If I were the "Ultimate Commissioner" and could do whatever I wanted to do in the world of sports....I'd leave my imprint on certain things. Some things are just the "final solution" to age old nonsense. Some are completely revamping of historical aspects of the sports. Well.....here it goes.
*NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF. There. It shall be done. Why in the heck don't they have the playoff [and gimme an answer besides "bowl money" or "students"]? Every other division does....and their kids have less of a chance to get into the NFL. Here ya go: Invite the champs of the ACC, Big Ten, Big XII, SEC and Pac-10 into the playoff. Then, have 7 "at large teams" with at least 3 of them from conferences OTHER than the 5 previously mentioned. 12 teams. 4 weeks. National Champion.
*JUST OPEN THE WHOLE NCAA TOURNAMENT UP. Go back to the olden days. I know....we all like the NCAA Tourny like it is. Well, it is RIDICULOUS that a 7-9 team in the ACC can go to the dance when a team that had some fluke loss in their conference tournament gets denied [Utah State]. Just include all 320+ teams to the dance. "Thats crazy!!" you say. But, ahhhh....they technically DO have such a system by holding these conference tournys an allowing only the champion to advance to the Big Dance.
*MAKE ALL NHL ICE SURFACES BIGGER. Yeah, you'll lose some seats. But, Mr. NHL Guy.....you're not filling up the seats at the top of the arena anyways!! In all of sports, the athletes have become bigger, stronger and faster. Yet, the playing surfaces stay the same. In hockey, this really clogs up any kind of offensive manuvering and makes for a boring game. Open it up and use the olympic sized rinks.
*CHANGE THE FOUL RULES IN HOOPS. If you screw up in baseball....it is an error. In football, you get penalized and your mistake is broadcasted by the ref thru the loudspeaker. In hockey you sit in the penalty box and your team is short a man. Yet, in basketball.....it saves your butt from getting embarrased. Fouling is a good thing. If your man is going for a layup.....foul him so he has to shoot TWO SHOTS from 10 feet further out. What inthe hell is that?!??!? Do either one of these things: (A) wherever you were fouled...you get a free unobstructed shot from that spot or take the normal FT. Or (B) give an extra FT. If you were fouled on a dunk.....then let him shoot 3 FTs. If he is fouled on a 3-pt shot.....he gets 4 FTs. Why? Then many of these punk fouls and Hack-A-Shaqs will stop. The game has become a series of FTs that is broken up by turnovers and 3-pt shots. This will free it up. If someone is getting a layup....then a player is more apt to let him go than give up a possible 3 points.
*ELIMINATE TIES IN EVERY SPORT. Here is looking at you hockey with your "win-loss-tie-overtime loss" standings sheet!!!
*CHARGE PER ROUND IN BOXING. Here is a novel idea. Instead of charging me $55 to watch [first] two chicks fight, [then] two dudes fight that I've never heard of only to see a title fight that goes 2 rounds....just charge me for the rounds of boxing I DID SEE! Also, how about letting the winner of the fight get the larger purse?? Do a 66%-33% split.
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