Comments for Blog - LastWordSportsNewz.com http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com Shining Light on Sports Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:41:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on BCS Madness: How To Change The System And Get A Real National Champion by College Football Blog http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/11/29/bcs-madness-how-to-change-the-system-and-get-a-real-national-champion/#comment-734 College Football Blog Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:35:06 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/11/29/bcs-madness-how-to-change-the-system-and-get-a-real-national-champion/#comment-734 Interesting idea, but too flawed in my opinion. Comparing basketball and football games is a bad idea. In basketball, you can play games every day. Football is once a week. In basketball you play each team in your conference twice and then some again in the conference tourny. In football, no one ever, ever, ever, wants to see a rematch. There's just not enough games to make it interesting to have a rematch. Here's the best solution I've heard within the system, see what you think. First, no more independents. Catering to conference-less teams is stupid and ridiculous. Notre Dame, Navy and Army just need to join a conference, plain and simple. Next, we dissolve the WAC in football. It is geographically insanes (LA Tech and Hawaii?) and the good teams could be spread to other conferences. Put Hawaii and Fresno State in the Pac 10. Put San Jose State, Boise State, Idaho, Utah State, Nevada and New Mexico State into the MWC. Put TCU, Colorado State and Air Force into CUSA and then put some CUSA teams into the Big East and/or Sun Belt. LA Tech goes to the Sun Belt as well. Now we've got 10 conferences. Each should have exactly 12 teams, as there are 120 teams in FBS football now. each has two divisions, each has a conference championship (a conference tournament of sorts) and each gets a definitive conference champion. Now seed the conference champions 1-10. Add the Cotton Bowl so there are now five BCS bowls. Have 1-6, 2-7, 3-8, 4-9, 5-10 mathcups play in the BCS bowls. let the other teams play in normal bowls just like they do now. Now after all bowl games, have the BCS rerank all the teams. Your number one plays your number two for a national championships. There will still be controversy and debate, but at least the postseason gives equal access to all. Interesting idea, but too flawed in my opinion. Comparing basketball and football games is a bad idea. In basketball, you can play games every day. Football is once a week. In basketball you play each team in your conference twice and then some again in the conference tourny. In football, no one ever, ever, ever, wants to see a rematch. There’s just not enough games to make it interesting to have a rematch.

Here’s the best solution I’ve heard within the system, see what you think. First, no more independents. Catering to conference-less teams is stupid and ridiculous. Notre Dame, Navy and Army just need to join a conference, plain and simple.

Next, we dissolve the WAC in football. It is geographically insanes (LA Tech and Hawaii?) and the good teams could be spread to other conferences. Put Hawaii and Fresno State in the Pac 10. Put San Jose State, Boise State, Idaho, Utah State, Nevada and New Mexico State into the MWC. Put TCU, Colorado State and Air Force into CUSA and then put some CUSA teams into the Big East and/or Sun Belt. LA Tech goes to the Sun Belt as well.

Now we’ve got 10 conferences. Each should have exactly 12 teams, as there are 120 teams in FBS football now. each has two divisions, each has a conference championship (a conference tournament of sorts) and each gets a definitive conference champion.

Now seed the conference champions 1-10. Add the Cotton Bowl so there are now five BCS bowls. Have 1-6, 2-7, 3-8, 4-9, 5-10 mathcups play in the BCS bowls. let the other teams play in normal bowls just like they do now.

Now after all bowl games, have the BCS rerank all the teams. Your number one plays your number two for a national championships. There will still be controversy and debate, but at least the postseason gives equal access to all.

