JAMBOREE: WE'D SELL OUR CORNEAS TO SEE THIS.

Are you proposing this in place of intra-squad scrimmages, such as the Orange and Blue game, or in addition to them?

And why doesn’t ESPN broadcast these intrasquad scrimmages? Certainly they could show 2-3 scrimmages per Saturday for each Saturday in May.

In any event, I really like the Jamboree idea. I played high school football in the big bend region of Florida and our Spring Jamborees were almost as well attended as our regular season games.

I went to high school in Central Florida. Same thing. Spring jamboree was the best. Typically a quarter against two teams you won’t play in the regular season. Cheap shots galore! Can we invite Michigan and/or Ohio State? I want to see if our dumb lineman are still fast.

With the wealth of teams in Florida, why not have a Florida Football Jamboree, in Orlando or Tampa, with FSU, Florida, Miami, UCF, USF, FIU, FAU and FAMU? That’s 8 teams, so you can even have a little round-robin style tournament, with each team playing half-length “games”, winners moving on. You could even have a small trophy and losers bracket so every team ends up playing a game and a half of football against different teams. Over a long weekend, you can even have coaching/skills clinics for local high school coaches and players (NCAA violation??), capped off by the tourney. Since these are all state schools, don’t they all have the same Spring Break? Do it then.

Does this make too much sense? My head is swimming just thinking about it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K4PuCoIHEg

one drawback: high potential for injury in what is essentially a meaningless game

You’re local cable provider should show the spring scrimmages non-stop during March and April. This comprises 95% of CSS’s broadcasts during these months.

You could be like the Braves (kicking off Spring Training every year against the jackets or the dawgs) and each school could host a game against a high school from the area. That way, even Buffalo would win one game a year.

1. Spring games are pretty meaningless too. At least you aren’t getting hurt by someone on your own team. Hmm. May I now make a reference to Ted Ginn and the national championship game again? Bringing that game up never gets old.

If the injuries are a concern (as they always are), why not run something like a 7-on-7 passing league game. It would let the linemen stay in the weight rooms, feasting on steaks and steroids, while the qb’s, receivers, and running backs could air it out. Leagues would be drawn from a hat, with potential matches like Penn State v. Boise State. It would fit more of a made for CSTV/ESPN format, but not nearly as bad as ‘The Superteams’ from the ’70s.

i guess a life filled with drug use and fucking kate moss doesn’t leave much time for laying out in the sun

one drawback: high potential for injury in what is essentially a meaningless game

That doesn’t stop the majority of bowl games, so why worry about it here?

The cash helps assuage THOSE concerns DC Trojan, put more money on the table and you may get your wish.

That’s not true, DC…bowl games are extremely meaning-FULL! If you don’t believe me, just ask any Buckeye about their “undefeated” season in 2006-07.

one drawback: high potential for injury in what is essentially a meaningless game

Uhh, we’re still talking about spring practice and spring games vs. a jamboree? Even without this jamboree, there’s the potential for serious injury in a spring game.

People, are you mad?? What about the student-athlete? They need time to study. This would only take them away from scholastic endeavors. Why, it would be a like adding a, dare I say it, playoff system…

Remember we have to protect the integrity of the Spring Game system. It’s what’s great about college football….

“We’d Sell Our Corneas to See This”

I just got it the second time through. Little slow today I guess. Good one, though.

Ya, that way Clausen could light it up in the spring and everyone think he’s great, and then everyone would just say, um, you lit up Notre Ame (No D for a reason) and they would get shalacked by anyone they play again. HAhahahah. Im giddy with the thought.

As an added plus, the jamborees could be run after Spring Break. That way, we would be able to see cheerleaders in “lighter” outfits, after the pre-Spring-Break-fast-so-I-can-fit-in-my-bikini conditioning drill, and with more realistic tans, not sprayed on or tanning bed generated.

We might even see Jennifer Sterger show up to watch FSU, not Jenn the Cowgirl.

I say forget the jamboree and go all the way and create a spring football champions league. Ditch the BCS and invite the winners of the major bowls (or the top however many in the final rankings) to play a round-robin of games against the very best.

The NFL will just have to deal with a later draft and schools that are concerned about the loss of time for the scholars can decline the invitation and open up the spot for another team. In reality college (and even high school and younger) atheletes gave up the concept of an “off season” awhile ago.

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