Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Sports and Politics

NCAA Football Top TenI captured this image a couple of weeks ago, I think. I was going to write something about rankings, perhaps talk about the BCS. Well, I have no idea what I was going to say, because I never wrote anything down.

A week ago, President-Elect Obama had this to say on Monday Night Football: "I think it is about time we had playoffs [in college football]. I'm fed up with these computer rankings and this and that and the other. Get eight teams -- the top eight teams right at the end. You got a playoff."

 BCS Top Ten for November 9, 2008Some football fans credit this statement, on the eve of Election Day, putting him over the top. Me, I think it was more to do with politics, or the fact that W. Bush sucks.

I am very much in favor of a playoff, mostly because my team is Georgia Tech, and if we slide in at number 8, we may have a shot at winning a national championship. It could happen, a heck of a lot more likely than us going 12-0.

I want to say something philosophical and deep about football, but that sort of ruins the game. Am I right or what?

7 comments:

Joe said...

I'm all for a playoff, too, but GT being among the top 8? That's just a fantasy - and not one of the usual Leesa type. ;)

Grant said...

Football...boring. Losing...consciousness.

Actually, I love everything about football except watching the actual games or talking about it or playing fantasy football or reading articles about rankings. But the superbowl commercials and cheerleaders are nice.

Deb said...

I'm trying to learn about football and get more into it because there are a lot of rules to it and technicalities other than just getting the ball farther and farther to the other side.

Anyway, I really think people are Bush'd out and they didn't want to see the same ol' thing for the next four years. Obama brings people a breath of fresh air...

Although...I'm not one for "change". :|

Anonymous said...

I'm as happy as I have ever been. My team is #2. And we're proud to say that.

Knot

Anonymous said...

I prefer the bowl system to playoffs. I like having a little controversy as the season ends. That way everyone at least gets to think they're number 1. ;)

Leesa said...

joe: might I remind out of 1989. Okay, I don't remember when they were in the top 8 last. It has been a while.

grant: Superbowl? What's that?

~deb: Obama will be well-liked, I think. I just hope he can recruit people to fix the mortgage mess.

knot: A Texas Tech fan. Great!

btsea: You must be a radio talk show hostess.

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