]]> Comment on New York Mets & Milwaukee Brewers: Different Teams, Same Issues by editor http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/09/27/new-york-mets-milwaukee-brewers-different-teams-same-issues/#comment-273 editor Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:32:04 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/09/27/new-york-mets-milwaukee-brewers-different-teams-same-issues/#comment-273 You made some good points Greg. It was good to see Milwaukee break through with everything they went through, but I wish it wasn't at the expense of the Mets. The Mets have some decisions to make. Do they spend loads of money to bring in K-Rod and other relievers to bolster their bullpen, or do they try to be prudent go after middle of the road, and/or proven cheaper veteran options? They need a closer, set up man, and a reliable middle releaver. For the right price they can be had without overpaying. They don't nee much else. They could use a healthy John Maine in the line-up because they will probably lose Perez. Milwaukee has to make up their mind how good they want to be. Sabathia saved them this year, but it looks like they will not sign him long term. That will leave a hole in their rotation that they have to fill. They need relievers as well, but they will not over-pay. I believe both teams are have a good foundation as far as their position players go, but their fortunes will be determined on the backs of their pitchers. Basically they are headed in the same direction. It's just a matter of who does better in the offseason addressing their needs. Andrew Tonge You made some good points Greg. It was good to see Milwaukee break through with everything they went through, but I wish it wasn’t at the expense of the Mets. The Mets have some decisions to make. Do they spend loads of money to bring in K-Rod and other relievers to bolster their bullpen, or do they try to be prudent go after middle of the road, and/or proven cheaper veteran options? They need a closer, set up man, and a reliable middle releaver. For the right price they can be had without overpaying. They don’t nee much else. They could use a healthy John Maine in the line-up because they will probably lose Perez.

Milwaukee has to make up their mind how good they want to be. Sabathia saved them this year, but it looks like they will not sign him long term. That will leave a hole in their rotation that they have to fill. They need relievers as well, but they will not over-pay.

I believe both teams are have a good foundation as far as their position players go, but their fortunes will be determined on the backs of their pitchers. Basically they are headed in the same direction. It’s just a matter of who does better in the offseason addressing their needs.

Andrew Tonge

]]> Comment on New York Mets & Milwaukee Brewers: Different Teams, Same Issues by Greg Wapnick http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/09/27/new-york-mets-milwaukee-brewers-different-teams-same-issues/#comment-234 Greg Wapnick Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:14:26 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/09/27/new-york-mets-milwaukee-brewers-different-teams-same-issues/#comment-234 Thanks for you well thought out post. I completely agree that these two teams had similar qualities. Now that the wild card race is over, there are several questions that need to be answered. The Mets have now choked in the final game, two seasons in a row. It seems that their bullpen problems are the reason that they are not going to the playoffs this year. Once again, they were let down in the late innings of the game. I do not fault Jerry Manuel, I just think he was hit with a little bad luck. When Billy Wagner went down, the bullpen really suffered. Although I am a Marlins fan, I actually feel slightly bad for the Mets. They went out in the off-season and purchased Santana for a huge price. Then he goes out yesterday and pitches absolutely incredible. You would think that his performance would give them the boost they needed. Apparently this is not the case because the $22 million payroll Florida Marlins knocked the Mets out once again. How do you think the Mets will handle this off season? Last year was tough, but two years in a row must be even more difficult to swallow. On the other hand, I congratulate the Brewers on a job well done. They had to deal with great adversity the last couple weeks of the season. The front office was scrutinized for the firing of Ned Yost, and the team seemed to be crumbling. Under the command of Dale Sweum, they were able to get around the distractions and finish out on top. Do you think that Sweum earned himself a full time managerial position, or does it depend on the outcome in the playoffs? I happen to think it depends on the playoffs because we still have not had enough time to analyze his game management. If he proves that he can win in the playoffs, then by all means give him the job. The Brewers have a ton of talent and I am happy that they have finally broken the streak. I definitely think that they are a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs. I am interested to know the directions that you think both of these organizations are heading in. Greg Wapnick Thanks for you well thought out post. I completely agree that these two teams had similar qualities. Now that the wild card race is over, there are several questions that need to be answered. The Mets have now choked in the final game, two seasons in a row. It seems that their bullpen problems are the reason that they are not going to the playoffs this year. Once again, they were let down in the late innings of the game. I do not fault Jerry Manuel, I just think he was hit with a little bad luck. When Billy Wagner went down, the bullpen really suffered. Although I am a Marlins fan, I actually feel slightly bad for the Mets. They went out in the off-season and purchased Santana for a huge price. Then he goes out yesterday and pitches absolutely incredible. You would think that his performance would give them the boost they needed. Apparently this is not the case because the $22 million payroll Florida Marlins knocked the Mets out once again. How do you think the Mets will handle this off season? Last year was tough, but two years in a row must be even more difficult to swallow.

