In the NCAA men's basketball, approximately half the bids are automatic and half are at-large. If we were to do this in football, we'd award 24 spots. Works...
Andy Goss
apg@...
Dec 3, 2000 8:41 am
1212
Just do a good playoff like I-AA, where Delaware is currently a semifinalist. DJB PS - My friend after reading Andy's post said shut up....
mrdavidjb@...
Dec 3, 2000 8:53 am
1213
... Sounds good to me. Of course anything makes more sense that what we have now, save perhaps what we had before now. I mean, if I'm Miami, I demand a ...
adam kittle
adamkittle@...
Dec 4, 2000 5:27 am
1214
By far the most sensible playoff system I've ever seen proposed is the following: http://slate.msn.com/tagteam/entries/00-10-23_91886.asp In short, it's an...
Joe Wright
jwright@...
Dec 4, 2000 7:24 am
1215
... What if you had two teams that went undefeated in the same conference. It's possible in conferences like the Big 10 and Pac 10. Suppose that two SEC teams...
David L. Goodman
dlgood@...
Dec 4, 2000 1:27 pm
1216
... I don't think any playoff tournament is about crowning the best team, it's about crowning a champion, which is a very different thing. That said, my ...
Joe Wright
jwright@...
Dec 4, 2000 4:27 pm
1217
... best ... you ... It's ... (Miami). I ... play ... And I believe that a football ... -again, what if they "can't win their conference" through no fault of...
David L. Goodman
dlgood@...
Dec 4, 2000 4:43 pm
1218
... It's ... (snip) The reason I prefer this system is I think ... And I believe that a football ... -again, what if they "can't win their conference" through...
David L. Goodman
dlgood@...
Dec 4, 2000 4:47 pm
1219
... Why not have 16 teams in the playoffs? The smaller divisions do it that way. If they can play that many games, why can't the bigger schools do the same?...
Haggai Elitzur
helitzur@...
Dec 4, 2000 5:01 pm
1220
"Why not have 16 teams in the playoffs? The smaller divisions do it that way. If they can play that many games, why can't the bigger schools do the same? It...
Hayden Hurst
hurstrh@...
Dec 4, 2000 5:28 pm
1221
Hey folks, Figured I'd try to drive traffic to the game on my site and get people to sign up for the Bowl Game pick 'em contest, Beat the Experts. It's at...
jqsmooth@...
Dec 4, 2000 7:24 pm
1222
... Not really. Perhaps you would want to hold the championship games one weekend earlier, but you don't have to. 16 teams is four rounds, which would take...
adam kittle
adamkittle@...
Dec 5, 2000 6:28 am
1223
01) I hope that whomever is broadcasting the World Cup paid attention to NBC's Olympice coverage or lack of and learn something from it. 02) What in the world...
Delano Barnes
ghostjam@...
Dec 7, 2000 2:25 am
1224
... I think that was a simple case of the quarterback having a brain fart. At least, I hope that wasn't the primary target on the play. ... Money, stupidity,...
adam kittle
adamkittle@...
Dec 7, 2000 4:51 am
1225
... Because Denny Neagle forgot to ask Darryl Kile what it was like???? DJB...
mrdavidjb@...
Dec 7, 2000 8:29 pm
1226
... will have to strangle ... I'm sorry, but Passions is a fine, fine show. ... Anthony de Jesus Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH "I don't know...
Anthony de Jesus
ard@...
Dec 7, 2000 10:16 pm
1227
maybe this belongs more in the Yahoo! Club - but it's here for now. ... Where X is some excruciatingly specific reference (especially pop culture), and X ends...
Matt Bruce
matt979@...
Dec 7, 2000 10:24 pm
1228
... want to pitch for Colorado? If you are an established veteran who has had qualified success against your hated enemy, why join them? Same reason...
Jason Keller
jak52@...
Dec 8, 2000 5:17 am
1229
... Opportunity to generate lucrative hitting statistics... for other players...
David L. Goodman
dlgood@...
Dec 8, 2000 12:54 pm
1230
... I also wonder if there's an implied excuse in pitching with the Rockies. You get a ton of money, stink, and they say "it's the altitude" and hope it...
Mark Coen
mjcoen@...
Dec 8, 2000 1:31 pm
1231
I'm probably preaching to the choir here, especially considering the number of dinosaurs on the collegiate quiz level. I just don't get the opposition to Chris...
Brick Barrientos
brick1414@...
Dec 9, 2000 10:37 am
1232
I essentially agree with Mr. Barrientos that Chris Weinke shouldn't be denied the Heisman because he's too old. On the other hand, I happen to believe he...
Andy Goss
apg@...
Dec 9, 2000 7:27 pm
1233
... If he's eligible to play in the NCAA in the first place, then there's no real reason to deny him the trophy. The best argument against him would be the ...
Matt Bruce
matt979@...
Dec 10, 2000 7:39 am
1234
... My understanding (and I could be way off, so feel free to correct me) is that you have until the age of 24 to use your 4 years of NCAA eligibility. You can...
Mark Coen
mjcoen@...
Dec 10, 2000 4:31 pm
1235
While watching the Florida State-Maryland game this year, the announcers said after a Weinke completion, "That was an NFL-quality pass." I yelled at the TV,...
Arthur J. Fleming
ajflemi@...
Dec 10, 2000 4:45 pm
1236
... Personally, I think that we can, especially in something like the Heisman, put too much emphasis on how good the team is. The Heisman is for the best ...
adam kittle
adamkittle@...
Dec 10, 2000 8:24 pm
1237
... My understanding (equally fallible) is that you have 4 years (except you can redshirt once--twice in weird cases) from when you first enroll in college....
Joe Wright
jwright@...
Dec 10, 2000 9:29 pm
1238
... of ... Although a Heisman for LT would have been a great capstone to the Coach Fran era in Fort Worth, I wouldn't go so far as to call him "their offense"....
Brian M. Hight
brio99@...
Dec 11, 2000 1:55 am
1239
... 18-year-old ... His older mind and body may be an advantage. All, I'm saying is why exclude from award consideration for this particular advantage, as ...
Brick Barrientos
brick1414@...
Dec 11, 2000 12:57 pm
1240
What people also do not point out is that most players go straight from HS. While Weinke miught have been older and more mature, he had also been out of ...
