Wow. That's amazing to me that you extracted that meaning from what he said especially in the context of the media and dodds' response. Basically, you are wrong.
Anyone else agree with tante?
well.. are those 8 conference games harder (cumulatively) than the 9 conference games other teams play? Or the 10/11 BCS games that certain (UM, USC) teams play?It's comical how the article implies that the SEC teams have it easier because they only play 8 conference games.
well.. are those 8 conference games harder (cumulatively) than the 9 conference games other teams play? Or the 10/11 BCS games that certain (UM, USC) teams play?
I could be wrong. I am not trying to push my ideas and opinions as fact, just wanted to see why you got a diff interpretation and was hoping for a better response than read between the lines.
[h=1]Pac-12 remains open to playoffs, but Scott wants conference champion requirement[/h]
/asshole.Scott has taken heat the past week after suggesting that a plus-one title game following the bowls is still an option despite nearly all of the other conferences agreeing to some form of a four-team playoff. While the commissioner has heard some of the reaction to his comments, he hasn't spoken at length to his colleagues about how realistic a plus-one is down the road.
"I know it's on the table for certain people. It may not be for other people" he said.
One thing Scott did not back down from was an insistence that a playoff include conference champions only in a four-team scenario.
"That's been as important as the format. Having evaluated all of the options, I'm for earning it on the field by winning something," Scott said. "I think what the fans want, in the call for a playoff in the first place, is to see it earned on the field. As I've studied it and talked to various people, if you look at the pro sports playoffs you have to win the division. You win the division, you know you're in. Aside from that, you're in a wildcard situation.
How is this different than what i said. Conference champ of pac and big 10 in rose bowl. Conference champ of sec and big 12 in rose bowl east. Winners play for the title
I still think we're on the way to 4 16-team superconferences.
Big 12 will overlap the SEC footprint by raiding the ACC. BiG will also raid the ACC. So will the SEC for its last 2 teams.
Here's my guess:
SEC: Adds NC State and Virginia Tech
Big 12: Adds Florida State, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Miami
BiG: Adds Notre Dame, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina
What's left of the ACC at that point is: Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Duke and Wake Forest. I see them focusing hard on academics and basketball for expanding from that, given the nature of those universities.
Pac-12 will be forced to go to 16 from the Mountain and Pacific time zones. It's gonna be tough to find 4 that work. Does the conference look at going back to the in-state paired rivals model by adding CSU, BYU, UNLV and Nevada? Does it look to dominate its footprint geography by adding UNLV, New Mexico, Boise State and San Diego State? Does it spend what it has to spend to move into the Central time zone by going after KU? Does it pull off a major upset by getting Notre Dame?
I still think we're on the way to 4 16-team superconferences.
Big 12 will overlap the SEC footprint by raiding the ACC. BiG will also raid the ACC. So will the SEC for its last 2 teams.
Here's my guess:
SEC: Adds NC State and Virginia Tech
Big 12: Adds Florida State, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Miami
BiG: Adds Notre Dame, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina
What's left of the ACC at that point is: Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Duke and Wake Forest. I see them focusing hard on academics and basketball for expanding from that, given the nature of those universities.
Pac-12 will be forced to go to 16 from the Mountain and Pacific time zones. It's gonna be tough to find 4 that work. Does the conference look at going back to the in-state paired rivals model by adding CSU, BYU, UNLV and Nevada? Does it look to dominate its footprint geography by adding UNLV, New Mexico, Boise State and San Diego State? Does it spend what it has to spend to move into the Central time zone by going after KU? Does it pull off a major upset by getting Notre Dame?
You're going to have to explain to me why it is that just because the other conferences are at 16 teams that the Pac has to expand as well. I honestly don't see the logic there. Why is it out of the question to have three 16-team conferences and one 12-team conference?