Capital One Cup

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10:39p, 10/8/10

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...the Capital One Cup, a new program launched in September that rewards broad-based excellence in college sports. It's different from the Directors' Cup, which on the Division I level had become the personal property of Stanford, the winner every year except the inaugural season of 1993-94.

The Cardinal will no doubt be a front-runner for the Capital One Cup as well, but there are some key differences. The scoring is in three tiers, with certain sports carrying a heavier weight. It is also split into a men's and a women's award, both of which carry a $200,000 cash prize, with the winning schools announced annually at the ESPY awards.

I'll be interested to see how A&M does with this new scoring system. I bet our women's programs will do pretty well.

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11:05p, 10/8/10

Good program. Haven't looked too hard at it yet (though I will at some point), but I hope they decide the three tiers based on participation level, rather than some arbitrary notion of which people care more about.

At any rate, gives more exposure to the smaller sports, which is a great thing!

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11:17p, 10/11/10

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Sounds good. Certainly much better than the Director's Cup. There's no reason that the same amount of points should be awarded for bowling as the amount of points for basketball.

[This message has been edited by bagger05 (edited 10/11/2010 10:18p).]