tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10205805.post116543949117533001..comments2023-10-09T10:54:03.005-05:00Comments on Whitehall: From the Halls of MiscellaneaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10205805.post-77679852991815645492006-12-19T00:05:00.000-05:002006-12-19T00:05:00.000-05:00A playoff won't happen, thank God, because the col...A playoff won't happen, thank God, because the college presidents won't wear it. The reason for that is not because of the impact on the players (the champions of the other NCAA divisions, which do have playoffs, already manage to have a season as long as that of most NFL teams) but on the student body as a whole. During rivalry weeks at big state schools (e.g. Auburn-Alabama, FSU-U. of Florida, Texas-Texas A&M) normal academic life comes to a screeching halt. Forget about assigning papers, holding exams, or even getting anybody to show up to lectures for that whole time, and--in the event of a win--much of the following week. Extend the postseason far into January, as a playoff would necessitate, and for the successful university you could pretty much stick a fork in the first half of spring quarter.<br /><br />Personally I say: bring back the Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl! The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl just ain't doin' it for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10205805.post-1165516279957154022006-12-07T13:31:00.000-05:002006-12-07T13:31:00.000-05:00This is the best post I've read on here in a long ...This is the best post I've read on here in a long time. Very, very good.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448614578294075721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10205805.post-1165465346235800362006-12-06T23:22:00.000-05:002006-12-06T23:22:00.000-05:00Fr. T,"The bowls are the only true post-season the...Fr. T,<BR/><BR/>"The bowls are the only true post-season there is anymore. What masquerades as 'post-season' in MLB, the NFL, and the NBA is really the only part of the regular season that really counts."<BR/><BR/>Wrong comparison. Both the regular season and the NCAA Tournament matter in college basketball. March Madness is exceedingly popular. <BR/><BR/>Having a 8 or 16 team football tourney would only add to the water cooler conversations. Suspect Big East teams like Louisville and Rutgers would either prove themselves or be exposed as pretenders. The SEC would no longer be penalized for being the best conference with the most quality teams. The Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 10 would finally know what it is like to have to play difficult games for more that one week at a time.<BR/><BR/>Jason Kranzuschaxegrinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541820431425577403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10205805.post-1165446408023694392006-12-06T18:06:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:06:00.000-05:00You make a good argument. I honestly liked the ol...You make a good argument. I honestly liked the old system before the BCS, when e.g. the SEC champion automatically went to the Sugar Bowl and half of all D-1 teams didn't go to bowls (32 bowl games!). It's also interesting to note that bowl games used to be considered exhibition games, like the ones that college b'ball teams play against the likes of EASports. <BR/>As a former prof., though, it's all beer and circuses now and it all makes my stomach turn. Watching all college sports makes me feel like Augustine's friend Alypius trying to resist his temptation to watch games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10205805.post-1165441772033400932006-12-06T16:49:00.000-05:002006-12-06T16:49:00.000-05:00Yea bowl games! Boo playoffs! You always rally m...Yea bowl games! Boo playoffs! You always rally me to your cause, Thorpus! And, "Go Dawgs!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com