Ahh, football season is in its prime. For the NCAA, it's bowl season. For the NFL, the six playoff spots in each division are mostly all for the taking, except for the Colts and Saints, who have already clinched their respective division title, with 12-0 records each. So much is wrong with football though.
Let's start with The NCAA. College football uses the Bowl Championship Series, or BCS, which should stand for the Bringing Cash Series. With the BCS in place, only two teams get to play for the National Championship. So basically, no matter how good a team is, and how much they may seserve it, if they have one bad week, they are out of the National Title game. As a Texas Longhorns fan, I am happy with how it turned out this year, with the Longhorns facing the Alabama Crimson Tide for the BCS Championship. Problem #2 for the BCS is that it uses only the six big conferences (Big 12, ACC, SC,Big 10, Pac 10, & Nig East) for its selections into the BCS bowl games, the Fiesta Bowl (Phoenix), Orange Bowl (Miami), Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), and Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA). The BCS Championship game is now a seperate game and is now rotated between the Now, of the five undefeated teams in D1-A football, three are from these big conferences (Texas-Big 12, Alabama-SEC, & Cincinatti-Big East), plus four "At-Large" spots. TCU and Boise State are from the Mountain West and Western Athletic conferences, respectively. Now unless one of these teams from a "lesser" conference is in the top ten of all of college football, they are not garaunteed to play in a BCS bowl game.
What the NCAA needs is a playoff system of some sort. Every other sport, college or pro, uses a tournament-style playoff to decide its champion. Dan Wetzel, a Yahoo! Sports columnist agrees and came up with a bracket similar to what I have thought of. There are 11 conferences in the NCAA, so a 16 team playoff picture would be best. The champions from each conference, plus five at large spots, would make a great playoff. This way, great teams that may not win their conference could still have a shot at the National title.
Now, for the NFL. I have no problems with the league or its players, but fantasy football is changing the way fans view the sport. Fantasy football managers like to have certain players on their teams, such as Payton Manning, LaDanian Tomlinson, etc. Being that I have played since '01, I have also had some staples players for my teams. Before, it was Donovan McNabb and Marvin Harrison. Today, Thomas Jones and David Akers seem to help my team consistently. As a Cowboys fan, I should not be rooting for Philadephia to do well. Yesterday, for instance, I found myself rooting for Steve Smith, WR for the New York Giants, to score. The problem was that they were playing my Cowboys. Where has team loyalty gone? Why am I suddenly likeing the Chargers because I have LaDanian Tomlinson on my fantasy football team?
Is Fantasy Football ruining football fans? Does having a game on the line in a cyber football game excuse you from rooting for your favorite team? Should the BCS be done away with and college football turn to a tournament style playoff system? Let me hear your thoughts.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
It's Been Awhile....
It's been awhile since I could stand on my own two fet again...
Yes, It has been about 4 months since my last entry. For that, I offer no explaination. But here I am, writing to you again.
A lot has happened over the past month. I've moved from Rockport, back to Pleasanton (Yes again), and I've started a new job working with my dad as an electrician. I've also decided to go back to school; I'm one credit shy of being a Junior in college. I figure I've come this far, why not just finish? I haven't really finished much I've started in the past few years. I've also deided to start living healthier, cutting out sweets and chips and stuff and exercising a lot more. Possible training for a half marathon in Novermber. I wonder if I could do it.
Some goals I've set for myself:
Lose 20 lbs by Nov 1
be able to run in the SA Rock N Roll Marathon in Nov 2009 (Half Marathon)
Start back to School in January 2010
Get my associate's degree in May 2010
Graduate with a degree in English with Teaching Certification
I know it doesn't seem like much, but they are reasonably feasable if I work hard.
What do you think?
Yes, It has been about 4 months since my last entry. For that, I offer no explaination. But here I am, writing to you again.
A lot has happened over the past month. I've moved from Rockport, back to Pleasanton (Yes again), and I've started a new job working with my dad as an electrician. I've also decided to go back to school; I'm one credit shy of being a Junior in college. I figure I've come this far, why not just finish? I haven't really finished much I've started in the past few years. I've also deided to start living healthier, cutting out sweets and chips and stuff and exercising a lot more. Possible training for a half marathon in Novermber. I wonder if I could do it.
Some goals I've set for myself:
Lose 20 lbs by Nov 1
be able to run in the SA Rock N Roll Marathon in Nov 2009 (Half Marathon)
Start back to School in January 2010
Get my associate's degree in May 2010
Graduate with a degree in English with Teaching Certification
I know it doesn't seem like much, but they are reasonably feasable if I work hard.
What do you think?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
*edited for your viewing pleasure*
I just don't get it. Why is it that because I am a certain age, I am expected to have my whole life planned out and be making all this money and have 2.8 kids, a mortgage, and a Portuguese Water Dog (that's a whole nuther rant right there). But seriously...I'm not married, I have no kids, so what's the big deal? What's wrong with me enjoying life? Yes, I admit I do need to be more responsible sometimes, but the expectations some people have? c'mon now.
I do have a career in mind though, one that will allow me to use my talents, gifts, and what I love to do, and put it all together. I wanna be an editor. Not like for books and such, but editing video and such. Opening my own production studio would be amazing to say the least. Of course it would have to be part time to start, but with enough drive, and God's direction, I could really do this. Support would be helpful as well. There's some stuff I'm gonna be working on this week and maybe I'll put it on my youtube page if it's good enough.
That is all.
I do have a career in mind though, one that will allow me to use my talents, gifts, and what I love to do, and put it all together. I wanna be an editor. Not like for books and such, but editing video and such. Opening my own production studio would be amazing to say the least. Of course it would have to be part time to start, but with enough drive, and God's direction, I could really do this. Support would be helpful as well. There's some stuff I'm gonna be working on this week and maybe I'll put it on my youtube page if it's good enough.
That is all.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
No pressure
Hopefully this will be the only serious post I ever make...
So the pressure is off me. My sister announced to the family that she is expecting her first child. My mom went berzerk. It's awesome news that I'm gonna be an uncle. What's even better though, and most selfish, is that all pressure from my female parental unit for me to make her a grandma. Seriously, I can barely take care of myself, much less a baby human as well.
What is the big deal that I don't want to have kids yet? Someday, yeah a family would be awesome, but right now it's not in the picture. I mean, why have my own when I can play with my friends' kids and give em back whenever they decide to cry or poop or throw up or whatever.
I mean just becasue I'm 28 (holy crap I'm old), doesn't mean I have to be at the same stage my paren't were at when they were my age. They had 3 kids when they were in their late 20's. I couldn't handle that. Things are different now. People don't get married at 18 and have kids at 20. My generation isn't into that. Of all my friends, only a few are married and/or have kids. It's just not my time.
That is all.
So the pressure is off me. My sister announced to the family that she is expecting her first child. My mom went berzerk. It's awesome news that I'm gonna be an uncle. What's even better though, and most selfish, is that all pressure from my female parental unit for me to make her a grandma. Seriously, I can barely take care of myself, much less a baby human as well.
What is the big deal that I don't want to have kids yet? Someday, yeah a family would be awesome, but right now it's not in the picture. I mean, why have my own when I can play with my friends' kids and give em back whenever they decide to cry or poop or throw up or whatever.
I mean just becasue I'm 28 (holy crap I'm old), doesn't mean I have to be at the same stage my paren't were at when they were my age. They had 3 kids when they were in their late 20's. I couldn't handle that. Things are different now. People don't get married at 18 and have kids at 20. My generation isn't into that. Of all my friends, only a few are married and/or have kids. It's just not my time.
That is all.
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