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		<title>BYU, Utah Conference in DI-AA</title>
		<description>Discuss BYU, Utah Conference in DI-AA</description>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16648</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The exact science is for the top teams to play in D1-A as it was intended. There is no point in the Varsity Cup. Hopefully it will be that way in 2014. The VC is BS.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:41:47 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>JimW says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16646</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I think most knowledgeable rugby fans know that the top 5 or 6 teams in the country are not playing in the same division this year. And what I think everyone can agree to is that its a shame that we won't get to see those teams play each other at the end of this season. Its going to be a sad year for American Rugby]]></description>
			<dc:creator>JimW</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:35:18 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>sasm1022 says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16645</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When it comes down to it the only true way to decide on a Champion is to have a series of leagues purely based on team ability rather than team geography. Since that is logistically not possible then we are always going to run into problems. A home and away season where the top 10 teams in the country play each other home and away would be utopia. But for now.....we all know who we think the best teams in the country are regardless of D1-A, D1-AA or VC. We are going to have mulitple champions, multiple teams claiming they are the best and we will continue arguing about it until we are blue in the face. I will take a top 5 of Life, Arkansas St, Cal, BYU and Davenport and put my money on those being the top 5 playing sides in the country. As always, it is just opinion...when someone has an exact scientific way to produce the champ in a country this size with all the challenges of our sport getting little to no support then I will be all ears.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>sasm1022</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:30:02 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16644</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The winner of the D1-A playoffs will have a USA Rugby National Championship. The winner of the Varsity Cup will have a trophy.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:42:14 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Givesometakesome says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16643</link>
			<description><![CDATA[WHO says the best compete in D1-A? You? USA Rugby? There's nothing written anywhere saying the best compete in D1-A. Granted, D1-A was created to provide a competition for those who took their rugby more seriously. So now these teams are contending that notion, same way some people decided that the CPL/CPD/D1-A should be separate from D1-AA. The best teams aren't in D1-A, that is a fact. USA Rugby, unprecedently, mandated that D1-A teams commit to the USA Rugby post-season. Some teams could not commit to that, and historically teams have even backed out just days prior to the post-season. The winner of D1-A will be the USA Rugby D1-A national champion, and the winner of the VC will be the VC champion. Both will be incredible competitions with very good teams. Both will be respected and both will have their value.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Givesometakesome</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:37:45 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16641</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Not just different divisions, D1-AA is the lower ranked competition which is intended for lesser teams. The reason Davenport moved up to D1-A is to compete in the top division and attempt to win a national championship. Hypothetical rankings are nothing. They are irrelevant. If a team wants to be considered the best, they play in D1-A. If a team isn't ready for D1-A then they play in D1-AA. That's just the way it is and all the crying in the world won't change it. This isn't gymnastics or diving with judges sitting on the sidelines holding up score cards. If you want to be the best you have to beat the best. The best play D1-A. I'm sorry if that hurts some feelings but it's the truth.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:24:53 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Givesometakesome says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Now your just talking nonsense, McFadden. Because they are in different divisions does not make them automatically worse. Example being, Appalachian State vs University of Michigan. You mean to tell me Davenport or any other final four team from last year in D1-AA was not better than any D1-A team? And you say that they don't compete with them? and thenyou compare two concurrent competitions with an all-time ranking? So a D1-A team has never, ever competed against a D1-AA team, EVER? It's pure fantasy to predict that a D1-AA Cal or BYU or whomever would beat (and is therefore better than) say a D2 team recently promoted to the Big 10? come on, son. Clearly, your team has been snubbed by all of this, but you need to let go of the grudge.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Givesometakesome</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:51:02 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16639</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Craig, they are playing in the second division. They can't finish the season ahead of any of the D1-A teams because they don't compete with them. If someone creates an overall ranking and suggests that a D1-AA team ranks higher than a D1-A team then they are dealing in fantasy. It's the same as ranking the all time Super Bowl Champions or all time boxing champions. Pure fantasy.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:27:08 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>craig says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16638</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To say BYU, Cal or Dartmouth are playing for 28th place is just crazy talk, good on to the d1a's but they are not in a better comp, either in or post season- they are just in a different comp- that is it. They made a choice for their school rather you like it or not, its their choice.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>craig</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:02:44 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>mcfaddeninsurance says:</title>
			<link>http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/5812-byu-utah-conference-in-di-aa.html#comment-16635</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Craig, look at the conference that BYU is playing in. The VC teams are ALL playing against D1-AA teams this season. Yes, D1-a provides better competition. When they get to the post season, they play in the VC. There are 4 or 5 teams in the VC that might be top 10 in D1-A. It would be much better competition for all the VC teams to play a season of D1-A and (if they qualify) play even tougher competition in the D1-A playoffs. The days of Cal and BYU virtually automatically being the two best college teams are over. Not because they have fallen but because college rugby has caught up to them. That's great for American rugby! Taking themselves out of the competition hurts their own players by not showcasing them vs other top players. It damages their "brand" by playing sub par competition. It detracts from the level of competition in college rugby overall. It serves no purpose, nothing is gained.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mcfaddeninsurance</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:33:18 --500</pubDate>
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