NCAA 2009

[Neil]

Damn, are these hypocrites suits really that stupid smart?

To answer the real question, no.  I think it hilarious, though, that the BCS would "threaten" to return major college football to its golden years.  I hope that they accidently succeed.  I have no interest in a playoff.

What's the difference between what they used to do and what they do now?

[sbr]

Damn, are these hypocrites suits really that stupid smart?

To answer the real question, no.  I think it hilarious, though, that the BCS would "threaten" to return major college football to its golden years.  I hope that they accidently succeed.  I have no interest in a playoff.

What's the difference between what they used to do and what they do now?

Now there is a guarantee that the #1 and #2 team in a ridiculously complex formula will play in a bowl game for a championship.

Previously all teams and conferences were aligned to individual bowl games, making a #1 v #2 game very rare and often leaving multiple teams with a claim to the national championship.

[MadImmortalMan]

At least the previous system didn't pretend to decide the best team in the country. The current one is just as ineffective at that but pretends it can.

[Valmy]

To answer the real question, no.  I think it hilarious, though, that the BCS would "threaten" to return major college football to its golden years.  I hope that they accidently succeed.  I have no interest in a playoff.

Unfortunately it is hard to turn back the clock.

[grumbler]

What's the difference between what they used to do and what they do now?

The bowls would invite whomever they liked.  Bowl season was not pretended to be some sort of post-deason "playoff" to determine the best team, it was a reward for players and teams that had done well in the regular season.  The Mythical National Championship was unsullied by absurd claims that there was a non-mythical champion.

[grumbler]

Unfortunately it is hard to turn back the clock.

In this case, it would be simplicity itself.

[Ed Anger]

Hitler hates NCAA Football '10:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7xdUn1GPKQ

"Spoon-Eared Terrell Pryor" 

[Neil]

What's the difference between what they used to do and what they do now?

The bowls would invite whomever they liked.  Bowl season was not pretended to be some sort of post-deason "playoff" to determine the best team, it was a reward for players and teams that had done well in the regular season.  The Mythical National Championship was unsullied by absurd claims that there was a non-mythical champion.

That actually sounds kind of neat.  So the individual bowls would invite whichever teams were best or would attract the most people in their locale?  That's not such a bad way to do it, especially for college sports.

[grumbler]

That actually sounds kind of neat.  So the individual bowls would invite whichever teams were best or would attract the most people in their locale?  That's not such a bad way to do it, especially for college sports.

Some bowls had conference tie-ins, where the conference champ would play an invited opponent.  The Rose Bowl had two tie ins, so that both contenders were conference champs.

The bowl system didn't create "national championship games" but was never intended to.  It was intended to reward teams and schools that did well in the football season.

Hell, half the fun was arguing after the season whose team was #1!

[jimmy olsen]

 


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[Valmy]

Hell, half the fun was arguing after the season whose team was #1!

Eh I still like the College World Series and the NCAA Basketball tournament alot better.

But that was alot more fun than trying to break down the ridiculous computer formulas.

[PDH]

Yeah, who is gonna be laughing after Texas plays the Mountain West Conference's last place team on Sept 12th?  Wait, I know that one already...

[Ed Anger]

FYI, I have made my schedule of games to go to:

Eastern Kentucky at Indiana - 9/3
USC at Ohio State - 9/12
Illinois at Indiana (homecoming) - 10/17
Maybe a Dayton Flyers or Wittenburg Tigers game in there too.

Again, I won't be able to go to the one I really want to go to, Army vs Navy. Maybe next year. 

[Valmy]

Behold the glory of the coaches preseason poll:

1. Florida (53)  13-1 1,466 1
2. Texas (4)  12-1 1,386 3
3. Oklahoma (1)  12-2 1,358 5
4. Southern California (1) 12-1 1,321 2
5. Alabama 12-2 1,134 6
6. Ohio State 10-3 1,126 11
7. Virginia Tech  10-4 1,020 14
8. Penn State  11-2 988 8
9. LSU 8-5 917 NR
10. Mississippi 9-4 889 15
11. Oklahoma State 9-4 861 18
12. California 9-4 711 25
13. Georgia 10-3 707 10
14. Oregon 10-3 694 9
15. Georgia Tech 9-4 559 22
16. Boise State 12-1 542 13
17. TCU 11-2 461 7
18. Utah 13-0 404 4
19. Florida State 9-4 371 23
20. North Carolina 8-5 293 NR
21. Iowa 9-4 257 20
22. Nebraska 9-4 236 NR
23. Notre Dame 7-6 194 NR
24. Brigham Young 10-3 178 21
25. Oregon State 9-4 165 19

[Ed Anger]

6. Ohio State 10-3 1,126 11

A bit overrated. Reloading for next year.

Running back position isn't settled. Saine and Boom Herron needs to step up. O-Line might be...wonky.

D is fine and the WR position is fine. Except for fucking Ray Small and his academic troubles. He finally gets to be the senior leader of the WR corps and out of Tressel's doghouse, and he blows it.