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Dick Harmon: BCS a tad nervous as Congress watches
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not a playoff zealot | 9:58 p.m. Oct. 30, 2009
although i definitely think it would be great if the mwc is able to get a bigger
piece of the financial pie, i think those who are completely set on a playoff
are going to be disappointed if we ever get one. college football has the most
exciting regular season in all of sports - better than the nfl, nba, college
basketball, etc. Sure march madness is great for 3 weeks, but the regular
season of basketball suffers for it and is far less exciting than the regular
season of football. although considering the regular season is only 12 games and
there are around 120 teams, and most of the big schools nowadays ducking tough
competition in non-conference games, it is a little silly to think that a true
champion can be determined with only one postseason game.
moose on the loose | 9:59 p.m. Oct. 30, 2009
ha ha, good one there Dick. If you really think the BCS big boys are nervous, I
have some property I would like to sell you. They could careless. NOTHING is
going to change NOTHING. Well, maybe the fact that all of us need to accept that
fact.
Eugene | 3:35 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
The pressure has to continue. Where is Obama on this? A senator asked for his
help!
Seriously, playoff is the only true way to name a champion. 16 teams all leaving it on the field will finally give all teams a fairer chance.
Seriously, playoff is the only true way to name a champion. 16 teams all leaving it on the field will finally give all teams a fairer chance.
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A High School Coach | 5:59 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
homelessness, a war, addiction, schools that can't afford books, oh and
most important...fix college football. how about the politicians fix some real
problems in our country and then worry about football.
Anonymous | 8:14 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
Agreed. Nothing will change unless other conferences prove they can hang with
the big boys. The truth is that at this point those schools are getting the big
bucks because they earn the big bucks. This is a business.
I find it very interesting that most of the people that want less government involvement in private business are the same ones that want the government to step in and do a massive "redistribution of wealth" in the college sports world.
Our best chance to play for championships is to have the MWC keep doing well and become a BCS conference. Adding Boise State would go a long way to accomplishing that.
Imagine if you had the following conference:
Utah, TCU, BYU, Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, Air Force, Colorado State.
People would have to start paying attention.
I find it very interesting that most of the people that want less government involvement in private business are the same ones that want the government to step in and do a massive "redistribution of wealth" in the college sports world.
Our best chance to play for championships is to have the MWC keep doing well and become a BCS conference. Adding Boise State would go a long way to accomplishing that.
Imagine if you had the following conference:
Utah, TCU, BYU, Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, Air Force, Colorado State.
People would have to start paying attention.
to: loose moose | 8:31 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
They could careless? Could they care less or could they not care less?
The govenrment shouldn't care about sports entertainment... except when it deprives certain publicly funded schools the chance to compete for hundreds of millions of dollars! I think there is an anti-trust case there. As a tax payer who helps to fund higher education, I want to make sure my local schools share in the revenue.
I don't think a playof system would work though.
The govenrment shouldn't care about sports entertainment... except when it deprives certain publicly funded schools the chance to compete for hundreds of millions of dollars! I think there is an anti-trust case there. As a tax payer who helps to fund higher education, I want to make sure my local schools share in the revenue.
I don't think a playof system would work though.
Anonymous | 8:47 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
I think a playoff is inevitable. I don't know when but it will come. Too
many dissapointing finishes. A 16 team playoff with all conference champions
invited with 8 at large would generate more money and excitement than what we
have now. You could keep enough bowls around for teams that qualify.
Conference championships would become more meaningful and the focus would come
back to conferences which would intensify regional rivalries.
A few of the big bowls might loose money but there would be more money to go around. The BCS conferences would get more money than they do now along with the smaller conferences. We will see a playoff - hopefully sooner than later.
A few of the big bowls might loose money but there would be more money to go around. The BCS conferences would get more money than they do now along with the smaller conferences. We will see a playoff - hopefully sooner than later.
BCS above the law? | 8:55 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
Congress has been getting involved in a lot of people's business lately,
why not have an anti-trust investigation on something that people care about?
Congress carries a big stick. Why should the BCS be above the law?
KC | 9:18 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
TCU is playing against UNLV's band? Well, I think the band's chances
of beating TCU is every bit as good as the football team's. Sorry,
UNLV.
Incidentally, it was interesting watching security confiscate BCS-related signs at ESPN's College Game Day broadcast in Provo.
Incidentally, it was interesting watching security confiscate BCS-related signs at ESPN's College Game Day broadcast in Provo.
tcu and unlv | 9:58 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
really?! you give unlv that big of a chance?
THIS JUST IN! | 10:52 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
President Obama watched a NCAA football game and has been awarded the Heisman
Trophy!
But seriously, the problem with a playoff is the mid-conference teams don't generally have the rankings high enough to make a playoff. This year would be the exception (TCU, Boise St.)
But seriously, the problem with a playoff is the mid-conference teams don't generally have the rankings high enough to make a playoff. This year would be the exception (TCU, Boise St.)
May/Holtz | 11:02 a.m. Oct. 31, 2009
Puppets. Holtz replaced Trev because he wouldn't be a puppet. That's
the worst show in college football.
Matt Connelly | 1:31 p.m. Oct. 31, 2009
ESPN had better be careful. They stand to profit big time from college football
playoff if they play their cards right, so they'd better start preparing
for the inevitable. A college playoff WILL happen. It's just a matter of
when. If ESPN keeps talking it down, it will hurt them when they go to the
negotiating table to try and get their piece of the pie.
Southern California | 1:58 a.m. Nov. 1, 2009
It's beyond me how the BCS is allowed to exist. It is so illegal and
corrupt. Where is the leader with the guts to finally stand up to it?
Government Involvement | 4:39 a.m. Nov. 1, 2009
Folks, no one is hoping that federal bureaucrats will run a college football
playoff. But why not have them knock the BCS down if they're the only ones
who can? Especially when there's so much money involved for our
universities, it's okay for them to apply pressure...
Good for Them | 4:42 a.m. Nov. 1, 2009
It's about time some group broke through. Good for the boys at Playoff
PAC...
Let's Beat the BCS | 6:12 a.m. Nov. 2, 2009
Their days are numbered. Just need to apply the right pressure. Let's do
it.
JPL | 11:32 p.m. Nov. 5, 2009
The only way to force a playoff in College Football is for a unified effort
between fans and colleges, not poiticians. How many times do you think USC,
Alabama, Texas, Utah and Boise State are going to sit back and get left out
before coming together (with their fans) agains the BCS? The BCS will mess up
again this year... and not just with the non-bcs, they will leave out some of
their own.
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