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Here are some comments on several (American) sports and sports teams.

BCS versus Playoff

It’s become pretty clear that to determine a true NCAA football champion, there must be a playoff and not rely of the top two ranked teams from a computer ranking. I would suggest a 4-game playoff, but a an 8-game playoff would be needed to satisfy everyone completely. Every year, there’s controversy over the “true” national champ, and I’m tired of it! Currently, the top five teams in the college football rankings all have one loss (Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and USC), so who’s to say which two should play for all the marbles? Let them decide that on the field with a playoff.

Lowly Detroit Lions

So the Detroit Lions NFL football team is 0-12. They are becoming very close to being the first 0-16 team in history. Only one team has gone 0-14, and they had an excuse–it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their very first year of existence (1976). The 1980 Saints started 0-14, and last year’s Dolphins lost their first 13 games. The Lions themselves started the 2001 season 0-12 before finally beating the Vikings (who they play tomorrow!).

U of M football and basketball

So I won’t talk about my alma mater’s horrendous football season, but at least the Michigan Wolverine basketball team is finally doing well. They upset two teams already early this season–fourth ranked Duke and the week before, fourth ranked UCLA.

Bay Area Sports

So I’ve been living in the Bay area for 1 1/2 years now, and am still easing into the area’s professional sports teams. I did go to a San Francisco Giants baseball game this past summer, and am looking forward to a Golden State Warriors basketball game. I do have tickets to a San Jose Sharks hockey game in January (they’re playing the Detroit Red Wings).