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BeeEssYou
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re: Seymour just hit the shite out of Big Ben
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 7:20 pm to GeauxAggie972
I hate the Raiders but I'm now a big Richard Seymour fan because of that.
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re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 6:01 pm to H-Town Tiger
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i know some bowls make teams lose money, but i doubt every bowl causes this
As far as I know, teams are required to pay for lodging, travel arrangements, and unsold tickets at every bowl, which ends up being more money than their bowl winnings, most of which goes to their conferences anyway.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 3:25 pm to SlowFlowPro
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forcing the networks to play shittier bowls with teams that don't generate revenue is socialist. your taking money from the top to give to the bottom to try and be nice to those at the bottom. the bottom hasn't earned it
The current bowls don't generate any revenue for AQ teams, so there's that.
Also, I would say that schools like Boise, TCU, Utah, BYU, Houston (before Case Keenum got hurt, anyway), Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, etc. have earned better exposure by being decent-to-amazing programs, capturing the headlines, and in the case of Boise State, drawing strong ratings.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 3:15 pm to SlowFlowPro
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what outside forces prevented the conference from getting better bowl tie-ins?
Pre-existing contracts for better bowls with other conferences.
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why does college football need to become socialist?
How is that socialist? It adds more competition into the college football market.
If anything, the current system is more socialist, since the bowls regulating their matchups - the "college football market" of sorts - is reminiscent of government regulating and placing restrictions on the free market, which is socialist in nature.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 3:12 pm to SlowFlowPro
Home-field advantage would have to go to the conference champion or highest-seeded team in each matchup. Either that, or turn the bowl games into neutral-site playoff games.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 3:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
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what outside forces are preventing the MWC from say, getting an invite to the Gator bowl (whatever it is called now) when its contract runs out?
The MWC has bowl tie-ins already, with the Maaco, Poinsetta, Independence, Armed Forces, and New Mexico Bowls. It's the BCS bowls that are a problem, because the tenuous non-AQ tie-in to the Sugar Bowl creates a logjam of non-AQ teams.
If we absolutely must keep the BCS, I think there should be more bowls added to the BCS, and every FBS conference (plus the highest-ranked Independent) gets a tie-in to one BCS bowl.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 3:02 pm to H-Town Tiger
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What's stopping them from starting a playoff if it will be so lucrative and people want to watch Boise?
Would this proposed playoff still allow for non-AQ's to get into the title game? If not, it's a waste of time for all teams involved.
As far as the big schools go, they are idiots if they feel the bowl system is better for them than a playoff. Schools LOSE MONEY on bowls. A playoff system would make more money than the BCS. If a couple big schools get butthurt when a playoff inevitably gets introduced, I have no sympathy for them because they'd be idiotically supporting a money-losing system.
This score's reminding me of the old Arena Football League.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 2:50 pm to H-Town Tiger
Why should the little conferences be forced to accept restraint of trade and payouts that favor the big conferences?
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 2:44 pm to SlowFlowPro
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BSU's uniforms/field are an exact match
No they aren't.
Notice how the uniform's shade of blue is substantially darker than the turf's shade of blue.
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 2:41 pm to SlowFlowPro
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would you be in favor of BSU being required to wear their whites at home?
No, because the whole "team blends into the blue turf" excuse is bogus. Nobody complains that Oregon blends into their green field when they wear green at home.
I wouldn't mind seeing them wear that orange uniform at home at least one game a year, though. Those look sharp.
The field is not a frigging marketing gimmick anymore, it's a school tradition. Get that through your head.
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The Bowls were designed as exhibitions. Is the big conferences feel that's better for them then why don't the WAC, MWC, CUSA etc just start a playoff on their own. Wonder if that's because they know they make way more money glomming off the big boys than a playoff with Boise and TCU would.
Nope, it's because the WAC, MWC, CUSA, etc. are part of the FBS too, and therefore deserve to compete for the same championship as AQ conferences, like it or not.
We might not have a BCS title yet, but we've still got national Junior College and FCS championships! :P
re: Boise State NOT getting a BCS bowl - Could this scenario play out
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 1:59 pm to H-Town Tiger
Huh, sorry, I didn't realize tradition and field color are calculated into the BCS standings.
Oh wait, that's because they aren't.
Oh wait, that's because they aren't.
It's been used continuously since 1986, and there's no chance of Boise going back to green turf. It's the biggest tradition Boise has.
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Also stop playing on a retarded and arena league worthy blue turf.
The blue turf is a tradition at Boise State, and it's no goofier than having a horse-drawn wagon come out after every score like Oklahoma does, or rolling out the World's Largest Drum before every game like Purdue. It's a typical college football quirk.
re: The Browns are a fun team to watch
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 1:34 pm to Buckeye Backer
Peyton Hillis is a BEAST, period.
re: What do you think of these Nike Uniforms?
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 1:33 pm to TampaTiger
These are fan concepts that got mistaken for the real thing and passed around the media. These aren't actually going to be used when Nike takes over the NFL uniform manufacturing rights in 2012.
re: CBSSports.com Bowl Projections
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 12:08 pm to H-Town Tiger
Also, the backlash to the BCS' decision of pairing up TCU and Boise could have contributed to low ratings. I don't have any hard evidence on this, but it's definitely food for thought.
re: CBSSports.com Bowl Projections
Posted by BeeEssYou on 11/21/10 at 12:04 pm to SlowFlowPro
Not when a lot of their games are on weird nights for college football (Thursday and Friday) and quite a few of their conference opponents are not worth watching.
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