Man, somebody had to do the research before this English teacher could set you fellas straight. "It's" great to know all of those little English tidbits.
hmm... I'm just looking at the new agreement, and it does indeed appear that Notre Dame has special treatment (basically trying to bring them up to the status of the BCS-conference teams without them being in a BCS conference). http://www.bcsfootball.org/index2.cfm?page=structure This means that Notre Dame gets $1.3 mil every season, just for existing, basically.
This was the point I was trying to get across from my original post. They, and other media darling teams' records dont support their annual trips to BCS caliber bowl games. Its not about where or when you play (except for the championship game), rather its about the amount of money the team receives for appearing in the quality bowls. The fact that ND doesnt have to share with anyone is just mud in the face of teams that are far more deserving based upon their quality of play instead of their legend. :geauxtige
Not to sound bitter, but this is the EXACT crap Im talking about. If their legend is so great, let them make money off of the television rights and a** kissing from the media giants. Leave the bowl games and payouts to the legitimate teams that have gone the extra mile, played the extra games, and deserve to be there. Chuck :geauxtige
College football is big business and no team can compete with ND when it comes to tv ratings and selling tickets. You think anyone would have been excited to see Ohio State play Oregon in the Fiesta? It's all about the money...
I have to agree with Saban fan on this one. Notre Dame lost to Michigan State, the #74 ranked team in the country. A legitimate top 10 team just doesn't do that. Notre Dame was all about NBC and a several million dollar payoff that all goes to one school.
No, "it's" is never used as possessive. "It's" means "it is" and that's all. For purposes of possession, use "its."
Exactly. The fact that they have one of the largest fan bases in the country makes them very attractive to the networks. It's unfortunate that this means special consideration for ND that other instituations don't get. Aside from that, I hope the domers get their asses beat like a rented mule every time they tee it up, tip it off, or throw a pitch. I pulled for them against USC earlier in the season and felt so dirty afterward.:grin:
There will be 5 BCS games starting after the 2006 regular season. 4 regular BCS games and 1 National Championship, with 1 of the 4 traditional BCS bowls also hosting the National Championship, on a rotating basis. 10 Teams (6 guaranteed, 2 conditionally guaranteed, 4 possible at-large spots): 01 ACC Champ 02 BigEast Champ 03 Big10 Champ 04 Big12 Champ 05 Pac10 Champ 06 SEC Champ 07 1 Non-BCS (CUSA, MAC, MWC, SunBelt, WAC) Champion -IF --Top 12 in BCS OR --Top 16 in BCS & ranked higher than a BCS champion 08 Notre Dame is guaranteed an at-large bid -IF --Top 8 in BCS ($4.5 million) -ELSE --$1.3 million for being associated with the BCS No more than 2 teams from the same conference can participate in the BCS. Conferences with automatic BCS berths receive $17 million, which will increase to $18.5 million following the 2009 regular season. Landing a second team in the BCS will net a conference $4.5 million. Standards will be applied to automatic conference BCS berths after the 2007 season. Between 5 and 7 conferences will attain automatic BCS berths based on performance in the previous 4 seasons. All 11 conferences will be eligible. What this means is that Notre Dame really isn't getting more preferential treatment than any other BCS school. They may be getting a bigger piece of the pie than other independents and nonBCS schools, but I don't think in the current system that is unwarranted. At least it is no worse than any other BCS school, including LSU. Thanks to DarkHornet for posting the link.
