tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post4983486824489777455..comments2024-01-10T13:13:28.243-06:00Comments on We Are Notre Dame: Preseason games in college football??Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03901172802515710288noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-59259354634728346172009-08-20T18:49:49.146-05:002009-08-20T18:49:49.146-05:00Okay, I get your point and I absolutely agree with...Okay, I get your point and I absolutely agree with your somewhat optimistic logic that assumes that every one of the decision makers involved in scheduling these games has the best intentions of their program - ours included - in mind. But, one reason why you couldn't sell tickets or broadcast the game is for the same reason why teams schedule patsies. <br /><br />Say Notre Dame schedules a game against Nevada and, whether its scored or called like a real game or not, it seems as if the teams are pretty equal OR, heaven forbid, Nevada seems better than Notre Dame. Word gets out...pollsters catch wind, and all of the sudden a team that is top-25 isn't even "receiving votes" anymore. <br /><br />I mean, hell, the first preseason poll comes out in February, right? Or March? As soon as fall camp starts, ESPN and USA Today and all those publications already has a poll to judge who's best. Like it or not, these preseason polls very much determine where teams will end up at the end of the year (a four loss Florida team will be in the top 20, but a four loss ND team will most assuredly be way outside). <br /><br />My point is, this would have to be a closed scrimmage, so that neither team would be penalized for a sub-par performance. If that happens, I'm all for it (I'm also all for eliminating the preseason poll, but that's a comment for another time). Great Job guys! Keep up the good workDeshi Basarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842390688159458114noreply@blogger.com