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:26 pm to
college poll tracker
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 3:26 pm
Posted by GeauxPanthers2
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Dec 2024
1352 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:35 pm to
Sounds like the BR guy was trying to keep UF ranked in the poll so LSU could play a ranked opponent this weekend. What a moron he is
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108566 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:44 pm to
The guy from BR also has Arizona state still ranked and Mississippi state unranked

His poll is 110% worse
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