SBP-BAP thinks bigger? Hold on just yet
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From Collegiate Champions League (CCL) to the Collegiate National Championships (CNC), and now the Philippine Collegiate Championship Games (PCCG β not the presidential security).
A joint project by the SBP-BAP and the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) as witnessed thru a memorandum of agreement signed in front of the media by Rey Gamboa, Patrick Gregorio, Ricky Vargas and Manny V. Pangilinan with a firm belief that this venture, this so called future model that can be a sustainable growth program to enhance the grassroots level for basketball, can also be a model for other sports to follow.
They expect to have over 250 Collegiate Teams, to participate in this college basketball event and play in over 40 sites around the country, that will signify a move to unify and crown a legitimate Collegiate Champion.
To make the βwhat should have beenβ? league (not future, we might coin it as another breakthrough were in fact it isn’t) more interesting aside from the cash prize it will receive, will be the distinction of being recognized by the SBP-BAP, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), AND the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), plus the winner will represent the Philippines in any Collegiate International Tournament sanctioned by FIBA. So the stakes are much higher this time around does it.
Let’s check out some more. There will be 9 Regional Areas. Region 1 β Dagupan, Pangasinan, and Baguio. Region 2 β Pampanga and Bulacan, Region 3 β Quezon and Bicol Provinces, Region 4 β Iloilo and Bacolod, Region 5 β Dumaguete an Bohol, Region 6 β Tacloban, Ormoc, and Samar, Region 7 β Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Misamis Oriental and CARAGA, Region 8 β Davao, Socsargen and Maguindanao and Region 9 β Zamboanga(Cities and Provinces) and Misamis Occidental. They expect that these regions will be done with slugging it out by the End of September, almost the same time as the finish lines of the NCAA and UAAP. Estimated number of games: 1,700.
Four teams from each region (total of 36) teams will compete for a Regional Championship that will run thru the 3rd week of September until the 2nd week of October. By then the NCAA and UAAP teams would have gone on vacation and partying. Estimated number of Regional Championship Games: 54.
After the Regionals will be the Zonal Championships, which will be composed of 4 divisions.
North/Central Luzon Zone (1) β Champion of Region 1, Champion of Region 2 NCAA 4th in the standing, Runner-up of NCAA South, Wild Card Team, and the Host School Team. South Luzon Zone (2) β Champion of Region 3, NCAA South Champions, UAAP 4th in the standing, Two(2) Wild Card Teams, and the Host School Team. Visayas Zone (3) β Region 4 Champion, Region 5 Champion, Region 6 Champion, CESAFI Runner Up, NCAA 3rd in the Standing, and the Host School Team. Mindanao Zone (4) β Region 7 Champion, Region 8 Champion, Region 9 Champion, CESAFI 3rd in the standing, UAAP 3rd in the Standing, and the Host School Team. The Zonals will start late October until mid-November.
A wild card team’s performance will be based on their mother league standing plus their records in other invitational leagues such as the Fr. Martin’s Cup, FilOil Flying V Preseason among others.
The top 2 teams from each zone (eight zone reps) will advance to the βsweet 16β? challenge much like the march madness of the US NCAA. And they will be divided into two groups. The UAAP Champion, NCAA runner up CUSA Champion, NAASCU Champion and Representative of Zones 1-4 will comprise Group X (maybe in the absence of a sponsor name or hero). Group Y will have the NCAA Champion, UAAP Runner up, CESAFI Champion, NCRAA/UCAA Champion and Representative of Zones 1-4. Each zone representative will draw straws to determine who they’ll face in the Sweet 16 Challenge.
Games will be losers go home and the group winners will compete for the bragging rights as the National Collegiate Champs. Like in any Philippine competition, there is a consolation prize because the runners up will meet for 3rd and 4th place.
It’s a pretty amazing idea. I have to give the SBP-BAP for making the effort of finally doing what should the NCAA and UAAP has not done in their history. So instead of growing within the times and inviting more teams to join in their party, the NCAA and UAAP got stuck with 7 to 8 teams in their 70+ year history when the number of Colleges and Universities in the country is now well over 2,000. With their so-called superior education they never thought of expanding?
To adapt to the current status of each league and region, the SBP-BAP will assist those provinces that have less resources, or the lack of, to organize their league. As for the others, the SBP β BAP will respect the governing rules of each league, be it eligibility or documentation.
The SBP-BAP should not rest on their laurels just yet. Some teams, who think they have a world on their own might become lazy. Or become tired of showing everybody who is their daddy. Well, who isn’t tired winnin it all? But you gotta show who’s the best.
