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.

Our coaches are just looking at who's a good team, ... Purdue's going to have a good year, but they don't have to play Michigan and Ohio State. How is that fair?

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.'

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.

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

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.