OK, that was a little facetious. So let me be more serious.BG_Kiwi wrote:I don't see how that can be avoided. If we can't use results from past games to determine who goes to the playoffs, how else can we do it? Play another game, you say. But once the game is played, it's in the past, too. Should we then play another game? This could go on forever.MACMAN wrote:Using games from the past to determine the future is just so wrong.
Suppose we accept the claim that results from past games shouldn't matter. Does that mean that BG's loss to Akron shouldn't matter? That depends on which period of time "the past" refers to. That may vary depending on context. But in the context of football, it's natural to say, I think, that "the past" refers to previous seasons. In which case BG's loss to Akron is not in the past. So there's no reason to think that it shouldn't matter.
But, of course, none of this will matter after tonight's game, anyway.
