Maybe Oregon as the winner of the Kenyan trials is accurate, but Illinois is more like the winner of the US trials (well, maybe not that bad). The Big Ten may have a great history, but it was certainly not one of the top two conferences this year.
--- "Mitchell S. Clair, Esq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > ===== Kelley Halliburton Trade Marketing Manager Human Kinetics Publishers Champaign, IL __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
