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			<title>utahfan says:</title>
			<link>http://rugbymag.com/op-eds/3589-that-cal-column-you-wanted.html#comment-11818</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rather than on looking at Clark and Cal, I think the bigger question that needs to be examined is the sustainability of college rugby under USA Rugby. Clearly DI-A is struggling, and frankly for club sports too expensive travel wise. There are not enough teams and not enough sense of unity. DI-A and DI-AA need to be restructured, and maybe with that, expand USA Rugby's dedication to college teams. These current players are who you will see in 2016 in Brazil, USA Rugby needs to place more emphasis on developing a strong college infrastructure that these players can work through before they transition to national teams.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>utahfan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:53:58 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>cal alumnus says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It is indicative of the culture of USA rugby when so many people are so quick to criticize its most successful rugby program. I cannot be removed from subjectivity, but most criticism about Coach Clark and Cal rugby are usually erroneous and made by those that know nothing about the man or the program. Clark is not perfect, but he is one of the best and most inspirational coaches in the US. The lessons he is most passionate about teaching are not about rugby strategies, but about never feeling entitled to anything and that success only comes through total dedication. Cal has remained on top for so long because its players have been fully committed to Clark and to working as hard as others in varsity programs. Life, Dartmouth, BYU and others have figured out this strategy and, through hard work, have closed the gap on Cal. People need to stop putting so much into criticizing Clark and more into learning from the work he has done with his players and with the school.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>cal alumnus</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:14:46 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>dog says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[cal messed themselves up. clark had a problem with byu maybe getting the ring, however anyone can win one game, just like football. he wants gold, so he trys to drop down a level. hey dude, you got enough gold, give others a chance, besides you decided to leave a few years back, no return road for your arrogant ass. you jacked your players out of d1 playoffs, how does that fell. no go bears.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>dog</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:38:32 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Perplexed Punter says:</title>
			<link>http://rugbymag.com/op-eds/3589-that-cal-column-you-wanted.html#comment-11430</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SSDY....same story, different year. This well-argued discussion has been going on for the past 30 years. The real discussion should center around having either a "college centric" set-up or a "rugby centric" set-up. The "college" set-up has leagues leading to a national championship and it is a great way to "squeeze" money from the athletic director and the alums. Q: After 30+ years, how many varsity programs are there in the USA? A: I'll be able to count'em all and keep my shoes on. Not a really great success. The "rugby" model would have the colleges field sides in the regional leagues at an appropriately competitive level with clubs and colleges intermingled. (Sixty point blow outs help no one.) Just have the clubs keep the underage kids away from the beer and this model works. Lower costs, higher satisfaction level, better return on investment. The best college players could be "fast tracked" to the Super League clubs.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Perplexed Punter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:34:45 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Hmmmm!!! says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[So, say we did move toward a more traditional conference-play model: Pac 12, SEC, ACC, Big 12... What are programs like Life and Ark. State supposed to do. These are two of the best (top 10) programs in the country. are they supposed to compete as Independents and play a barn-storming schedule? Let's all grow a pair and WE tell Jack Clark how it's Going to be!!! The other solution, just like in men's rugby is to make the fall season as meaningful as the spring. If you want those traditional conference match-ups, then fine, play them in the fall. Follow your football team around and play rugby Friday nights or play a saturday mid-morning- early afternoon match before a night college football game. Then obviously, the CPL can occupy the Spring season.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Hmmmm!!!</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:10:43 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The conference model does not drive better rugby and will not increase the fan base. It encourages the status quo, since these teams are traditional clubs where rugby is a great passtime not a varsity sport. We've been here, done this since the beginning of college rugby. If it worked we wouldn't be having this conversation.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:57:50 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Sports Marketng says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sports fans want to see well trained and skilled athletes competing. Does Cal vs. USC or ND or UCLA or Stanford mean anything to a sports fan when the game is over in the first 15 minutes? No. Get the best playing the best and sports fans will watch the competition. How do you think that soccer, beach volleyball, lacrosse, ice hockey, etc ended up getting sponsorship and broadcast dollars?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sports Marketng</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:41:21 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>rja1 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["People don't care how good the game between Miss. St. and Ole Miss is, they just want one to beat the hell out of the other." How many people watch the Ole Miss-Mississippi St. club ice hockey game (a game a lot larger with more exposure nationally, yes even the state of Mississippi, than rugby which almost every rational person on this thread should agree) and what network picks it up to show it since ice hockey as well is a spectator sport? There is zero difference to me between college rugby and college ice hockey which is why I bring it up other than the fact college ice hockey nationally is more popular and has a lot more varsity programs. You don't see Boston College though forming an ACC Ice Hockey Conference and there's a competitive reason why they don't.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>rja1</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:46:36 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>SECplayer says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[@mcfaddeninsura nce The only way to truly grow the game is for teams to play opponents that their fans care about. Only current rugby players and fans care about Cal playing Ark St. Nobody in the south is going to care about UT vs. Life, but they will get behind UT vs. Florida. This is still a spectator sport, and one that the average American knows nothing about. People don't care how good the game between Miss. St. and Ole Miss is, they just want one to beat the hell out of the other. The quality games will come in time, but for now we need to grow the game, and Cal Davenport isn't the way to do that, the conference model is.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>SECplayer</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:17:54 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>rja1 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["Eventually, there would/will be enough really good college programs in the current DI-AA that DI-A won't be necessary." We're at least a decade from that point. Come on, is someone seriously going to tell me that the Pac-12 Network are going to pick up XVs rugby competition when Cal is beating Stanford 99-0 in front of 500 people? Stop smoking the weed.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>rja1</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:06:33 --500</pubDate>
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