Mark Cuban is apparently trying to fix the college football playoff system.
There is a lot of talk of expanding teams in both the nfl and mlb.
The playoffs is a hot topic of sorts
College Football
This is not new. There have been debate and outcry concerning playoff for years upon years.
The last two years, it has been pretty clear. (Though, i suppose Boise St or TCU could have made a case last year or this).
But, there was the year Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all finished with one loss, exchanging losses with each other... with OU getting in, despite losing to UT...
Or how about Utah's undefeated season a few years back?
Certainly a playoff is needed if we want a true champion
Bowls
Let's not get rid of bowl games. Bowl games are great! They're tradition. They set up some fun stuff and give teams something to shoot for. And when a team finally makes a bowl game or returns to a bowl game it gives fans, alumni, students something to cheer for... and something to do.
But let's get back to the old system instead of all the set conference match-ups... and let's eliminate some of the bowls, there are too many, making bowl-eligibility irrelevant or unimportant.
small-schools vs cash cows
This isn't just about under dogs, though it is. The big name schools will always get more clout and recognition from the media. And often the biggest hindrance a team has is their pre-season ranking.
No, this is about money. Notre Dame will go to a big bowl if they were even half-way decent. Ohio St gets to go always.
This only lets those schools become even more popular, more famous and perpetuates them as good teams. Give others a chance.
And especially let the small schools play. They deserve a chance... and the fan want to see it.
Ohio St
Of all schools to claim another team doesn't deserve to play for a championship game, Ohio St is the one who can't say anything. Or did they forget the 2006 & 2007 seasons?
Also, how is their schedule any better? Big Ten was not that tough. In fact, it wasn't as difficult as Boise St... for the record i think they would have lost to Va Tech (And certainly to Boise St)
None of these teams from major conferences play great non-conference games.
The SEC has been great over the years, but just because they're SEC teams mean they are that amazing.
I would have loved to see Ohio St play TCU in one of the Bowl games.
And i was really sad to see Boise St lose - i thought they deserved a shot at the championship. They're loss to Nevada - should have proved how difficult it is to go undefeated - but it probably didn't
Solution
i say put in the 6 best conference champions + 2 at-large teams. The Big East may or may not be one of the best conferences... ACC for that matter too.
If you can't win your conference, then you didn't earn the right to play for a championship.
All conferences should have a conf championship game - most do already anyway.
8-team playoff
Means 2 more games for the 2 championship teams. i don't think it will take away too much from the school work
1. They practice the whole time anyway
2. Games 2 & 3 can be during their Christmas break
3. Put a limit on in-season games. A lot of teams get 13 or even 14 already before the bowl game. Make the maximum 12 or even 11
This year it could have been
1. Aub vs Stanford 1. Oregon vs Ark
2. Oklahoma vs TCU 2. Wisc vs Boise St
Of course, the issue is money... but i think the fans would go to the game and certainly would watch.
Baseball
There is a lot of talk of expanding the baseball playoffs... if they do we'll be watching baseball in December!
Seriously? Do they not see how awful the NHL is with their long season.
Instead of making the playoffs & the season longer- they need to make it shorter!
Basball should be done by mid-October
Changes
1. Reduce time between games.
Games 1&2 on Tuesday & Wednesday 3-5 on the weekend. Then T&W again. We only need one day for travel. Seriously. Next one can be Sa&Su, T-R, Sa &Su
And if the games are set, let's not wait a week, let's get it over with
2. Shorten the season.
It's too long as it is. Players get hurt. Teams fade. People lose interest. Take 11 games off the schedule, end 2 weeks earlier.
What about more teams?
Why? The season is long. They all play each other throughout the season. If they can't win their division, then do they really deserve to go? Maybe better than a team in another division- which is why there is the wildcard. One wildcard is perfect.
If you add more teams into the playoffs, then what meaning does the regular season have? There has to be a limit or the regular season is just bullshit. Quit crying and win games when it counts -which is all season long!
NFL
The NFL could have more reason to add teams. They don't all play each other. The season is short. We all like football.
Still, why mess with a good thing?
The Super Bowl is already in February.
i don't mind adding games onto the season- b/c i like watching football. And if they wanted to add two more wild cards in each conference, i probably wouldn't mind.
Still, i think it's fine as it is... even if a 7-9 team makes the playoffs this year.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Mook vs the BCS standings
Is anyone surprised by Oklahoma being ranked #1 by the BCS? The BCS loves Oklahoma!
They actually may deserve it this year, they killed FSU, who has been good and beat up on Texas... they have a pretty tough schedule the rest of the way too...
