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Clausen to enter draft

leghumpingjihadkiller — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:49:44 -0000

Clausen to enter draft

Yeah, he might have potential at the next level, but I never saw much of it at this level. Top 5 pick? Are you kidding me? I see this going about as well as Ryan Leaf in San Diego.

In my perfect college football world...

leghumpingjihadkiller — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:44:51 -0000

As I close my eyes at night thinking about ways to fix the world, one of my dreams is how to repair college football. College football is broken, can't you see? There are 5 undefeated teams in the FBS. Yet, through a maze of numbers, TV contracts and sponsorships, 3 of those teams won't get a chance to play for the National Championship.

My solution is twofold: fix the regular season and fix the post season. You could do one and not the other, but true fairness can only be found by doing both. Let's start with some numbers, shall we?

Here's a list of the number of schools per FBS conference. Every conference is equal. Yes, the WAC is on the same level as the SEC.

That's 11 conferences plus 3 independents. 107 schools. Plenty of teams there to put together an out of conference schedule. But for the sake of intrastate "rivalries" we'll allow 1 game per year against a directional opponent.

RULE CHANGE: TEAMS ARE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF ONE (1) NON FBS OPPONENT PER SEASON.

RULE CHANGE: EACH FBS TEAM SHALL PLAY AN ELEVEN (11) GAME SCHEDULE.

The problem with conferences of varying sizes is creating a schedule that is balanced. From an NCAA standpoint, they will allow the conference to decide the number of games in a conference schedule and how they will determine the champion.

RULE CHANGE: THERE WILL BE NO +1 GAME TO DETERMINE THE CONFERENCE CHAMPION.

So, now we've completed a season and each conference has determined the order of finish.

RULE CHANGE: EACH CONFERENCE CHAMPION WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC BID INTO POST-SEASON TOURNAMENT.

Let's look at this year and see what we have (remember, I'm tossing out conference championship games)

Florida gets a * for the following reason:

RULE CHANGE: THE BCS STANDINGS WILL STILL EXIST FOR SEEDING PURPOSES. EACH CONFERENCE WILL SEND NO MORE THAN TWO (2) TEAMS TO THE TOURNAMENT, TO GIVE BROADER ACCESS TO TOURNAMENT.

Florida is SEC champion in the scenario only because there is no way to tell a difference between Florida and Alabama by comparing schedules. They were both undefeated. Florida is champion because they were ranked higher in the BCS, and Alabama will get in the tournament anyhow. The Conferences will obviously have to change their procedures.

For this instance, we'll use the November 29 BCS Standings, as (for the most part) it is the final poll prior to the conference championship games. I'll walk through the top of the poll and show you how the tournament is seeded:

So, Penn State and LSU get passed over. Worse things have happened. But that leaves us with these matchups (and possible venues):

The top 8 revenue generating conferences get to select the first round venues. That will aid ticket sales, merchandising and overall venue management. In this manner, conferences can schedule this game years ahead, just as they do in the current scheme. As you can see by the above chart, the "home team" will be the team from the host conference, if possible. The ACC Champion Georgia Tech was not a top 8 seed, and therefore could not "host" so Alabama goes there to replace them, because they are the only At-Large team in the top 8. In years where there is more than one case of this, then the higher seed picks the venue.

The quarterfinal games would use current, non BCS bowls, selected due to their demographics and quality of previous bowls. Possible nominees are: Cotton Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Gator Bowl and Peach Bowl. The conferences would need to schedule their 1st round venues after the NCAA schedules the venues, so they don't match.

The semifinals and National Championship games would rotate between the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and the Rose Bowl...or at least their venue.

As far as the calendar goes:

Round 1 games played 2nd Saturday of December (Dec. 12)

Quarterfinal games played 3rd Saturday of December (Dec. 19)

Semifinal games played on New Year's Day (Jan. 1)

National Championship played on Monday following NFL's first round games (Jan. 11)

So what can we conclude from all of this?

*Should a team go to the National Championship, they will have play a total of 15 games. That's only 1 game more than some teams play now.

*Only 4 teams will play more than 13 games.

*In this scenario (and I haven't figured out dates for other years yet) the National Championship is only 4 days after what's actually scheduled.

*The "BCS" in this scenario would encompass 7 games (from the quarterfinals to the championship). That would mean the NCAA would control the media/advertising/etc. money for 7 games instead of 5.

*The top 8 conferences would control the rights to the 8 games that they host in the first round. That contrasts with the 3 conferences that actually stage a championship game currently.

