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Post by bigfan on Nov 29, 2004 13:06:59 GMT -5
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Post by FreeBall on Nov 29, 2004 14:16:41 GMT -5
Quoting the last paragraph of the article:
"Part of this growth has come at the expense of the West and California. The NCAA has admittedly fostered what some call "athletic welfare" in the name of parity. Teams in the Pac-10 and Big West beat each other up all season then get paired against other West Coast powers in the tournament. Penn State and Nebraska, who share the NCAA record for consecutive winning seasons, regularly benefited from passes to the postseason. "
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What does this mean? Could someone give me a rational explanation of what the writer means as it relates to Nebraska?
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Post by roy on Nov 29, 2004 15:31:30 GMT -5
Well, I think it is bias, but there is some ounce of truth to it. In years past, region were actually based on regions. You would see the same teams in the NCAA tournament as you did in your conference. In the mid-90s, the NCAA actually started basing the seedings on how good a team was.
And now that we see the NCAA is concerned with regional alignment for the first/second rounds, that might also be what the writer meant. Last year, we saw the Pac 10 teams bunched together in one region.
But there is a bias to this that I don't understand. Penn State, Nebraska, and Florida have done well dispite having to play tough competition. Its not like they haven't beaten a California team before.
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Post by simplycurious on Nov 29, 2004 16:01:43 GMT -5
Can you imagine the response from the crowd if Arnold misses his serve?!  |
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Post by beachman on Nov 29, 2004 16:09:54 GMT -5
By the way, the Governor has apparently cancelled! Oh well, can't always believe what you read in the paper  |
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Post by simplycurious on Nov 29, 2004 16:42:45 GMT -5
He probably decided he couldn't stand the humilitation of not getting his serve over the net in front of Kerri and Misty! ;D
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Post by bigfan on Nov 29, 2004 19:10:48 GMT -5
Arnold did not want to face The Wahine faithful; the screaming of a HOME COURT ADVANTAGE by any team facing Hawai`i would not only be overwhelming; He needs Hawai`i in his future presidential bid and will not let WVB stand in his way.
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Post by georgia(pacific)girl on Nov 29, 2004 19:16:42 GMT -5
Arnold did not want to face The Wahine faithful; the screaming of a HOME COURT ADVANTAGE by any team facing Hawai`i would not only be overwhelming; He needs Hawai`i in his future presidential bid and will not let WVB stand in his way. Yeah, there's that and the little item of a constitutional amendment in his way... |
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Post by beachman on Nov 29, 2004 19:46:40 GMT -5
Yeah, there's that and the little item of a constitutional amendment in his way... And a whole lot of other crap that we won't go into not the least of which is a upcoming $8 BILLION dollar state budget deficit, which he hasn't even begun to address! I think that the chances of changing the constitution are about as good as me being made the next person in charge of the AVCA! |
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Post by bigfan on Nov 29, 2004 19:55:18 GMT -5
And a whole lot of other crap that we won't go into not the least of which is a upcoming $8 BILLION dollar state budget deficit, which he hasn't even begun to address! I think that the chances of changing the constitution are about as good as me being made the next person in charge of the AVCA! , BiK and you will all fight it out. That is another topic for another day. The change in amendment is coming and Long Beach will miss the Governor at the FF. |
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Post by Gorf on Nov 29, 2004 20:16:35 GMT -5
He perhaps couldn't stand the thought of the entire crowd in attendance chanting "girly man" at him if he missed the serve. |
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Post by simplycurious on Nov 30, 2004 0:15:34 GMT -5
He perhaps couldn't stand the thought of the entire crowd in attendance chanting "girly man" at him if he missed the serve. There you go....someone else who has the spirit...who else is willing to jump on board with cheap shots at Arnold (while he's far enough away to not take any shots back)! |
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