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Get StartedThat's crap Tom. Tell that to Boise, or Central Florida, or any those little fish that somehow made their way to higher bowls and knocked off the big fish.
Come on man, you are thinking like the big bad NCAA now. The playoff should not be exclusive. If a team runs the table and doesn't have a god awful OOC, they should get an opportunity.
This is year one of the playoffs, and the fans of the bubble schools that didn't get in are already screaming to expand to 8 teams. And if they do, the next bubble schools wil scream for 16. And then 32.
"March Madness starts with 64" they will say.
But mark my words.. the minute a blue chip prospect gets hurt in the playoffs, the media will be all over the NCAA for expanding the playoffs beyond four teams.
"They are putting these young men's futures in jeopardy for the all-mighty dollar" Skip Bayless will say.
"I KNOW Peyton Manning, and he told me this is all about money" Stephan A. Jackson will counter.
It's a no-win trap for the NCAA. If they don't expand, it's too "exclusive" and if they do people will get hurt "for money". I say keep it at four, let it ride a decade or two and see how it all works. We went 100+ years with no playoffs, we can all afford to wait and see before changing them.
I so disagree with one team helping another team if it wins for the conference... I have never waivered from it... It's ridiculous rooting for O$U... Winning only helps them not any of the other teams in the conference... Michigan needs to win games... Screw the other teams in the Big Ten...
Urban Meyer can now walk into homes and say, "just won the title, come to us."
The Big Ten already absolved themselves of the negative criticism by the way some of the bigger teams played at the highest levels.
I don't care if it makes the Big Ten look a little better with a national title vs losing in the title game. You never, ever, ever want to see your rivals win a championship. Urban Meyer can now walk into homes and say, "just won the title, come to us."
As long as Michigan handles their business, they'll get a seat at the table.
If it's Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana, any other B10 team, sure root for them. But MSU, OSU, no. It directly hurts you when your rival is doing huge things.
If it's Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana, any other B10 team, sure root for them. But MSU, OSU, no. It directly hurts you when your rival is doing huge things.
No it doesn't. People are acting like the best recruits will only pick OSU now, which is not the case. For starters, OSU only has so many scholies. Now, UM can entice those who have tons of skill but were not offered OSU scholies and can use the added motivation of beating the team that turned them down.
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