Cooperstown, NY - In a stunning turn of events today, performance enhancing drugs were voted "yes" to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. They will be included in the induction ceremony that takes place on July 25 at the museum in Cooperstown, NY. The decision was made by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum director Jeff Idelson late last week to hold the vote. "I figured, with how much influence these PED's have had on the sport for the last 20 years, why try fighting it anymore. I mean shit, all the records have been tainted." said Idelson.
Idelson also added, "I decided to have this vote since the only player that was officially elected was Andre Dawson. He wasn't even that great, but we really can't elect anyone from the steroid era in at this point. This will be a pretty shitty induction ceremony if all we elect is a guy that was more know for his womanizing than his play on the field. He is however a first ballot elect in the sleezy Hall of Fame."
The panel has decided they will include anabolic steroids, androstenedione and HGH (human growth hormone) as the 3 recipients. PED's received 405 of the 539 votes yes. Had they received 1 less vote, they would not have made it. (you need to receive a 75% yes vote) It is considered the most controversial vote in the 70+ year history of the museum.
Accepting on behalf of PED's will be Rafael Palmiero and Mark McGwire. "I am just happy to have a chance to stand up there next month." said Palmiero. "Oh yeah" said McGwire, "there is no way in hell we are getting elected on our own." Jose Canseco could not be reached for comment.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The New BCS
A tectonic shift has begun in the world of the NCAA's. Within a 15 months, we will see a New World Order in the way college football and basketball are scripted. The Big-12 and Big East look as if they are about to be liquidated. I have heard plenty of rumors and read several opinions on what will happen. I do not have enough background on the situation to make predictions, so let me tell you what I feel is the best way for the leagues to handle this.
SIDE NOTE: Thursday; 2:15pm It has just flashed across the SI website that Colorado has joined the PAC-10. And I swear on my life, I was just thinking how perfect a fit Colorado is for the PAC-10 no more than an hour ago.
At the end of the 2010 National Championship game, here is how the 6 BCS conferences looked.
Big East (8 teams)
Big-10 (11)
Big-12 (12)
SEC (12)
ACC (12)
PAC-10 (10)
About a month after that game, Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany began courting other teams to join their league, namely Notre Dame. There are really 2 reasons.
1) Bringing in Notre Dame has a huge fan/alumni base (a cash cow)
2) The rule in the NCAA is you must have a minimum 12 teams in your league to hold a conference championship game (also a cash cow).
Notre Dame continues to want to stay independent so they can pick and choose whomever they want to play. I think they are just dumb not to join a BCS conference, especially the Big 10. With the way things are going, it looks as if the Big East and Big-12 are about to be liquefied over the next 2 years in college football (I am not even going to get into the basketball thing right now. That is a huge mess).
I think, with how this looks, the NCAA is going to end up with 4, 16 team super conferences. The ideas I have make too much sense (especially geographically), so of course they are never going to happen. When big changes like this happen, money and ego get in the way, and usually impede progress. With that in mind, lets take a look at the candidates from each conference and where I feel they should end up.
I have chosen 3 factors to evaluate. 1) football 2) basketball 3) academics
(Both the PAC-10 and Big-10 are very big on academics within their schools, and are the 2 conferences that are actively searching for universities to add.)
From the Big 12
Texas
Positives: This is the one EVERYONE wants. And I mean everyone. Last year they raised over $70M in revenue via the football program last year. They are the largest football school in the NCAAs, and will provide a colossal revenue boost to whichever conference they are in. Perennial power in both football and basketball.
Negatives: Because they hold all the negotiating cards, they are playing them. They have said they will choose to stay in the Big-12 as long as it is still a competitive league. Also, Texas is saying that they will not move conferences if said conference is not willing to take Texas Tech and Texas A&M.
Texas Tech
Positive: Made a run at the national championship in football in 2008. Improved in basketball under Bobby Knight. Also, you get Texas.
Negative: Not that consistent in either sport. Not a great academic school either. Mike Leach was recently let got as head football coach, so the program has unnecessary publicity, and will be rebuilding some.
Texas A&M
Positive: You get Texas
Negative: Other than 2007 (basketball), has not been very good in either major sport. Not an academic institution.
Oklahoma
Positive: Perennial power in college football. Usually among the top schools in basketball. Large fanbase and athletic department. Great tradition.
Negative: Not exactly an Ivy League caliber academic program
Oklahoma St.
Positive: Usually very good in both football and basketball. Great tradition in both.
Negative: About the same academically as Oklahoma
Baylor
Positive: Academically a great school. Much improved basketball team lost in the regional final to eventual champion Duke
Negative: Terrible football team.
Nebraska
Positive: Huge football program with large fanbase. Good academic standing.
