smackdaddy
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College Football and Capitalism
I'm not picking on you at all personally here, GoodOwl, I just saw your post and had a moment of clarity.
IMO the Committee lost all credibility the moment it was formed. This whole thing reeks of elitism/crony capitalism and that is probably why I feel so negative towards it. Whether NCAA or CFA or BCS or now CFP, it is rule by elite Oligarchy when it could just as readily and more fairly all be decided on the field with a 32 or 64 team playoff. (yeah, reduce the regular-season schedule by 1 or 2 games if you have to).
Same as the P5 conspiring with the Bowls to nearly completely shut out all the G5 schools from having a chance to go for a signature win at the end of a season. I used to think the Liberty Bowl stunk for a championship game, but now I wish we had a chance for our conference champ to play that 6-6 SEC team again. Our bowl lineup is a joke, as are the other G5 conference bowl line-ups. We have been told by the elite who we are and where we stand in this caste system. We have been ordered to like it for the good of the many.
This is just so unAmerican. But it does clearly illustrate the fallacy of elitism/crony capitalism for anyone so inclined to tout those policies in other areas of life/society. Liberty/capitalism and freedom to decide how good/bad you are or how much/little talent you have or how well you do/do not measure up or how much you are/aren't willing to work or spend or sacrifice are the best and fairest ways for humans to live and decide all issues in life.
Thanks for helping me see the direct correlation between this NCAA/CFP/P5/-G5 BS and the problems in our society in general. It's an example as clear as day to anyone with a brain. And if you don't think so, then you should be happy for Rice to be and remain always a doormat in CUSA or drop down to sunbelt or worse with a smile on your face--that's what the elites think about us so we should bow to their wisdom instead of fighting for our capitalistic freedom to choose/fail or win/succeed on our own terms.
Sorry, GoodOwl, I just can't resist a good political Mad Lib!! Cheers, and go Owls!!
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12-07-2014 03:12 PM |
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baker-'13
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RE: College Football and Capitalism
So...don't fire Bailiff?
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12-07-2014 03:14 PM |
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GoodOwl
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RE: College Football and Capitalism
(12-07-2014 03:14 PM)baker-13 Wrote: So...don't fire Bailiff?
That's how I would read it.
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12-07-2014 06:22 PM |
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GoodOwl
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RE: College Football and Capitalism
(12-07-2014 03:12 PM)smackdaddy Wrote: Sorry, GoodOwl, I just can't resist a good political Mad Lib!! Cheers, and go Owls!!
No need to apologize, smackdaddy. Glad to see someone with a sense of humor and sarcasm on this board. Touché, Cheers and thanks for playing!
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12-07-2014 06:25 PM |
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