... though not as hard as Oregon or Auburn will have to face...
i like Oregon, LeMicheal James is my heisman favorite. They don't have much defense though and the Pac-10 is tough... Auburn will lose... Michigan State may go unscathed, i'm not sure what to think of the big10, but i don't think they're great- good... but not great.
Purdue by the way is in 1st place & undefeated in the big10... Ohio st is not. Can we beat 'em again? doubtful, but we'll see...
Here's the thing. All the people on tv are idiots. Denard Robinson was a 90% chance of winning the heisman... then Taylor Martiez had ONE big game, and people were ready to give it to him - and last week he was benched... And who has Nebraska beaten that they became such a great team... i wasn't surprised at all that Texas won- they lost 2 games in a row (one to Oklahoma) and all of sudden they were a crappy unranked team to some...
It seems like most of the voting is not based on performance, but expectation, past results, and if they played on national tv...
i wasn't buying Michigan until they beat Wisconsin, but most others started drinking the kool-aid b/c they beat an awful Notre Dame team (which is alo why Michigan got ranked, and Stanford became the darkhorse champion).
Meanwhile, teams like Missouri and Oklahoma St don't even make the top ten as undefeated teams...
i was glad to see South Carolina lose and Florida lose... it's not because the SEC is so tough either, they lost to has-been teams...
i wonder how this will all turn out- but please, let's not have another Boise St vs TCU game.
My rankings
They actually may deserve it this year, they killed FSU, who has been good and beat up on Texas... they have a pretty tough schedule the rest of the way too...
... though not as hard as Oregon or Auburn will have to face...
i like Oregon, LeMicheal James is my heisman favorite. They don't have much defense though and the Pac-10 is tough... Auburn will lose... Michigan State may go unscathed, i'm not sure what to think of the big10, but i don't think they're great- good... but not great.
Purdue by the way is in 1st place & undefeated in the big10... Ohio st is not. Can we beat 'em again? doubtful, but we'll see...
Here's the thing. All the people on tv are idiots. Denard Robinson was a 90% chance of winning the heisman... then Taylor Martiez had ONE big game, and people were ready to give it to him - and last week he was benched... And who has Nebraska beaten that they became such a great team... i wasn't surprised at all that Texas won- they lost 2 games in a row (one to Oklahoma) and all of sudden they were a crappy unranked team to some...
It seems like most of the voting is not based on performance, but expectation, past results, and if they played on national tv...
i wasn't buying Michigan until they beat Wisconsin, but most others started drinking the kool-aid b/c they beat an awful Notre Dame team (which is alo why Michigan got ranked, and Stanford became the darkhorse champion).
Meanwhile, teams like Missouri and Oklahoma St don't even make the top ten as undefeated teams...
i was glad to see South Carolina lose and Florida lose... it's not because the SEC is so tough either, they lost to has-been teams...
i wonder how this will all turn out- but please, let's not have another Boise St vs TCU game.
My rankings
1. Boise St W: VT, Oregon St
2. Oregon W: Stanf
3. OU W: FSU, AF, UT
4. TCU W: Oregon St
5. Auburn W: SC, Ark
6. MSU W: Wisc
7. Bama L: SC
8. Utah
9. LSU W: UF, WV
10. Wisc L: MSU
11. Mizzou
12. Ohio St L: Wisc
13. Stanford L: Oregon
14. Ok St
15. Zona L: Oregon St, W: Iowa
16. UT L: OU, UCLA W: Neb
17. Neb L: UT
18. SC L: Aub, KU W: Bama
19. Iowa L: Zona
20. FSU L: OU, W: Miami
21. Arkansas L: Bama, Aub
22. VT
23. K-St
24. Miss St
25. AF L:OU
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Mook vs Boise St & Oregon
The world & the BCS are against Boise St.
They are pointing to the weak schedule they have ahead - but what about the games they have already played?
Did Ohio St beat anyone? Did Nebraska? Ok Ohio st beat Miami, but they're probably not better than VaTech, and it wasn't on the road.
Boise St has just flat out won. When was the last time they lost a game?
They've beaten the bog programs too. They beat Oregon last year, so why is Oregon so far ahead of them?
Certainly this isn't last year, but Boise St returns almost everyone from last year, so that should give them some credit to at least get a chance...
Oregon did lose to Ohio St last year too - so maybe i should rank Ohio state above them, but i'm not going to. Oregon has killed everyone they have played. They're game against Stanford was impressive- because they were down - big time. And they came back. They're offense is explosive.
The Pac-10 is the best conference. The Big 10 is weak. Hey, i'm from bigten country. i love the big ten. But they're not that good. Arizona crushed Iowa.
