Every year around this time people start shouting from the hills about how a college football playoff system will make everything better. It isn't fair with the current setup. Too many teams don't get a fair shot at the BCS title game. While the system is far from perfect, my answer to you is: GET OVER IT.
Do you really want it to be like college basketball where nobody cares about the "big games" in the regular season? If your school loses a "big game" do they still have a great chance at making the tournament? Of course they do. That doesn't happens in college football. And be honest, come February how many of you are overly fired up about college hoops? Conference tournaments that are just money makers and dont' really prove anything either? You just want to skip ahead to March and fill out your bracket, you could care less about any regular season game.
Now look at the last 2 weeks of the college football season as a fan. No from your spot of trying to make everything perfect and fix college football. Oklahoma St. just lost a dramatic game in overtime to knock it from the BCS #2 spot. Alabama still has to play Auburn. LSU still has to play Arkansas. Oregon plays USC tonight. And don't forget 1 loss Oklahoma still has to play now 1 loss Oklahoma St. When did the end of the regular season mean this much in college basketball?
You can make every argument you want about a playoff. And you would be partially right. The BCS isn't perfect, but it gives the regular season meaning. You run the risk of demeaning Alabama vs. Arkansas, Michigan vs. Ohio State, etc. Just enjoy the drama that is unfolding here and stop clamoring for something else.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
A Lot to Talk About
Football season has finally ended for me (5-4 not a bad way to go out). Now I am experiencing some form of "Seasonal Depression." I love spending time with my girls but I find that as stressful as a season can be, I enjoy the rush of the competition everyday. But now I have time to catch up on my blog :)
1. First let's talk about the amazing season the Tigers just had. Baseball really is a game of inches, right? I mean who thought the Cardinals, who were left for dead 2 months ago, would win the World Series? So the Tigers really aren't that far off. Yes they could use a 2B. Yes they could get a little faster. Like all teams, they could use more bullpen depth (I don't freak out about the #5 starter as much as some fans. Name me one #5 starter who is really good anyway? If he was any good, he wouldn't be a #5). But they are really good, and really close. I don't expect much to happen this offseason from DD. The Tigers should bank on players like Boesch, Jackson, and Avila to continue their development, and if a tweak needs to be made then you do it at the trade deadline. Pitchers in catchers report in a mere 3 months.
2. Big Ten football is not really good compared to the rest of the country. Coming from someone who has won 8 games total in 2 years, I know how hard it is to win at whatever level of football it is (even if the media and fans don't). You're first Big Ten Championship game could feature Michigan, whose best win was over......Western Michigan? vs. Penn State, who beat Temple by a whopping 4 points. Again, it's not fair to criticize teams who are doing what they need to do to win. I just can't wait to hear the Michigan and Michigan State fans to start clamoring for "national respect." You don't deserve it.
3. The Lions' 6-2 start has everyone in the D fired up for a playoff run. Even their two losses, at home to Atlanta and San Francisco, aren't bad losses. They were competitive games vs. good football teams. With games against Green Bay (twice), at Chicago, at New Orleans, and the hated cross country trip to Oakland, fans can't expect the Lions to beat out the Pack for the NFC North title. Still, a 9 or 10 win season is not out of the question.
4. When the Red Wings started 5-0, I know we were all thinking "let's cruise control until the playoffs start." Happens every year. Now after they have lost 6 in a row, scorching their opponents for 6 goals during that span, does panic set in? I won't go that far. But it is very alarming.
Brian
1. First let's talk about the amazing season the Tigers just had. Baseball really is a game of inches, right? I mean who thought the Cardinals, who were left for dead 2 months ago, would win the World Series? So the Tigers really aren't that far off. Yes they could use a 2B. Yes they could get a little faster. Like all teams, they could use more bullpen depth (I don't freak out about the #5 starter as much as some fans. Name me one #5 starter who is really good anyway? If he was any good, he wouldn't be a #5). But they are really good, and really close. I don't expect much to happen this offseason from DD. The Tigers should bank on players like Boesch, Jackson, and Avila to continue their development, and if a tweak needs to be made then you do it at the trade deadline. Pitchers in catchers report in a mere 3 months.
2. Big Ten football is not really good compared to the rest of the country. Coming from someone who has won 8 games total in 2 years, I know how hard it is to win at whatever level of football it is (even if the media and fans don't). You're first Big Ten Championship game could feature Michigan, whose best win was over......Western Michigan? vs. Penn State, who beat Temple by a whopping 4 points. Again, it's not fair to criticize teams who are doing what they need to do to win. I just can't wait to hear the Michigan and Michigan State fans to start clamoring for "national respect." You don't deserve it.
3. The Lions' 6-2 start has everyone in the D fired up for a playoff run. Even their two losses, at home to Atlanta and San Francisco, aren't bad losses. They were competitive games vs. good football teams. With games against Green Bay (twice), at Chicago, at New Orleans, and the hated cross country trip to Oakland, fans can't expect the Lions to beat out the Pack for the NFC North title. Still, a 9 or 10 win season is not out of the question.
4. When the Red Wings started 5-0, I know we were all thinking "let's cruise control until the playoffs start." Happens every year. Now after they have lost 6 in a row, scorching their opponents for 6 goals during that span, does panic set in? I won't go that far. But it is very alarming.
Brian
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