For the past week or so it has been in the low 60s, high 50s.
Today it was 70.
I really like Denver :)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Urban Meyer Forgot the Little Guy
I don't like Utah at all. However, I will refer to them as Co-National Champions for this year. They are deserving of it. While they could have definitely lost to Florida/Texas/USC/Oklahoma in the title game they never got the chance to play for it, therefore you can't say they were not champions.
I think Urban Meyer is the problem. It is people like him that make it so nothing changes. Urban Meyer declared that Utah was the best team when he won the Fiesta Bowl in 2004. He was upset they did not get a chance to play in the title game. So what does he do when he gets an unbelievable chance to change that after the title game now? He says this:
"I'll tell you, we're going to enjoy a big win, we're going to enjoy the national championship, let someone else worry about that. Gators are No. 1"
To me that is despicable. Here is someone who had a perfect chance to declare that he is considering Florida and Utah the co-champs. It is a perfect situation for him. Obviously the official stance is that Florida will be, so it is a win/win for him. He can stay true to his previous comments and positions and stick up for the little guy.
Urban Meyer is the epitome of what is wrong. He is someone in a high position who can make change. Change will only come if people from the top advocate it. He had his chance and he showed his true colors.
The argument could be made that he did not advocate Utah because he was staying true to his team. I don't buy it. His team is clearly going to believe they are #1. The official stance is that they are #1. Meyer's had nothing to loose.
My guess: when people get to the top and don't have to jump over the hurdles anymore they change their tune. Especially in the BCS, because if they advocate a step away from the BCS they actually hurt their chances of going to a title game again, because there will be more competition. So he is like all people who forget the small guy when the ascend into the upper echelons.
I don't like Utah. I would still rather be a Cougar on a 0-12 season than a Ute on a 13-0 season. However, they are national champs this year, just as much as anyone else in this incomplete season. And, I am embarrassed by Urban Meyer.
Way to forget the little guy!
On a side note. This seems so incredibly unjust, this BCS mess. If this was anything other than football the ACLU and all other groups would be up in arms asking how we can so clearly create a segregated situation. This is absolutely segregation. The BCS is saying all the same things that old racists once said, "they just aren't as good as us" "they just can't compete" and many other things. These are the same things people said before, implying that blacks and other minorities were not up to the challenge and could not live "normal" lives like other groups of people (whites). It was a horrible argument then, and it still is today. I am glad Major League Baseball, despite the incredible disparity between haves and have nots, actually have a playoff system. If Major League Baseball had a BCS then Tampa Bay would have found themselves on the outside looking in. The situation is eerily similar to the BCS situation. The Yankees and Red Sox have better athletes, recruiting, facilities, and talent. Good thing the played the game though, because it turned out that Tampa Bay was a better team. As unfair as no salary cap is in MLB at least they have a playoff system.
I think Urban Meyer is the problem. It is people like him that make it so nothing changes. Urban Meyer declared that Utah was the best team when he won the Fiesta Bowl in 2004. He was upset they did not get a chance to play in the title game. So what does he do when he gets an unbelievable chance to change that after the title game now? He says this:
"I'll tell you, we're going to enjoy a big win, we're going to enjoy the national championship, let someone else worry about that. Gators are No. 1"
To me that is despicable. Here is someone who had a perfect chance to declare that he is considering Florida and Utah the co-champs. It is a perfect situation for him. Obviously the official stance is that Florida will be, so it is a win/win for him. He can stay true to his previous comments and positions and stick up for the little guy.
Urban Meyer is the epitome of what is wrong. He is someone in a high position who can make change. Change will only come if people from the top advocate it. He had his chance and he showed his true colors.
The argument could be made that he did not advocate Utah because he was staying true to his team. I don't buy it. His team is clearly going to believe they are #1. The official stance is that they are #1. Meyer's had nothing to loose.
My guess: when people get to the top and don't have to jump over the hurdles anymore they change their tune. Especially in the BCS, because if they advocate a step away from the BCS they actually hurt their chances of going to a title game again, because there will be more competition. So he is like all people who forget the small guy when the ascend into the upper echelons.
I don't like Utah. I would still rather be a Cougar on a 0-12 season than a Ute on a 13-0 season. However, they are national champs this year, just as much as anyone else in this incomplete season. And, I am embarrassed by Urban Meyer.
Way to forget the little guy!
On a side note. This seems so incredibly unjust, this BCS mess. If this was anything other than football the ACLU and all other groups would be up in arms asking how we can so clearly create a segregated situation. This is absolutely segregation. The BCS is saying all the same things that old racists once said, "they just aren't as good as us" "they just can't compete" and many other things. These are the same things people said before, implying that blacks and other minorities were not up to the challenge and could not live "normal" lives like other groups of people (whites). It was a horrible argument then, and it still is today. I am glad Major League Baseball, despite the incredible disparity between haves and have nots, actually have a playoff system. If Major League Baseball had a BCS then Tampa Bay would have found themselves on the outside looking in. The situation is eerily similar to the BCS situation. The Yankees and Red Sox have better athletes, recruiting, facilities, and talent. Good thing the played the game though, because it turned out that Tampa Bay was a better team. As unfair as no salary cap is in MLB at least they have a playoff system.
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