Posted on 01/10/2012 1:34:01 PM PST by Zakeet
Link only as per posting guidelines: USA Today
Gist of article: Ratings for title game down 8 percent from last year; barely (by 0.3 percent) above all time low; all BCS games down 12 percent from last year
That’s “Honey..............Bad-juh” /Brent Musberger Voice
I love college football. This game had me turning it off after 15 minutes.
Been there, done that. On the other hand I enjoyed the heck out of the Baylor game.
I was off to Top Gear.
Among other reasons, the nation's NCAA Division I football coaches from the Big 12, Big 10, Pac 12, ACC, Big East, and similar conferences, who had a vested interest in voting anyone other than an SEC team as #2 in the nation, looked at all of the NCAA Division I football teams and voted Alabama #2. Despite their conference and regional prejudices, they voted Alabama #2.
Despite all of the yelling about ESPN having an unholy alliance with the SEC, the nation's NCAA Division I football coaches thought Alabama was the #2 team.
Despite all of the whining about the BCS, even Pac 12 and Big 10 and Big 12 coaches said: 'd*mn, nobody other than possibly LSU is better than Alabama."
And apparently they were right.
Did you realize that NFL Scouts said that 20 of the 22 starters on defense last night will probably play in the NFL? We probably saw the best NCAA Division I football defense in history last night . . . and I hate Alabama.
I hate to break this to you, but there will never be a “real” championship in any football league (yes, that includes the NFL) because the season is so short that nobody plays balanced schedules. If you have a playoff with the top four teams, then there will always be a #5 team that will claim it deserved a shot at the title. If you have a playoff with the top eight teams, it will be a #9 that deserved a shot, etc.
Sorry I missed that one...the Stanford/OK St. game was entertaining(unless you're the Stanford kicker).
I miss the old bowl blitz on New Years Day...they spread the bowl games out too far, with lousy match-ups in many 'ta boot. New folks(bean counters)in charge I suppose. The closer they(NCAA)get to ESPN...the worse it's going to get....same goes with NASCAR.
2012 to 2015:
Four-team playoff with two current BCS bowl games for semifinals on New Year's Day and final one week later.
2016 and beyond:
Eight-team playoff with #1 versus #8, #2 versus #7, #3 versus #6 and #4 versus #5, quarterfinals played first weekend in December at home stadium of higher-ranked team. Reseed four remaining teams and play semifinal and finals using method I mentioned earlier.
Don’t forget the droopy eyes.
Poorest excuse for an offensive effort I ever saw in my life.
The question all LSU fans are asking-why didn’t Miles replace that pathetic excuse of a QB?
You do know that several years ago (the year an undefeated Auburn got locked out of the BCS championship game), the SEC pushed hard for exactly that: a 4 team playoff.
Every other conference except the SEC turned it down flat.
I suppose I could have, but it was such a yawner I turned away. Looking at the ratings, I wasn't alone.
I imagine the players and coaches have thought about that a lot!
Like everything else in entertainment, Leftists media tools have taken over announcing for the games and football in general and their values are in the gutter. The celebrate and make excuses ghetto thugs and pour hate on good guys. They supported Obama and persecuted anyone not celebrating. That has to be an irritant to viewers.
Everything dies when the Left takes over. It is the spirit of failure and death.
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