It's BlogPoll Time

All right: I have been fielding a steady stream of BlogPoll membership inquiries and have put them all off until RIGHT NOW! Feel the excitement!

So: in approximately two weeks the poll's membership will add a selection of blogs that have requested entry and excise those that have gone dark. To apply, send an email to mgoblog@gmail.com with your blog's URL and school of choice (if the blog does not make it obvious). If you've already sent me an email, your blog should be in a special category of my RSS reader already, but I would re-send it if you're paranoid.

Last year the poll took on anyone who wanted to tolerate the vote-entry interface, but as it's a little more established now the criteria for entry are going to be a bit more strict. The Admissions Committee* will be looking for the following things:

• An established readership on the order of hundreds of hits a day.
• An attractive design.
• 2,000 words of college football content per week during the season -- blockquoting articles doesn't count.
• Consistent posting during the offseason, though not necessarily as fevered during the season -- some offtopic-icity is fine.
• Participation in the roundtables and the CFB blogosphere in general.
• Coverage of teams that currently lack representation.

These aren't requirements -- you can have a template and still get in. Think of it like a point system: you get points for each category and if you edge past the line you're in. The most important thing by far is content, which -- despite what you may have heard -- is still king.

Changes should be finalized by the end of the month.

*(Me.)