05-29-2015, 01:58 PM
BTW - The Stanford women might not win this year. Just sayin'.
Florida was a very good softball team and a very good track program. If they win either one, they zip right on over Stanford's total thanks to the triple score bonus.
The COC used to have three tiers (1X, 2X & 3X) and conveniently did not even count several sports (0X). Those that remember that methodology knew the fix was in as most of the 0X sports were Pac-10 and Stanford strengths. The fix was probably to make sure no one program, or conference, won all of the time. Since Stanford is THAT one program and the Pac-10/12 is that one conference it likely appears that the fix was against Stanford. I doubt they had a massive anti-Stanford agenda, but the company's desire to make sure there was a healthy mix of schools in the running through June makes it look that way to Stanford fans.
The lacrosse extra credit thing is a bit unbelievable, but it is their Cup. Clearly someone with some level of authority loves Lacrosse. ESPN televises a lot of sports, so that is a poor explanation. Also the SEC is not particularly good at Lacrosse, so ESPN's investment in the SEC would have elevated women's gymnastics this year if ESPN really cared to maximize the thing as a promotional opportunity for their content.
FWIW the money the COC gives out IS chump change. It is not even a rounding error in the promotional budget of Capital One and is a trivial amount of money for most programs at the top end of the standings.
Florida was a very good softball team and a very good track program. If they win either one, they zip right on over Stanford's total thanks to the triple score bonus.
The COC used to have three tiers (1X, 2X & 3X) and conveniently did not even count several sports (0X). Those that remember that methodology knew the fix was in as most of the 0X sports were Pac-10 and Stanford strengths. The fix was probably to make sure no one program, or conference, won all of the time. Since Stanford is THAT one program and the Pac-10/12 is that one conference it likely appears that the fix was against Stanford. I doubt they had a massive anti-Stanford agenda, but the company's desire to make sure there was a healthy mix of schools in the running through June makes it look that way to Stanford fans.
The lacrosse extra credit thing is a bit unbelievable, but it is their Cup. Clearly someone with some level of authority loves Lacrosse. ESPN televises a lot of sports, so that is a poor explanation. Also the SEC is not particularly good at Lacrosse, so ESPN's investment in the SEC would have elevated women's gymnastics this year if ESPN really cared to maximize the thing as a promotional opportunity for their content.
FWIW the money the COC gives out IS chump change. It is not even a rounding error in the promotional budget of Capital One and is a trivial amount of money for most programs at the top end of the standings.