Comments for Men of the Scarlet and Gray http://menofthescarletandgray.com An Ohio Sports Blog Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Kade http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-379845 Kade Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:53 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-379845 To me scheduling down means we get to see games like Oregon vs. Nevada last year (69-20 Oregon). Most of these games are absolutely terrible and massive blowouts that end up featuring 3rd stringers by the 3rd quarter. It's worse than watching an NFL preseason game. Division 1 teams should NEVER play Division 1AA teams….ever. They are on a different level for a reason. With 120 teams at the D1 level….there is no reason another team can't be found… To me scheduling down means we get to see games like Oregon vs. Nevada last year (69-20 Oregon).

Most of these games are absolutely terrible and massive blowouts that end up featuring 3rd stringers by the 3rd quarter. It’s worse than watching an NFL preseason game.

Division 1 teams should NEVER play Division 1AA teams….ever. They are on a different level for a reason. With 120 teams at the D1 level….there is no reason another team can’t be found…

]]> Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Sylvester-Yon Rambo http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-377829 Sylvester-Yon Rambo Sun, 13 May 2012 12:04:43 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-377829 MUST HAZ MOHR FOOTBALL MUST HAZ MOHR FOOTBALL

]]> Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Jason http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-376533 Jason Sat, 12 May 2012 00:10:09 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-376533 Kade - I'm actually okay with continuing to "schedule down" with a catch: OOC schedules must be balanced by some sort of value mechanism, perhaps based on a rolling window (3-5 years should do it) of wins/losses. So scheduling a home-and-home with USC might allow you to also schedule a couple MAC teams in those two years plus a Cincy or Rutgers or whoever. If you want to play Appalachian State, that's fine but there will be consequences (such as losing to Appalachian State). Kade – I’m actually okay with continuing to “schedule down” with a catch: OOC schedules must be balanced by some sort of value mechanism, perhaps based on a rolling window (3-5 years should do it) of wins/losses. So scheduling a home-and-home with USC might allow you to also schedule a couple MAC teams in those two years plus a Cincy or Rutgers or whoever. If you want to play Appalachian State, that’s fine but there will be consequences (such as losing to Appalachian State).

]]> Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Kade http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-376471 Kade Fri, 11 May 2012 22:34:53 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-376471 Nick, Who is trying to give a trophy to everyone? Oh wait...the CURRENT postseason system in college football. Right now 70 out of 120 programs make it to bowl games...that means 35 teams win trophies. It's stupid. Few people care about all of those bowls and the ratings prove that point. They have been trending down for years now. Frankly if we aren't going to let the Boise State's of the world play for a title they should not be allowed to play the traditional powerhouses in BCS AQ conferences. Sure, lets schedule 4 OOC games against a bunch of scrubs and go 4-0 and give the illusion that we are better than we actually are. Typically those 4 OOC games big conference teams play are against the MAC's and lesser conferences of the world. Instead of playing a better schedule to make games more interesting most teams schedule terrible OOC opponents to bolster their record. Just look at the SEC....they are the worst offenders. I'd be fine taking the top conferences in college football and getting rid of everyone else. If you aren't in a top conference, you don't get to play for the title...but they are off limits for the regular season as well. BUT...if they are still allowed to play vs. the OSU's and Alabama's of the world they should be allowed to play in a playoff after winning their conference. Boise has done pretty well vs. BCS AQ conferences....and look at what TCU did to Wisconsin a couple years ago... Nick,

Who is trying to give a trophy to everyone? Oh wait…the CURRENT postseason system in college football. Right now 70 out of 120 programs make it to bowl games…that means 35 teams win trophies. It’s stupid. Few people care about all of those bowls and the ratings prove that point. They have been trending down for years now.

Frankly if we aren’t going to let the Boise State’s of the world play for a title they should not be allowed to play the traditional powerhouses in BCS AQ conferences. Sure, lets schedule 4 OOC games against a bunch of scrubs and go 4-0 and give the illusion that we are better than we actually are. Typically those 4 OOC games big conference teams play are against the MAC’s and lesser conferences of the world. Instead of playing a better schedule to make games more interesting most teams schedule terrible OOC opponents to bolster their record.

Just look at the SEC….they are the worst offenders.

I’d be fine taking the top conferences in college football and getting rid of everyone else. If you aren’t in a top conference, you don’t get to play for the title…but they are off limits for the regular season as well.

