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The best teams are the best teams

Posted on: May 17, 2012 at 07:32:01 CT
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you mean MU should not have gotten into the NCAA basketball tourney, while ranked 3rd in the country, because they didn't win the conference and lost to ku who did? That's exactly what you're saying.

The NCAA already went through this with Maryland in 1974, which was the second best team in the country behind NC State with David Thompson. Maryland wasn't allowed to play because it wasn't a conference championship. Fortunately, the NCAA finally got a clue and allowed non-conference winners to be selected.

Regarding non-conference winners, some teams start out slow, perhaps it takes some time to gel. However, the determination is made at year end, not disqualified early in the season. Oregon lost to LSU last year, yet you would allow them to be in as a conference winner, while Alabama who also lost to LSU would not be allowed in even though that was their only loss too, just because they were in the same conference. That's just asinine, and you know it, of course.

Bottom line is, a playoff is just that. The best teams meeting on the field of play to decide a championship. If you're not taking the best teams, it's not a playoff; it's a Maui Invitational. Don't even call it a playoff, because it's not.
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Well, I guess we'll see how big Slive's balls are - TigerJackSwartz MU - 5/16 15:04:30
     RE: Well, I guess we'll see how big Slive's balls are - Mr.Bigg MU - 5/17 08:37:42
          Or Alabama last year. Nm - GoMizzouTigers MU - 5/17 10:31:18
     No conference should have more than one team in a 2 or 4 - go tigers MU - 5/16 22:05:51
          Best teams should be in a playoff, regardless of conference - Bobk MU - 5/16 22:41:19
               Conference teams help determine who the best teams are - alwaysright MU - 5/17 06:57:27
                    The best teams are the best teams - Bobk MU - 5/17 07:32:01
                         We're talking about football, not basketball. - alwaysright MU - 5/17 12:57:12
                         I agree. - GoMizzouTigers MU - 5/17 10:34:04
     This is Not Rocket Science - RhodeIslandRed LSU - 5/16 20:00:22
          Basically any conference commissioner that doesn't - BadAsh SEC - 5/16 21:07:11
               What do you do when teams #2 & #4 have already - alwaysright MU - 5/17 07:05:28
                    Last Year #2 Had Its Chance and Lost - RhodeIslandRed LSU - 5/17 10:29:47
                    It doesn't matter if a team didn't beat #1, that doesn't - BadAsh SEC - 5/17 09:52:16
                         Correct. This goes back to the Okla St argument - GoMizzouTigers MU - 5/17 10:36:50
               ^^^^^This^^^^^(nm) - Bobk MU - 5/16 22:42:06
     Conf champ model is an antitrust suit waiting to happen (nm) - mutigr92 MU - 5/16 19:41:46
     Imagine that. - BleedBlack&Gold MU - 5/16 16:58:11
     At his age, they hang to his knees & guess what - Tigerfish MU - 5/16 16:00:12
     So, what happens if: - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/16 15:48:07
     Interestingly, under Delaney's - DrJekyllMrTide BAMA - 5/16 15:41:00
          How Do You Figure That - RhodeIslandRed LSU - 5/16 23:09:15
               Bama was the 2nd best team in the nation after the - BadAsh SEC - 5/17 19:11:15
     No other conference will agree to have the 4 best teams - BadAsh SEC - 5/16 15:34:32
          Nor should they. The LSU/Alabama rematch should never have - go tigers MU - 5/16 22:07:23
     The ACC is 2-13 in BCS bowls... - HungaryGator UF - 5/16 15:31:24
          My guess is that the ACC switched support for this format - tigerdb MU - 5/16 15:37:31
               I agree (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 5/16 16:05:59
     I hope he agrees. It is the right way to do it.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 5/16 15:21:12
          NM - Sarcastro MU - 5/16 16:59:23
          ixnay on a playoff (nm) - pickle MU - 5/16 15:47:30
          Current BCS is 10x better than that approach... - tigerdb MU - 5/16 15:36:28
          I can see the argument both ways, but Alabama - TigerJackSwartz MU - 5/16 15:26:03
     can't get to a national championship without the SEC... - tigerdb MU - 5/16 15:14:52
     Since big 12 has OU and texas - obiter dictum MU - 5/16 15:13:29
          In 1971, the Big 8 had the top 3 - Bobk MU - 5/16 15:34:52
               As far as revenues I think that not only should all the - GA Tiger MU - 5/16 18:18:11
     No way in hades does Slive agree to a conference champ only - Buck Mulligan BAMA - 5/16 15:10:55
          And he has Notre Dame on his side.(nm) - withUmizzou MU - 5/16 15:12:34




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