11-09-2010, 01:43 PM
Problem: Stanford\'s crazy dominance in women\'s sports and olympic sports.
Solution: Develop some award that rewards winning in football
I can imagine the initial discussion....Oh yes! Â This will be brilliant. Â Stanford never, ever does well in football. Â We will all get to promote a contest between SEC, Big12 and other real programs and get lots of exposure.
And then I can imagine those same folks reading the BCS standings recently...What?!!?!?!? Â They are #6 in the BCS and may rise if the human polls catch up to the computers? Â But that would mean Stanford will be in the lead in both the men\'s and women\'s versions. Â Can we change the formula? Â Maybe only give out football to the AQ teams or something? Â Anything. Â Gawd dangit!
Also, none of the programs around Stanford in the BCS standings have any chance of winning this credit card title, so Stanford will be AHEAD of the main competitors on the men\'s side if things hold the rest of the year in football.
Solution: Develop some award that rewards winning in football
I can imagine the initial discussion....Oh yes! Â This will be brilliant. Â Stanford never, ever does well in football. Â We will all get to promote a contest between SEC, Big12 and other real programs and get lots of exposure.
And then I can imagine those same folks reading the BCS standings recently...What?!!?!?!? Â They are #6 in the BCS and may rise if the human polls catch up to the computers? Â But that would mean Stanford will be in the lead in both the men\'s and women\'s versions. Â Can we change the formula? Â Maybe only give out football to the AQ teams or something? Â Anything. Â Gawd dangit!
Also, none of the programs around Stanford in the BCS standings have any chance of winning this credit card title, so Stanford will be AHEAD of the main competitors on the men\'s side if things hold the rest of the year in football.