Tag: debates

Examining college football’s VIP-statuses

Who are college football’s 15 VIP programs?

The international sports world was shaken upside down as recently as the creation of the “Super League” in soccer means that 12 of the most popular teams in the world are starting their own league and essentially forgetting about everything else.

The good for them means that the rich essentially get richer because the TV deal would be massive, but for the good of the sport, it’s hard to see the positives.

What if college football were to do something similar?

Who would make the cut and who would be playing a lower level of college football?

Andy Staples of The Athletic put together his list of 15 programs that would be included in this make-believe land of college football’s elite programs, but he also offered that location would have to be taken into account for the good of the game and league.

With the cutoff being set at 15 in this case there are plenty of obvious programs.

Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, and USC are all obvious choices to me and all require no further discussion.

The final five spots aren’t nearly as easy for me to hand to who Staples awarded them to, not to say he’s wrong, but they’re clearly the ones up for debate.

Examining college football’s VIP-statuses

Who are college football’s 15 VIP programs?

The international sports world was shaken upside down as recently as the creation of the “Super League” in soccer means that 12 of the most popular teams in the world are starting their own league and essentially forgetting about everything else.

The good for them means that the rich essentially get richer because the TV deal would be massive, but for the good of the sport, it’s hard to see the positives.

What if college football were to do something similar?

Who would make the cut and who would be playing a lower level of college football?

Andy Staples of The Athletic put together his list of 15 programs that would be included in this make-believe land of college football’s elite programs, but he also offered that location would have to be taken into account for the good of the game and league.

With the cutoff being set at 15 in this case there are plenty of obvious programs.

Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, and USC are all obvious choices to me and all require no further discussion.

The final five spots aren’t nearly as easy for me to hand to who Staples awarded them to, not to say he’s wrong, but they’re clearly the ones up for debate.

Jordan or LeBron? Notre Dame Football Debates

The GOAT – is it Jordan or LeBron? Kyle Hamilton and Coach Terry Joseph of Notre Dame football both weigh in.

Want to start a debate in a sports bar?  Well, when we’re allowed in bars again, I mean.

A couple of members of Notre Dame’s football team debated exactly that in the wake of “The Last Dance” that recently wrapped up on ESPN.  The older generations got to re-live the dominance of the nineties with the Chicago Bulls while the younger audience got to experience it for the first time.

Those generational stereotypes play out in the latest episode of “The Notre Dame Minute” as star defensive back Kyle Hamilton and defensive pass game coordinator Terry Joesph debated who the actual GOAT is.

As the documentary goes into detail about it wasn’t just ability with Jordan, it was the constant mindset he was in, always wanting to beat anyone at anything.  There was no easy way out or bailing on a team to join a trifecta of All-Stars.

If Draymond Green never goes complete headcase and uses his foot as a weapon in the 2016 NBA Finals, Golden State finishes off that series and the discussion is instead about the greatest team of all-time, not the player.  Hopefully James sends Green a Christmas card each year to thank him for how much he helped LeBron’s legacy.

Give the win to Joseph and Jordan.