Just a little sports chatter

And now we come to the conference that just angers me the most...the Ivy League. It's not because I think its bad or anything, its just those "what ifs?" that dance in my head when I think or talk about them in terms of football. The Ivy League is good but holds this archaic standard where you just go "what about everyone else?" So for all those who don't know, while the Ivy League is eligible for the playoffs and technically has an auto bid (seriously, did not know that) they refuse any and all bids into the playoffs because of the potential impact on academics. So even though every other sport that the Ivy League offers (19 in all) compete in championship play, football is somehow left out because of the Dec school schedule...pfft Placement Reasoning Honestly, this has pretty much everything to do with that giant "what if" question hanging over the head of the conference. How good could they be if they competed for national championships? W

We've reached a turning point in the countdown...from here on out at least one team from ever post season eligible conference will be a legit contender for a national championship. And with the next conference, that's saying something. The Big South has had national championship contenders in the past but it has also been a conference that has gone thru plenty of change. Since 2013...Coastal Carolina, Stony Brook, VMI, Liberty, and Presbyterian have either all left or will be leaving the conference. And on the flip side, joining the conference...Monmouth, North Alabama, Hampton, and Kennesaw St. Needless to say the conference has been constantly changing, but there still may be some changing still to come. The agreement with the Atlantic Sun conference a couple years ago opens the door for a major merger and more teams in the conference...but time will tell where the Big South goes. Placement Reasoning This is a conference that is regaining it footing after being dealt a co