This is a football blog, and Beauford prefers if politics just stay the hell away, but since GW's speech sucked so bad (Not a single Big Ten reference. Come on George, it's not all Texas) I've decided that if you want something done, you'd better do it yourself.
STATE OF THE GAME ADDRESS
Ladies and gentlemen, I come to you today to address the state of NCAA Division 1 football, and I am proud to say that the state of the game is strong. Interest has never been higher. Yet, even in times of security, threats surround us. Calls for regime change in the way the post season is handled are growing every stronger. Sunday Morning QB's 6 part treatise on the potential of the playoffs have not fallen on deaf ears, nor has the Dawg's equally eloquent response. The debate rages on, and yet very little progress is made. Despite the cries of the masses, a post season that does not crown a true champion persists. The NCAA cares not for the masses - only for the money. Playoff systems abound in lesser divisions, and yet, entrenched here - at the top - is an antiquated bowl system laden in tradition, but not in practicality. In 2008, we saw an undermanned Illini squad get demolished by the Trojans of Troy. The Bulldogs of Georgia turned Hawaii to rubble. Kansas and West Virginia triumphed easily. Even the crown jewel, the supposed National Championship game was won by a team with two losses, facing a team that had been beaten at home by the aforementioned Illini. It is indeed time for change, but the ultimate walking factor, cash, does not back it.
So, um, yeah. Maybe I shouldn't give ol GW too hard of a time. That's tough to write. Hell, I had to go to the Thesaurus just to make it sound fancy. Not really, big words just flow from me. Here's the bottom line: Our National Champion had 2 losses. They played a team that got beat at home by Illinois. Isn't that all the evidence you need to know that the system doesn't work? I watched the BCS bowl games this year, and by watched, I mean I scratched my eyes out with 30-grit sandpaper. That shit was awful. Isn't that a clue that the system needs to change? If you want a state of the game, I'd say this: Interest has never been higher, and organization in the postseason has never been lower. I don't offer solutions, because frankly, I'm not paid to do so. What I do offer is common sense that says "hey guys - this isn't working." The NCAA has a golden opportunity right now, and yet, they cling to this system that, in the past 10 years, has worked only a few times.
The NCAA may not see the cash as backing the system, but fortunately for them, Beauford doesn't deal in cash. This is partly due to an innate aversion to it, but mostly because he flat out doesn't have it. Hell, I'd love the ability to deal in cash - but I work with what I got, so I'll tell you with what I do deal. Cold hard common sense. You know. The kind that slaps you across the face, and stings like hell because you know you've been caught. The evidence is there. Our National Champion had 2 losses. All the bowl games except for the Capital One bowl sucked. People will watch this garbage now, but this kind of narcissistic attitude by the NCAA - where they believe people will watch simply because it's college football - is the type of thing that destroys leagues. Don't believe me? Ask the NBA. I'm happy to report that interest is at an all time high, and that parity appears, on the surface, to be paramount. Really. It tickles me to death. But unless some changes are made with how the post season is run, NCAA football is going to crumble as interest wanes.
COMING SOON: STATE OF THE BIG TEN
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