[Husker] Re: husker Digest, Vol 7, Issue 485

Wed Dec 8 07:47:06 CST 2010

This argue against the playoffs drives me crazy.  This is division 1 football.  
Division 2, 3 and NAIA have been playing football with a playoff for like 
forever!  Using this logic, we should do away with the playoffs for those 
divisions, then.

And saying "think about the kids" is also hypocrisy. Look at basketball and 
baseball.  Those season run forever, and those kids miss way more school than 
football could even imagine.  Sometimes I wonder how the baseball players manage 
to go to class at all!

The bowls are not a reward for anybody but the sponsors and the bowl committees.

I'm tired of the current format and in my opinion a playoff can not come soon 
enough.

Quinn

-----------------------------
Quinn P. Coldiron

----- Original Message ----
From: Merlin Green <mgreen at nebraska.edu>
To: husker at tssi.com
Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 7:35:20 AM
Subject: [Husker] Re: husker Digest, Vol 7, Issue 485

>How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your senator-congressman
and/or
>start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN on ABC?

Please no playoffs ever.  You think it's mucked up now, wait to you get
this going.  some teams will be playing 17 or 18 games.  The pros talk
about how much damage a season of that length does to their bodies, think
what it does to a college age kid.  The elite teams would than get who
knows how many extra games and how much practice time over teams that don't
make the playoffs.  So rich would just get richer and the poor would
continue to slid.

I can just imagine what the bluebloods like USC, Texas, Miami & Florida
will say the first time they have to play a second week of December game in
Madison, or Ann Arbor or Lincoln.  The alternative to that is to have all
the games at warm weather sites.  Then you make fans of cold weather teams
travel long distances 3 to 4 times right during the holiday season.

The bowl system as least is a reward for the teams and fans.  The teams
come in 7-10 early, enjoy a little of the local culture and get to relax a
little.  With the playoffs, it would be fly in the day before, play the
game and back home immedietely.

The nuetral sites game will be in Texas, Floriday, Callifornia and other
sun belt states.  So even though nuetral they would tend to favor the
southern teams as far as location.

No play-off ever.

Merlin Green

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   4. Re: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Andy Knipp)
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----- Message from Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
16:35:34 -0600 -----

      To: “Husker List“ <husker at tssi.com>      

Subject: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a  
          playoff                              

Interesting article dreaming about a playoff.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-system-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610

I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't understand how we still
accept not having one.  I like most everything he says.  Although, I think
we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone screaming for a playoff
this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta bowl
withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9 Michigan State (11-1) and
#10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less deserving #13
Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS bowls.  This
article doesn't really stop that from happening but still gives those
deserving an opportunity to get in.

I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely, the first round is at
home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will travel to fill up
those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to be a part of
history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to host something major
every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets the national
championship just like we do today.  If you want, you can rotate and say 2
of them get to host the final four over what they do today although cotton
bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter how you slice it, this
is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement than we do now.
Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences that have an
automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship game.  If you wanted,
you could also require all teams are ranked within the final standings of
the bcs top 25.

Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar schedules.  They aren't
any
more or less significant than they are today.  It's a good tradition and
reward worth honoring.

The one major argument to this approach that I can envision is teams are
made up of college students.  They have to prepare for and play the biggest
games of their careers during finals week.  I think you could still make it
work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the final four on jan 1
and the national championship a week later.  This will give everyone an
extra week so the students get two weeks before their next game while they
are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get into the tournament a
chance to rest and heal up.

How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your senator-congressman and/or
start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN on ABC?

Don

----- Message from "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
16:47:27 -0600 -----

      To: "'"Husker List"'" <husker at tssi.com>    

Subject: RE: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a 
          playoff                                

First, let me say that I hope college football NEVER goes to a playoff.
College football is the best COMPLETE SEASON of any sport on any level.  A
loss in almost any other sport does not mean much by itself, but in college
football, it's everything.

In the NFL, if the Jets played in college football, last night's pasting
from the Pats would have meant their NC dreams are over and that game would
have a life or death atmosphere.  Instead, it's "Oh well, we got our tails
whipped, we'll fix things and move on".

In college basketball, regular season games rarely mean anything at all.
Maybe in the home stretch when it determines seeding for a conference
tourney or something, but that's even a yawner.  Yeah, you get 7 really
exciting games at the end of the year, but that's after 30 snooze-fests.

In college football, every game is live or die if you have a MNC hopeful
team.  Every game.  It's exciting, it's edge of your seat, it's everything
you could want from sports.  Yes, some teams that aren't anywhere in the
discussion have less exciting seasons, but there's college pride because
it's a local game that keeps them coming in those situations.  Plus,
they're
still playing to get to a decent bowl.  And don't say, "The other bowls
don't mean anything" because they DO mean something to the players.

