Obviously I won't convince you but I can't see how it is wimpy when extra games are played to determine a true champion. Like I said before, if the best team doesn't win too bad for them.
RTR LC --- Tim Boozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of Steven Johnson > >Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 1:50 PM > >To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > >Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] What the hell... > > > > > >I wasn't aware we were talking about basketball. > >Sure, someone would have to decide what teams got > into > >a playoff, but let the coaches do it, they know > more > >about it than the computers or sportswriting hacks. > I > >just don't get how anyone could oppose a playoff, > like > >you said someone will get screwed this year but > that > >would be less likely if the coaches chose. > > > >RTR > >LC > > > Basketball has a tourney, football does not. It is a > valid comparison > whether you are aware of it or not. > > The coaches poll is included in the BCS formula. I > don't think you are going > to find a lot of people who would support the idea > if making the coaches > poll the ONLY criteria for choosing who plays in the > national championship > game of any expanded playoff, but you are certainly > welcome to try. > > Opposing a plyoff is very simple. I don't like wimpy > shit. If you don't win > your games during the season, on the field, then I > don't see why a coaches > poll or any BCS style formula should go give you a > second chance. You should > have taken care of business during the season, not > depend a second wimpy-ass > chance in a playoff. > > The BCS system works. Last year it matched the two > undefeateds in the > championship game and OSU won it and nobody bithched > or moaned. This year, > all 117 teams entered the season with the chance to > run the table and nobody > had what it takes to do it. So, in years like this, > or if there were 3 > legitimate undefeateds, then everybody starts > screaming for a playoff that > lets a bunch of teams that have absolutely no right, > due to their on the > field performance during the season, the opportunity > to have a wimpy-ass > second chance. > > The answer, in my opinion, is a "play-in," meaning > that if you have teams at > #2 and #3 in the BCS formula that are within a > reasonable distance of each > other, say 1.5 points, and have identical loss > records, then they would play > a game the week following the conference > chamionships and the winner of that > game would go to the championship game vs. #1 and > the loser would be #3 and > play in the #3 spot in the BCS formula. This way, in > years that it is not > needed, there is no play-in game and no crappy ass > team that didn't take > care of business during the year gets an opportunity > they don't deserve. In > years like this year, situations like the one we > have now are avoided "on > the field." > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
