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		<title>Cliff Notes: Questions Linger in DI-AA</title>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
			<link>http://rugbymag.com/columns/cliff-notes/5553-cliff-notes-questions-linger-in-di-aa.html#comment-16471</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To me, the question we should all be asking is: What's the point? What's the point in Cal, Navy, or Utah winning a D1-AA title? What's the point in splitting a few thousand dollars in gate revenue? It's a drop in the bucket! What's the point of having a 7 team championship? What's the point of the Varsity Cup being held during D1-A and D1-AA playoffs when plenty of other options are available? I'd like to hear from the teams that signed up for the VC. What is the motivation to do this? Based on what I've read about it, it doesn't make good sense. Rugby Mag, that would be an interesting article. Especially if you get input from USAR and coaches who were offered the chance but elected not to participate in the VC.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:12:03 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Cal says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why shouldn't Cal be allowed to participate in D1-AA playoffs? Let's face it, their second side could most likely win the D1-AA competition. So if the competition comittee's job is to put the best at-large teams into the playoffs (PAC only has 6 teams and therefore no AQ), if Cal comes through as the best team in the PAC, then they should get a bid to the national playoffs.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Cal</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:46:42 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>however says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[They chose to pursue the almighty dollar above all else when they formed the VC. Did they even have discussions with USAR about sharing playoff gate revenue? Regardless, they made their bed, now they have to sleep in it. As to those who would say, "We'll never know who the best college team in America is this year without Cal or BYU in the mix." That's not true, they bowed out of competition by choice. The best team in America is the team that wins the D1-A National title. It's that simple. As much as everyone agrees with this post... Sadly Cal will get their way. The spineless "competitions" committee will cower under the pressure of Jackie boy and let Cal put a side in D1AA playoffs. Lets face it. Cal has used USA rugby as a sock puppet in the past and will do it again.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>however</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:16:10 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>SDRugby Fan says:</title>
			<link>http://rugbymag.com/columns/cliff-notes/5553-cliff-notes-questions-linger-in-di-aa.html#comment-16452</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Until we can start betting on College rugby games in Vegas none of this even matters. NCAA please get involved and get USAR out of college rugby.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>SDRugby Fan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:36:15 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>BYU Rugby Forever says:</title>
			<link>http://rugbymag.com/columns/cliff-notes/5553-cliff-notes-questions-linger-in-di-aa.html#comment-16451</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sadly have to agree with the ever-wise mcfaddeninsuran ce contributor. I believe it to be common knowledge that the BYU Rugby team and its constituents throughout the last few decades have always had one ultimate goal, to win a National Championship. Several years (since 1980, so ... 29 years?), lawsuits (with USA Rugby to get the tournament moved from Sunday), and unsuccessful Finals (falling to Cal in '06,'07,'08,'10 & '11) later, BYU can now claim two such National Titles, '09 and '12. Why, after just these two national titles, the BYU Rugby administration is so quick to leave behind what so many BYU Rugby faithful have long fought for and yearned for is beyond me!!! Beating Cal during the season would be sweet for all of us BYU players and fans, don't get me wrong ... but to elect to do so at the expense of no postseason National Title pursuit??? Madness.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>BYU Rugby Forever</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:08:16 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Oso46 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[@mcfaddeninsura nce Hogwash. The VC teams asked to play in the regular season D1A but were refused entry. They're going to pay their dues but are denied the opportunity to play because they decided on another post-season option. Unheard of. It has never before been required to agree to play in the playoffs to play in the regular season. Many clubs have qualified in the past for the playoffs but decided not to pay to travel for the post season and yielded their place to someone that had deeper pockets. "Making the commitments" is a red herring and you know it. The D1A coaches got together and decided to exclude the erstwhile D1A VC teams for their own benefit. It's never been possible for a group of teams in a competition to get together and exclude the best performers from a league before. Sets an interesting precedent, don't you think? Of course they discussed sharing playoff revenue with USAR before leaving. Just ask Rich (a great guy, by the way).]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Oso46</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:42:36 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>kljlj says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How can we expect rugby in this country to grow if the coaches are so shortsighted? Nobody will see anything through for more than 6 months. Any semblance of a stable arrangement is quickly crippled by teams moving in and out. And then it's on to the next half-baked setup. WAY too many drummers marching to their own beat. If you were an Athletic Director at a college, why would you touch rugby??]]></description>
			<dc:creator>kljlj</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:08:14 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>deemaq says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Does the pac-12 not get an automatic bid to nationals? id imagine they would since they have the required 7 team minimum. At that point I'd imagine that there's a very good possibility that a VC team wins the Pac-12. At that point can you realistically prevent them from participating at nationals? Say they send split squads to VC and D1-AA nationals...how could USA Rugby prevent that? VC teams should stick to their competition, if they make lots of money and are happy with their product all the power to them. But I don't think USA Rugby should give them a chance to keep one foot in one foot out. Could be troublesome, especially if teams are dropping out at the last minute and replacements are needed.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>deemaq</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:35:11 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Varsity Cup teams should not be eligible for either D1-A or D1-AA playoffs. Most of them are top tier quality teams and should be playing D-1A competition. Cal, Navy and Utah have no business playing in the second tier AA level because they are certainly capable of beating all of the D1-AA teams. They don't deserve to play in the D1-A playoffs because they aren't making the commitments necessary to qualify. They chose to pursue the almighty dollar above all else when they formed the VC. Did they even have discussions with USAR about sharing playoff gate revenue? Regardless, they made their bed, now they have to sleep in it. As to those who would say, "We'll never know who the best college team in America is this year without Cal or BYU in the mix." That's not true, they bowed out of competition by choice. The best team in America is the team that wins the D1-A National title. It's that simple.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:39:47 --500</pubDate>
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