Negative: Terrible basketball school.
Colorado
Positive: Used to be good at football, until they got smacked with major penalties by the NCAA.
Negative: Basketball team is almost non-existent.
Iowa St.
Positive: The Big 10 can get that all important 2nd Iowa school.
Negative: The Big 10 can get that all important 2nd Iowa school.
Kansas
Positive: Top 5 basketball program in the country.
Negative: Despite a good run 2 years ago, generally a bad football team
Kansas St.
Positive: Basketball team lost in the regional final to eventual NCAA runner-up Baylor
Negative: Generally a bad football team, with a few bright spots.
Missouri
Positive: Great academic school. Generally a good basketball team. Recently a good football team.
Negative: Not a power in either sport.
Big East
Pittsburgh
Positive: They hit all 3. Good in football, basketball and a very good academic school.
Negative: Basketball team seems to fall short every year. Football team follows suit.
West Virginia
Positive: Excellent in football and basketball every year
Negative: Not an academic university. Falls short with their standards.
Cincinnati
Positive: Recently became a very good football school, but just lost their coach to Notre Dame.
Negative: Have struggled recently in basketball. Not an academic school.
Syracuse
Positive: Huge basketball school. Great academically. Also, one of the top 2 schools for sports journalism, which creates a great rivalry within the Big 10. Would provide a cut of the New York market
Negative: Hasn't been even a decent football school in a decade.
Connecticut
Positive: Top 5 basketball school. Good academic school as well
Negative: Not a good football school.
Rutgers
Positive: Good portion of the New York market.
Negative: Not good at football, basketball or a academics. Also, know as one of the worst schools for STDs. Hey, this is north Jersey.
Louisville
Positive: A top 15 basketball program.
Negative: Not a good football school.
South Florida
Positive: Great college football city. Good football program.
Negative: Recently let got of football head coach over allegations. Not a good basketball team.
Other
Notre Dame
Positive: The other hot chick at the party. Everyone wants a piece of them. Huge revenue. Great football tradition. Usually good basketball team
Negative: Being a prick doushebag about joining the conference
TCU
Positive: Recent powerhouse in football.
Negative: Little to nothing in basketball.
Now, with those being the schools involved, there are some changes that need to be made withing the conferences as well. There are 2 things that need to be kept in mind here.
1) As much sense as these conference choices make, it will never happen
2) This is not what I think will happen, this is what I think should happen.
3) Not every school will make the cut. That will happen here, and in real life.
4) Sources have said that the ACC and SEC are not going to make moves, but I see it differently.
5) Completely ignore the basketball conferences except for a comment I say about the ACC later.
This is the what we know so far.
1) We already know that Colorado left for the Pac-10, and Nebraska is going to join the Big 10 tomorrow.
2) We know that Texas will not move with its 2 ugly sisters, but the Pac-10 made an offer to Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Oklahoma St.
3) The Big 10 and Pac-10 hold high academic standards to their team.
4) Things need to remain within geographic relevance
REMINDER: Please stay open minded to conference and university movement.
1) The Big-12 liquidates. Colorado (already committed), Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Oklahoma St. go the the Pac-10. Missouri and Nebraska go the Big-10.
2) Pitt and Syracuse leave the Big East and go to the Big-10.
3) Notre Dame stops being a bitch and joins the Big-10.
4) The Big-10 also picks up Kansas and Kansas st.
5) South Carolina leaves the SEC and moves to the ACC.
6) The SEC picks up South Florida, Louisville and Cincinnati from the Big East.
7) Miami and Florida St. leave the ACC for the SEC.
8) The ACC picks up UCONN, Rutgers and WVU from the Big East
9) Baylor and Iowa St. join Conference USA
Now, those 9 things happen and we have ourselves 3 conferences with 16 teams (Pac-10, SEC, Big-10) and a 14 team conference (ACC). The next set of events.
1) The SEC redraws its divisions, but keeps the names East and West.
2) The Big-10 renames its self the Mid-Western Conference, and creates 2, 8 team divisions; Great Lakes and Appalachian
3) The Pac-10 renames itself to just the PAC. Said as P.A.C. They create 2, 8 team divisions; Pacific and Mountain
4) The ACC redraws its divisions into 2, 7 team divisions: Central and Atlantic
This is how I see them drawing up the conferences:
SouthEastern Conference
East
Florida; Georgia; Florida St.; Vanderbilt; Tennessee; Kentucky; South Florida; Miami
West
Alabama; Arkansas; Auburn; LSU; Ole Miss; Miss St.; Louisville; Cincinnati
Atlantic Coast Conference
Central
Virginia; Virginia Tech; WVU; UNC; Duke; Wake Forrest; NC State
Atlantic
Boston College; Uconn; Rutgers; Maryland; South Carolina; Clemson; Georgia Tech
Mid Western Conference
Great Lakes
Notre Dame; Kansas; Kansas St.; Iowa; Wisconsin; Minnesota; Northwestern; Illinois
Appalachian
Penn State; Pittsburgh; Syracuse; Ohio St.; Michigan; Michigan St.; Indiana; Purdue
Pacific Athletic Conference
Pacific
Washington; Washington St.; Oregon; Oregon St.; Cal; Stanford; USC; UCLA
Mountain
Texas; Texas Tech; Texas A&M; Oklahoma; Oklahoma St.; Colorado; Arizona; Arizona St.
