BCS Reset

[guff]

The definition of insanity is repeating an act but expecting a different outcome. Some how the folks at the BCS expect this years’ outcome to be different from last years’ outcome. Add a game, expand eligible teams, blah blah blah.

I have finally come up with a suitable analogy for the BCS. Sex without an orgasm. A little crass but accurate if you think about. The BCS takes you right up to the moment of climax then stops a half stroke short of finishing the job. Instead of walking away with a grin of satisfaction; you limp away with a pained scowl.

The BCS bosses just rearranged the deck chairs on the Titanic and are expecting the boat to stay afloat.

But there seems to be good news for ND. With these guys I'm sure there's a catch.

Clipped from the article

"Beginning in 2006, Notre Dame will earn an automatic BCS berth with a top eight ranking in the final standings, Weiberg said. Also, under a new arrangement, Notre Dame is now guaranteed BCS money every season -- even when they don't play in a game.

In the past, Notre Dame would receive upward of $14 million when they played in a BCS game, but nothing if they didn't."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/04/27/bc.fbc.bcschanges2.ap/index.html

 

[Rip Rap]

SI neglected to say that we're getting screwed out of a lot of $$$. Before we got the equivalent of a full conference share if we won and nothing if we didn't, now we make 1 mil every year and 4 mil if we make it. I think we will make less money now than an average conference team does.

Somebody needs to be made accountable for this. The backlash on this will be huge.

 

[Aerosmith777]

I think its a pretty good deal actually. They won't be making less than a conference team, they'll be making about the same, w/o having to play in a conference. It gives Notre Dame even more of a cemented place as an independent, and takes a lot of financial pressure off the team. Between that and the independent TV contract, they'll still be getting more cash than every other team from football anyway.

 

[BigIrish]

compared to the previous arrangement, this is a good deal when the Irish are playing poorly, and a bad deal when they're playing well.

 

[Rip Rap]

I thought the Gator Bowl paid us more than 4 mil?

I'm getting sick of all this BCS nonsense. Everything was fine a decade ago, and they've been screwing the pooch ever since. I used to even watch the Rose Bowl, but who wants to see Texas play in that? This stuff is just making college football a dumber sport.

 

[BigIrish]

I thought the Gator Bowl paid us more than 4 mil?

I'm getting sick of all this BCS nonsense. Everything was fine a decade ago, and they've been screwing the pooch ever since. I used to even watch the Rose Bowl, but who wants to see Texas play in that? This stuff is just making college football a dumber sport.

i'd rather see it go back to a purely voted national championship (one, not two) than continue down this BCS road.....

 

[Guest]

Sounds like a shit deal to me. Monk has to screw more things up before he leaves....