NCAA Reponse to Question of bowls
by Pablo M on Dec 13, 2008 1:28 PM CST
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PrintHere is the response I received from the NCAA. I have blocked out my personal email as I do not wish spam or pranks showing up in my box.
The origanl question posed was which teams from the Big 12 can be selected to the Fiesta bowl given the current BCS rules and NCAA guides.
Thus I am disappointed in the mail I recieved.
From: MBrand@ncaa.org
Date: Friday December 12, 2008 4:24pm
Subject: Bowl Selection Proceedure
Mr. Madison,
It is not beneficial to address the question you have posed after the bowl selections have been made public. To answer your hypothetical question, would cause confusion and could lead to unresolvable complaints. For this reason, please understand that the BCS rules are not perfect. Now that the selections are completed, any hypothetical question is made mute. Please just accept the bowl selections as they have been made as nothing can be changed once the bowls have made their selection and teams accepted the bids.
Sincerely,
Myles Brand
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I think he means
made moot not “mute”
by Red Raider in South GA on Dec 13, 2008 1:37 PM CST reply actions
You guys
it’s clear he’s telling us to keep our questions to ourselves, you know, keep them quiet.
Go Raiders . . .
Double-T Nation
I wondered about that.
When I checked on it, found something interesting.
Mute v Moot. It depends on usage and meaning.
Mute means to be silent and Moot means irrelevant. If the word after mute was point, then it can only be moot.
Thus I was suprised to find that the sentence means that the question I asked will remain silent or unanswered.
I also thought that you could not interchange moot and mute. What I found is that it depends on the definition you are expressing. Shocking as I had been taught to use moot since the 9th grade in high school. Now I find that there is an acceptable way to use mute.
So is the question made mute...
or is the answer just mute…???
by Houston Raider on Dec 14, 2008 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
On the serious side,
This is the same guy who canned Bob Knight at Indiana. I think anything that is Texas Tech related is going to receive a certain d-baggery attitude.
(Not to be a kook, but maybe this is one reason for the snubs this year!)
by Red Raider in South GA on Dec 13, 2008 3:47 PM CST reply actions
Miles Brand
is and always will be a wus, woos, woose, (spell it anyway you want to). He will be against anything or anyone even remotely associated with Bobby Knight. The NCAA, in all their wisdom, knows this and is OK with it. Now, just how far do you think anyone at Tech will get when bringing anything up to the NCAA ruling gurus? NO WHERE! That’s where. And whenever anyone from Tech is close to receiving an award (unless he so far ahead of anyone else it cannot be ignored-re: Michael Crabtree), he will be blocked, by some unknown (we know why, don’t we?) reason. That is why Tech MUST take it into their own hands, DESTROY Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl, and dare the voters to continue to ignore us. If they do, they discredit themselves to the whole country and , my guess here, heads will roll (hopefully, Brands first). GO TECH! WRECK ’EM!
TTpilk
how would you like to work for an organization like this?
The main occupation of anyone who works for (or even supports) the B*S is AVOIDING any discussions that increase (the already ever-present) CONFUSION, and bring on “unresolveable complaints.” Mr. Brand’s response admits that his organization is a failure when it comes to deciding a National Championship! How can anyone with a ounce of fairness EVER be involved in such a FARSE! More and more real College Football Fans are realizing the truth of the B*S. It is up to us to keep questioning this corrupt system – until the suits can no longer dismiss the “have nots” as moot. By the way – I realize that Mr. Brand didn’t intend it (he really didn’t know the difference) but his meaning was true – anyone that poses questions as to the validity of the B*S system – he would prefer that they remain “mute.” I propose that everyone write to Mr. Bland, and encourage every real fan that you know to do the same. Simply tell him that we get it – the B*S could care less about proving who is the best team in any given year – as long as the most amount of money rolls in, and the status-quo is maintained!
I also think he was trying to let you down nicely in saying that 1) he is not in charge of the BCS and 2) your question is not valid because it’s based on a false assumption/misunderstanding.
Pablo I would like to see...
Your original email to Myles Brand.
You are showing his response to your email, so….
Lets see what generated this response (your original email).
NCAA Football Grad. Rate: Texas Tech 79%, Baylor 78%, Oklahoma State 62%, Texas A&M 56%, Texas 50%, OU 46%
Tech Pirate
From: P
Date: Friday December 5, 2008 6:12pm
To: pmr@ncaa.org
Subject: Question on NCAA rules with Bowl Selection
Sir:
Please forward this mail to the president counsel for the NCAA. I am trying to find a simple answer to a question concerning the NCAA rules and oversight concerning the BCS and the rules concerning bowl eligibility given that the presidential oversight of the BCS contains Mr. Brand along with many University presidents.
I know that the NCAA has some additional oversight concerning the BCS selection process and I was wanting to know one simple question.
Which teams from the Big 12 would qualify for the Fiesta Bowl given that Oklahoma should beat Missouri on Saturday? Just a simple list of those teams which the Fiesta would select from based on the BCS rules and NCAA guidelines for teams to be eligible for bowl games.
Thank you for your time and answer in advance.
Sincerely,
P_____
For all those who do not know
NCAA rule 10.3 deal with teams who are eligible for post season play. It also deals with which teams can or can not play for the National Title or championship games.
It gives primary oversight over the BCS through licensing to allow the Bowls to be what they are. The NCAA has the right to deny any team to play in a Bowl if that team breaks NCAA rules. Bowls may not select any team from the NCAA that has not signed a license with the NCAA. NCAA has last say in all rules and participation of games played on TV, or post season.
That is why I wrote the NCAA.
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