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Before I went to VT and became a huge fan, I loved the BCS. The reason being was that I loved the fact that with one loss, usually your season is done. It made CFB so dramatic. I remember all kinds of games (Fresno/USC comes to mind) when #1 almost fell to a huge underdog. I also knew that the BCS was better for college football than previous systems. People forget that at times #1 did not play #2. What a disappointment that would be. I did not want to see the BCS go- especially for a scenario where 2/3 loss teams could get in a 16 team playoff. I wanted drama.
Now, after VT, I want a 16 team playoff. I want conference champions to get in. I want VT to get a national championship. And, like it or not, the possibility of going 14-0 is far less likely than getting hot in the playoffs and winning. I kind of cringe when I say that. That isn't what college football used to be - but it is what we are going towards. The 4 team playoff, while I like the fact that being undefeated is the only way to ensure a ticket - I think it will fall flat on its face. The #5 team will cause too big of a stink and the playoff will be expanded.
It did it's job and, much more often than not, it got it right. I think the playoff we're going to next year is actually a regression. Instead of using 140 or so human voters plus 8 computer algorithms to build an actual consensus on who the best teams are, we're going to have 13 people locked in a conference room to decide among themselves which four teams should get to play for the national title. That's a big step backward, I think.
seconded. don't mind the references but also never seen the appeal.
I thought overall it was a good system. Flawed, but good. People are always going to be pissed about being left out one way or another. People think the bias was bad in the BCS era, wait until an even smaller number of people decide who the "best" 4 teams are in the country.
It did a decent job at figuring out the most deserving teams to play in the National Championship. The big drawback is that the most deserving and the "best" were always different teams.
I could be swayed either way into liking it, or hating it. But as a fan of the game, it was something that we just had to deal with for the last 14 years.
ahh to be young and on a hardcore roadtrip. . .
am i the only one who (braces for downvotes) isnt all that in to dr who?
well, quit being so lazy. get yer ass up and drive to texas!
Oh man, we're in danger of starting another Mexican food rant... speaking of it though the only place in El Paso I remember the name of is Avila's (Spelling could be wrong). I had a great time there and food was very good. But I would say vendors and family food is still the best. Anyway a good recommendation for anyone that will be making it out there.
Hiking in the Franklins is pretty cool as well if you have the time.
Journell must be pissed right now. Playing in a bowl game that's minutes from Mexico (all the drugs you could want) and he's not on the team.
I'm from Northern Nevada. I used to drive from Blacksburg to my home non-stop in 36 hours only spending money on gas and food. Did the cross-country trip 13 times in total with 6 being non-stop. You could just make El Paso within 24 hours. Get on I-40 to Little Rock and then follow the interstates down in increments of 10. I-40 to I-30, I-30 to I-20, I-20 to I-10. I used to leave around 3pm drive all night and hit somewhere around Albuquerque in 24 hours, so your plan is still doable.
The first time I had to get back to my brother's wedding and I had no money for plane ticket. I priced out gas and figured I would sleep in my car but I just kept driving. It was A LOT cheaper than the plane ticket. Other times I had friends along as well.
That's exactly how I would select the 4 playoff participants if we had that system this year. That would make for a pretty exciting playoff!
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To better our beloved University
I wanted to go to the Bowl game but after seeing that it is 1800 miles from where i live...I'm like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQFBz3tp8YU
This year that would be FSU, Auburn, Michigan State, and Stanford.
I'd be ok with that.
Comparing baseball doesn't fly. Baseball doesn't draw nearly as big as football, and the WS usually means up to four home playoff games for one team, all sellouts. In Fenway's case, that's up to 140,000 fans in a week's time.
FCS is still subjective in how they select teams, and they still have snubs just like March Madness.
BOOM! Yet another thing we beat UVA at.
As a recently graduated student/young single person without a family, bowl destinations requiring plane tickets and hotels are the toughest to finance.
We'd usually spend a day driving to a destination, that night exploring the local bar scene, the next day tailgating/watching football, then drive home the following day.
Jefferson will DEFINITELY be a corner. He can turn on a dime, and has great breaking speed, a lot like Facyson.
I agree with conference Champs - Keep the BCS rankings and make it a four team playoff with the four highest ranked conference champs.
It looks like Bud learned from Maryland. He had a spy on Watford in the UVA game.
You're completely right regarding the complaints by the schools being left out. Outside of FSU and Auburn, the other two team were a total toss up. Everyone assumes that Bama would have gotten in, but their resume is shit compared to Stanford's. And would the champion of the 5th best conference in football (Michigan State) really get in over the champion from the 2nd best (Stanford)? My prediction is that the playoffs will expand to 8 teams within a few years, but in the meantime, there are going to be some intense debates regarding who gets in.