The Pac 10 has done well. UCLA killed Texas also.
Oklahoma should have a gripe too. They have played the toughest schedule so far (of teams winning games - Toledo, Oregon St, and probably some other crappy team in there have played a tougher schedule).
But OU killed Florida St- made them look like fodder- but surprise, they may make it to a BCS game and top ten ranking by the time the season is done. They beat Air Force who is getting ranked as they deserve ane Texas - which was at one point top 5
But i don't think the BCS wants Boise St there. They will win. What are they going to do when Boise St and TCU beats all these teams they are supposed to lose to and goes undefeated?
i don't think ESPN wants Oregon there either - it all goes back to East Coast bias.
i'm glad Bama lost, and i hope Ohio St loses and even Oregon (that conference will be tough to escape w/o a loss). Nebraska & OU will at the very least play each other for the conference championship...
Ah, a playoff would be great - but even then i'm sure they'd find a way to screw the small market team - it's all about the Benjamins isn't it?
My rankings
They are pointing to the weak schedule they have ahead - but what about the games they have already played?
Did Ohio St beat anyone? Did Nebraska? Ok Ohio st beat Miami, but they're probably not better than VaTech, and it wasn't on the road.
Boise St has just flat out won. When was the last time they lost a game?
They've beaten the bog programs too. They beat Oregon last year, so why is Oregon so far ahead of them?
Certainly this isn't last year, but Boise St returns almost everyone from last year, so that should give them some credit to at least get a chance...
Oregon did lose to Ohio St last year too - so maybe i should rank Ohio state above them, but i'm not going to. Oregon has killed everyone they have played. They're game against Stanford was impressive- because they were down - big time. And they came back. They're offense is explosive.
The Pac-10 is the best conference. The Big 10 is weak. Hey, i'm from bigten country. i love the big ten. But they're not that good. Arizona crushed Iowa.
The Pac 10 has done well. UCLA killed Texas also.
Oklahoma should have a gripe too. They have played the toughest schedule so far (of teams winning games - Toledo, Oregon St, and probably some other crappy team in there have played a tougher schedule).
But OU killed Florida St- made them look like fodder- but surprise, they may make it to a BCS game and top ten ranking by the time the season is done. They beat Air Force who is getting ranked as they deserve ane Texas - which was at one point top 5
But i don't think the BCS wants Boise St there. They will win. What are they going to do when Boise St and TCU beats all these teams they are supposed to lose to and goes undefeated?
i don't think ESPN wants Oregon there either - it all goes back to East Coast bias.
i'm glad Bama lost, and i hope Ohio St loses and even Oregon (that conference will be tough to escape w/o a loss). Nebraska & OU will at the very least play each other for the conference championship...
Ah, a playoff would be great - but even then i'm sure they'd find a way to screw the small market team - it's all about the Benjamins isn't it?
My rankings
10-10-10
1. Boise St
2. Oregon
3. OU
4. Ohio St
5. Auburn
6. Neb
7. TCU
8. SC
9. Bama
10. Utah
11. LSU
12. Arkansas
13. Stanford
14. FSU
15. MSU
16. Zona
17. Ok St
18. Mizzou
19. Iowa
20. Wisc
21. AF
22. UF
23. UT
24. UofM
25. Miami
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Mook vs PTI
i love the show PTI.
My friend Dan introduced it to me, or convinced me i should like it. And i started watching, and it was great! i signed up for ESPN insider so i could watch the episodes i miss (though they don't show the highlights- boo!).
But this blog will be like PTI featuring highlights from the last 2 weeks
Dallas disaster: Wade Phillips should have been fired after that game. They gave it away- twice. i always say why not try one last bomb with 3 seconds left, but a swing pass?
Calvin's Catch: Everyone knows that was a catch. Why not just give them the score. Tough year to be a Detroit fan i guess. First Galaraga loses his perfect game, then the Lions make a great comeback only to have it taken back
Vick/Kolb: Even though Vick has done well, you have to keep Kolb as the starter. He earned the job and fits the system.
Pete Carrol: biggest surprise of week one has to be the Seahwaks win over the 49ers, and not only a win, but a blowout. What can Carrol do with this team?
Jets: Looked horrible in week one, but they looked great this week. They talked a bunch, so it was fun to watch them lose
on to college
Hesiman watch: Terrelle Pryor did excellent running & passing, but Denard from Arch-rival UofM outplayed him. His performances should only continue. He may not be the best player in the game, but he will end with the best numbers. And his play that actually looks like the heisman can only help.
