Saturday, December 01, 2007

Hats off to OU: And down with this absolutely insane, no sense, money-driven, power hungry system.

While MU and OU where still playing second half pigskin, Ohio State was already drinking heavily in celebration. And the rest of us are shaking our heads wondering how in the hell the college football system has been able to destroy yet another great year in the NCAA.

Ohio State is in. They will be playing for a national championship. Jim Tressel is already looking at game film.

#1 Missouri couldn't pull off the upset against #9 Oklahoma, and now two-loss LSU will most likely jump Georgia and take the other spot in the national championship game. And every single big money, greedy, power-tripping, unrealistic, slime-ball exec in college football can sleep happy tonight. Crap on the little guys and put money in my pocket.

Here's what I don't understand. Neither Ohio State nor LSU, the two teams most likely playing for the National Championship, has a more impressive resume than the Tigers. Both of them lost late in the season, but both of them will get in because the system favors the big name schools. The USC's, the Ohio States, the Michigan's, and the LSU's all get special treatment because of the human side of the polls. Because the ratings will be up. Because Missouri, Kansas and Georgia don't put people in the seats.

Forget about the fact that there wasn't a more exciting team to watch this year in college football than the Tigers. Forget about the fact that Georgia is playing just as well, if not better, than anybody else in the nation right now. Neither team puts people in the seats.

And you can excuse the Georgia thing. They didn't even win their division within their conference. So I can excuse that.

And Kansas? C'mon. Let's be realistic. They don't belong in the national championship. I understand their only loss came to #3 Missouri, but they didn't play anybody. They beat Kansas State, who was ranked #24 at the time, but that was it. Great season, but not good enough.

But Missouri...I'll need an explanation that I'll never get. Because the second that clock hit 0:00 in tonight's game, every power-driven, oil-drilling, multi-millionaire at the head of the college football scheme immediately made a silent agreement to never talk about Missouri again.

Ladies and gentlemen...these people belong in a mental institute. They are absolutely crazy. We let people like this, people with no real drive outside of money and power, run so many aspects of this country. Including college football. You should not forgive them. You should not watch any college football on New Year's day. We are the only reason anything will change. We have to boycott. We have to riot. We may even have to burn cars.

Here's my question. Why can't a team like Missouri get in with two losses? They're strength of schedule is arguably better than both Ohio States and LSU's this season. They're losses are no different, one early and one late. Yet, the Tigers may not even make a BCS game with two losses. I'm not talking about a national championship. I'm talking about a BCS game. They most likely won't even be considered one of the best 8 teams in the country.

People, that ranks with the craziest things you've ever heard. That stuff is O.J. Simpson crazy.

The BIG 12 has four teams in the top 25. The only conference with more teams in the top 25 is the Southeastern conference, where LSU lives. In the Big Ten, where Ohio State resides, there are three.

So tell me. Why would Missouri not even get a look and Ohio State is a shoe-in. Both Missouri's losses came against Top 10 teams, Oklahoma both times. The first time, OU was #5. This time they're #9. Both times they were favored to win. #9 was favored to beat #1 tonight. WOW.

Ohio State lost to #15 Illinois and never beat a team ranked higher than #23. No team they beat is currently ranked in the top 25. Of course, you have to give them credit for not only beating, but whooping up on the likes of Youngstown State, Akron (4-8), and Washington (4-8).

LSU took it on the chin to Kentucky and Arkansas, neither of which are ranked in the top 25.

So there you have it. A team without a single "good" win and a team that lost two games to unranked opponents will get in over a Missouri squad that lost to a top ten team twice. It doesn't make any sense that LSU should be in over them. Absolutely no sense. Put Virginia Tech in. That's a big money school. But please...LSU and Ohio State?

One more time. Ohio State beat absolutely NOBODY. Not a single win against a top 25 team. And LSU lost TWICE to unranked opponents.

I just made it very clear and obvious...neither team deserves what they're going to get.

And it would be crazy to put Georgia in, the other option for the BCS, considering they didn't win their conference and their two losses came to #14 Tennessee and unranked South Carolina. If they get in and Missouri doesn't...I'll be livid. Absolutely tear-out-my-own-teeth pissed off. If any team in the nation should get in the national championship game without winning their conference, it's Missouri. At least we won our damn division.

Even despite me breaking all this down and pointing out how stupid it is...even now none of can grasp how stupid it is. You can go to bed tonight and lie awake for 8 hours trying to justify the news you're going to hear tomorrow evening when the selection show comes on, and you STILL wouldn't be able to come up with anything logical. After EIGHT hours.

I'm speechless. I feel like I live in a nation of idiots. I'm surrounded by people who don't know common sense from stupidity. Who don't know their left hand from their right hand. Surrounded by people who wake up in the morning and don't know how to tie their shoes. That's how stupid this is.

And I'm not talking about any of you guys. I'm sure after reading your comments, that every one with any sense is going to agree with me. And if you don't, you're a crazy person. Move to Columbus, Ohio and you'll fit right in. Buy a Buckeyes jersey, schedule a bunch of Class 1 high schools to play, sit on your ass the last two weeks of the season, and enjoy your national championship game. But be weary, the idiots down there are so ignorant to their own luck that they can't even put together a whole sentence. That's the truth, I'm listening to ESPN radio right now and people from Columbus are calling in and they're making about as much sense as Nick Saban.

My hats off to the Sooners. I don't hold any grudges against them. They were so much better than the Tigers tonight, it wasn't even funny. They won in the trenches, both of their lines were better than both of Missouri's. They were better coached and their schemes were better on both sides of the ball.

And congrats to Missouri for one hell of a season. They captivated an entire state. And sparked just as much media attention as the Cardinals did in their World Series run. They have nothing to be ashamed of and everything to look forward to.

And so do we as Missouri fans. The next ten years or so could be very exciting.

It's a crying shame however that the NCAA has allowed money to ruin a collegiate sport. The athletes don't get paid. They aren't living in multi-million dollar mansions in Malibu. No, they're sleeping in bunk beds and eating three hour old spaghetti and crusty, stale bread rolls in a dining hall somewhere. And yet, all their hard work and championship hopes are determined by money. Something these players have none of.

That's pretty sad. Do your part and boycott New Years day. And listen closely, you won't hear about Missouri again until they play their bowl game. And you'll barely hear about them then.

Pretty crazy, huh. Along with Virginia Tech and West Virginia, and maybe....MAYBE....USC, they are one of only those four teams that deserve a shot at the national title. And they won't even be talked about. Not a single peep.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If Mizzou had taken off the last 15 weeks of the season like Ohio State, they might be national champions.