This deserves its own thread...will be updated accordingly

leghumpingjihadkiller — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:39:19 -0000

This deserves its own thread...will be updated accordingly

WINNING WAY Fans cart the goal posts away from Faurot Field into downtown Columbia yesterday...

leghumpingjihadkiller — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:06:31 -0000

WINNING WAY

Fans cart the goal posts away from Faurot Field into downtown Columbia yesterday after the No. 25 Missouri Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 41-23 to go 2-0 for the first time since 1987 (!!!!) Nearly 60,000 people attended the game. The Tigers, who avenged last year's disappointing upset loss to the Jayhawks, now lead the storied football rivalry 50-48-9

Link to full size pic

So I'm home in the Columbia area for the first time in something like 3 years and I brought my g/f...

leghumpingjihadkiller — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:21:30 -0000

So I'm home in the Columbia area for the first time in something like 3 years and I brought my g/f and daughter with me. Going through some old photos, I came across this gem from 1982. Proving once again that I've been a Mizzou fan since birth.

ESPN College Hoops Tip Off Marathon

leghumpingjihadkiller — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:39:54 -0000

I suppose this should have its own place. I'll be up for a little while (remembering that I'm 2 hours behind most of you) watching some of the marathon. Below the jump is the schedule and somewhat live thread:

All times Central:

11pm: Cal State Fullerton vs. UCLA

1am: San Diego State vs. Saint Mary's

3am: Northern Colorado vs. Hawaii

5am: Monmouth vs. St. Peter's

7am Drexel vs. Niagra

9am: Clemson at Liberty

11am: Northeastern at Siena

1pm: UA-Little Rock at Tulsa

3pm: Temple at Georgetown

4:30pm: CBE Classic: Binghamton vs. Pittsburgh (ESPN2)

5pm: Dick's Sporting Goods NIT

6pm: Tennessee at Texas Tech (women) (ESPNU)

6:30pm: Hall of Fame Showcase: Arkansas vs. Louisville (St. Louis) (ESPN2)

7pm: Gonzaga at Michigan State

7pm: Northern Illinois vs. Illinois (ESPN360)

8pm: Duquesne vs. Iowa (ESPNU)

8:30pm: UConn at Texas (women)(ESPN2)

9pm: Hall of Fame Showcase: Memphis vs. Kansas (St. Louis)

10:30pm: Dick's Sporting Goods NIT

I'll add links and stuff later.

Making my triumphant return to Missouri

leghumpingjihadkiller — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:52:01 -0000

Or something to that effect. Anyhow, I haven't been to see my family in the Columbia area in over 3 years and I figure it's time to take my 10 month old home to see the family. I'll be home during ~~Thanksgiving~~ hate week and instead of going to Kansas City to the game, I think I'll just enjoy the game at a bar in Columbia.

But which bar? Harpo's is at the top of my list, unless someone has a better idea. Also, it'd be cool to meet a few of the other peeps on here that aren't going to KC.

To make this 75 words, I've included a recipe for Bacon Popcorn:

Ingredients

1/2 cup bacon grease
3/4 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
3 tablespoons bacon bits (optional)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)

Directions

Measure the bacon grease into a 6 quart pot and place over high heat. Add one or two popcorn kernels as testers. When the test kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn and cover with a lid. As the popcorn starts to pop, shake the pan back and forth constantly to keep the unpopped kernels on the bottom where they can pop. When the popping slows down, remove the pan from the heat and let it finish popping.
Pour the popcorn into a large bowl or paper sack. Season with half of the seasoned salt and stir. Taste before adding more salt if desired. Toss with bacon bits and shredded Cheddar cheese for an extra special treat. Store leftovers in lunch sacks or sandwich bags.

Joe Lunardi's first bracket of the year

leghumpingjihadkiller — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:10:11 -0000

Joe Lunardi's first bracket of the year

Has Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan St. and Texas as #1 seeds. Missouri is seeded 10th and is to meet Maryland in the 1st round

Who got snubbed worst in Women's College Soccer?

leghumpingjihadkiller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:57:10 -0000

Who got snubbed worst in Women's College Soccer?

Scroll down and look on the right

Mizzou Women's Soccer: Big 12 Championship Central

leghumpingjihadkiller — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:14:50 -0000

[Ed. - Promoted from FanPosts]

[Ed. - Bumped to top for Round 2]

Here's some information about the 2009 Soccer team as it begins Big 12 Tournament play in San Antonio. The Lady Tigers are 7-1-2 in conference play this year and are the regular season champions.

The tournament can be seen HERE (Opens in new window)