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Bowl Championship Splendor: The golden age of college football
Weekly Standard ^ | December 23, 2013 | Jeffrey H. Anderson

Posted on 12/27/2013 12:03:57 PM PST by rhema

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1 posted on 12/27/2013 12:03:57 PM PST by rhema
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The Night College Football Went to Hell [1987 Fiesta Bowl]
3 posted on 12/27/2013 12:11:31 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: rhema

Why was my comment removed? Did it strike to close to home? What happened to debating the issue? There millions of college football fan like me who think the BCS is a crock. Please explain to me how my comment didn’t fit the rule of FreeRepublic.


4 posted on 12/27/2013 12:17:12 PM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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You probably didn’t say anything that most of us are already thinking.


5 posted on 12/27/2013 12:27:28 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: FlJoePa

“College Football”, its ALL about the $$$s!


6 posted on 12/27/2013 12:28:16 PM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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Nothing but crickets chirping from the idiot moderator. There was nothing in my comment that was offensive. All I did was point out the fact that there has never been a true National Champion in FBS Football. I stated my case for 16 team playoff that would consist of all 10 conference champs and 6 at large teams. I pointed out that this is the only way we will ever have a true National Champion in the FBS division.


7 posted on 12/27/2013 12:29:36 PM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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College football died when the BCS was created. There is nothing more “exciting” than to see two teams, selected by computers and writers instead of earning it on the field, face each other with the winner anointed as champion of the free world. By this single act of stupidity, the remaining bowls become nothing more than meaningless exhibitions. Thank you NCAA and ESPN/ABC!

Give me a true playoff, or go back to old bowl system with an end of season poll. At least there is some drama with the polls, and something to play for. This present madness is for the birds. I can’t imagine any true sports fan thinking the BCS, or any future variation is a good thing. But hey, I now have lots of free time during the bowl season!


8 posted on 12/27/2013 12:29:44 PM PST by Kandy Atz ("Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want for bread.")
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I agree with you. The BCS should be the B.S. Championship and I don’t see why that post would have been pulled. Someone’s got an itchy trigger finger.


9 posted on 12/27/2013 12:29:45 PM PST by pgkdan
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The ncaa doesn’t technically award a National Championship in Football. The only sport that has such a distinction.


10 posted on 12/27/2013 12:31:23 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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Article of interest,says nice things about Auburn’s placement in the BCS standings :-)


11 posted on 12/27/2013 12:32:32 PM PST by GizmosAndGadgets ( Government big enough to take away your light bulbs is big enough to do any damn thing it wants to.)
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To: US Navy Vet

The funny thing is the money would pour in with a 16 team playoff. FBS football would be Scrooge McDuck swimming in his gold coin silos.


12 posted on 12/27/2013 12:32:40 PM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: Kandy Atz

Just consider this. College basketball determines their champion through a playoff.

So now, who gives a crap about college basketball during the regular season?


13 posted on 12/27/2013 12:32:49 PM PST by dfwgator
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Calling them idiots is not your best play in trying to get a comment restored. Did you follow the rules when posting?

I have protested some post being deleted. Win some lose some. But, keeping it civil cannot ever hurt.


14 posted on 12/27/2013 12:35:21 PM PST by don-o (don-o loves Mrs. Don-o)
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I started caring less about the bowl games when the BCS started. As far as I’m concerned, it wrecked college football.


15 posted on 12/27/2013 12:35:59 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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I may be in the minority, but I would like to eschew any sort of playoff system or national championship game. A playoff system and/or a championship game diminishes the stature and significance of the bowls, lengthens the season, and makes college football too much like pro football.

Let’s get back to the bowl system, with the national champion being subjectively picked by sports writers, coaches, computer models, etc.


16 posted on 12/27/2013 12:37:42 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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Why is there no explanation for my post being pulled? I didn’t break any of the posting rules. Why doesn’t the moderator just man up and tell what the issue was with my post?


17 posted on 12/27/2013 12:38:36 PM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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Apples and oranges though dfw. Many more fans of football and many LESS home dates to see your school’s team.

I think there are serious issues w/ seat licensing (cost of tickets) at many schools, but the passion is there. It’s certainly enough passion to successfully propel a playoff format.


18 posted on 12/27/2013 12:38:49 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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That is all you said?! Damn, you have been here a long time, you at least deserve a response why your post was yanked. Maybe the reason will be forthcoming?


19 posted on 12/27/2013 12:40:38 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a GREAT life!)
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But one of the great things about the Auburn-Alabama game was that it did eliminate Alabama.

Had that game occurred next year, it wouldn’t have mattered as much, since most likely Bama would have still made the playoffs.


20 posted on 12/27/2013 12:40:52 PM PST by dfwgator
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