[Husker] Re: husker Digest, Vol 7, Issue 485
Rod Wellman
gobigred66 at mac.com
Wed Dec 8 09:53:53 CST 2010
The arguments for a playoff system drive me crazy.
Division 1 football is unique now. It has tradition.
Division 2, 3 and NAIA are ending their seasons in their playoff system right now. Is that what you want? No bowls over the holidays?
Super conferences where you don't play half the teams in your conference, no bowl games, a playoff system where you force fans to travel to distant venues 2 or 3 or 4 weeks in a row. Yikes.
When ALL the things (traditions) that make college football unique are lost, I'll cease to be a college football fan.
Saying we have to have a playoff "just because everybody else does' is also hypocrisy.
Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.
On Dec 8, 2010, at 7:47 AM, Quinn Coldiron wrote:
> 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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> 1. Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Don Mares)
> 2. RE: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Skylar Dodds)
> 3. Re: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Don Mares)
> 4. Re: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Andy Knipp)
> 5. Re: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Jon Johnston)
> 6. Re: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Mike Nolan)
> 7. Re: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (David Strong)
> 8. RE: Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff (Don Rietsch)
>
>
> ----- 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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>> husker at tssi.com
>> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/husker
>>
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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.
>>
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> husker site list
> husker at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/husker
>
>
>
>
> ----- 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
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> ----- 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> David Strong
> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> husker site list
>> husker at tssi.com
>> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/husker
>>
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