Take 2 Aspirin and Drink Plenty of Water

A few links to peruse while waiting on the aspirin to kick in.

Bill King asks which game you want the most.

The Senator has been reading Bitchin' Bianchi. I can assure you, Bianchi is not getting the Shane Matthews treatment.

A look ahead from the Palmetto State

Interview with Oklahoma State Athletic Director

Barnhart previews the SEC East/Tebow division

More gushing about the SEC's new television contract with some ACC reaction

Alec Ogletree talks with Michael Carvell

Is Senator Blutarsky Softening his pro-BCS Stance?

Senator Blutarsky would probably say I am taking his statements out of context, or perhaps fall back on another Washingtonian phrase, “I have no recollection of having blogged that.”

In his blog titled “The most Reasonable man in College Football” (I love the irony) the good Senator states:

“By the way, the play-in game is an excellent idea. In fact, I like it better than the automatic berth for the highest ranked non-BCS conference school.”

He then attempts to tie this in to his protectionist stance by stating it would not take money out of any other conferences pockets. But I will focus on the positive.

To be fair, the context of the Senator’s statement regards participation of non-BCS conference schools in the BCS revenue windfall and has nothing to do with using a “play-in” game to determine a champion. However, if the Senator has come to realize a play-in game is good for the #8 spot in the BCS he must be trending toward a play-in game for both of the finalist. This is how God intended sport to be.

Progress is made incrementally in our society; therefore I will chalk this one up as a win for those of us that believe championships should be won on the field without assist from the body politic.

The BCS debate will not go away

One of the best Georgia Football blogs out there is Get The Picture. Senator Blutarsky does an excellent job of producing and gathering fine content for the Bulldawg Nation and college football fans in general. The Senator is an ardent supporter of the BCS and today he takes a shot at John Feinstein for supporting a true playoff.

I urge you to read his original post and the arguments/comments here.

My response:

I am no Feinstein apologist, but perhaps the demand for football is greater than basketball, regardless of post-season format. Surely the Senator is not implying basketball could bring in more money if they would dump the "brackets" for some pageant style bowl system such as the BCS...

Does anybody out there believe the SEC regular season, with all of its conference title implications, would be diminished if second teams from the SEC made some type of NCAA run championship tourney as an at-large bid?

I understand this is the system we are stuck with. Furthermore, I understand the financial implications to change, but these implications would be most felt by outside interests.

The BCS has, more often than not, produced a quality match up for deciding the MNC. However, it also produces Hawaii v. Dawgs. It is always fun to watch the Globetrotters trounce the Generals, but wouldn’t it be nice to see how they stack up against a quality opponent? Does anyone believe D-1 basketball should adopt a BCS style post-season?