tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post3797292479089290912..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: College Football Playoff Objections AnsweredNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-56913654057268699292009-10-24T09:09:10.100-07:002009-10-24T09:09:10.100-07:00it depends on your age, janisfran. to me, the bcs ...it depends on your age, janisfran. to me, the bcs whining, er, debate, is just a distraction from wondering how a name as amusing as the astro-bluebonnet bowl could have been abandoned.big bad wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-20916996917588468022009-10-24T08:09:56.605-07:002009-10-24T08:09:56.605-07:00Isn't arguing abut the legitimacy of the BCS o...Isn't arguing abut the legitimacy of the BCS one of the important national seasonal markers? I think I'd miss it.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-60169380468647908182009-10-22T21:13:18.623-07:002009-10-22T21:13:18.623-07:00shaun, if you are a cranky old dude, so am i. the ...shaun, if you are a cranky old dude, so am i. the bowls work perfectly well. thirty or so schools end the year with a win, and double that and their fans have a trip at the end of the year, only a couple of which end in shreveport equivalents. and even shreveport is a change of pace.<br /><br />why should the ascertaining, through an imperfect system, of the identity of the "best" college football team matter at all? more interesting and beautiful, as shaun says, and perhaps also a better life lesson, to let several teams have a claim and a million arguments bloom. imaginary national championships for each school---a goal we can support.big bad wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-45984887133484224462009-10-22T12:45:50.905-07:002009-10-22T12:45:50.905-07:00Umm, "everyone" doesn't want a playo...Umm, "everyone" doesn't want a playoff. I, for instance, don't. A playoff would ultimately settle nothing. Somebody who thinks they should be in will be out or someone will win a game on a bad call - real or percieved - or, well, yada yada. Too many teams, too many variables.<br /><br />Dump the BCS, forget the playoff and let college football operate the way it did for a century or so - with the old polls and interminable arguements. It's part of the beauty of the game.<br /><br />Or maybe I'm just a nostalgic old cranky dude now...Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000043157715554910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-51938203056330491652009-10-22T11:46:39.454-07:002009-10-22T11:46:39.454-07:00I mean, no reason not to keep that -- bowls can pi...I mean, no reason not to keep that -- bowls can pick their favorite game in the quarters or hold out for a later round.<br /><br />It doesn't really solve the problem of Utah or Boise State, but it is at least better.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455880918686612254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-91494941406883131812009-10-22T11:24:28.687-07:002009-10-22T11:24:28.687-07:00The bowls like picking their teams. There's fr...The bowls like picking their teams. There's frequently speculation that they pick teams to a certain extent based on their ability to draw fans. If Wisconsin plays Oregon in a playoff match in New Orleans, how many alumni would make the trip?Nick Beaudrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794690208464883973noreply@blogger.com