BUT…if they are still allowed to play vs. the OSU’s and Alabama’s of the world they should be allowed to play in a playoff after winning their conference.

Boise has done pretty well vs. BCS AQ conferences….and look at what TCU did to Wisconsin a couple years ago…

]]> Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Sylvester-Yon Rambo http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-373655 Sylvester-Yon Rambo Wed, 09 May 2012 02:12:29 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-373655 I think every sports leagues should go to 2 or 4 team only playoffs. NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAAB, MLS, and every other sporting event. Lets have less sports instead of most sports should be every sports fans motto!!!! I think every sports leagues should go to 2 or 4 team only playoffs.

NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAAB, MLS, and every other sporting event.

Lets have less sports instead of most sports should be every sports fans motto!!!!

]]> Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Jason http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-373646 Jason Wed, 09 May 2012 01:50:06 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-373646 I'll wait & see how they decide to pick the 4-team field before I make up my mind on 4 teams but I really don't think it's enough with the current set up. I'm certainly not advocating "handing" Boise anything nor have I heard anyone else say anything of the sort. I am curious which of Stanford & Oregon you think should have been in a 4-team playoff last year and why the other should have excluded -- or if you think LSU, Bama or Ok State should've been out instead. 4 teams is better than 2 but more changes are needed to make such a small field work in a fair way. And I'm a big proponent of fairness in sports. I’ll wait & see how they decide to pick the 4-team field before I make up my mind on 4 teams but I really don’t think it’s enough with the current set up. I’m certainly not advocating “handing” Boise anything nor have I heard anyone else say anything of the sort. I am curious which of Stanford & Oregon you think should have been in a 4-team playoff last year and why the other should have excluded — or if you think LSU, Bama or Ok State should’ve been out instead.

4 teams is better than 2 but more changes are needed to make such a small field work in a fair way. And I’m a big proponent of fairness in sports.

]]> Comment on The Future of College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids by Nick salazar http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/05/08/the-future-of-college-football-breaking-up-for-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-373531 Nick salazar Tue, 08 May 2012 21:52:54 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9410#comment-373531 First off this idea of a 16 or 8 team playoff is such a big joke. 4 team playoff is fair enough. Fact win your games and your in the 4 team playoff picture. This idea of just giving Boise a shot at the championship is also a joke. Weak conference. There field goal kickers choke against Nevada every time they had a chance the last 2 years to Go to the Title and there Special Teams choked it away 2 times. Win your games and your in. Easy answer. 4 team playoff is just fine. Stop trying to give a trophy to every body. That is the problem in today's world trying to give a trophy to everyone who come into 5th or last place. If your not good enough you suck plain and simple. First off this idea of a 16 or 8 team playoff is such a big joke. 4 team playoff is fair enough. Fact win your games and your in the 4 team playoff picture. This idea of just giving Boise a shot at the championship is also a joke. Weak conference. There field goal kickers choke against Nevada every time they had a chance the last 2 years to
Go to the Title and there Special Teams choked it away 2 times. Win your games and your in. Easy answer. 4 team playoff is just fine. Stop trying to give a trophy to every body. That is the problem in today’s world trying to give a trophy to everyone who come into 5th or last place. If your not good enough you suck plain and simple.

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]]> Comment on Amedeo Della Valle is a Buckeye by Sylvester-Yon Rambo http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/04/22/amedeo-della-valle-is-a-buckeye/comment-page-1/#comment-360478 Sylvester-Yon Rambo Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:21:36 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9376#comment-360478 I think his low ranking probably comes from being on a extremely high level HS team where he was the 4th option. He didn't get the attention or accolades of his teammates but I think for what he does he is a perfect fit for Thad Matta's system. I think his low ranking probably comes from being on a extremely high level HS team where he was the 4th option. He didn’t get the attention or accolades of his teammates but I think for what he does he is a perfect fit for Thad Matta’s system.

]]> Comment on Amedeo Della Valle is a Buckeye by freddy http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2012/04/22/amedeo-della-valle-is-a-buckeye/comment-page-1/#comment-360013 freddy Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:32:16 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/?p=9376#comment-360013 Well. Frankly I don't understand how ADV has been classified as n. 29 of the SGs. He shot 3 pointers this year with a 54%. I guess he is a bit underestimated. Well. Frankly I don’t understand how ADV has been classified as n. 29 of the SGs. He shot 3 pointers this year with a 54%.
I guess he is a bit underestimated.

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