tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post4235444619820861550..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: There is no National ChampionshipHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-56635573318384190392007-01-31T23:40:00.000-05:002007-01-31T23:40:00.000-05:00Agreed, as far as the sport of basketball is conce...Agreed, as far as the sport of basketball is concerned, a series at every level of the tournament would be the best way to determine the best team in the country (perhaps an escalating series length per round). Though, this will most likely never happen simply because of the number of games that would be played. We need to remember that most of these athletes are students first and foremost (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-41220528362432287402007-01-31T23:12:00.000-05:002007-01-31T23:12:00.000-05:00Proponents of a football playoff often point to th...Proponents of a football playoff often point to the popularity and success of March Madness. I think the comparison is somewhat faulty though. The NCAA B-ball tournament is certainly a success in terms of revenue generation and popularity. But whether the process results in the reliable crowning of the best team in the country is highly debatable. I'm not suggesting changing the tournament Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-36653174284734456932007-01-31T23:07:00.000-05:002007-01-31T23:07:00.000-05:00"Will you agree with me on this? The chances of th..."Will you agree with me on this? The chances of the best team in the country being excluded from an 8-team tournament in football are lower than the chances of the best team being excluded from the 2-team format we have now.<br /><br />If George Mason had been excluded from the NCAA tournament we would have been deprived of a great sports story that made us all feel warm inside but the best team Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-83897129425334072612007-01-31T22:59:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:59:00.000-05:00Exactly, for the most part we agree with each othe...Exactly, for the most part we agree with each other. I just like to point out things I don't agree with. My point of the George Mason comment was that any team once in the tournament could make a run, it will be very rare, but it can be done, George Mason proved that. Either way, I have no complaints about how NCAA basketball is run, if you want in the tournament, win your conference, and if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-9991228596999823342007-01-31T22:55:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:55:00.000-05:00You'll get no argument from me on that front. It'...You'll get no argument from me on that front. It's precisely because we don't really know if BSU was the best team that we need a playoff.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-1026408251066194702007-01-31T22:49:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:49:00.000-05:00Of course chances are in a series the better team ...Of course chances are in a series the better team for the most part would win every time. But the point is, they have to play the game. And if the stars align correctly any given team can win on any given day. I don't think Boise State was the best team in the country in football this year, though they were the only undefeated team. They should have an opportunity to play until their champions orAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-83624004303521278592007-01-31T22:46:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:46:00.000-05:00And no, of course I don't think George Mason was t...And no, of course I don't think George Mason was the best in the country, however, I love the fact that they had a chance to "win or go home" and they came pretty damn close. I love the NCAA Tournament, I think for the most part its fair (except when in 2005 when my Buffalo Bulls got snuffed by the NCAA Selection Committee, though like I said earlier, "to guarantee entry into the tournament you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-35040706654796377712007-01-31T22:45:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:45:00.000-05:00BTW I think I should mention the big differences b...BTW I think I should mention the big differences between football and basketball. In basketball the post-season format (a single elimination tourney) doesn't seem to correspond too well to the way the regular season is set up (more than 30 games, with multiple games against the same conference opponents). In basketball therefore the chances of an upset seem greater. If George Mason had to playHenry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-76140823073943421612007-01-31T22:41:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:41:00.000-05:00Will you agree with me on this? The chances of the...Will you agree with me on this? The chances of the best team in the country being excluded from an 8-team tournament in football are lower than the chances of the best team being excluded from the 2-team format we have now.