Again, like I said, this will never happen this way. However, I do believe that this is the best possible way to redraw the BCS into 4 power conferences.
SIDE NOTE: Thursday; 2:15pm It has just flashed across the SI website that Colorado has joined the PAC-10. And I swear on my life, I was just thinking how perfect a fit Colorado is for the PAC-10 no more than an hour ago.
At the end of the 2010 National Championship game, here is how the 6 BCS conferences looked.
Big East (8 teams)
Big-10 (11)
Big-12 (12)
SEC (12)
ACC (12)
PAC-10 (10)
About a month after that game, Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany began courting other teams to join their league, namely Notre Dame. There are really 2 reasons.
1) Bringing in Notre Dame has a huge fan/alumni base (a cash cow)
2) The rule in the NCAA is you must have a minimum 12 teams in your league to hold a conference championship game (also a cash cow).
Notre Dame continues to want to stay independent so they can pick and choose whomever they want to play. I think they are just dumb not to join a BCS conference, especially the Big 10. With the way things are going, it looks as if the Big East and Big-12 are about to be liquefied over the next 2 years in college football (I am not even going to get into the basketball thing right now. That is a huge mess).
I think, with how this looks, the NCAA is going to end up with 4, 16 team super conferences. The ideas I have make too much sense (especially geographically), so of course they are never going to happen. When big changes like this happen, money and ego get in the way, and usually impede progress. With that in mind, lets take a look at the candidates from each conference and where I feel they should end up.
I have chosen 3 factors to evaluate. 1) football 2) basketball 3) academics
(Both the PAC-10 and Big-10 are very big on academics within their schools, and are the 2 conferences that are actively searching for universities to add.)
From the Big 12
Texas
Positives: This is the one EVERYONE wants. And I mean everyone. Last year they raised over $70M in revenue via the football program last year. They are the largest football school in the NCAAs, and will provide a colossal revenue boost to whichever conference they are in. Perennial power in both football and basketball.
Negatives: Because they hold all the negotiating cards, they are playing them. They have said they will choose to stay in the Big-12 as long as it is still a competitive league. Also, Texas is saying that they will not move conferences if said conference is not willing to take Texas Tech and Texas A&M.
Texas Tech
Positive: Made a run at the national championship in football in 2008. Improved in basketball under Bobby Knight. Also, you get Texas.
Negative: Not that consistent in either sport. Not a great academic school either. Mike Leach was recently let got as head football coach, so the program has unnecessary publicity, and will be rebuilding some.
Texas A&M
Positive: You get Texas
Negative: Other than 2007 (basketball), has not been very good in either major sport. Not an academic institution.
Oklahoma
Positive: Perennial power in college football. Usually among the top schools in basketball. Large fanbase and athletic department. Great tradition.
Negative: Not exactly an Ivy League caliber academic program
Oklahoma St.
Positive: Usually very good in both football and basketball. Great tradition in both.
Negative: About the same academically as Oklahoma
Baylor
Positive: Academically a great school. Much improved basketball team lost in the regional final to eventual champion Duke
Negative: Terrible football team.
Nebraska
Positive: Huge football program with large fanbase. Good academic standing.
Negative: Terrible basketball school.
Colorado
Positive: Used to be good at football, until they got smacked with major penalties by the NCAA.
Negative: Basketball team is almost non-existent.
Iowa St.
Positive: The Big 10 can get that all important 2nd Iowa school.
Negative: The Big 10 can get that all important 2nd Iowa school.
Kansas
Positive: Top 5 basketball program in the country.
Negative: Despite a good run 2 years ago, generally a bad football team
Kansas St.
Positive: Basketball team lost in the regional final to eventual NCAA runner-up Baylor
Negative: Generally a bad football team, with a few bright spots.
Missouri
Positive: Great academic school. Generally a good basketball team. Recently a good football team.
Negative: Not a power in either sport.
Big East
Pittsburgh
Positive: They hit all 3. Good in football, basketball and a very good academic school.
