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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Beesball, BCS/Bowls and a random thought
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mike’ll probably blog more later on Tech being eliminated from the ACC tournament (you walk nine, and they walk two — especially when a team hits like Miami — and you’re not going to win very often).
Here’s a quick thought, though, driven by a BRILLIANT blog by Tony Barnhart:
Why not go back to the straight bowl system, with conference alliances if you want them, and then do a plus one?
Sure, there’d still be controversy, but that’s not going to end. It’s just not. No way, no how, even if there was a playoff.
And Tony did a brilliant job of pointing out why presidents/commissioners are standing their ground.
So go back to the bowl system of yore, and the best two teams (subjectivity will remain an issue, of course) and play one more.
Whether you retain the numerical rating system that picks participants or amend it, I don’t know, but what about it?
And will Tech sign another basketball player this spring. Talk about a tough recruiting circuit. The Jackets have been digging dirt without getting any deeper for a long, long time now.
Matt
