tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post7136074097152967507..comments2023-06-08T08:10:31.126-05:00Comments on Husker Mike's Blasphemy: World-Herald Joins in the Texas WhineHusker Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764508184267042143noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-57380084115466938902008-12-05T14:36:00.000-06:002008-12-05T14:36:00.000-06:00Carl,This shows that some lobbying can go affect t...Carl,<BR/><BR/>This shows that some lobbying can go affect the results, either directly or by flying a plane around Stillwater.Zathrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916717939276205773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-91223424049171128992008-12-05T12:17:00.000-06:002008-12-05T12:17:00.000-06:00Zathras: How is Texas ranked ahead of OU in the AP...Zathras: How is Texas ranked ahead of OU in the AP poll then?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909600306423482395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-89299869268366738492008-12-04T13:58:00.000-06:002008-12-04T13:58:00.000-06:00The NFL's tie-breaking procedures are fair. They s...The NFL's <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures" REL="nofollow">tie-breaking procedures</A> are fair. They should be copied to a large extent, though a formula should be devised for a more accurate non-conference strength of schedule that encourages strong scheduling and discourages rolling up the score on non-BCS schools.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620822221586726516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-29716088116418649592008-12-04T11:31:00.000-06:002008-12-04T11:31:00.000-06:00There's only one reason OU made over Texas and Tec...There's only one reason OU made over Texas and Tech: OU was the least recent to lose. Poll voters have good short-term memory and poor long-term memory. An early October loss is 3-5 hangovers ago for most sport-writers and coaches--out of their comprehension. It's stupid, but that's how poll works.<BR/><BR/>Start with 3 teams A, B, and C and rank them in an arbitrary order (A, B, C).<BR/><BR/>Week 1: B defeats A. New ranking: B, C, A.<BR/><BR/>Week 2: C defeats B. New ranking: C, A, B.<BR/><BR/>Week 3: A defeats C. New ranking: A, B, C.<BR/><BR/>No matter the original ranking, the final ranking will go from least recent loss to most recent loss.Zathrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916717939276205773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-22330512122686263222008-12-04T09:06:00.000-06:002008-12-04T09:06:00.000-06:00Pat,I can understand and appreciate the desire for...Pat,<BR/><BR/>I can understand and appreciate the desire for a 'true' National champion, but, as you point out, we've never had one and it hasn't damaged people's love of college football. I don't see the added value there.<BR/><BR/>What I do see is:<BR/><BR/>a) Shorter seasons. Everyone says we'll have to shorten the season, except for teams that make to the playoffs. Two consequences I can see from that, less games for me to see and the rich getting richer. It's a widely held belief that going to a bowl game is a good boost to a program due to the extra practices and the added exposure to recruits. So now only the good teams get more games and practices? Only the good teams get to prepare for diverse opponents? Playoff guys say 'keep the bowls' but add the playoffs. Is that going to carry the same benefits as the playoff teams get? Who won the (postseason) NIT last year? When Nebraska makes the NIT, how much (National) press coverage do they get? Bowls as consolation don't cut it.<BR/><BR/>b) Destruction of interesting OOC games. Shortening the season will remove some OOC games, who cares, right? Who wants to see Nebraska play Pacific? (Um, I do. It's NEBRASKA!) But that's not the type of game that will get cut. The games cut will be the 'danger' games. No Nebraska vs. USC, no Nebraska vs. Notre Dame, no Nebraska vs. Va Tech. Why play 'em? So, although I love Husker football, I really, really enjoy watching other teams play in Aug & Sept due to all the 'danger' OOC games. I really think playoffs would kill the regular season, and again, for what? Something we've NEVER had?<BR/><BR/>c) More games for fewer teams. (I guess this is an extention of a)) Do you really, really want to hear that damn Trojan fight song every Saturday of December? Texas' "I've been working on the railroad" 26 times every Saturday? My Scarlet and Cream goggles are not so opaque that I think Nebraska is going to make the grade every year, or even most years. Why do I want less Husker football and more OU/USC/SEC team de jour?<BR/><BR/>As far as playoffs go, I don't see what we gain, but I do have a pretty good sense of what we'll lose.<BR/><BR/>But, of course, the people who really just want NFL lite will never stop pushing their desire for a playoff and we'll see it eventually. Don't say you weren't warned the season Nebraska is 2-0, entering Big XII play having beaten Montana State and Vanderbilt after going 7-3 the previous year.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909600306423482395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-60814817411175740542008-12-03T17:28:00.000-06:002008-12-03T17:28:00.000-06:00Because, to borrow a phrase, there can be only one...Because, to borrow a phrase, there can be only one. Or at least there should be.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, let's go back to the old days where several different organizations all declared their own champions. We'll have 5 or 6 "National Champions" every year. Hell, let's set up an organization that votes Nebraska the National Champion every year! It's just another championship, no one will really care at that point, but it will look nice in our trophy case.<BR/><BR/>champion<BR/> n 1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champ, title-holder]<BR/><BR/>~PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-77173408917987670432008-12-03T11:53:00.000-06:002008-12-03T11:53:00.000-06:00Mike,I hate to see you playing the 'playoffs' card...Mike,<BR/>I hate to see you playing the 'playoffs' card.<BR/><BR/>Texas fans (and the media) are griping that the win in Dallas is being marginalized. Ok, so if we have playoffs how is it not further marginalized? How does playing tough OOC opponents look if a playoff system is in place? What's Duke's, North Carolina's, Kansas' current basketball record? <BR/><BR/>I guess my take is 'why do we need a definite National Champ?' Why can't it just be what it is? in 1997 there were 2 National Champs, what the hell's wrong with that?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909600306423482395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-16175702670472335252008-12-03T08:30:00.000-06:002008-12-03T08:30:00.000-06:00Well written and I completely agree. Oklahoma is ...Well written and I completely agree. Oklahoma is getting penalized for soundly beating a good team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com