Well, sports fans, are you as relieved as I that the interminable and, for the most part, meaningless bowl season is over? Do we really need the Hamburger Bowl or the Ketchup-with-Fries Bowl with two nonentities sporting either a 6-6 or 7-5 record playing for their own satisfaction?
I’m still plumping for the 16 or 32 game playoff system with the participant schools partaking of the revenue in proportion to their successes. Here’s how it could work:
(1) Play a ten game schedule staring in mid- September, ending in mid-November. That would give most conferences time to play their quota of conference games and even a playoff in a split conference.
(2) Then from mid-November to mid December have the 16- or 32-game playoff, ending with the final two survivors still standing in mid-December.
(3) Take the next two weeks for practice and to celebrate Christmas and be ready to play the National Championship on New Year’s Day.
If some hungry promoters wants to play some also-ran bowl games, fine, let them and the schools make a buck and couch potatoes have their fill of football, but let’s have a meaningful national Tournament with a true National Champion.
In the meantime, the N.F.L. playoffs are getting interesting. And, just to spice things up in the frigid January days, we can also watch the Australian Open Tennis championship!
Miscellaneous commentary:
What’s your bet on whether Auburn will be able to keep their Championship trophy? If not, Cam Newton will be on his way to the N.F.L., which he’ll probably do anyway now that he’s won all the marbles.
How did you like coach Jim Tressel’s Solomon-like decision on his five banned athletes: letting them play in the Sugar Bowl game if they come back to play next year. It’s the smartest deal since King Solomon split the baby in two to solve the parental fight! How to butter your own bread, Jim Tressel!
I think Auburn will be forced to vacate the championship within two years and Newton will have to give back the Heisman.
ReplyDeleteThe Sugar Bowl pressured Tressel to let them play; nobody watches if they don't. And their promise to come back is hollow. Not like it's a legal contract. I'll bet at least one of them jumps into the draft.
You're right, i'm sure, regarding the Buckeye players---some will probably jump. it has become laughable these last few years seeing the line between real amateurs and professionals eradicated.
ReplyDeleteThis has been the most disappointing Bowl Season I can remember. How many Bowl games did we have. I thought I counted 38. I could have counted some of those long named bowls twice. In my opinion what we've had this season is appalling. What are we going to get, A bowl game for every two teams so everyone can participate in a bowl? What did all these bowls settle? Who has the best team? Who's the national champion. I guess it boils down to something else I can't comprehend.
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