From a magically delicious Saturday of sports, let's hit these fast and go to sleep. First up, the game that occupied the main television with DVR from 2-4:30 pm. Carolina defeated Kentucky for the fourth straight season, its second straight victory at Rupp Arena. It was a rough game for the most part, as Kentucky tried to ugly things up enough to hang close to a more talented team. In the end, a rough play illustrated this game and gives me hope (Adam Lucas mentions it in his game perspective story as well). With about six minutes left in the second half, nursing a 19-point lead, Carolina pressured Kentucky in a half-court trap. A loose ball ensued and multiple Tar Heels hit the floor after the ball. Yes, in case you missed the game (which should not happen), there were multiple Tar Heels on the floor, diving after a loose ball. This is noteworthy for two reasons: 1.last year's squad did not tend to intentionally dive at all; 2. this is a quality found in most teams who play in late March/early April. I never got to write my "why Carolina will not win it all this year" column and it might be a good thing. I'm not 100% convinced yet, but I think this team is more championship-inclined than I initially thought. This level of toughness was missing last year and the first three games this season after being a prominent characteristic of the 2005-2006 "underdog" team. Danny Green eventually knocked the loose ball to Bobby Frasor, who passed it from the floor, then sprinted to the right corner where he caught a pass from Deon Thompson and proceeded to deposit a three-pointer to extend the lead. I personally lept from my recliner and hollered "that's what I'm talkin' about" for a minute straight, clapping feverishly. If you are interested in hanging another large banner in the Smith Center anytime soon, that should be your reaction to such plays as well. Because it's plays like that in which good teams become great, talented teams become tough, and contenders become champions. More Carolina analysis to come soon.
By the way, Cobie Caillet's video "Bubbly" just came on MTV Hits. And every fiber of my manly body cringed.
Second topic is my quasi-employer, Virginia Tech, came through with an ACC football title today, defeating Boston College 30-16. This is a brief topic, as there is not much to cover other than I will be making the trek to Miami for the Orange Bowl and drinking mojitos for a few days. This is exciting, lest my rental car roll onto the wrong side of the tracks in Miami.
Third topic is probably the one I am the most fired up about: college football and the complete cluster that is the Bowl Championship Series. I wrote about my feelings related to the BCS a while back and admitted to defending it in a speech for a communications class in college. It was a good speech, actually. As I wrote previously, I have gotten frustrated with the BCS. While it is good in theory, it does not work in reality. I am not alone. Go to any major sports website today and I bet you someone is slamming the BCS. But that's not what I'm here to slam. I'm slamming everyone who is hiding behind the BCS. Brent Mussberger said tonight during the Big 12 Title Game that the BCS does not work, but that a playoff is "impossible." Why? No one has said why a playoff is not possible. I've heard excuses for years, but never a legitimate reason for why we cannot have a playoff in Division One College Football. This is now officially being introduced as the "Because I Said So" hypothesis, as in "we can't have a college football playoff because...um...because I said so. I mean, we just can't." That does not cut it anymore. As previously mentioned, all major sports use a playoff post-season system, as do all of the other branches of college football. And we're having to deal with the BCS because the Rose Bowl does not want to lose its Big Ten vs Pac 10 matchup? I just hope that by the time Lil' Kyle is 10 years-old or so that I'll be telling him how the BCS used to work while we're watching the college football playoffs. Heck, maybe Carolina will even be playing in them. Nah...
Wrapping it up for now. "It starts in my toes and I crinkle my nose"
remix: and I can't stand that song, it makes me want to throw dem bo's...
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carolina opinion: a-freakin-men brother. i too was up and clapping feverishly. i consistently have a modest-to-the-point-of-being-hard-on-our- team-and-their-play attitude with tar heel basketball. it takes a lot to make me feel good about our performance. i reluctantly felt good about our play in rupp because of a few things: slow offense from tyler but conversely, his stout defense; tyler's mule-ness under the basket and subsequent awesome stripe shooting; and finally the kentucky inability to catch a break from the refs... there wouldve been lots of boos in the dean e smith had the roles been reversed. still, we had all of our players healthy and should have beaten this weak team from the get go. i do not think that we are a team worthy of number one national ranking. a number one seed on bracketography? most certainly.
vt opinion: never had a mojito. have one for me. im sure that wont be a problem. just make sure the rental car doesnt veer to the other side of the tracks because of the mojito.
bcs opinion: a quote from Dodgeball: "effin ey cotton, effin ey." i agree with all aforementioned points. playoff please. plus, playoffs are exciting. exciting to watch and, im sure, exciting to be in (no IM blue shirts for me). the argument can be made that the team who plays the best throughout the season should be crowned the best or at least have a shot at it. but everything else uses a playoff system. even nascar has a type of playoff system. if nascar can do it, D-I NCAA Football most certainly can.
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