Second, contacting your congressman is the worst thing you can do.  There
is
probably a list somewhere of people that should be involved in whether or
not college football should have a playoff and Congress is either not on
that list or at the VERY bottom.  Elected officials should not be trying to
control college football.  We've already got one corrupt organization
(NCAA)
controlling everything, we don't need 2.

--

Skylar

From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Don Mares
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:36 PM
To: "Husker List"
Subject: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff

Interesting article dreaming about a playoff.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-syst

em-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610

I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't understand how we still
accept not having one.  I like most everything he says.  Although, I think
we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone screaming for a playoff
this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta bowl
withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9 Michigan State (11-1) and
#10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less deserving #13
Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS bowls.  This
article doesn't really stop that from happening but still gives those
deserving an opportunity to get in.

I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely, the first round is at
home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will travel to fill up
those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to be a part of
history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to host something major
every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets the national
championship just like we do today.  If you want, you can rotate and say 2
of them get to host the final four over what they do today although cotton
bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter how you slice it, this
is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement than we do now.
Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences that have an
automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship game.  If you wanted,
you could also require all teams are ranked within the final standings of
the bcs top 25.

Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar schedules.  They aren't
any
more or less significant than they are today.  It's a good tradition and
reward worth honoring.

The one major argument to this approach that I can envision is teams are
made up of college students.  They have to prepare for and play the biggest
games of their careers during finals week.  I think you could still make it
work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the final four on jan 1
and the national championship a week later.  This will give everyone an
extra week so the students get two weeks before their next game while they
are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get into the tournament a
chance to rest and heal up.

How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your senator-congressman and/or
start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN on ABC?

Don
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----- Message from Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
16:54:14 -0600 -----

      To: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>      

      cc: "\"Husker List\"" <husker at tssi.com>    

Subject: Re: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a 
          playoff                                

Agreed...But don't you think anything more than one loss a year and even
that puts you in a very risky position to never make this field.

Don

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:

> First, let me say that I hope college football NEVER goes to a playoff.
> College football is the best COMPLETE SEASON of any sport on any level.
A
> loss in almost any other sport does not mean much by itself, but in
college
> football, it's everything.
>
>
>
> In the NFL, if the Jets played in college football, last night's pasting
> from the Pats would have meant their NC dreams are over and that game
would
> have a life or death atmosphere.  Instead, it's "Oh well, we got our
tails
> whipped, we'll fix things and move on".
>
>
>
> In college basketball, regular season games rarely mean anything at all.
> Maybe in the home stretch when it determines seeding for a conference
> tourney or something, but that's even a yawner.  Yeah, you get 7 really
> exciting games at the end of the year, but that's after 30 snooze-fests.
>
>
>
> In college football, every game is live or die if you have a MNC hopeful
> team.  Every game.  It's exciting, it's edge of your seat, it's
everything
> you could want from sports.  Yes, some teams that aren't anywhere in the
> discussion have less exciting seasons, but there's college pride because
> it's a local game that keeps them coming in those situations.  Plus,
> they're
> still playing to get to a decent bowl.  And don't say, "The other bowls
> don't mean anything" because they DO mean something to the players.
>
>
>
> Second, contacting your congressman is the worst thing you can do.  There
> is
> probably a list somewhere of people that should be involved in whether or
> not college football should have a playoff and Congress is either not on
> that list or at the VERY bottom.  Elected officials should not be trying
to
> control college football.  We've already got one corrupt organization
> (NCAA)
> controlling everything, we don't need 2.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Skylar
>
>
>
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
> Of
> Don Mares
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:36 PM
> To: "Husker List"
> Subject: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff
>
>
>
> Interesting article dreaming about a playoff.
>
>
>
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-syst

> em-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610
>
> I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't understand how we
still
> accept not having one.  I like most everything he says.  Although, I
think
> we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone screaming for a
playoff
> this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta bowl
> withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9 Michigan State (11-1) and
> #10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less deserving #13
> Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS bowls.  This
> article doesn't really stop that from happening but still gives those
> deserving an opportunity to get in.
>
> I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely, the first round is
at
> home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will travel to fill up
> those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to be a part of
> history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to host something major
> every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets the national
> championship just like we do today.  If you want, you can rotate and say
2
> of them get to host the final four over what they do today although
cotton
> bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter how you slice it,
this
> is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement than we do
now.
> Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences that have an
> automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship game.  If you
wanted,
> you could also require all teams are ranked within the final standings of
> the bcs top 25.
>
> Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar schedules.  They aren't
> any
> more or less significant than they are today.  It's a good tradition and
> reward worth honoring.
>
> The one major argument to this approach that I can envision is teams are
> made up of college students.  They have to prepare for and play the
biggest
> games of their careers during finals week.  I think you could still make
it
> work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the final four on jan
1
> and the national championship a week later.  This will give everyone an
> extra week so the students get two weeks before their next game while
they
> are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get into the tournament a
> chance to rest and heal up.
>
> How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your senator-congressman
and/or
> start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN on ABC?
>
> Don
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----- Message from Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010 22:56:53
+0000 (GMT) -----

      To: husker at tssi.com                        

Subject: Re: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a 
          playoff                                

For the first year or two. But then the TV $ dictates a 32 team field. Or
48.

