Hopefully, we'll have a 15- to 20-minute segment on an existing TV show, and we also hope to get a radio show where people can call in and ask the coaches questions.

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We had five coaches say they don't want their votes published -- these were deal-breakers for them, ... They said, 'I'd feel more comfortable voting honestly than having to go home and defend myself.' .

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If there was a playoff, (polls) wouldn't make a bit of difference. But there's built-in politics. Somebody has to sift through that and say, 'There's a good team.' We have the people to do that.

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The people who now vote in the polls – coaches and writers – do not have enough time to watch a lot of football. We wanted to take advantage of all this experience and expertise we have in these great former coaches. Who better to judge teams than the people who have coached the game?

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We just don't want to cause any controversy.

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Would you rather have 20 Navy Seals go to war for you or 1,000 Iraqi soldiers?

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I said to myself, 'What's wrong? What could fix this?' ... You would need someone with ability and time, and the only ones are retired coaches -- the more stature the better.

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I saw criticism of the plan that the sample size isn't large enough. It's not quantity. It's quality.

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The coaches have been doing their homework. We've provided them with portable DVD players, and we're providing statistics of games. They're watching a lot of games and going to games on their own.

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