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      BCS supporters criticize Obama’s plan to implement a playoff for college football

      November 18, 2008 /

      Okay, so not everybodylikes Barack Obama’s plan to implement a playoff system into college football:

      “I am extremely delighted that he is our president and excited that he is going to lead our nation,” Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said. “I am disappointed that there isn’t more full discussion before he comes to a conclusion on this. I would hope only that the leader of our country would take under full consideration all the aspects.

      “The simple solution is easy to state. We’re not in charge of a professional league where we have the entertainment value to consider. That should be fully considered. This isn’t something you should make a rash decision about.”

      Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told the New York Times over the weekend: “I think it’s that time of year. Whether it’s the president-elect or college football coaches or fans debating it, the First Amendment is alive and well.”

      “Certainly it’s an important issue for college football and colleges. Where does it stand in the list of challenges we have in America today? I would say it’s not very high.”

      Obama’s comments have added weight not only because he is about to become leader of the free world. His vice president has been a strident BCS critic. Around the time the Senate Judiciary Committee convened hearings on the BCS in 2003 Joe Biden called the BCS system “rigged” and “un-American”.

      It was the threat of hearings in 2005 that prompted the commissioners to add an additional BCS bowl and loosen the qualification standards for non-BCS teams.

      “I’m concerned about it,” Beebe said of Obama. “Obviously he is in a powerful position. If it makes people think along those lines without fully considering all the ramifications, that’s the main thing. A one-game single elimination type playoff works well for the NFL, it works well for our basketball championship but it doesn’t mean you end up with the best team winning it all.”

      All of the above comments can fit into one translation:

      “Listen Obama, we’re all making a crap load of money with the way the current format is set up. It’s not about the fans that line our pockets with luscious money – it’s about the luscious money. So how about you shut your damn mouth and keep things the way they are, huh?”

      College Football

      Rodriguez tells Michigan fans to “get a life”

      November 18, 2008 /

      Facing the prospect of losing nine games, including a possible fifth-straight loss to arch-rival Ohio State, Michigan fans are in a sour mood. Naturally, some of them having been taking out their frustrations on their new coach. Rich Rodriguez is feeling the heat.

      Heading into his first Michigan-Ohio State game — where the Wolverines are expected to extend their dubious record with a ninth loss — he tried to deliver a message to fans who have lost touch.

      “It’s amazing some of the things that people would say (on a message board) or yell at you of a personal nature,” Rodriguez said Monday. “You almost want to tell them, `Get a life.’

      “There’s a whole lot bigger problems. Look at the economy.”

      College football’s winningest team has tumbled like the stock market, losing a school-record eight games and getting beat a Michigan Stadium-record five times at home.

      For the first time since 1974, the Wolverines will be relegated to watching bowl games.

      The 10th-ranked Buckeyes are favored to beat their rivals on Saturday at home by 19 points, matching the largest spread in series history, and win at least a share of the Big Ten title for the fourth year in a row.

      Hey Rich – welcome to big-time college football. What did you expect when you abandoned West Virginia and signed your huge contact?

      College Football

      Syracuse fires head coach Greg Robinson

      November 17, 2008 /

      The University of Syracuse has canned head coach Greg Robinson after yet another disastrous season for the Orange football program.

      Greg RobinsonThe Orange have been outscored 300-169 in 2008.

      Under Robinson, though, the Orange got worse. Robinson’s first team went 1-10, the first time since Syracuse began playing football in 1889 that it lost 10 games. There have been few, if any signs, of improvement since.

      The team’s poor performance under Robinson, who has had three offensive coordinators in his four seasons, also has hurt financially. In 21 homes games over Robinson’s first three seasons, more than 260,000 seats were not sold.

      In April, the school newspaper, The Daily Orange, reported that the football team lost money in 2006 for the first time since 1995, when athletic departments were first required to report their finances to the government.

      Average attendance fell to a 21-year low in 2007, and attendance numbers are again abysmal this season. Only 27,549 turned out for Pittsburgh in September, the smallest Carrier Dome crowd in 22 years.

      Somebody has to turn that program around because Syracuse has got too much great history to be one of the laughingstocks in college football. The problem is that they’re losing the recruiting battle because no player wants to play for Syracuse anymore.

      Too bad Jim Brown didn’t have any coaching experience because at least he would whip some players into shape. The ‘Cuse players would win out of fear of getting their ass kicked by Jim Brown.

      College Football

      Beanie Wells has hops

      November 17, 2008 /

      It’s amazing how trends develop in football. For example: players leaping over each other. I’ve seen it so many times that I’m almost beginning to expect a running back or wide receiver to leap over a defender to gain an extra couple of yards.

      Here’s the latest example of a player jumping over a defender as Beanie Wells does his Superman impression in leaping over an Illinois’ defensive back in the Buckeyes’ 30-20 victory last Saturday.

      Love the music. And as long as defensive backs are going to keep trying to tackle players low, I think we’ll see more plays like this.

      College Football, Video

      Barack Obama reiterates his support for a college football playoff

      November 17, 2008 /

      President-elect Barack Obama appeared on “60 Minutes” tonight, and once again stated that he supports the idea of a college football playoff.

      Q: As President of the United States, what can you do, or what do you plan to do about getting a college football playoff for the National Championship?

      BO: This is important. I think any sensible person would say that if you’ve got a bunch of teams that have played throughout the season, and many of them have one loss or two losses – there’s no clear, decisive winner – that we should be creating a playoff system. Eight teams. That would be three rounds to determine a national champion. It would add three extra weeks to the season, you could trim back on the regular season. I don’t know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this, so I’m going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it’s the right thing to do.

      The question about the college football playoff is at the 2:50 mark.


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      If all an Obama first term brings us is a college football playoff, it will be considered a succes, at least in the world of sports.

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