Comments on: PAC-10: Add Utah and BYU! http://www.endsofearth.com/2009/12/pac-10-add-utah-and-byu/ Life simplistic: 15-pound pack, a good book, no phone, no job, good food, around the Pacific Rim Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:50:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brook http://www.endsofearth.com/2009/12/pac-10-add-utah-and-byu/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Brook Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:27:33 +0000 http://www.endsofearth.com/?p=924#comment-658 Thanks! it always makes my day to read a good comment! I've spent the last few years in SEC country, so I know what you mean about it being another level of entertainment. I think there's a big problem, though, in that most fans seem to want to correlate popularity with talent. Rather than letting teams play it out on the field to determine the best, we allow sportswriters to rank and categorize teams, many of which they've admittedly never seen play, and then we have rich old businessmen pick bowl matchups. College football rankings and the entire BCS are a disgrace, and put the sport subjectivity on par with figure skating. Actually, that's in insult to figure skating---at least skating judges have grading standards and usually aren't influenced by big businesses. But I digress... I sent this letter to the Pac-10 assistant commissioner, but he never replied. From other articles I've read, it looks like rumors have BYU going to the Big-10 and Utah and a Colorado school moving to the Pac-10. I think it would be a horrible mistake to break up the Utah-BYU tandem and hope it doesn't happen. Thanks for the comment and the academic angle. Sadly, most people haven't the slightest clue about their favorite schools' academic sides. Thanks! it always makes my day to read a good comment!

I’ve spent the last few years in SEC country, so I know what you mean about it being another level of entertainment. I think there’s a big problem, though, in that most fans seem to want to correlate popularity with talent. Rather than letting teams play it out on the field to determine the best, we allow sportswriters to rank and categorize teams, many of which they’ve admittedly never seen play, and then we have rich old businessmen pick bowl matchups. College football rankings and the entire BCS are a disgrace, and put the sport subjectivity on par with figure skating. Actually, that’s in insult to figure skating—at least skating judges have grading standards and usually aren’t influenced by big businesses. But I digress…

I sent this letter to the Pac-10 assistant commissioner, but he never replied. From other articles I’ve read, it looks like rumors have BYU going to the Big-10 and Utah and a Colorado school moving to the Pac-10. I think it would be a horrible mistake to break up the Utah-BYU tandem and hope it doesn’t happen.

Thanks for the comment and the academic angle. Sadly, most people haven’t the slightest clue about their favorite schools’ academic sides.

]]> By: RC Reyes http://www.endsofearth.com/2009/12/pac-10-add-utah-and-byu/comment-page-1/#comment-651 RC Reyes Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:45:48 +0000 http://www.endsofearth.com/?p=924#comment-651 Your letter should be distributed widely and a grassroot movement should be devised to make this happen. I lived in Alabama for two years and SEC football is another level of entertainment and popular culture that the PAC 10 schools can attain by adding the two schools you suggested. The academic angle should be considered by the PAC 10 committee. I am a neurobiologist and The University of Utah has an excellent biology and neurobiology program. The neurobiology program alone could be better than that of Oregon State, Arizona State and Washington State, and compete with the rest. Thanks for the post. This is the best I have seen from the net by googling. Peace and have a great year. Your letter should be distributed widely and a grassroot movement should be devised to make this happen. I lived in Alabama for two years and SEC football is another level of entertainment and popular culture that the PAC 10 schools can attain by adding the two schools you suggested. The academic angle should be considered by the PAC 10 committee. I am a neurobiologist and The University of Utah has an excellent biology and neurobiology program. The neurobiology program alone could be better than that of Oregon State, Arizona State and Washington State, and compete with the rest.

Thanks for the post. This is the best I have seen from the net by googling. Peace and have a great year.

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