{"id":150372,"date":"2022-01-18T04:47:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T09:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=150372"},"modified":"2022-01-18T04:47:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T09:47:40","slug":"random-thoughts-very-random-edition-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/01\/18\/random-thoughts-very-random-edition-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts: very random edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest edition of Random Thoughts centers around a round robin scheduling format, a marathon winner with Van Wert ties, Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys fans, Sunday\u2019s AFC divisional games and a college football opening 4,300 miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round robin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the times I wish the GMC and NWC would do round robin scheduling for basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine a rematch between Wayne Trace and Antwerp. Imagine a rematch between Crestview and Bluffton. It would be great for the players and the fans and would really spice up the conference championship races. But it won\u2019t happen, not even in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until coming here, the leagues and conferences I covered used a round robin or home-and-away format. It makes scheduling much easier. You\u2019d play 14 or 16 conference games, and have eight or six non-conference games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d want that format for the WBL or the MAC, but the 10-team Northern-10 conference does it. 18 conference games seems like a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The format isn\u2019t going to change anytime soon, if ever, but speaking from experience, it does add some excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An impressive feat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Ngandu was the winner of Sunday\u2019s Houston Marathon, an impressive feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the name sounds familiar, it should. Ngandu has spent the better part of four years splitting his living and training in Van Wert and Kenya. He also finished as the runner-up at last year\u2019s Van Wert 4-mile race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sunday was his first marathon race, which makes it even more impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dak Prescott<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this comment on social media and some people agreed while others do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My comment after Sunday\u2019s Cowboys-49ers wild card playoff game was that Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott is overrated or at the very least, way overpaid. My reasoning is he signed a four-year contract extension worth $160 million. That\u2019s $40 a season for a quarterback who has the same number of career playoff wins as Cleveland\u2019s Baker Mayfield \u2013 one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying Sunday\u2019s loss was all his fault. I\u2019m not saying he\u2019s a bad quarterback. He\u2019s actually pretty good, but that kind of money seems ridiculous for a quarterback whose teams haven\u2019t sniffed a Super Bowl. That was my point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cowboys fans are complaining about the spot and how the game ended, without getting another play off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that I say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n