Ridiculous Results from ESPN Poll on CameraHunt
The results of a poll on ESPN today are ridiculous, and it makes me beyond incensed that the mass media witch hunt has so completely distorted people's ideas of what really happened. As of 6:20pm, here are some of the interesting results:
1) Which best describes your feeling on Spygate?
47.3% I'm still interested in the affair
41.2% I just want the saga to end
11.5% Indifference
2) Is Matt Walsh a credible witness?
69.6% Yes
30.4% No
3) Do you believe NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is a fair and impartial judge in this matter?
58.4% No
41.6% Yes
4) How would you classify videotaping an opponents' signals in football?
66.3% Cheating
33.7% Gamesmanship
5) How would you classify stealing an opponents' signs in baseball?
67.6% Gamesmanship
32.4% Cheating
6) How much of an advantage did the Patriots gain over their opponents by videotaping their signals?
47.0% Significant advantage
29.8% Slight advantage
23.2% No advantage
7) Do you believe the Patriots used the information they obtained from videotaping a game within that same game?
59.3% Yes
40.7% No
8) In your opinion, outside of the Patriots, how many NFL teams videotape their opponents' signals?
38.2% A minority
26.2% A majority
24.9% None
10.7% Every team does it
9) Was the punishment handed down to the Patriots earlier this year (fined $250,000 and lost the 31st pick in the 2008 draft) just?
67.8% Yes
32.2% No
10) Should the Patriots face further punishment because of the videotapes Walsh submitted to Goodell?
53.1% Yes
46.9% No
11) Is Spygate over?
54.0% No
46.0% Yes
Total Votes: 21,299
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/polling?event_id=3491