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11/8 2010

DL470: Tannenwald and I Talk College Football, Recruiting Scandals & How Scoring Equals Excitement

Posted by Dan Levy.

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Jon Tannenwald fills in for Nick. It’s a game program Monday, so this recap is short.

We talk about the BCS rankings and if TCU and Boise will get their chance at the title game. It looks like it’s up to Alabama — with two losses — to knock off Auburn for either of those two teams to get a chance. That seems like a good system.

We also get into the Cam Newton recruiting scandal and equate it to some in college basketball AND, as Tannenwald adeptly segued, how international soccer treats their high schoolers.

Speaking of soccer, we talk about the MLS playoffs and wonder if — like with Michigan and Illinois this weekend — more scoring always equals more excitement. Is a 1-0 pitchers duel more exciting than a 10-9 game? Can you have a lot of excitement without a lot of scoring?

Tannenwald gets and “anything else” to talk about how the USWNT may not make the World Cup. That seems insane.

Thanks for listening. NFL stuff tomorrow.

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  1. Ty
    11/8 2010

    “More scoring” isn’t more exciting, “better play” is. Watching two horrible teams score 120 points in football might be “exciting” once, but as an ongoing state of the game? Points lose all meaning. Touchdowns will just be holding serve, not something awesome to be celebrated . . . same thing with soccer and goals. A 10-9 shootout would be amazing here and there, but what’s really exciting to watch is GOOD SOCCER, especially when played with something meaningful on the line.

    Peace
    Ty

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