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Well, its UMass playing for the 1A title, they just won the semi finals out in Montana. So as I write this I'm thinking, "Why is it that its ok for 1A to have a play-off but its not ok for 1AA? Why is it bad for the Main Event of collage football to have a play-off, but its fine and dandy to have some computer geek deciding who is the national Champion?"

I was watching the game and noticed next to UMass a little #3 and next to Montana a #2. If this was another version of BCS (Bogus Championship System) that UMass would be on the outside looking in instead of playing for the Championship. Tell me again why the Bowl System is best for Collage football. :confused:

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It's all about the money the schools get from the bowls.

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Oh brother...that puts UMass in the national championship game next Friday night at 8:00 on ESPN2. Yes that's next Friday, the first night of Hanukah, when my mother the UMass season ticket holder will be staying with us for the holiday. And did I mention we don't get ESPN2? ("Sorry kids, Grandma had to run off to a sports bar....")

That's it, up with the BCS, playoffs stink. :p

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I think you can only wangle those if you're a Catholic. Politics, you know.

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I was watching at work, they had the game on over the bar. After I got home it was in the 3rd, when it was over I decided to post it, its a Mass. based team, and I thought some of you might be interested.

On a side note, the anouncers stated that Amherst was ready to explode, UMass defeted #3 BC earlier in hockey. I know its not Patriots, but still its local teams, and yet another Mass. based team going for the Gold. :rocker:

Its good to be a Boston/ Mass. sports fan these past few years.

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If interested, this is the best 1AA board I've found. They discuss these games all of the time. I just lurk over there. I've got nothing to do with the board but it's pretty good if you follow 1AA.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/foru...isplay.php?f=2

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The UMass game was Patriot-like in its reliance on the defense and down to the wire ending, but Coen is no Brady. Then again, who is?

Steve Baylark is definitely NFL material. It will be interesting to see where he goes in the draft. I would love to see him on the Pats.

His predecessor, Marcel Shipp has done a good job for the Cardinals despite the fact that he has been bumped out of his position by Emmitt Smith and Edgerrin James (not to mention a broken leg in 04) among others.

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I had the game on with the sound on mute while I did stuff and it seemed like a well played game to me, as college games go, with a very exciting ending.

When you watch second or third-rate soccer, there's a huge drop-off in quality. Players are probably as fit and strong but they just don't have the ball control and balance that the best players do. I suspect here that the drop-off is mostly in physical size and strength -- which doesn't diminish the spectacle.