<br /><br />If George Mason had been excluded from the NCAA tournament we would have been deprived of a great sports story that made us all feel warm inside but the best team Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-56763107137196186002007-01-31T22:29:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:29:00.000-05:00If George Mason lost 1 or 2 of the games that they...If George Mason lost 1 or 2 of the games that they won in the regular season, they probably wouldn't have made it into the tournament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-58828829033517638562007-01-31T22:27:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:27:00.000-05:0020 of the 25 teams ranked as 11th seeds or below (...20 of the 25 teams ranked as 11th seeds or below (one of which was George Mason) were Conference Champions and received automatic bids. George Mason University was the 61st team to make it into the tournament. Like I said, they were the 5th lowest seed in the tournament to get in as an At-Large Bid. They were in fact a "bubble" team. The only teams that got into the tournament as At-Large Bids Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-19139720006052628822007-01-31T22:05:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:05:00.000-05:00Do you think George Mason was the best team in the...Do you think George Mason was the best team in the country?<br /><br />By the way George Mason was an 11th seed in a 65 team tournament. That means there were 21 teams with lower seedings. They weren't a bubble team.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-8168519683200043732007-01-31T21:54:00.000-05:002007-01-31T21:54:00.000-05:00"There's some controversy each year about "bubble"..."There's some controversy each year about "bubble" teams that don't make it to the "big dance" but let's face it, no bubble team is going to win the tournament."<br /><br />Tell that to George Mason University who made it to the Final Four as an At-Large Bid from a Mid-Major Conference (nope, they didn't win the Colonial Athletic Association conference title). They were the 5th lowest seeded Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-76300348892645873672006-12-15T09:15:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:15:00.000-05:00The only way I've ever though it would be complete...The only way I've ever though it would be completely fair is to take the Champions of every Division I conference (11 teams) and 1 at-large bid. <br /><br />Round 1<br />12 vs 5<br />11 vs 6<br />10 vs 7<br />9 vs 8<br /><br />Rd 2<br />Lowest Seed vs 1<br />2nd low vs 2<br />3rd low vs 3<br />highest seed vs 4<br /><br />etc etc etc<br /><br />The top four seeds get a bye. Base that out of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-25234434744370562182006-12-14T13:36:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:36:00.000-05:00The point is that most people don't know the NCAA ...The point is that most people don't know the NCAA doesn't sanction a championship. And if you read the earlier post you'll see that there are something like 30 "selectors" or entities that crown a champion. I think the idea that there is "a champion" at all in Div. 1A college football is kind of a joke. It's a poll. No other sport I can think of determines its champion by vote. The BCS at Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-83275543958399463352006-12-14T07:36:00.000-05:002006-12-14T07:36:00.000-05:00Okay, maybe I missed the point. I understand ther...Okay, maybe I missed the point. I understand there is no "NCAA" Champion but that does not mean there can't be a publicly accepted "National Champion". My analogy with MLB's champion is that even though there are professional teams in numerous countries in the world, the BEST (by far) baseball players play for Major League Baseball and their champion is considered and proclaimed the "World Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-60051840455712755172006-12-13T23:36:00.000-05:002006-12-13T23:36:00.000-05:00I don't think it's semantics. How can you have mo...I don't think it's semantics. How can you have more than one "champion". I think the World Series example doesn't apply. While the World Series is a misnomer of sorts it's safe to say that the World Series Champion is the MLB champion. No Division 1A team can claim an NCAA championship because it doesn't exist. And Mergz points out that the NCAA reserves the right to crown the true National Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-34455944509751515702006-12-13T23:09:00.000-05:002006-12-13T23:09:00.000-05:00Isn't this just semantics? NBA, NFL and MLB Champ...Isn't this just semantics? NBA, NFL and MLB Champions aren't technically World Champions but they are universally regarded as such because of the high level they play each sport as. In contrast no one considers the MLS (US professional soccer league) to be world champions by default - not even close.<br /><br />So isn't the best college team in Division 1A by default the best college team in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-84864798551407861672006-12-13T13:08:00.000-05:002006-12-13T13:08:00.000-05:00nolecc-
Checked out your blog, and I have to say ...nolecc-<br /><br />Checked out your blog, and I have to say you do great work too. Perhaps you might (if you dare) list us as a "Friend of Scalp'Em", and I might convince my co-blogger here too to link Scalp'Em to our page (he is in charge of technical matters).<br /><br />Also, would love to do something before next year's game.<br /><br />MergzMergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-53570159219413642792006-12-13T11:14:00.000-05:002006-12-13T11:14:00.000-05:00This is why, IF the Gators win against the Buckeye...This is why, IF the Gators win against the Buckeyes AND Boise State beats Oklahoma, I will be contacting BSU and telling them they can claim the ScalpEm.com National Championship. ;-)<br /><br />In all seriousness, great blog! Lots of different takes on subjects. Hopefully we can work together before next year's UF / FSU game!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com