And with the Sweet 16 Challenge starting sometime on November up to early December, Commercial leagues might put another deaf ear into this endeavor and not lend their players to the schools for the right to REPRESENT their alma mater to compete for Pride, Honor and Gloryyyyy-hee!!!!
Nuff-said. What do you think?
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Get_Blazed
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 at 7:54 pm
@kontra, its because tried ang tested na ang formats nila. Hindi sa gumagaya tayo, its called patterning after their format.
Get_Blazed
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 at 7:53 pm
@tanga and kontra, It would have been really easy given that these schools are hungry for exposure and fame. Pwede na kahit pang”Division II” sa BTV ang coverage if ever, since puno na ang timeslots sa S23. Ang scheduling nito edi same time while the UAAP and NCAA are playing. Madali lang to kung tutuusin since dadalhin nila ang name ng NCAA compare to being refered to as minor leagues, oo agad mga yan.
macky
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Friday, 21 March 2008 at 10:40 am
The problem in our society is that we always stay put in the current “Status quo”. its because most people are content with the current situation and we are not willing to take the risk to change.. UAAP and NCAA’s supremacy in the college basketball became a monopoly in our mindset that they are the only leagues that will represent the country as the best college team is for me should be disregarded anymore.
SBP-BAP’s proposal is a step forward of this “Status Quo”.
sir kontra, i think copy is not right word for it, rather it is to “Adapt”. USA NCAA has the solution on how to proclaim there NAt’l champion because of so many schools in there enormous country.. now in our settings it is quiet applicable because even we are a small nation but we are separated by islands and different regions that can almost compare to as a State and by this many leagues sprung up!! and also, do we heard of other college leagues in other parts of the word aside from NCAA USA with the same issues of the league format?? i guess not..
mr. blank is right we should not force a merger with the UAAP and NCAA, we all know UAAP is pride with its so-called traditions, UAAP has nothing for them to be gain with.. but people, do we think that perception is right for our country’s unity?? it reflects our society that is divided with different agendas that is a very shameful reality for us… im not against with the UAAP but they should be the leading force to unite all league without thinking what will they gain for it… they should act know and not saying that in some time in the future.. because the FUTURE is now!! why wait for the next decade or so..
NCAA should start from the bottom up into the top if they still aiming to unite our country’s college leagues..
take the risk people in the NCAA.. Take the risk for our country…
my fellow countrymen.. we are the era of people that supposed to be open for changes in our society.. its for us to decide what should be done in our counrty’s growth in our basketball arena..
writers, we are proud of you because you are our voices for this issues even with different point of views with the issue, and i hope you will write more about this to touch the senses of the people..
tanga ako
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Thursday, 20 March 2008 at 9:06 pm
i wonder if this will last 70+ years
kontra
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Thursday, 20 March 2008 at 9:04 pm
this is easier said (or planned) than done.
why do we always have to copy the US?
tanga ako
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Thursday, 20 March 2008 at 9:01 pm
this is easier said (or planned) than done….
blank
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 at 2:28 pm
i think the idea of get_blazed is good. whats important here is to develop the ncaa. lets not force a merger when they dont want to. lets start rebuilding what was once called the best collegiate league, the ncaa
blank
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 at 2:28 pm
i think the idea of get_blazed is good. whats important here is to develop the ncaa. lets not force a merger when they dont want to. lets start rebuilding what was once called the best collegiate league, the ncaa
Get_Blazed
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at 9:14 pm
@ Sir Mike: Sometimes you cant help but feel inferior to the other league. Though I know, we lack not talent nor ability to win. But popularity. The inbalance of popularity is overwhelming. But it suddenly hit me. Why not make an NCAA Division II(I know this was once a vision but failed ultimately, but then again..) comprising of members from all the “minor” leagues(NCRAA, NAASCU, UCAA, CUSA, etc). Wala lang bigla ko lang naisip.. What do you think?
blank
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at 11:20 am
thats what i have said in the other column. its all about popularity.. and false pride.. hindi nga nila masolve ang mga dayaan sa kanila e. lets just stay together wag na tayo nagpipilit ng merger kung ayaw nila.. time will come that they will realize something. alagaan nalang natin ang mga junior players natin and keep them inside..
nick
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at 1:21 am
i agree with you doc mike, UAAP is only superior when it come to popularity, financial capabilities, and media attention, but it doesn’t necessary mean that they(UAAP) are more skilled and have better players.
mike
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Monday, 17 March 2008 at 9:42 pm
Get Blazed - do not be frustrated. The NCAA is the oldest, the most senior among them, not the copycat, UAAP is THE breakaway league from the NCAA many, many years back. The entry of DLSU and ADMU made them popular - that’s it. Some if not most great players in the country came from the NCAA. So be proud of the NCAA tradition.
