Comments on: Bowling for Championships http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/13/bowling-for-championships/ Where nerds are talking about sports! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Perich http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/13/bowling-for-championships/#comment-932 Perich Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:11:59 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/11/13/bowling-for-championships/#comment-932 Not sure I buy the "planned incompetency" angle ... Not sure I buy the “planned incompetency” angle …

]]> By: Tom D. http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/13/bowling-for-championships/#comment-930 Tom D. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:24:53 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/11/13/bowling-for-championships/#comment-930 I would submit that the BCS is the best thing to happen to college football. Now that pro sports thoroughly dominate the market, the college game needs something to make up the difference in talent and quality of play, and a gimmick is the best way to do it. Basketball has its unreasonably large (and gambling-friendly) tournament, and football has the endless arguments that the "national championship" engenders. Add in the fact that most of college sports is identity politics played out on the gridiron, hardwood, field, whatever, and the perceived slights, alliances, etc. simply cause more people to pay attention to the sport than would otherwise. I would submit that the BCS is the best thing to happen to college football. Now that pro sports thoroughly dominate the market, the college game needs something to make up the difference in talent and quality of play, and a gimmick is the best way to do it. Basketball has its unreasonably large (and gambling-friendly) tournament, and football has the endless arguments that the “national championship” engenders.

Add in the fact that most of college sports is identity politics played out on the gridiron, hardwood, field, whatever, and the perceived slights, alliances, etc. simply cause more people to pay attention to the sport than would otherwise.

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