#NerdsUnite: Play on playa! (Breaking down the world of sports so you don't have to!)
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Derek - I met him when I was professor for a day at CSF. Really rad dude, and he wants to come on board to help explain to us nerdy folk the wild world of sports. Smart dude, and knows his shizzy shiznat. I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT DEREK!!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @DerekJ_AllDay
Hey guys! So, I won’t be able to do the rankings for part three. Honestly, I was so busy over the weekend that I just didn’t have time. Considering I already gave you guys quite a bit of help for the first 100 picks you should be fine. If you aren’t then just keep trucking! The only way to be good at fantasy “anything” is experience. So, instead of part three of my FF ranking I will just breakdown the start of the college football season over the weekend and talk to you guys longer next week.
If you have ever tried to follow NCAA football and felt confused don’t worry about it. To be honest, it is difficult for me to commit a lot of time to college football during NFL and MLB season. The increasing ambiguity of the ranking system that decides the postseason also doesn’t help with my level of interest. As the season is played out there is a computer controlled ranking system that essentially takes every variable into account and decides the top teams in the league. The championship game is decided by the simple #1 vs #2 style, but the other bowl games are decided by invitation. Owners or general managers of these bowl programs are allowed to invite the teams of their choice, and sometimes those choices are driven by the almighty dollar.
This is why many people are big supporters of a playoff system rather than the current system. The issue as always becomes the money factor. The current system provides a lot of revenue and creates a lot of jobs for many people, but what if the playoff system goes wrong somehow? There is always risk I suppose, but the logic of the playoff system is obvious.
In my household there are two teams that will constantly have our attention every time the NCAA football season kicks off. My father’s favorite team is USC, and naturally mine is UCLA. If you have followed either team over the year you know that the stories are incredibly different. USC is a perennial contender for the National Championship bowl game or one of the highly acclaimed bowl games. UCLA is a perennial contender for what my Dad and I like to call the Toilet Bowl (if they get into a bowl game at all). This is true once again this year as USC is ranked #2 behind almighty Alabama as #1. UCLA also won and it appears that we have finally found a quarterback that we can count on. We have hope in Westwood!
Considering most teams pad their schedule with an easy win in week 1 there weren’t any big upsets. There were two games of interest though. Previous #2 Alabama defeated #8 Michigan in a complete blowout. That is the reason Alabama is now ranked #1 even though USC also won. #13 Michigan St. beat #24 Boise St. in the only other game that was between two ranked teams. The season always starts slow, but big games will be coming very soon! Talk to you guys next week!