Comments on: The “national championship” game is tonight

By: ramon

ramon — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:12:57 +0000

Does the LSU-Ohio State result means that Shaq gets to sit on Daequan Cook for the rest of the season?

Because other than that, I could give a rat’s (redacted). There’s more important stuff in the wide world of sports going on than that game:

http://www.ajjcornhole.com/?gclid=COr8iZ3v55ACFRkgQAodG0W95w

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:19:08 +0000

Rufus !! I am mightily impressed. Do you think the Titanic will ever sink ?

By: Rufus Washington

Rufus Washington — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:23:15 +0000

I’ll bet LSU wins 38-24.

By: Enzy

Enzy — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:37:18 +0000

Really, I only have a response to the Eliminator.

Did you see those first 2 women do it and almost die after 3 and a half minutes!?!?!? The most entertainment I’ve been a part of in my living room in a long time.

And that includes the night I plunged a knife into my intestines while I was watching Vikes-Redskins.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:42:11 +0000

fasolamatt - It’s an interesting proposal. It’s also not going to be accepted by a single university president or conference commissioner, makes the regular season 100% meaningless, gets rid of all independent teams - and STILL has to use a BCS-like system for the seeding.

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:39:55 +0000

I see no issue with the + 1 set up. even a + 2 if necessary, to determine the best of the best to play in a real title game since colleges will then play approx the same # of games the pros do and many of these kids are going to the pros so why baby them now ? I can understand not instituting a + 1 or 2 if additional injuries is the real issue, but these kids are at their prime and ready to play and if a valid national championship is the goal, add the extra game…

By: Toonces51

Toonces51 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:56:00 +0000

Speaking of cupcakes, how about that thrilling Bowling Green/Tulsa tilt? Glad that was a January 6th bowl game.

That either team was bowl eligible is a disgrace. I mean, Bowling Green lost to the only ranked opponent they faced, and only beat the Gophers by one point in OT!

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:28:42 +0000

..and getting away from Belinda for a moment, though I don’t want to, a possible way to come up with a workable (and maybe better) Natl’ title game than this current format is to begin the season with conference games instead of the patsies most teams schedule. This might work since one of the arguments against a post season playoff is that it would involve too many extra games. So, why not eliminate games as against teams like IDon’tHavaChance U and hit the ground running against much stronger teams. That way the good teams can get separation from the rest of their conference freeing up more time for a Natl’ tournament.

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:20:27 +0000

Nope jama, I’m more interested in someone like Belinda whose intro says is a bull rider from Australia. Somehow, I get the idea she’s ridden alot of bulls …and there’s nothing wrong with that either

By: fasolamatt

fasolamatt — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:17:01 +0000

Jon: The first nine weeks of the season, you play your conference schedule. After nine weeks, all 128 teams are seeded 1-128. The first week of November is “playoff week”, where all teams play. The second and third weeks of the season, you can play a cupcake or a fellow losing team on short notice, while we get down to the sweet sixteen. Thanksgiving weekend is “Sweet Sixteen weekend”, with four games each on Thanksgiving Friday and Saturday, and again all the losers can go play North Dakota State or something. The weekend after Thanksgiving weekend, you play conference championship games as normal. Then comes elite eight weekend, with one game Friday night and a tripleheader Saturday. Bowl season, the Final Four on New Year’s Day, the Championship game a week after New Year’s on some weeknight.