>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Steven Johnson >Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 1:50 PM >To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List >Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] What the hell... > > >I wasn't aware we were talking about basketball. >Sure, someone would have to decide what teams got into >a playoff, but let the coaches do it, they know more >about it than the computers or sportswriting hacks. I >just don't get how anyone could oppose a playoff, like >you said someone will get screwed this year but that >would be less likely if the coaches chose. > >RTR >LC
Basketball has a tourney, football does not. It is a valid comparison whether you are aware of it or not. The coaches poll is included in the BCS formula. I don't think you are going to find a lot of people who would support the idea if making the coaches poll the ONLY criteria for choosing who plays in the national championship game of any expanded playoff, but you are certainly welcome to try. Opposing a plyoff is very simple. I don't like wimpy shit. If you don't win your games during the season, on the field, then I don't see why a coaches poll or any BCS style formula should go give you a second chance. You should have taken care of business during the season, not depend a second wimpy-ass chance in a playoff. The BCS system works. Last year it matched the two undefeateds in the championship game and OSU won it and nobody bithched or moaned. This year, all 117 teams entered the season with the chance to run the table and nobody had what it takes to do it. So, in years like this, or if there were 3 legitimate undefeateds, then everybody starts screaming for a playoff that lets a bunch of teams that have absolutely no right, due to their on the field performance during the season, the opportunity to have a wimpy-ass second chance. The answer, in my opinion, is a "play-in," meaning that if you have teams at #2 and #3 in the BCS formula that are within a reasonable distance of each other, say 1.5 points, and have identical loss records, then they would play a game the week following the conference chamionships and the winner of that game would go to the championship game vs. #1 and the loser would be #3 and play in the #3 spot in the BCS formula. This way, in years that it is not needed, there is no play-in game and no crappy ass team that didn't take care of business during the year gets an opportunity they don't deserve. In years like this year, situations like the one we have now are avoided "on the field." ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
