BASS, just like FLW, has come to the conclusion that a good way to promote tournament bass fishing is to make tournament bass fishing a legitimate collegiate sport. Generally I applaud their efforts and think it's a good thing, but that is not the case with the upcoming "Bassmaster College Classic." This "Classic" is nothing but a 2 school event in which the 2 schools involved did nothing to qualify but were invited. I think Alabama and Auburn were picked because the Bassmasters Classic this year happens to be in Alabama, bass tournament fishing is very popular in Alabama, and Alabama vs. Auburn is a great college rivalry that BASS is trying leverage to it's own benefit. So basically this "Classic" is predicated upon populist political considerations. I think this is totally bogus!
In the BASS article promoting the event it says 220 colleges and universities have tournament bass fishing programs. I see nothing "Classic" about a tournament that excludes more than 99% of fishing schools based on considerations that have almost nothing to do with bass fishing. Also from the article announcing the event we learn that BASS plans to make this an annual event with the winning school fishing against a school based out of the State hosting the next Bassmaster Classic. So for this "Classic" all schools far enough North to have cold winters that restrict bass fishing need not apply. Once again bogus!
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I agree totally. How about picking some teams from the "Top 25" or even some of the recent winners. Maybe we need to create a BCS system.
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