Friday's Random 10

Yes, I was not kidding at all. I’m slowly pushing towards 30gb here at work. I already have over 30 at the house, and I still have around 100 CD’s I need to rip, plus about 100 more albums & artists I want to get. My stuff covers many different genres, but it’s mainly independent rock. I have 20’s and 30’s Jazz, rockabilly and outlaw from the 40’s and 50’s, classic rock and BK punk from the 60’s and 70’s, retro, new-age, & old-school hip-hop from the 80’s, alt rock & gangsta rap from the 90’s, and just about everything from all of the “new” genres (screamo, indie-pop, post-hardcore, etc) in 00’s. I like classical music as well. About the only things I don’t really enjoy is country and many of the more mainstream rock bands these days. With the country music, I find that odd and have tried getting into it multiple times, but it just doesn’t appeal to me. The mainstream rock thing is just that I find more times than not that the band is actually not that good without major studio help.

Music, to me, can be anything you want it to be, from something as mundane as filler noise while doing something else, to something on a much grander scale such as inspiration. Musicians are the modern-day bards, they tell a story with a tune, and you can always find one that suits your mood. I find it a travesty that there are so many good bands out there that will never be heard outside of their immediate locale. So, a large part of my interest is fueled by the hunt. I’m always looking to add another artist to my ever-growing list.

As for the rap thing, I like inteliigent artists, those that have a lot of thought behind the words. Lil’ Wayne doesn’t fall into that category per say, I just find a lot of his stuff hilarious. He is getting somewhat bland though recently. But artists such as Aesop Rock, Jay-Z (at times), & Lupe Fiasco lace their lyrics with much deeper meanings than what the words give you at face value. I also went through a R&B kick recently, so I have a bunch of stuff for the ladies (and by ladies, I mean my lovely wife, haha).

See, you got me going and now you had to read this long comment about my love for music. I apologize, but feel free to throw some bands out there you think I should check out or ask about something you’d like to hear. Maybe we’ll all find something new we like.

To eliminate the biased “eyeball test”. One poll is driven by regionally biased writers who are going to favor, whether consciously or not, those teams that they cover or see most. The other poll is driven by conference baised coaches who are only looking out for their conference because it nets them more money from the profit sharing, and that’s the best case scenarioe considering some don’t even vote, instead assigning the task to some student aid in the office, which theoretically increases the level of bias introduced.

I mean, that’s my point at least, haha. The first test is overall record. Make it so any games played against a team not in DIV-IA are simply exhibition games and don’t count either way, win or lose. Final record determines where you stand. If there are equal records, then lean on the formula to help determine placing.

You are right though, for whatever reason people who do not understand something do tend to be afraid of it. Completely irrational if you ask me, but the world is full of draters.

I need to write my thoughts out and organize everything so I can present this in more detail. I have a lot to think about, especially when it comes to the formula piece, because some of it is situational. I’m also willing to bet that like all other ideas that have been presented to date, there will still be some exceptions or circumstances that will require additional thought.