Fixing the BCS Mess
The new BCS rankings are out. Oklahoma passes over Texas in the rankings even though the Longhorns beat the Sooners straight up. It's a mess.
I still say that using the ghost of Marty Feldman would be a better method than what we currently have.
Showing posts with label BCS Rankings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BCS Rankings. Show all posts
Friday, January 18, 2008
Morning Links
Some stuff I found interesting.
- Interview with Mike Lowell who brings up the interesting point that a HGH test that was 99% accurate would still lead to 7 false positives among major league players.
- It really looks like a shake-down attempt on Randy Moss. I hope his attorneys go on the counter-offensive and go after this seemingly slimeball attorney.
- Interesting look at school choice and where it stands in the country. I had not considered how the closing of Catholic schools due to the cash crunch caused by the priest sex scandals had harmed school vouchers before. Long article but very informative.
- Interesting look at the people who set the Vegas lines and their thoughts on the BCS:
Some stuff I found interesting.
- Interview with Mike Lowell who brings up the interesting point that a HGH test that was 99% accurate would still lead to 7 false positives among major league players.
- It really looks like a shake-down attempt on Randy Moss. I hope his attorneys go on the counter-offensive and go after this seemingly slimeball attorney.
- Interesting look at school choice and where it stands in the country. I had not considered how the closing of Catholic schools due to the cash crunch caused by the priest sex scandals had harmed school vouchers before. Long article but very informative.
- Interesting look at the people who set the Vegas lines and their thoughts on the BCS:
“We laugh a little,” White says. “You just have to make a line on Hawaii and Georgia. The whole time you’re thinking, why are these two teams playing?”
Sunday, December 02, 2007
BCS Mess Solved!
In a highly controversial move the NCAA has decided to use a Ouija board and the ghost of Marty Feldman to decide who will play in the BCS Championship game. Marty Feldman died 25-years ago today. Feldman died from a sudden heart attack many believe was not caused by his 4 packs a day cigarette habit but by the surprise ending of the book Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying. Feldman was not the first choice of ghost and knows almost nothing about college football but ghosts such as Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and other deceased college football greats want nothing to do with the current mess college football finds itself in. When reached for comment of why a Ouija board and Marty Feldman's ghost would be used to pick the matchup an NCAA official said, "Why not? We've tried every other random method short of a playoff. Why not use a Ouija board and a ghost?" Why not indeed.
In a highly controversial move the NCAA has decided to use a Ouija board and the ghost of Marty Feldman to decide who will play in the BCS Championship game. Marty Feldman died 25-years ago today. Feldman died from a sudden heart attack many believe was not caused by his 4 packs a day cigarette habit but by the surprise ending of the book Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying. Feldman was not the first choice of ghost and knows almost nothing about college football but ghosts such as Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and other deceased college football greats want nothing to do with the current mess college football finds itself in. When reached for comment of why a Ouija board and Marty Feldman's ghost would be used to pick the matchup an NCAA official said, "Why not? We've tried every other random method short of a playoff. Why not use a Ouija board and a ghost?" Why not indeed.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
BCS Rankings
Bob Molinaro does a nice job pointing out how subjective the BCS rankings are.
I remember earlier this week asking the same questions of how Virginia Tech could be ranked ahead of both Boston College and LSU - two teams with identical records to the Hokies who both beat Virginia Tech this year. I was also scratching my head wondering how Missouri could be number 1 in the rankings yet be an underdog against number 9 Oklahoma for a game on a neutral field. Bizarre.
Some would say that Virginia Tech is ranked over BC because of reputation as a better team than BC. But what have they done to earn that reputation? Boston College has beaten Virgina Tech 3 out of the last 4 times they played and is 7-1 against the spread in the last 8 times they have played. The line for this game today is up to 5 points but does anyone feel comfortable with Virginia Tech in close games? According to ESPN - Virginia Tech since 2001 is 6-8 in close games (less than 7 points).
Just saying.
Bob Molinaro does a nice job pointing out how subjective the BCS rankings are.
I remember earlier this week asking the same questions of how Virginia Tech could be ranked ahead of both Boston College and LSU - two teams with identical records to the Hokies who both beat Virginia Tech this year. I was also scratching my head wondering how Missouri could be number 1 in the rankings yet be an underdog against number 9 Oklahoma for a game on a neutral field. Bizarre.
Some would say that Virginia Tech is ranked over BC because of reputation as a better team than BC. But what have they done to earn that reputation? Boston College has beaten Virgina Tech 3 out of the last 4 times they played and is 7-1 against the spread in the last 8 times they have played. The line for this game today is up to 5 points but does anyone feel comfortable with Virginia Tech in close games? According to ESPN - Virginia Tech since 2001 is 6-8 in close games (less than 7 points).
Just saying.
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