10-21-2006, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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college sports = who cares
That's not to say I don't go to Vikes basketball games and cheer them on, but who cares about some random school in the states? Maybe if you went there...
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10-21-2006, 10:14 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Originally Posted by evman150
college sports = who cares
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Millions of people. I also from time to time have people asking me if I saw (insert game here) last weekend; because people know I'm a sports fan. College sports is huge. I even find myself watching the odd game if I'm bored. Often some good entertainment.
I would say if you didn't want to discuss it don't come in just to slag on somebody's thread.
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10-21-2006, 10:17 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by evman150
college sports = who cares
That's not to say I don't go to Vikes basketball games and cheer them on, but who cares about some random school in the states? Maybe if you went there...
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evman150 = arsehole
Im sure most of our American posters care about College Sports, its pretty big down there.
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10-21-2006, 10:35 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I like college sports, but I just don't know about schools makeing huge $ off the athletes, and those athletes aren't allowed to be paid.
And yes, some of those athletes take advantage of their scholarship, but there are plenty who don't. I don't know what the answer is, but especially in football and basketball it seems some schools are in the sports team business when they should be in the teaching business.
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10-21-2006, 11:52 PM
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If somebody can attract 60 to a 100 thousand people
for a bunch of football games ,they care.
20 to 30 thousand for high school football.
Where does the money end up? Good question, Bobblehead.
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10-22-2006, 07:42 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Singapore
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shoestring
Where does the money end up? Good question, Bobblehead.
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Scouting, recruitment, promotion... it gets recycled to make more money. College sports has become a huge empire because the little money that teams used to make got reinvested wisely to grow the sports, the teams, the profiles and now they are making big money. The American dream.
I spent two weeks in Alabama and I can tell you that between the universities of Alabama, Auburn, and UAB they have all the sport they could ever want. Throw in Talladega for the NASCAR fans and they couldn't be happier in that state.
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10-22-2006, 12:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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Quote:
Originally Posted by evman150
college sports = who cares
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10-22-2006, 03:39 PM
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#1 Springs1 Fan
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: -
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ND= the most overrated team in College Football without a doubt
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10-22-2006, 03:45 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by flames_1987
ND= the most overrated team in College Football without a doubt
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Im no fan either...but they play the single most difficult schedule, bar none, in the country, and that is why they get the lofty position they do.
They still have USC to go through as wel, and thats when it will all come crashing down on them.
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10-23-2006, 03:24 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Im no fan either...but they play the single most difficult schedule, bar none, in the country, and that is why they get the lofty position they do.
They still have USC to go through as wel, and thats when it will all come crashing down on them.
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Yeah no kidding. You want overrated -- look at some of the skeds of some top rated teams. They play like 1 or 2 big teams a year.
They are a testament to how much a good coach brings to a college team. What a turnaround!!! The USC game should be another classic matchup -- last year's game was easily one of the best football games of the year.
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10-23-2006, 05:38 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Moscow, ID
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I didn't really care about college sports until I actually got to college, but now that I'm here I'm a huge fan.
The Boise State - Idaho game was a blast this saturday.
Oh and ND has nothing on Boise State in terms of overratedness. Boise State is easily the most overrated team in college football. They are scraping by easy competition. They would get destroyed by any top 15 team.
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10-31-2006, 10:32 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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If you have ever gone to a school in the States you would know why people care so much, in Canada Collegiate sports is an afterthought, down there it pays for physics, english, literature scholariships etc.
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Another glorius last minute win.
