May
2008
So, the big news over the week for college football fans was a swift kick in the nuts with the BCS announcing that they are lame and totally clueless by rejecting a 4 team playoff system. Of course, the BCS is a boon for all of the idiots fans who love to preserve the “sanctity of the regular season,” but for smart folks like the rest of us, it’s been an experiment that has been a FAIL of epic proportions.
The article also has some awesomely ridiculous quotes as spewed from the gasbag moutholes of the committee members:
“After a very thorough, very good discussion among the group, we have decided that because we feel at this time the BCS is in an unprecedented state of health, we feel it’s never been healthier during its first decade, we have made a decision to move forward in the next cycle with the current format,” Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford said.
“Unprecedented state of health” eh? Of course, by “unprecedented state of health,” John Swofford meant “we make money now, we likey money, I likey sexy with pretty ‘massage therapist’ that BCS buy me.” I mean, honestly, even congress, who everyone can agree to hate, has essentially condemned the BCS system. Of course, that means a whole lot coming from the home of the gasbags, but sometimes it takes one to know one.
So, the BCS looks to be around until 2014, that is unless people like Mike Slive walk over to Jim Delany’s office and ask for their balls back (which consequently, Delany keeps in glass jars on his desk), at which point, the BCS “experiment” could be ended much sooner. Could you imagine if the SEC didn’t compete in it? From where could they possibly get their champions? I suppose they could give it to Sweatervest every year.
Ohio State Sucks.
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I could say alot about how f’ed up the BCS is but I will just say this.
BCS Sucks.
Who wears sweatervests anyways, douchbag
I got so pissed when I listened to some of the lame ass excuses for not exploring the possibility of a playoff I went searching for my Cosell Bricks.
How about not wanting the season to span 2 semesters/quarters. Pretty sure alot of schools are in session by Jan 8th when they are having the championship game. Football is a year around sport anyway. Not many of thier “reasons” made any sense to me.
I do have to say that at least the SEC presented the possibility.
Mike Delaney likes little boys.
I don’t think it can be mentioned enough that the 1-AA season was completely over, Championship Game and all, before Division 1-A had their very first Bowl Game. I don’t see how any argument against a playoff system can’t be answered by simply pointing to 1-AA. The season is much shorter when comparing Bowls vs. Playoffs, thus affecting academics less. I don’t understand what extra burden would be placed on a school like USC or Tennessee over a school like Appy State, who has a fraction of the budget of the big boys.
How are regular season games diminished with a playoff? UT was 5-6 in 2005 but 1 play away (Cory Anderson WTF!?!?!?) from beating Alabama. Beating Alabama is always awesome, no matter if UT is undefeated or….unwinned.
Also, if it is in an “Unprecedented state of health” why do they need to tweak it every year?
Alex, I just got a memo from Jim Delany asking me to kick you in the nuts for using the term “1-AA” instead of “Football Championship Subdivision.” Of course, I took the letter, turned that som’bitch sideways and stuck it straight up his candy ass (too old a reference?), but you know… the directive was supposed to be there… or something.
Yeah I did that on purpose, and thank you for not editing it like SOME blogs do. The whole switch from 1-A and 1-AA was stupid and unnecessary, so much so that years after the switch (and for the foreseable future) they still have to refer to it as “formerly 1-AA.” Hey, NCAA, what’s the C stand for in BCS, eh?!
Reading the in Knoxville John Adams Idiotic Writings….I mean, the News Sentinel, I saw some funny stuff:
“There’s a strong sense in that room of the slippery slope view that there’s never been a collegiate or professional playoff that’s stopped at four teams,” Delany said.
Well, gosh, what could be worse?
“The seeded model (the plus-1) looked like a playoff, and we don’t think a playoff is in the best interest of college football,” Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese.
WTF? First of all, seeding the top 8 teams and picked 1 vs. 2 for the championship is already a playoff, just a 1-game playoff. Second, how can it not be in the best interest of college football when 1-AA, Division II and Division III, plus high school, NFL, CFL, Arena League, Grasshoppers, Midgets, soccer, and pretty much everything having to do with feet and balls has a playoff system?
Never too old jon. Jim Tressel sucks, so does Mo Clarrett.
This just in … Roger Clemens had a 7 year, 3-way affair with Jim Delany and a small donkey named “Speedy.”
Speedy likes the BCS.
What a Jackass…