On the other hand, I congratulate the Brewers on a job well done. They had to deal with great adversity the last couple weeks of the season. The front office was scrutinized for the firing of Ned Yost, and the team seemed to be crumbling. Under the command of Dale Sweum, they were able to get around the distractions and finish out on top. Do you think that Sweum earned himself a full time managerial position, or does it depend on the outcome in the playoffs? I happen to think it depends on the playoffs because we still have not had enough time to analyze his game management. If he proves that he can win in the playoffs, then by all means give him the job. The Brewers have a ton of talent and I am happy that they have finally broken the streak. I definitely think that they are a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs. I am interested to know the directions that you think both of these organizations are heading in.

Greg Wapnick

]]> Comment on Tiger Adds To His Legend, Beats Mediate In Playoff, Wins U.S. Open by Golf Equipment News http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/06/17/tiger-adds-to-his-legend-beats-mediate-in-playoff-wins-us-open/#comment-69 Golf Equipment News Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:50:56 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/06/17/tiger-adds-to-his-legend-beats-mediate-in-playoff-wins-us-open/#comment-69 Don't forget these two Tiger Tidbits: - The official world golf rankings were released after Tiger Woods collected his 14th major championship title at the U.S. Open on Monday. Tiger has been atop the ranking for the 500th week. - Tiger Woods is currently the World Number 1 golfer. He was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2007, having earned an estimated $122 million from winnings and endorsements. According to Golf Digest, Woods made $769,440,709 from 1996 to 2007, and predicts that by 2010, Woods will become the world's first athlete to pass one billion dollars in earnings. ;-) Randy Don’t forget these two Tiger Tidbits:

- The official world golf rankings were released after Tiger Woods collected his 14th major championship title at the U.S. Open on Monday. Tiger has been atop the ranking for the 500th week.

- Tiger Woods is currently the World Number 1 golfer. He was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2007, having earned an estimated $122 million from winnings and endorsements. According to Golf Digest, Woods made $769,440,709 from 1996 to 2007, and predicts that by 2010, Woods will become the world’s first athlete to pass one billion dollars in earnings.

;-) Randy

]]> Comment on Ginobili And Parker Explode, Overwhelm Hornets To Stay In Series by Jason http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/05/10/ginobili-and-parker-explode-overwhelm-hornets-to-stay-in-series/#comment-41 Jason Mon, 12 May 2008 10:59:19 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/05/10/ginobili-and-parker-explode-overwhelm-hornets-to-stay-in-series/#comment-41 My best team of NBA is <a href="http://www. Spursground.com/" rel="nofollow"> San Antonio Spurs </a> and I always follow them wherever they go if only have some time. I do not care if <a href="http://www.ticketsinventory.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs-tickets/" rel="nofollow"> Spurs tickets </a> are always a little bit pricy but prices mean nothing to me when the matter is related to my favourite team. <a href="http://www.ticketsreview.com/basketball/san_antonio_spurs_tickets/" rel="nofollow"> San Antonio Spurs tickets </a> are pricy but we should never mind when we want to watch our favourite teams. Without doubt there are other NBA teams that are great teams too but I have a special love for Spurs and always do my best to attend their games. My best team of NBA is San Antonio Spurs and I always follow them wherever they go if only have some time. I do not care if Spurs tickets are always a little bit pricy but prices mean nothing to me when the matter is related to my favourite team. San Antonio Spurs tickets are pricy but we should never mind when we want to watch our favourite teams. Without doubt there are other NBA teams that are great teams too but I have a special love for Spurs and always do my best to attend their games.

