[Husker] Colorado Series

[Dave Ratchford]

Well I certainly agree about the football selection committee. It is run by the BCS, a business funded by ESPN.  It's selection for bowls and now playoff have always been driven by profit. But I guess I'm going to continue to hope that the NCAA is different.  It is a non-profit with a mission of fairness.  I dont have as much of the negative feelings toward the NCAA that many people do.  They have a tough job. I hope that one day the member schools will vote to have the NCAA administer a football tournament as well. But I should give the BCS a chance and see how they do with their 4 team playoff. 

Dave

On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:51 AM, nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan) wrote:

>> Mike... What do you mean? I may be very naive it sounds like. I 
>> guess i've always thought that the bball tourney selection committee 
>> really did try to get the most deserving teams in. Is it because 
>> they keep expanding the field?  I'm genuinely interested in your 
>> take on this.
> 
> The basketball selection committee doesn't disclose its methods 
> or reasoning. But every year the pundits make a list of which 
> team(s) got snubbed the worsst by the committee.  
> 
> Now look at how much money the NCAA makes by selling the rights
> to the tournament, and ask if they have sold their soul for TV
> money over the years.  Am I the only one who believes 70 or
> more teams is in the cards in the next few years?  
> 
> The football playoffs committee is limited to 4 teams
> and thus will be subject to a lot more complaints about errors.
> 
> Are they going to be able to keep their inner deliberations secret?  
> 
> And if ESPN hints that they'd really like some team in the playoffs 
> that has a good but not necessarily faultless pedigree over some 
> other team with similar credentials, will the committee secretly
> grant ESPN's wish?   
> --
> Mike Nolan