Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe // 07.30.09

I’d been looking forward all day to seeing the media day coverage on the 10:00 news. After all, they’d covered it the last two days……Jack Squat1

He may have something with this 64-team playoff suggestion for major colleges. Ten games used to be plenty for people, but greed has enabled some teams to play as many as 13 regular season games, then a conference championship for some of those teams, then a bowl game. That makes 15 games. Leach’s proposal would have a max of 16 games for TWO out of the whole lot. That leave the rest with a max of 15 games. So, where does everyone come about thinking the fans are going to have to money up additional income to pay for extra games in Leach’s scenario? Also, there would really be less classes missed because of football for about half of those teams, and no more than is already missed because the NC game would fall during the Christmas or New Year time period. The colleges already have added enough games to lengthen their seasons more than a month more than in years past. I think his proposal has merit and should be seriously considered, if not for 64 teams, then at least the top 32. It could really bring out the best in the teams for the last few games, instead of just playing out the season, or losing energy for being completely out of the NC picture, even if they are in the top 25. This would ensure every team stays fired up until the end of their season, be it in the first or the last playoff game. As for the bowl games, the playoffs would just about eliminate their need, except maybe one site for the championship. That could be moved around to as many as eight or ten different locations to prevent one area from getting all the revenue.

No quotes from Colby Whitlock because the reporters were too tired from focusing (read hang on every breath) on/of Colt M, Mack B. and the non driving Sergio kindle. You know its exhausting working on ut stuff because gosh they are so interesting. Please DMN give us more ut coverage just can’t get enough. Not.

Did you guys totally miss the Mike Leach feature story in the DMN today??

might wanna double check your link, or the statement, lol one of them got mixed up… :)

the link sends you to an interview with mack brown here

i picked a bad day to get behind!!! UGH!! lol, i still have to drive from north carolina to virginia on my way back from New Orleans and SO much to read!!! TODAYS Diatribe isn’t even posted yet! :-P

we should have “Double T Nation” on tape/podcast so i that i can listen to it in the car… just sayin ;)

i REALLY like what he had to say about the UT game…

"We’re going to hit Austin and hit on all wheels running,’’ he said. "We’re really excited about that game. In no way are we going to lay down. We do respect them. They’re a great team, but we’re not going to fear them. We’re going to be ready to go.’’