Sunday, November 18, 2007

I don't want to talk about it

Oklahoma is officially hated by officials.

But not calmed down enough to rational about the awful td -> incomplete call with a few minutes left right now. We did indeed play poorly.


But anyways, I wrote instead to give another article championing the BCS. It's not perfect, but it's at least pretty concise with a few of the reasons...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21793292/

BTW, the response opinion on that page is great, because it's really filled with holes. So please have a read with of that as well.
You see, while I'm obviously rooting for a happy BCS ending... this guy just comes off as spiteful. He just wants things to mess up. And moreover, his arguments are awful. See, the problem is that if Kansas goes undefeated and gets left out to LSU and Oregon... Oregon and LSU must be spectacular teams, considered by many to be the best. He wants logic: that's the computers which he becries. He doesn't want the public's top-ranked team to get left out: that's the polls he becries. Is it just me, or is he just whining for the sake of having things his own way. See, the other article has the exact same stance I generally do. If we add a plus one, I'll deal... but I think it's a bad idea. These people on the other hand consider this whole season to be a waste and no fun? He must be a Nebraska or Notre Dame fan!!! (He actually writes for the St Louis Post Dispatch... but from his work, it looks like he's really enamored with the NFL more than college and just wants all things to mimic his pride and joy).
Also, sorry, but there were very few scenarios where a best team should get left out of the title game... West Virginia has no leg to stand on compared to the 3 Big 12 teams or LSU/Oregon... they've played weaker opponents and lost to a weaker opponent than everyone except Oklahoma. No conference title and many tough OOC losses. I like UWV... and want a Kansas-UWV showdown now (though I wouldn't complain if LSU wins out, either)... but it is going very fairly, and I think most everyone agrees.
Does he think the presidential vote is just as "unfair"?
It's the system. We deal with it. Welcome to a scientific democracy!



Anyways, hopefully I'll do a poll tomorrow. We'll see. If I can blow my post-Texas Tech depression away!

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