WKU vs Miss Valley State. Sean Woods vs a team from the Commonwealth. The winner gets the University of Kentucky. Let's talk about it here or until someone else starts one. Sort of torn because I would like to root for Kentucky teams but as a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, it's hard to root for WKU. Plus you have Sean Woods on the other side. Anyway enjoy the game and hope your team wins!

I was out running errands today and was listening to Jeff Goodman and Bruce Pearl's show called Inside College Basketball on satellite radio. They had an interesting topic that asked the question, "what college coach would make the best President.?"

Pearl went first and chose Rick Pitino. He compared him to JFK in a few ways (that escape me right now) and Goodman said hands down it would be Coach Cal. Goodman said that no one can sell an idea like Calipari and blow smoke. He also mentioned that Cal had escaped any trouble at his previous coaching stops. I found it interesting that the 2 choices were coaching the 2 most prominent universities in the state of Kentucky.

They opened the phone lines up and got the opinions of the callers. The usual suspects were mentioned like Coach K, Bill Self, Bobby Knight etc. I really have no opinion on this but thought it was a fun conversation and wondered what coaches the readers of ASOB would choose. I suspect the responses (if any) will be blue tinted but I pose the question to you nonetheless.

So in honor of President's Day, who ya got and why?

Hi everyone, its bowl season and I, for one, am excited. There are the lots of interesting games and of course lots of uninteresting games. Hopefully there are many others like me who love college bowl season and watching cross country matchups, inter-conference play and the pomp and circumstance that surrounds these games.

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With all the talk of conference realignment and the fast moving landscape of college football, there has been alot of talk about how this affects the game.  I had an interesting conversation with some friends over the weekend and the topic was what will happen to the current BCS format if the Big 12 and Big East dissolve leaving only 4 AQ conferences.  This will be a very hot topic if/when the 2 conferences dissolve into unrecognizable entities.

First of all, to discuss this topic we have to have a few assumptions in place.  For starters, the 2 conferences in question (Big 12 and Big East)  would have to become non-viable BCS caliber football conferences.  Secondly, there is not a 5th BCS-caliber conference started and lastly there are 4 major conferences each with 16 teams.  I think this is a very real possibility in the next 2 years.  That means the Big 12 and Big East would lose AQ status, leaving only 4 AQ conferences.

This will create a major divide between those schools in these huge “superconferences” and those independent schools and/or those in mid-major type schools.  The argument between mid-major type schools and those in these “superconferences” will get even more heated and divide opinions even further because of the sheer size of each conference and how utterly brutal it will be versus a non-AQ conference. 

-So my question to you is, what would happen to the current BCS system?

-Based on these assumptions, would there be enough good football schools that could join forces and create another AQ caliber conference?  Will the BCS try to find other options for AQ status for teams left out of the BCS conferences?

-Would the BCS allow for more than 2 teams from a BCS conference into the BCS games?  Would the NCAA be forced to “strongly” consider a playoff system (rather than the current lip service they give it)? Would the BCS go away completely?

-I find this opinion highly unlikely but would these “superconferences” consider somehow creating their own playoff system and get out of the BCS?  If so, would this create a whole new football division within the NCAA?

-If a playoff system were to be divised between the 4 “superconferences”, would each conference's championship game become the first round of a playoff system? And then reseed the winners accordingly for a 4 team playoff system?  (This is what I would like to see in a perfect world)

I think we are on the verge of major changes and not just in conference realignment. These are just a few questions, that I see arising if such a situation occurred as described above.  So what are your thoughts?  Would there be any other potential outcomes?  Are there any other questions, that I am not asking? I am interested in everyone's thoughts.

Thanks

Hi everyone.  I was just curious to know the ASOB screen names for each member of the league.  Other than JLeverenz and a2d2, I am not sure who else is in the league.  It is important to know this because I plan to talk some smack even in the face of defeat...:)  If anyone can help with the names or if each member would like to list their name, then it would be much appreciated. 

Good Luck to all because when you see the Centurions come to your stadium you and your fans will be in mortal danger.  Homeland Security could only hope to contain the cantankerous Centurion fan base who, undoubtedly, will be well lubed on some Woodford Reserve.  So hide the kids and pray for mercy!!

Muuuaahahahahaha!!!

Just wanted to share with everyone that I downloaded the free SB Nation iphone app and really like it.  You can set your teams, blogs and sports preferences for faster access.   You also have a newsfeed that updates the articles on SB Nation. The one area I didnt see (but will keep looking) is the Fanshots and Fanposts.  However, I recommend this app. for iphone users.  It's free so might as well check it out.

Our father who art in Kentucky, let basketball be thy game. Seven banners won, the eighth to come, in Rupp as it is Big Blue Nation. Give us this day our defensive effort, and forgive us our turnovers as we forgive those who seeded against us. Lead us not into a shooting slump and deliver us from bad officiating. In the name of Rupp, Hall, and the spirit of Bill Keightley, Amen.

Go Big Blue!

Just thought I would start a thread for those who are watching the SEC and would like to chat about it.  Who do you think takes the tournament?  Will a neutral court be the cure for UK's road ills?    Who would rather play on Friday, USC or Ole Miss?  Will Bruce Pearl literally turn into a pumpkin?  Will we have another roof collapse?

So let's enjoy the tourney and hope UK's kids have matured and are ready to up their game and match the intensity that tournaments bring.

Go Blue!