BigDaddyFin
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« Reply #30 on: January 09, 2010, 04:16:08 am » |
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I have some severely mixed feelings about Alabama winning the BCS.
First off, on the negative side, I despise Nick Saban. The guy is such a dipshit not just for what he did to the Dolphins but in the way he handles himself.
Second off, Alabama has a rich tradition in the history of College Football because of Paul Bryant. Bryant, along with Bud Wilkinson and Knute Rockne are the gold standard by which all college coaches are measured, and I hate to see Nick Saban's name even associated with Bear Bryant.
Third, I have nothing against Alabama's players or fans. I'm not going to wish ill will on a whole bunch of people like that just because of Nick Saban, and those kids won the game.
and in a related note on the BCS, it exists for one reason, the almighty dollar. Major Colleges get paid massive amounts of cash by going to a bowl game, even if it's divided up among the teams in their conference. They also get a shitload from the TV contracts. Academia cares about one thing and one thing only, money. That's why there are 40+ bowls. It has nothing to do with injuries or exams.
The fact that there are so many bowl games devalues the bowls themselves.
The fact that under a playoff system, fewer games would be played, therefore, fewer injuries would be suffered by players, and fewer teams would have to worry about taking exams during bowl season.
It's fine that the colleges and the NCAA want to make money, but to sit there and banter about this like they give a shit about the players or their grades damages what little credibility they have and makes their very presence in society laughable.
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