Negative: Basketball team seems to fall short every year. Football team follows suit.
West Virginia
Positive: Excellent in football and basketball every year
Negative: Not an academic university. Falls short with their standards.
Cincinnati
Positive: Recently became a very good football school, but just lost their coach to Notre Dame.
Negative: Have struggled recently in basketball. Not an academic school.
Syracuse
Positive: Huge basketball school. Great academically. Also, one of the top 2 schools for sports journalism, which creates a great rivalry within the Big 10. Would provide a cut of the New York market
Negative: Hasn't been even a decent football school in a decade.
Connecticut
Positive: Top 5 basketball school. Good academic school as well
Negative: Not a good football school.
Rutgers
Positive: Good portion of the New York market.
Negative: Not good at football, basketball or a academics. Also, know as one of the worst schools for STDs. Hey, this is north Jersey.
Louisville
Positive: A top 15 basketball program.
Negative: Not a good football school.
South Florida
Positive: Great college football city. Good football program.
Negative: Recently let got of football head coach over allegations. Not a good basketball team.
Other
Notre Dame
Positive: The other hot chick at the party. Everyone wants a piece of them. Huge revenue. Great football tradition. Usually good basketball team
Negative: Being a prick doushebag about joining the conference
TCU
Positive: Recent powerhouse in football.
Negative: Little to nothing in basketball.
Now, with those being the schools involved, there are some changes that need to be made withing the conferences as well. There are 2 things that need to be kept in mind here.
1) As much sense as these conference choices make, it will never happen
2) This is not what I think will happen, this is what I think should happen.
3) Not every school will make the cut. That will happen here, and in real life.
4) Sources have said that the ACC and SEC are not going to make moves, but I see it differently.
5) Completely ignore the basketball conferences except for a comment I say about the ACC later.
This is the what we know so far.
1) We already know that Colorado left for the Pac-10, and Nebraska is going to join the Big 10 tomorrow.
2) We know that Texas will not move with its 2 ugly sisters, but the Pac-10 made an offer to Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Oklahoma St.
3) The Big 10 and Pac-10 hold high academic standards to their team.
4) Things need to remain within geographic relevance
REMINDER: Please stay open minded to conference and university movement.
1) The Big-12 liquidates. Colorado (already committed), Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Oklahoma St. go the the Pac-10. Missouri and Nebraska go the Big-10.
2) Pitt and Syracuse leave the Big East and go to the Big-10.
3) Notre Dame stops being a bitch and joins the Big-10.
4) The Big-10 also picks up Kansas and Kansas st.
5) South Carolina leaves the SEC and moves to the ACC.
6) The SEC picks up South Florida, Louisville and Cincinnati from the Big East.
7) Miami and Florida St. leave the ACC for the SEC.
8) The ACC picks up UCONN, Rutgers and WVU from the Big East
9) Baylor and Iowa St. join Conference USA
Now, those 9 things happen and we have ourselves 3 conferences with 16 teams (Pac-10, SEC, Big-10) and a 14 team conference (ACC). The next set of events.
1) The SEC redraws its divisions, but keeps the names East and West.
2) The Big-10 renames its self the Mid-Western Conference, and creates 2, 8 team divisions; Great Lakes and Appalachian
3) The Pac-10 renames itself to just the PAC. Said as P.A.C. They create 2, 8 team divisions; Pacific and Mountain
4) The ACC redraws its divisions into 2, 7 team divisions: Central and Atlantic
This is how I see them drawing up the conferences:
SouthEastern Conference
East
Florida; Georgia; Florida St.; Vanderbilt; Tennessee; Kentucky; South Florida; Miami
West
Alabama; Arkansas; Auburn; LSU; Ole Miss; Miss St.; Louisville; Cincinnati
Atlantic Coast Conference
Central
Virginia; Virginia Tech; WVU; UNC; Duke; Wake Forrest; NC State
Atlantic
Boston College; Uconn; Rutgers; Maryland; South Carolina; Clemson; Georgia Tech
Mid Western Conference
Great Lakes
Notre Dame; Kansas; Kansas St.; Iowa; Wisconsin; Minnesota; Northwestern; Illinois
Appalachian
Penn State; Pittsburgh; Syracuse; Ohio St.; Michigan; Michigan St.; Indiana; Purdue
Pacific Athletic Conference
Pacific
Washington; Washington St.; Oregon; Oregon St.; Cal; Stanford; USC; UCLA
Mountain
Texas; Texas Tech; Texas A&M; Oklahoma; Oklahoma St.; Colorado; Arizona; Arizona St.
Again, like I said, this will never happen this way. However, I do believe that this is the best possible way to redraw the BCS into 4 power conferences.
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