Mr. Sarbinsky,
I had the pleasure of reading your April 4th article as it was mentioned in a recent column by Andy Staples. As I don’t live in Birmingham I don’t have the opportunity to read your work regularly, but did have a response to your article.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Response to Pete Fiutak's "Anti-Playoffer" article
Hey Pete,
I hope you’re doing well. I enjoy your writing and thought this article in particular was particularly intriguing. As an ‘anti-playoffer’ myself, I am always interested in the other side’s viewpoint, especially when it comes from an educated viewpoint like yours.
You bring up many good points and do a good job in dismantling the pro-BCS arguments for the most part. Argument 4 has always been flimsy as the other divisions in college football seem to work around finals just fine, and quite honestly I don’t care about many of the bowls even though college football is sport I keep up with the most. However, you fail to directly address what I believe is what makes college football great and that is the importance of the regular season. You mention it in the first argument, but it is the point that the pro-BCS people hold on to the tightest. The other arguments are pretty weak, as you point out in the remainder of your article. How can you fail to address the importance and meaningfulness of the regular season with its own “argument?”
I hope you’re doing well. I enjoy your writing and thought this article in particular was particularly intriguing. As an ‘anti-playoffer’ myself, I am always interested in the other side’s viewpoint, especially when it comes from an educated viewpoint like yours.
You bring up many good points and do a good job in dismantling the pro-BCS arguments for the most part. Argument 4 has always been flimsy as the other divisions in college football seem to work around finals just fine, and quite honestly I don’t care about many of the bowls even though college football is sport I keep up with the most. However, you fail to directly address what I believe is what makes college football great and that is the importance of the regular season. You mention it in the first argument, but it is the point that the pro-BCS people hold on to the tightest. The other arguments are pretty weak, as you point out in the remainder of your article. How can you fail to address the importance and meaningfulness of the regular season with its own “argument?”
A response to Andy Staples article
Andy,
To start, I must say that I do enjoy reading your work. College football is the only sport that I follow regularly, and your articles are those that I read more frequently than most other authors. However, the latest introduction to your latest power rankings was off the mark and blames “the system” for things that it isn’t supposed to do.
I definitely agree that this week’s slate of games is pretty weak, maybe the most unimpressive of the season. However, then you bring the BCS right into the picture, implying that the BCS is responsible for this week’s poor schedule. How exactly does that connect? As you know, the BCS is primarily responsible for determining which 2 teams most deserve to play for the national championship game. When did it become the scheduling authority?
To start, I must say that I do enjoy reading your work. College football is the only sport that I follow regularly, and your articles are those that I read more frequently than most other authors. However, the latest introduction to your latest power rankings was off the mark and blames “the system” for things that it isn’t supposed to do.
I definitely agree that this week’s slate of games is pretty weak, maybe the most unimpressive of the season. However, then you bring the BCS right into the picture, implying that the BCS is responsible for this week’s poor schedule. How exactly does that connect? As you know, the BCS is primarily responsible for determining which 2 teams most deserve to play for the national championship game. When did it become the scheduling authority?
Old Bowl System?
We are starting to hear the typical anti-BCS, playoff proponents more loudly, which is to be expected as the nation awaits the college football season. What’s alarming is the amount of “scrap the BCS and go back to the old bowl system” type of chatter over the airwaves, and that scares the hell out of me.
Letter to Rep. Joe Barton
This is an open letter to Texas Rep. Joe Barton for wasting taxpayer time and money to attempt institution of a playoff system in college football. There are many problems facing Texans and Americans, and those are the issues that should be addressed by Mr. Barton and his colleagues. Changing the national champion selection of a sport of increasing popularity should not be the priority of our government.
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