On Dec 7, 2010, Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com> wrote:

Agreed...But don't you think anything more than one loss a year and even
that puts you in a very risky position to never make this field.

Don

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:

> First, let me say that I hope college football NEVER goes to a playoff.
> College football is the best COMPLETE SEASON of any sport on any level.
A
> loss in almost any other sport does not mean much by itself, but in
college
> football, it's everything.
>
>
>
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----- Message from Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
16:59:55 -0600 -----

      To: Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com>          

      cc: “Husker List“ <husker at tssi.com>        

Subject: Re: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a 
          playoff                                

For the 100th time - any playoff system that incorporates the bowls in
multiple rounds would screw every cold-weather team worse than they've been
screwed for the past 100 years.

Think about the logistics, dammit. Nebraska plays it's first round at home,
then the next ones on the road because somebody thought it'd be a good idea
to keep the BCS bowls happy?

You think a cold-weather team would ever win another national title?????

College football needs a playoff like a fish needs a bicycle.

Jon Johnston
Corn Nation

On Dec 7, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Don Mares wrote:

> Interesting article dreaming about a playoff.
>
>
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-system-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610

>
> I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't understand how we
still
> accept not having one.  I like most everything he says.  Although, I
think
> we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone screaming for a
playoff
> this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta bowl
> withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9 Michigan State (11-1) and
> #10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less deserving #13
> Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS bowls.  This
> article doesn't really stop that from happening but still gives those
> deserving an opportunity to get in.
>
> I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely, the first round is
at
> home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will travel to fill up
> those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to be a part of
> history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to host something major
> every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets the national
> championship just like we do today.  If you want, you can rotate and say
2
> of them get to host the final four over what they do today although
cotton
> bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter how you slice it,
this
> is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement than we do
now.
> Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences that have an
> automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship game.  If you
wanted,
> you could also require all teams are ranked within the final standings of
> the bcs top 25.
>
> Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar schedules.  They aren't
any
> more or less significant than they are today.  It's a good tradition and
> reward worth honoring.
>
> The one major argument to this approach that I can envision is teams are
> made up of college students.  They have to prepare for and play the
biggest
> games of their careers during finals week.  I think you could still make
it
> work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the final four on jan
1
> and the national championship a week later.  This will give everyone an
> extra week so the students get two weeks before their next game while
they
> are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get into the tournament a
> chance to rest and heal up.
>
> How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your senator-congressman
and/or
> start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN on ABC?
>
> Don
> _______________________________________________
> husker site list
> husker at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/husker

----- Message from Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
17:03:13 -0600 (CST) -----

      To: jon.johnston at gmail.com (Jon Johnston)  

      cc: “Husker List“ <husker at tssi.com>        

Subject: Re: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a 
          playoff                                

> For the 100th time - any playoff system that incorporates the bowls in
multiple rounds would screw every cold-weather team worse than they've been
screwed for the past 100 years.
>
> Think about the logistics, dammit. Nebraska plays it's first round at
home, then the next ones on the road because somebody thought it'd be a
good idea to keep the BCS bowls happy?

So make BOTH teams play at least 750 miles from home.  Like that's going
to happen!
--
Mike Nolan

----- Message from David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
15:11:52 -0800 (PST) -----

      To: “Husker List“ <husker at tssi.com>, Don Mares                
          <donmares at gmail.com>                                      

Subject: Re: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff          

I'm with you Don.  Anything that will get rid of the money-driven farce
that exists right now is great.  I am a contributor to the Playoff Pac and
will support just about any fair effort to lean on anyone, academic,
politic, etc who can influence a change.  All the propaganda that the BCS
has spent huge money to float...bad for the players, lessens the regular
season, can't be done logistically, will kill the other bowls, etc. etc. is
all just that...propaganda.  Bought and paid for to protect the money cow.

But all wishful thinking I'm afraid, as long as the money keeps rolling in,
no reason to change on their own.  Gonna need an organized effort to make
it happen.

