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gill again68
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Sounds like a "hey whats that sparkley thing over there" kind of strategy.
sickboy
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Without looking into it, I would be surprised if athletic conferences were subject to anti-trust law. And making a case for consumer protections is a little stretch.
That said, I'm for a playoff system. Every other division has a system in place that works and doesn't effect academics. The only thing that would be affected is the money that different corporations get from the bowls, so in this regard, it is a consumer protection issue...
That said, I'm for a playoff system. Every other division has a system in place that works and doesn't effect academics. The only thing that would be affected is the money that different corporations get from the bowls, so in this regard, it is a consumer protection issue...
bionicarm
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I have no problem with the current BCS system as long as they don't give these automatic bowl bids to four or five specific conferences. That's where all this originated. Utah, TCU, and Boise State were 'outsiders', and even with undefeated seasons, had to have mishaps by certain 'Tier 1' teams before being allowed to play in a BCS Bowl. They rely too much on these computer matchups and Coaches Polls to determine whose ranked where. That was evident when UT Austin got jumped by Oklahoma for the BCS Championship game last year. UT beats Oklahoma in the regular season, but ends up taking a back seat to them by some .02 point difference (or whatever it was).
If they went to a playoff format, you could still use the current BCS Bowls as the semi-final and final events. Just rotate them around every year. Both the school's an the corporations would get the same benefits. The colleges are just crying that it will extend the football season into basketball and baseball season. Waaah! No body pays attention to those programs until March or later anyways.
If they went to a playoff format, you could still use the current BCS Bowls as the semi-final and final events. Just rotate them around every year. Both the school's an the corporations would get the same benefits. The colleges are just crying that it will extend the football season into basketball and baseball season. Waaah! No body pays attention to those programs until March or later anyways.
sickboy
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Originally Posted by bionicarm
http:///forum/post/3220100
That was evident when UT Austin got jumped by Oklahoma for the BCS Championship game last year. UT beats Oklahoma in the regular season, but ends up taking a back seat to them by some .02 point difference (or whatever it was).
It wasn't exactly that simple, you are forgetting about Tech's role in this as any of the 3 had a valid argument in the 3 way tie...
http:///forum/post/3220100
That was evident when UT Austin got jumped by Oklahoma for the BCS Championship game last year. UT beats Oklahoma in the regular season, but ends up taking a back seat to them by some .02 point difference (or whatever it was).
It wasn't exactly that simple, you are forgetting about Tech's role in this as any of the 3 had a valid argument in the 3 way tie...