From: chyang@exemplum.engin.umich.edu (Chung Hsiung Yang)
Subject: Re: Miami scheduling again
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 12:43:29 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Originator: chyang@exemplum.engin.umich.edu


In article <Bxt7KI.JCn@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ncovey@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (neil covey) writes:
> Despite the Indiana.edu in my address I am not a Hoosier fan, but I
> would like to point out that for the last few months the Hoosiers
> (hardly a football  dynasty) have been trying to get a home and home
> against the Canes.  Couldn't do it.   Newspaper story I last saw said
> the problems had something to do with Northern Illinois and Kansas State
> not being able  to move some games to make it happen.  But the Indiana
> boys did try.  Miami may be the best there is right now, but aside from
> Washington ducking them for one of the Pre-Season "classics" this year,

	Washington did not duck Miami for anything for the simple reason
that the game would be meaningless since everyone expected that this game
is supposed to resolved the Nat. Champ. split from the previous year.
The teams are completely different from the previous year and the game would
just be meaningless.  Besides Miami first refused to play the game and then
for some strange reason decided to.  Don James simply said not because it
was in the best interested of the players to concentrate on their school
work.  This decision is by James is consistent, who opposes post season 
play-off in college football.  He held strongly that a 12 game season is
enough.  Anymore games than that would just put more burden on the players
who are also trying to get an education at the same time.  

> I'd be more willing to bet that teams would want them on their schedule.
> Most teams want the challenge.  The SEC certainly tried to get them in
> the conference during the big expansion mania of a couple of years ago.
> Miami skipped to the Big East, which was only too happy to have them.
> So much for any ducking there.  Of course, when Miami went to the Big

	Why did Miami refuse to join SEC?  It is a much more competitive
conference.  Geographically, it made more sense for Miami to join the 
SEC.  And Miami chooses to join a league that will provide them easy
competition.  Are they trying to become a basketball powerhouse or something?
Hmm...  Makes one wonder dosen't it?

> East they already knew PSU was going to the Big 11.  But I wouldn't want
> to cast any apersions; they probably had reasons having to do with
> money, tv. markets, media shares and such.
> 

> Speaking of such things.  Which poll takes precedence the AP or the
> Coaches?  In one Fla St. is #3 in the other AM is.  Assuming Bama loses


	Don't know.  Polls are weird.

> a game (which is possible given the SEC championship game they *have* to
> play--no ducking possible) who does Miami play assuming all three
> (Canes, Noles, and Aggies) win out?  It seems just last week that the Canes 
> were talking of ducking AM should they be the highest ranked team out there
> in favor of playing Nebraska in the Orange Bowl  (ducking for bucks in
> this case, not out of fear).  Now, it seems they may have to play Fla.
> State in the Fiesta, and that they'd be only too willing to play AM in
> the Cotton (evidently ducking for bucks takes a back seat to playing the
> same good team twice in one season).  So what gives?
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