Dave

--- On Tue, 12/7/10, Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff
> To: "“Husker List“" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 5:35 PM
> Interesting article dreaming about a
> playoff.
>
>
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-system-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610

>
> I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't
> understand how we still
> accept not having one.  I like most everything he
> says.  Although, I think
> we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone
> screaming for a playoff
> this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta
> bowl
> withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9
> Michigan State (11-1) and
> #10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less
> deserving #13
> Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS
> bowls.  This
> article doesn't really stop that from happening but still
> gives those
> deserving an opportunity to get in.
>
> I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely,
> the first round is at
> home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will
> travel to fill up
> those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to
> be a part of
> history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to
> host something major
> every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets
> the national
> championship just like we do today.  If you want, you
> can rotate and say 2
> of them get to host the final four over what they do today
> although cotton
> bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter
> how you slice it, this
> is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement
> than we do now.
> Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences
> that have an
> automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship
> game.  If you wanted,
> you could also require all teams are ranked within the
> final standings of
> the bcs top 25.
>
> Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar
> schedules.  They aren't any
> more or less significant than they are today.  It's a
> good tradition and
> reward worth honoring.
>
> The one major argument to this approach that I can envision
> is teams are
> made up of college students.  They have to prepare for
> and play the biggest
> games of their careers during finals week.  I think
> you could still make it
> work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the
> final four on jan 1
> and the national championship a week later.  This will
> give everyone an
> extra week so the students get two weeks before their next
> game while they
> are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get
> into the tournament a
> chance to rest and heal up.
>
> How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your
> senator-congressman and/or
> start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN
> on ABC?
>
> Don
> _______________________________________________
> husker site list
> husker at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/husker
>

----- Message from "Don Rietsch" <drr at livgenmi.com> on Tue, 7 Dec 2010
18:45:58 -0500 -----

      To: "'David Strong'" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>, "'"Husker List"'" 
<husker at tssi.com>, "'Don Mares'"      

          <donmares at gmail.com>                                                  

Subject: RE: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff                        

I have a better idea.  Get rid of the stupid ranking system all together.
Then a team and its fans will all feel great about an 11-3 season instead
of
threatening suicide, firing the coach, firing the OC, slitting their
wrists,
beating their wives, kicking their dogs, etc.  Make college football what
it
was invented to be; A GAME.  There will be just as much money to go around
with the bowl games.  Let the major bowls pick the match ups on a rotating
basis.

Note:  I'm not kidding and I know full well some on this list will respond
with "This is the dumbest thing I have read on this list since......!!!

Drietsch70

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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 6:12 PM
To: “Husker List“; Don Mares
Subject: Re: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff

I'm with you Don.  Anything that will get rid of the money-driven farce
that
exists right now is great.  I am a contributor to the Playoff Pac and will
support just about any fair effort to lean on anyone, academic, politic,
etc
who can influence a change.  All the propaganda that the BCS has spent huge
money to float...bad for the players, lessens the regular season, can't be
done logistically, will kill the other bowls, etc. etc. is all just
that...propaganda.  Bought and paid for to protect the money cow.

But all wishful thinking I'm afraid, as long as the money keeps rolling in,
no reason to change on their own.  Gonna need an organized effort to make
it
happen.

Dave

--- On Tue, 12/7/10, Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Don Mares <donmares at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff
> To: "“Husker List“" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 5:35 PM
> Interesting article dreaming about a
> playoff.
>
>
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-syst

em-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610
>
> I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't
> understand how we still
> accept not having one.  I like most everything he
> says.  Although, I think
> we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone
> screaming for a playoff
> this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta
> bowl
> withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9
> Michigan State (11-1) and
> #10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less
> deserving #13
> Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS
> bowls.  This
> article doesn't really stop that from happening but still
> gives those
> deserving an opportunity to get in.
>
> I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely,
> the first round is at
> home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will
> travel to fill up
> those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to
> be a part of
> history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to
> host something major
> every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets
> the national
> championship just like we do today.  If you want, you
> can rotate and say 2
> of them get to host the final four over what they do today
> although cotton
> bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter
> how you slice it, this
> is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement
> than we do now.
> Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences
> that have an
> automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship
> game.  If you wanted,
> you could also require all teams are ranked within the
> final standings of
> the bcs top 25.
>
> Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar
> schedules.  They aren't any
> more or less significant than they are today.  It's a
> good tradition and
> reward worth honoring.
>
> The one major argument to this approach that I can envision
> is teams are
> made up of college students.  They have to prepare for
> and play the biggest
> games of their careers during finals week.  I think
> you could still make it
> work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the
> final four on jan 1
> and the national championship a week later.  This will
> give everyone an
> extra week so the students get two weeks before their next
> game while they
> are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get
> into the tournament a
> chance to rest and heal up.
>
> How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your
> senator-congressman and/or> start an online petition of signatures and present 
>to ESPN
> on ABC?
>
> Don
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