Quote:
You do realize that every vote will be either above or below the average... don't you?
And I'm not sure "filler" is much of an "angle" to consider
Point 1:
You do realize that of the 62 voters, Bohls's ballot had an average variance of 3.62, which tied him for second highest. The median variance was 2.08. That suggests that his opinions are unconventional at best, prejudiced at worst.
Point 2:
He ranked both NW and Army ahead of us, teams that did not make the top 25.
Army (~2/3 voters did not vote for them)
16(2)
17 (2- Bowels and another)
18 (2)
20
25 (8)
22
23 (3)
24 (2)
NW's votes (~70% of voters did not vote for them)
15- Bowels
18
22 (2)
21
23 (5)
24 (4)
25 (5)
Some more information
ou
3 (12)
4 (21)
5 (20)
(53/62 voters had them 5th or better
6(6)
7
8 (2- bowels and another)
It is plausible that Bowels just has a very different outlook. Probably, he abuses his position to benefit his home program in exchange for access.