Comments on: Obama out of bounds? http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:46:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TJ http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371285 TJ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:47:42 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371285 I both talk to myself and listen to myself. I find that I have stimulating conservations when I do so. I both talk to myself and listen to myself. I find that I have stimulating conservations when I do so.

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]]> By: kBells http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371233 kBells Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:46:24 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371233 20. Yes. 20. Yes.

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]]> By: Random Name http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371189 Random Name Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:35:37 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371189 Do you guys ever listen to yourselves? Do you guys ever listen to yourselves?

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]]> By: Theo Godwyn http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371164 Theo Godwyn Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:51:51 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371164 If Obama can fix college football so there isn't a controversy every year over who gets into the championship game, then more power to him. I think he has a better chance of fixing health care. Is he ready to take on the special interests of the BCS conferences. Look at the ACC this year. It will get a free ride into the Orange Bowl even if its champion is not ranked in the top 25. There is a $17 million payout. That's alot of money for a team that is destined to be blown out by a top ten team. If Obama can fix college football so there isn’t a controversy every year over who gets into the championship game, then more power to him.

I think he has a better chance of fixing health care.

Is he ready to take on the special interests of the BCS conferences. Look at the ACC this year. It will get a free ride into the Orange Bowl even if its champion is not ranked in the top 25. There is a $17 million payout. That’s alot of money for a team that is destined to be blown out by a top ten team.

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]]> By: TJ http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371163 TJ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:51:31 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371163 Alabama beating Florida might not be good for the country, but it would be good for my sanity. Alabama beating Florida might not be good for the country, but it would be good for my sanity.

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]]> By: kBells http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371113 kBells Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:01 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371113 14. Well, let's all hope and pray that Alabama beats Florida and all that doesn't happen. For the good of the country you know. We don't need Obama bringing his socialist world view into college football. 14. Well, let’s all hope and pray that Alabama beats Florida and all that doesn’t happen. For the good of the country you know. We don’t need Obama bringing his socialist world view into college football.

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]]> By: Peter L http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371090 Peter L Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:45:43 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371090 The BCS is truly a mess. One loss and you miss it. Take recent years when teams who lost in a conference championship game (Missouri last year) got thrown out while less competent teams in conferences w/out championship games go to the big game and lose (Ohio State for the last two years). The BCS is truly a mess. One loss and you miss it. Take recent years when teams who lost in a conference championship game (Missouri last year) got thrown out while less competent teams in conferences w/out championship games go to the big game and lose (Ohio State for the last two years).

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371085 llama Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:39:22 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371085 Messiahs have no problem fixing any problam - with their words alone. Why lift a finger if you don't have to? Messiahs have no problem fixing any problam – with their words alone. Why lift a finger if you don’t have to?

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]]> By: TJ http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371071 TJ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:50:35 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371071 LOL. The BCS is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to Alabama. Since they are undefeated and ranked #1, they will be in the title game as long as they beat Auburn and then Florida. However, I'm predicting that we will have mass chaos in the coming weeks. Texas Tech could very easily lose to Oklahoma this weekend. Alabama could lose a couple weeks after that in the SEC championship game to Florida. Then you will have a bunch of one loss teams vying for the title game. Who will get in is anyone's guess. And consider this: USC is a sports media favorite, and they will certainly be near the top of the BCS, but they could win out the rest of the season, be in one of the top two positions, and <i>not</i> even win their conference (if Oregon St. wins out, they will be the PAC-10 champs b/c they beat USC). You could very realistically have 3 undefeated teams, Boise State, Utah, and Ball State, neither of which will be in the title game and only one of which will probably make the BCS because of the rules and such. What a mess. LOL. The BCS is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to Alabama. Since they are undefeated and ranked #1, they will be in the title game as long as they beat Auburn and then Florida.

However, I’m predicting that we will have mass chaos in the coming weeks. Texas Tech could very easily lose to Oklahoma this weekend. Alabama could lose a couple weeks after that in the SEC championship game to Florida. Then you will have a bunch of one loss teams vying for the title game. Who will get in is anyone’s guess.

And consider this: USC is a sports media favorite, and they will certainly be near the top of the BCS, but they could win out the rest of the season, be in one of the top two positions, and not even win their conference (if Oregon St. wins out, they will be the PAC-10 champs b/c they beat USC). You could very realistically have 3 undefeated teams, Boise State, Utah, and Ball State, neither of which will be in the title game and only one of which will probably make the BCS because of the rules and such. What a mess.

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]]> By: Graceland http://online.worldmag.com/2008/11/17/obama-out-of-bounds/comment-page-1/#comment-371070 Graceland Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:49:19 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18048#comment-371070 <i>One good point: the way the format currently stands, every game counts in college football.</i> To an extent, that is true. But I don't think the argument holds up perfectly. It used to be that you had to win all of your games in order to be crowned national champ, since generally only 1 or 2 teams accomplished that feat. But that is less common now. Each year it seems there is a debate over which one-loss teams should get into the title game. Or in the case of LSU last year, which <i>two</i>-loss team. So if you are still in the hunt with one or even two losses, then not every game counts the same. If you create an 8 team playoff, I think the intense regular season would remain--each week is still important, and you would still only be allowed one or two slip-ups in order to make it into the playoff. One good point: the way the format currently stands, every game counts in college football.

To an extent, that is true. But I don’t think the argument holds up perfectly. It used to be that you had to win all of your games in order to be crowned national champ, since generally only 1 or 2 teams accomplished that feat. But that is less common now. Each year it seems there is a debate over which one-loss teams should get into the title game. Or in the case of LSU last year, which two-loss team.

So if you are still in the hunt with one or even two losses, then not every game counts the same.

If you create an 8 team playoff, I think the intense regular season would remain–each week is still important, and you would still only be allowed one or two slip-ups in order to make it into the playoff.

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