I like your analogy, and would like to take it a step further. Oregon is the guy who won the Kenyan trials in 2:10 and Illinois was the 2:12 winner of the ethiopian trials at altitude (being that they are from the 2 best conferences) and LSU is the surprise winner of the always tough Japanese trials. Shouldn't they all be able to run at the games? -----Original Message----- From: Keenan Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:04 AM Subject: t-and-f: Olympic Trials/BS (whoops, I mean BCS)
>yeah, that's right. I am going to talk about football. It relates to the >whole Olympic Trials winner vs. time qualifier argument so it is not >totally off topic. Plus, this list is hosted by the University of Oregon >and I'm sure they don't care if I bash the BS (I mean BCS) for a while. > >If a 26 point butt kicking doesn't prove that you are a better team then >what does? It is absolutely ridiculous that Nebraska is going to the >Rose Bowl when they are not even the best team in their conference. No >fancy computer formulas needed, Colorado beat them where it really >counts, HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION. Then Colorado beat Texas. When you >think of who is playing the best right now, you have to be under the >influence of some sort of illegal chemicals if you do not inlcude >Colorado in the top two somewhere. This brings me to my point about the >Olympic Trials. Nebraska is the guy who ran 2:09 on some parking lot >course in Chicago or Europe or wherever. The Olympic Trials (Big 12 >playoffs) roll around and the 2:09 guy gets beat by a few guys who know >when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, and know when to run >(Colorado). What this really shows is who can run (play football) when >it is all on the line, be it an Olympic team spot or a berth in the Big >12 Championship game. Sure, this 2:09 guy can run whatever kind of fast >times he wants in off years and the cagey competitor may get beat a few >times, let's say he might win 10 races and only lose 2 (perhaps because >of the 2nd toughest schedule in the country), but when it comes down to >it the gamer will win when it counts and the 2:09 guy will make excuses >and/or rely on some messed up computer formula. > >
