quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: Originally posted by FoamDome Playoffs that raise a crap-ton of money will simply contribute to the decline of scholarship while promoting and glorifying gladiator-athletes. Personally, I would like to keep the big money out of college sports and instead pay the educators what they deserve. My $0.02

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores/index.html[/url] I agree that money should be decreased in major college sports and that the NCAA needs to actually enforce rules. Sad that DI football and basketball are really just farm teams for the pros. They should be replaced with minor leagues like baseball and hockey. That said, most student athletes are not part of the elite basketball and football programs and they are reflective of the general student population. There are a lot of athletes in non-revenue sports and smaller schools.

i have said before that i don't get/like college football. this year i have started to dabble in it. watched a few games at a buddies house, never invested my full attention. well. i saw that the bcs championship game was on, a few minutes into the 1st half, and i turned it on. watched til the end. loved it. really a great game. now-- ---the fun part. watching over the next few seasons to find a team i can really get behind/fall for/just plain root for .. hey Lou, does tennesee have a team?? ... [:p][:p]

quote: Originally posted by Suds McDuff hey Lou, does tennesee have a team?? ... [:p][:p]

They disbanded for lack of quality play several years ago, but they're working on re-establishing that thing called "football." [B)] "The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time." We'll be back. Like the weather, college football is cyclical.

quote: Originally posted by eaglefan538 I'm sick of the SEC

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the SEC........ (or so I was told in grad school)

quote: Originally posted by heemer77 quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: quote: Originally posted by FoamDome Playoffs that raise a crap-ton of money will simply contribute to the decline of scholarship while promoting and glorifying gladiator-athletes. Personally, I would like to keep the big money out of college sports and instead pay the educators what they deserve. My $0.02 [url]http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores/index.html[/url] I agree that money should be decreased in major college sports and that the NCAA needs to actually enforce rules. Sad that DI football and basketball are really just farm teams for the pros. They should be replaced with minor leagues like baseball and hockey. That said, most student athletes are not part of the elite basketball and football programs and they are reflective of the general student population. There are a lot of athletes in non-revenue sports and smaller schools.

Even more amazing!!!!! As if money (AND LOTS OF IT) isn't behind this? http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/us/ncaa-athletes-unc-response/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Heck, maybe it will be interesting to play out. She sounds credible, and the absence of immediate counter data (if it exists) speaks a lot too. These are the most powerful unversities in the country, and if what she reported wasn't true, there would already be highly funded counter reports in the first place.... Very sad if she's on solid ground and all this nonsense is following.

quote: Originally posted by cyrenaica quote: quote: Originally posted by eaglefan538 I'm sick of the SEC There is absolutely nothing wrong with the SEC........ (or so I was told in grad school)

HERE HERE!

quote: Originally posted by Suds McDuff i have said before that i don't get/like college football. this year i have started to dabble in it. watched a few games at a buddies house, never invested my full attention. well. i saw that the bcs championship game was on, a few minutes into the 1st half, and i turned it on. watched til the end. loved it. really a great game. now-- ---the fun part. watching over the next few seasons to find a team i can really get behind/fall for/just plain root for .. hey Lou, does tennesee have a team?? ... [:p][:p]

I'm a short drive from one of the greatest (and smartest) collegiate football teams in the nation in Standford. The problem I have with college football is the big schools scheduling the small-fry school. I know why they do it. It's not entertaining in the least when you are on the outside looking in. If you're an alum, hey...the feast is on!! It's great. But when Florida St. plays Bethune-Cookman...are you f'n serious? Give me the SEC, where it's a heavyweight fight nearly every week. Sure, even those big guys play a powder-puff every now and then, but damn...week in and week out it's a slugfest. College football on the W/C is all about USC, Oregon and Stanford. I'm a SoCal/Trojan-No/Cal Stanford guy. Yeah, I'm wishy-washy when it comes to college...too many other great things out here to have just one passion.

As an alum, I am a big Iowa Hawkeyes fan. Nothing like a tailgate on game day. I love the bands, kickoffs and the whole production. My other alma maters are much smaller. Games are still fun but much more subdued. I hate when people claim to root for rival teams. So many Iowa State fans here claim to support the Hawkeyes otherwise. We don't need you. No where else besides college sports do I see this rooting for rivals.

quote: Originally posted by slowrunner77 Question: When you see the subject heading BCS, do you first think Bourbon County Stout? If so, you might be an alchomoholic. Hell, I failed, and I started the damn post...

I admit, I double-checked that I was in Non-Beer Discussion.

Glad I'm not the only one!

quote: Originally posted by fretwalker quote: quote: Originally posted by slowrunner77 Question: When you see the subject heading BCS, do you first think Bourbon County Stout? If so, you might be an alchomoholic. Hell, I failed, and I started the damn post... I admit, I double-checked that I was in Non-Beer Discussion.