]]> Comment on Hornets Put On Repeat Performance, Go Up Two Games To None Versus Spurs by editor http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/05/07/hornets-put-on-repeat-performance-go-up-two-games-to-none-versus-spurs/#comment-37 editor Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:36 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/05/07/hornets-put-on-repeat-performance-go-up-two-games-to-none-versus-spurs/#comment-37 I think they will be fired up tonight at home and will find a way to pull it out. This is their last stand. They have got to dig deep. If any team can, they can. They have been in presure situations before. We will find out soon. Drew I think they will be fired up tonight at home and will find a way to pull it out. This is their last stand. They have got to dig deep. If any team can, they can. They have been in presure situations before. We will find out soon.

Drew

]]> Comment on Hornets Put On Repeat Performance, Go Up Two Games To None Versus Spurs by john http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/05/07/hornets-put-on-repeat-performance-go-up-two-games-to-none-versus-spurs/#comment-35 john Thu, 08 May 2008 03:31:12 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/05/07/hornets-put-on-repeat-performance-go-up-two-games-to-none-versus-spurs/#comment-35 As a Spurs fan, I'm really worried about how are they going to stop this rot against the Hornets. Chris Paul is playing like an killer beez. I hope that they can bounce in Game 3 & 4 http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/05/playoffs-news-manu-spurs-in-big-trouble.html As a Spurs fan, I’m really worried about how are they going to stop this rot against the Hornets. Chris Paul is playing like an killer beez.

I hope that they can bounce in Game 3 & 4

http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/05/playoffs-news-manu-spurs-in-big-trouble.html

]]> Comment on NCAA March Madness - Who is Cinderella? by editor http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/03/19/ncaa-march-madness-who-is-cinderella/#comment-34 editor Mon, 05 May 2008 21:51:58 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/03/19/ncaa-march-madness-who-is-cinderella/#comment-34 Hi Layla, did you ever win your office pool? You had a great chance with 3 out of 4 teams in the final four. Andrew Hi Layla, did you ever win your office pool? You had a great chance with 3 out of 4 teams in the final four.

Andrew

]]> Comment on Spurs Defense Keys Game 2 Victory Over Suns by john http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/04/24/spurs-defense-keys-game-2-victory-over-suns/#comment-27 john Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:25:25 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/04/24/spurs-defense-keys-game-2-victory-over-suns/#comment-27 I do expect plenty of fireworks when the series head back to Arizona. The Suns will go wild anytime Spurs hold the ball. Especially Manu Ginobili because he is the real beast for the Spurs. He is my all time favourite. Nop doubt about that. http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/04/playoffs-news-manu-parker-takes-spurs-2.html Looking forward to Game 3 will highly anticipation. I do expect plenty of fireworks when the series head back to Arizona. The Suns will go wild anytime Spurs hold the ball. Especially Manu Ginobili because he is the real beast for the Spurs.

He is my all time favourite. Nop doubt about that.

http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/04/playoffs-news-manu-parker-takes-spurs-2.html

Looking forward to Game 3 will highly anticipation.

]]> Comment on NCAA March Madness - Who is Cinderella? by Layla http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/03/19/ncaa-march-madness-who-is-cinderella/#comment-19 Layla Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:13:38 +0000 http://blog.lastwordsportsnewz.com/2008/03/19/ncaa-march-madness-who-is-cinderella/#comment-19 The tournament is looking great so far. I have 3 out of 4 of my Final Four picks still in it. I'm hoping I can win my office pool. The tournament is looking great so far. I have 3 out of 4 of my Final Four picks still in it. I’m hoping I can win my office pool.

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