Boise St: The loss by Va Tech has to sting. And Ohio St beating Miami, and a big ten that doesn't look that strong. i think we'll see Ohio St playing Alabama for the championship... Boise St may wind up playing an unbeaten Oregon team in the end... and i predict TCU vs Texas. The playoff debate will continue
baseball is still going on
Tulo or CarGo: If the Rockies make the playoffs, one oe these guys has to be considered. Car Go is pretty close to a triple crown, but Tulo has really been the heart of the team. By the way i called the Rockies winning that division a month ago
Jeter: people fake getting hit by a pitch happens all the time. And replay for something so inconsequential as that?
And that's a rundown.
My friend Dan introduced it to me, or convinced me i should like it. And i started watching, and it was great! i signed up for ESPN insider so i could watch the episodes i miss (though they don't show the highlights- boo!).
But this blog will be like PTI featuring highlights from the last 2 weeks
Dallas disaster: Wade Phillips should have been fired after that game. They gave it away- twice. i always say why not try one last bomb with 3 seconds left, but a swing pass?
Calvin's Catch: Everyone knows that was a catch. Why not just give them the score. Tough year to be a Detroit fan i guess. First Galaraga loses his perfect game, then the Lions make a great comeback only to have it taken back
Vick/Kolb: Even though Vick has done well, you have to keep Kolb as the starter. He earned the job and fits the system.
Pete Carrol: biggest surprise of week one has to be the Seahwaks win over the 49ers, and not only a win, but a blowout. What can Carrol do with this team?
Jets: Looked horrible in week one, but they looked great this week. They talked a bunch, so it was fun to watch them lose
on to college
Hesiman watch: Terrelle Pryor did excellent running & passing, but Denard from Arch-rival UofM outplayed him. His performances should only continue. He may not be the best player in the game, but he will end with the best numbers. And his play that actually looks like the heisman can only help.
Boise St: The loss by Va Tech has to sting. And Ohio St beating Miami, and a big ten that doesn't look that strong. i think we'll see Ohio St playing Alabama for the championship... Boise St may wind up playing an unbeaten Oregon team in the end... and i predict TCU vs Texas. The playoff debate will continue
baseball is still going on
Tulo or CarGo: If the Rockies make the playoffs, one oe these guys has to be considered. Car Go is pretty close to a triple crown, but Tulo has really been the heart of the team. By the way i called the Rockies winning that division a month ago
Jeter: people fake getting hit by a pitch happens all the time. And replay for something so inconsequential as that?
And that's a rundown.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Mook vs College Football predictions for 2010
My predictions
1. Bama
defending National Champs with almost everyone back, best coach: consensus #1
2. Boise St
Undefeated a season ago, with Kellen Moore and most others back. They deserve this spot and a chance to play for the national championship
Undefeated a season ago, with Kellen Moore and most others back. They deserve this spot and a chance to play for the national championship
3. UT
i love Colt McCoy (this interview is amazing). If he hadn't got hurt they probably would have beat Bama last year, instead it gave Gilbert some experience that should help them compete
i love Colt McCoy (this interview is amazing). If he hadn't got hurt they probably would have beat Bama last year, instead it gave Gilbert some experience that should help them compete
4. Ohio St
i don't like Ohio st, but they always have talent and Pryor may be most talented in the league (Where would Rich Rod & Michigan be if they got him?) Tressel is a great coach. They'll be competing
i don't like Ohio st, but they always have talent and Pryor may be most talented in the league (Where would Rich Rod & Michigan be if they got him?) Tressel is a great coach. They'll be competing
5. OU
No Bradford, but he was gone most of last year anyway
6. Iowa
7. UF
8. Miami
9. Wisc
10. Oregon
11. UNC
12. FSU
13. TCU
14. Stanford
15. Ark
16. Penn St
17. VT
18. Utah
19. USC
20. Pit
The next 15 are your usual suspects… Programs & Coaches…3 Florida school: Miami always produces talent & former Miami coach Butch Davis has a ton of talent at UNC. Bobby Bowden is gone, but Joe Pa is still at Penn St, but Wisc is actually more consistent, but Iowa –overrated a year ago, may be underrated this year… don’t know if TCU & Utah are big name programs yet, but maybe they should be. USC should still be respectable, but Oregon is the class of the Pac-10, and Jim Harbaugh will be one of the top coaches soon, if he isn’t already. Anf you may not like him, but Bobby Petrino can coach…
21. LSU
22. Neb
23. Georgia
24. GT
25. A&M
after that, a bunch of Pac-10 teams and Big Ten Teams... we'll see...
i think Purdue could finish 9-3, but it would have been nice to see Ralph Bolden.
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