If You Could Change *One* Rule, It Would Be...

What, 2x out-of-state tuition? Are you nuts? Elite schools with big time programs can cost upwards of $40,000 dollars, the University of Michigan, Stanford, UNC, Duke, Virginia, etc. I think this would change the way athletes picked schools, not just the best fit program, but the school with the highest charges, allowing them to earn more money. I agree they need a little more money, but I'm not sure about 2x.

Interesting, but different schools have varying costs? Will a school raise their tuition just to pay the players more? How is this fair to the non-athletes?

The free education is enough. If you are going to do anything with college sports, eliminate betting on the games.

I was aiming for $100k/year, but I wanted to peg it for inflation and for regional norms. Basically, you have to give them enough where it may actually be worth staying in school, especially for the Erick Barklays of the world.

Having almost soley interacted with college athletes during my higher education process, earning that much money legitimately while still playing sports at a high level is nearly impossible. This only puts a ceiling on how much they can be overpaid for BS jobs. And that much extra money in a college athletes pocket I can see only causing problems, not entice them to stay in college. What's an extra 20-40 thousand when there's millions to leave college.

Amen brother.

bring the DH to the NL

actually, the team that wins the coin flip wins something like 52% of the games, so it really isnt as bad as you think

52% is a considerable amount statistically when you consider that the teams, if playing in overtime, should be equally matched, and the number of overtime games that have occured in history.

Instead of sudden death why not just play another 10:00 quarter? That way, the overtime is more like the game and not a period where a fluky play can end a great game

I second this one. I love the way college OT is set up, although stats accumulated in overtime should not be added to game stats. The possibility is there for a quarterback to throw seven or eight touchdowns in a game and it's only caused by the overtime.

I agree. The NFL must adopt the NCAA style of overtime. Sudden death changes the way coaches call plays, as well as the way the defense addresses the ball around the 50. Overtime should not be too different from regulation. The challenge of football is to get into the end zone, and the NCAA system provides that, while allowing kickers to remain an integral part of the game (and eliminating a coin toss). It also allows for an extremely exciting back and forth, with a mandatory two-point conversion rule after 2 OTs to limit the amount of play. (*Note: Most of these possessions are no more than 4-6 plays, so you could play several overtimes and not kill them for the following week like a 15 minutes OT quarter would do.) I would have been more excited to see any bowl game go to OT than the Super Bowl, and my favorite team is the Steelers.

They have sudden death in rugby tho don't they?

A negative vote for this? That's pretty low.

Wasn't me, but that song is a classic.

Still, all I did was answer the question.

Watch out, you might get another one. I guess people like the seventh inning stretch.

i had some cracker jacks at a yankee game a few weeks ago

I gave you a plus for your opinion even if it is completely stupid!

I'm in the pro-DH catagory, as well. I don't like watching pitchers hit. An automatic out or sacrifice is no fun.

The DH requires more strategy, with increased importance on managerial decisions. Who doesn't like the double switch? Or for that matter, who doesn't like seeing pitchers gets hits, or sac bunts to move the runner over. Glendon Rusch sure wouldn't mind never seeing Bronson Arroyo again.

I'm sure Glendon Rusch would rather see Bronson Arroyo than Travis Hafner. As far as the strategy argument, that is about the only thing you can say in favor of the DH (other than "tradition," which should have no merit in an argument). But you can also say that having pitchers hit requires less skill to get through the bottom part of the lineup. One thing I dislike about the NL is the way that, more often than not, rallies end once you get to the ninth spot.

if you like pitchers hitting, you don't HAVE to use the DH... Rick Rhoden DH'd for the Yanks years ago, I seem to remember... But imagine if you could DH any position? Travis Lee can field and somone could bat for him! Of course, then the pitcher bats for himself...