tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post6449079480795696101..comments2023-11-03T04:07:19.586-05:00Comments on Vanderbilt Sports Line: Vanderbilt Hotline: VSL Gives Back...Seamus O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-26791387690829576632007-04-25T13:31:00.000-05:002007-04-25T13:31:00.000-05:00american idol sucksamerican idol sucksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-34425565503325849072007-04-24T15:09:00.000-05:002007-04-24T15:09:00.000-05:00Seriously.Memo to Boise State: That wasn't Wyomin...Seriously.<BR/><BR/>Memo to Boise State: That wasn't Wyoming State on the other side of the football. That was big time SEC, and you were exposed. Don't call us - we'll call you. And...we won't be calling you.<BR/><BR/>And yes, their win over OK was a joke, too.<BR/><BR/>I hate those blue-fielders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-58331053979381754532007-04-24T15:04:00.000-05:002007-04-24T15:04:00.000-05:00Such a "challenge" would help the Big 12 a lot mor...Such a "challenge" would help the Big 12 a lot more than the SEC teams. You already have good OOC rivalries between SEC Teams (Florida/FSU, Georgia/Tech, USC/Clemson, Kentucky/Louisville, Vanderbilt/Wake (err, that might not be that awesome, but you get my point)). Many if not most SEC teams are playing 1 reasonable OCC opponent before playing 3 paddy-cake games...with the SEC being what it is, that seems fine to me. By adding this game to start every season you would either a) compel SEC teams to play 2 potentially difficult OOC games (something unreasonable for teams looking trying to win under the current BCS format), or b) have teams opt out of the existing rivalry games I outlined above. For me, it seems like a lose/lose. If SEC schools want to schedule more difficult OOC opponents on their own (a al Arkansas/Southern Cal, Georgia/Boise State a few years ago (they didn't know Boise would be as bad as they were), or Vanderbilt/Wake (err...I promise to stop using that example), they should be free to do some. But being forced into something by the league would actually, in my view, do more harm to the SEC overall than it would help. The Big 12 wants a challenge that's more "equal," have'em play the ACC.Bobby O'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690105481225344056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-78088332009828196492007-04-24T14:38:00.000-05:002007-04-24T14:38:00.000-05:00I'm back and forth on a potential SEC/Big 12 Chall...I'm back and forth on a potential SEC/Big 12 Challenge, too. <BR/><BR/>I see Bobby's point, particularly for a program like Vanderbilt football: No real long-term or natural rival - thus develop one of those first before falling into any type of conference vs. conference deal.<BR/><BR/>Other SEC schools, though, have natural rivalries in place that are OOC (Florida vs. Florida State, eg.). In this case, it might make sense for such a conference battle to take place on a given date before conference play starts. Virtually every possible game listed on the Georgia Blog has a significant deal of intrigue (Much more than Arkansas whipping up on LA-Lafayette, for example). <BR/><BR/>I halfway agree with the author's point that this would give some of the SEC schools an opportunity to play a really good OOC opponent before the season due to limited spaces in bowl games. The other side of this is - if you're an SEC school and you BEAT a quality team from another big conference, like the Big 12, it increases your strength of schedule (given the alternatives), adding to your chances of getting into a bowl.<BR/><BR/>I could go on about the severe flaws in the BCS system, but that's another post.<BR/><BR/>Boyer in the DistrictAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-71917195860982544382007-04-24T10:08:00.000-05:002007-04-24T10:08:00.000-05:00My life is a little emptier without Sanjaya. But I...My life is a little emptier without Sanjaya. But I'm still pretty pumped up for the MOST IMPORTANT PERSON ON THE PLANET to visit the Idol wannabes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com