Actually, I think that analogy is absolutely accurate- a few years ago, the Vikings went 15-1 and scored a huge number of points, but couldnt get it done in the playoffs. And does anybody care that the first year the Broncos won the Super Bowl they were the wild card? This year, Pittsburgh had to play Cleveland for the 3rd time in the playoffs, even though they had beaten them twice in the regular season. Why the sports analogies? You have to win in the playoffs, and everyone knew there was going to be a double-elimination playoff in advance. If DePaul had beaten Notre Dame twice before they should have been able to beat them again, odd ruling notwithstanding. Kevin Comer, U of Florida. P.S. Matt- Jesus loves you. --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, Matt Weiner <darwins_bulldog1138_at_y...> wrote: > <<I'm a bit more bothered by the premise to begin with > -- the very existence of a final... as far as I'm > concerned, if DePauw is two games ahead of ND in the > overall standings, and they're 2-0 against them, THEY > WIN. That's it. Simple, no? (I may be a bit biased > here, as BU was stuck having to play a third game > against Brandeis despite being in a similar situation. > We won, but I remember being well prepared to > complain mightily and verbosely in the event that > they managed the comeback.) >> > > Ah, but "the NFL doesn't cancel the Super Bowl if the > Giants are ahead in the standings." (CBI Nationals, > 2001). Remember, there is no such thing as "fairness" > or "concern for the players"--all decisions must be > made based on irrelevant sports analogies and concern > for a non-existent television audience. Such is > College Bowl. > > --M.W. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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