11-10-2008, 06:50 PM | #11 |
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Utes have no code of honor. And he's a Hoya to boot.
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11-10-2008, 06:55 PM | #13 |
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Correct, why would anybody discuss the Utes or Hoyas. Good point.
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Speaking of which, when is SU going to start rapping GU basketball?
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The early version of the BCS was the worst of all worlds (where non-BCS teams had almost no shot at even playing in a BCS game, as if that, in and of itself, should be the greatest glory a non-BCS team could ever aspire to). The current iteration of the BCS does give non-BCS teams a great chance to play in a BCS game, but people act like that is sufficient. It isn't. Every team should have the chance to compete for a title every year. Right now, it would take a miracle. It is possible, but it is remote (in part because BCS teams don't care to play the best non-BCS teams on a regular basis, and rarely on the road, although there are some exceptions). If the BCS now is better than the "old" system, it is only because it is a bit more egalitarian in the sense that one mid-major team can play in a BCS game each year (maybe 2 in a miracle season) and in the sense that #1 actually plays #2 (although who is #1 and #2 is still hotly disputed each year) for the title. That's it. Why should we stop there or act like we are or should be content simply because we find the aforementioned characteristics of the current system to be good? Shouldn't we, instead, push for a system that is even better? If egalitarianism is the goal, and if we really want #1 to play #2, a system does exist that provides the best answer for both: a playoff. Anything short of that, and we are settling for a crappy system, even if slightly less crappy than another system. |
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Sometimes you make me sooooooooooooooooo mad.
And btw, the Dawgs were invited to play BYU in said Holiday Bowl, which would have dispelled any doubts about the legitimacy of BYU's ranking. But Washington wussed out, preferring money from the Orange Bowl and preserving its ability to whine about BYU; this sniveling will someday violate the Rule Against Perpetuities. Cowardice, coupled with a preference for money over honor, seems to be a defining characteristic of that state. |
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Here are the teams that played in the Holiday Bowl in the 80's (I am not listing WAC/MWC teams): SMU (with Erik Dickerson) WSU Ohio State Missouri Michigan Arkansas v ASU Iowa Oklahoma State Penn State And then the 90's: A&M Iowa Illinois Ohio State Michigan Kansas State Colorado v Washington Missouri Nebraska v Arizona KSU v Washington And then in the 2000's: Oregon v Texas Texas v Washington KSU v ASU WSU v Texas TTU v Cal OU v Oregon Cal v A&M Texas v ASU What are Utah's options now if they don't get into the BCS (which realistically only 1 non-BCS team can do)? Pac 10#4/5 in Vegas, or even worse if they slide out of the Vegas Bowl. The MWC would kill for a tie in with the Holiday Bowl. |
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