ACC Football

The ACC took a big step in shutting up the SEC?  The ACC was 2-0 in the BCS games while the SEC was 0-2.  To make this lingo in basketball terms since we live the ACC basketball country Auburn and Alabama losing BCS games is like Duke and Carolina losing on the same weekend in the NCAA basketball playoffs.

I do however believe the  SEC losing is good for college football.  Those of you that remember that the best thing that ever happen to college basketball was NC State beating UCLA and knocking down ironically the seven year rein of the Bruins as National Champions.  Since 1974 no team has won more than four titles which has opened up the hope that if you get in the NCAA tournament you have a shot.

Now that the football is going to a four team playoff here is my view of what will happen in the future.  Three or four years from now there will be cry to expand to eight teams and not long after that 16.  When college football gets to 16 teams in that will be the equivavent of 64 in the basketball tournament 12 of those 16 will have a legitimate chance to win the playoff college football will sky rocket.

Women's college basketball will never become a big time money making sport until more than one team can win the title.  Over the years it has been Tennessee then Connecticut as the favorites every year.  I understand that the top teams draw more people so regionals are always near the top teams home.  Back in the day when UCLA was winning all the titles in the men's basketball they were the only team west of the Mississippi and always hosted the west regional. As good as they were then who can beat them on their home court to get to the final four.  Who can beat the Connecticut women in a regional in Connecticut every year.