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Conference championships mean about as much as winning the Pinstripe Bowl, ie. they mean nothing. Seriously now, does anyone care who wins a conference? It’s all about the playoff system. I know many will clutch their pearls at that, but the reality is no one cares. Was I glad we won the ACC tourney in hoops last season? Sure because it’s better than not winning it. But was I at the same level of passion as when we won it 30 years ago? Heck no. Why? Because it didn’t mean anything of substance. The real tourney started 4 days later and we got bounced by a nobody on day 1.
This year the back room committee will once again pick 4 teams who represent the power brokers while others get left out. We’ll all watch and argue about it and then it will be over and the bagmen will reload their rosters. Meanwhile, all these bowl games will take place in empty stadiums at the discretion of TV time slots where the players won’t care and the good ones will sit out. Give it another decade and we’ll be at over 20 teams in the playoffs as it should be.
And for those asking about the number of games being played - are you serious? The NCAA or schools have zero care about the players. They make baseball players bus or fly all over the place on school days and play every weekend. The players are replaceable cogs in the system so whether they play 11, 12, 14, or 16 games no one cares. And when you hear someone bring this up, please remember they are virtue signaling as they are the same people who added the conference championship games and playoffs. It’s all about the money today and the money tomorrow.
This year the back room committee will once again pick 4 teams who represent the power brokers while others get left out. We’ll all watch and argue about it and then it will be over and the bagmen will reload their rosters. Meanwhile, all these bowl games will take place in empty stadiums at the discretion of TV time slots where the players won’t care and the good ones will sit out. Give it another decade and we’ll be at over 20 teams in the playoffs as it should be.
And for those asking about the number of games being played - are you serious? The NCAA or schools have zero care about the players. They make baseball players bus or fly all over the place on school days and play every weekend. The players are replaceable cogs in the system so whether they play 11, 12, 14, or 16 games no one cares. And when you hear someone bring this up, please remember they are virtue signaling as they are the same people who added the conference championship games and playoffs. It’s all about the money today and the money tomorrow.