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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Fairness of Tie-Breakers
Message-ID: <991@mmintl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 15:13:46 EST
Article-I.D.: mmintl.991
Posted: Fri Jan  3 15:13:46 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jan-86 21:13:30 EST
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Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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In article <1194@mtuxo.UUCP> lll@mtuxo.UUCP (l.illuzzi) writes:
>
>      Placing toughness of schedule ahead of head-to-head
>      competition in tie breaking procedures would not	only
>      undermind the integrity of the divisional structures, but
>      also put	less importance	on the classic divisional rivalries
>      that make football exciting season after	season for us fans.
>
>      Could you image what would happen to the	game of	football if
>      a Denver	vs Tampa Bay game was as important as a	Denver vs
>      Raiders game in the mind	of the fans.

Well, but it really wouldn't be as important.  If the Broncos and the
Raiders are competing for the division, the games between them are twice
as important as any game with an outside team.  Note that baseball gives
no special weight to games between the teams in determining divisional
winners (they play a playoff game, which football doesn't have time for),
yet the games between the contenders are still the big games.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108