Get_Blazed
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Monday, 17 March 2008 at 9:28 pm
@macky and sir mike: my point exactly. minsan kasi masyado nating cinocompare ang NCA sa UAAP. Why not be the model and be the one to start the expansion and be a bigger league? ang main problem na nakikita ko lang dito is that what others will say. MAsama lang kung magbackfire baka lalong bumagsak popularity ng NC eh. We are often refered to as the jologs version by those from the other side. I do not mean to generalize though. Its just frustrating.
Get_Blazed
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Monday, 17 March 2008 at 9:24 pm
By “nila” I meant those who are not really for the betterment of college basketball in the Philippines as a whole. Madami kasing detractors especially from the other side (UAAP) na sarado ang isip, by that I meant mataas ang pride and they tend to look down on others(being NC and the other “inferior” leagues).
Get_Blazed
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Monday, 17 March 2008 at 9:21 pm
Wait, what if the NCAA would just “infuse” all the smaller leagues(NCRAA, NAASCU, CUSA, and whatever other leagues out there) into the league instead? Do you think it would backfire? In terms of fan support and yung level ng tingin ng mga tao sa NC. Baka sabihin kasi nila desperado NC and maleft out nanaman vs the UAAP. Or better yet, yung mentioned “minor” leagues, sila sila nalang magmerge! Nakakaloko nga mga yan meron ibang schools member ng 2 leagues ata, not sure. These are JMO though.
macky
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Monday, 17 March 2008 at 4:38 pm
that’s right.. but due to the low current status of the NCAA popularity that other schools are thinking twice to invest into it
mike
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Sunday, 16 March 2008 at 8:59 pm
macky - its true, its been 82 seasons and still the NCAA could have been the forefront of this “Collegiate Championships”. They could have own this idea and made history. All these college leagues have a working model. They can just make copies of it.
But we have to respect the eventual champs from this tourney.
macky
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Sunday, 16 March 2008 at 12:44 am
lets see.. im just disappointed that NCAA in the 82 seasons their planning a expansion on their league but it didn’t materialize…
Get_Blazed
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 at 8:40 pm
No abolished leagues necessary. We play after the tourneys end. Immediately after each crowns their champions then we enter the National Championship phase, the best of the best slugging it out to crown ONE NATIONAL CHAMPION. No but or ifs, here you prove you are the best. Enough said.
http://ncaaphil.multiply.com
BedanRoar
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 at 1:39 pm
IMHO, this is possible if, First. Abolish the two Oldest collegiate league (easily said than done), which is doubtful. The tradition of these league’s will be preserved no matter what. well anyway, Good Luck sa Organizers.
@Blazer (Get_Blazed) I understand your point, no problem.
Blazer (Get_Blazed)
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Friday, 14 March 2008 at 8:11 pm
..and to address the problem of arguments whether the UAAP or the NCAA has the truly best talents and squads, while providing exposure to schools in “minor leagues”.
Blazer (Get_Blazed)
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Friday, 14 March 2008 at 8:10 pm
@Bedanroar:kaya nga eto yung way to have one national champion, like in the US NCAA where they have a March Madness, where regional champions battle it out to crown a national college hoop champion. they have their ACC and PAC(similar to our UAAP and NCAA) among others, that send their best teams to prove their worth. Hope everyone will support SBP-BAP’s tourney. This is for the future of our nation’s hoop scene. Para di lang puro sa NC at UAAP umiikot lahat. Here’s to one national champion!
BedanRoar
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Friday, 14 March 2008 at 5:08 pm
Litong-lito na lahat sa dami ng college league (On & Off season). May proposal na naman. Eh. Hindi na Gagraduate mga players nyan, puro basketball na lang gagawin nila the entire school year.
Blazer
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 9:13 pm
The only downside is that how can we dumb it down for normal people to understand the complicated format similar to the March Madness? Even I get confused sometimes.
Blazer
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 9:10 pm
@Grrr
because everything does not revolve around our 2 “major” leagues.
mike
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 7:43 pm
This is a really good set-up if they can pull it off. However, I just hope that no one, especially any eventual Champion from Manila, will take it for granted. We crown the national champ right here, no excuses
The_Big_Cat
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 3:16 pm
i would like to see an inter-league play between the NCAA and UAAP during the UAAP and NCAA season.
Basketball Fan
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 12:10 pm
This is really a good news! With this plan, all regions and registered Associations all over the country will be represented not just UAAP and NCAA, with this I believe that more talents will be discovered especially from teams in the South and North (referring to Region 1 and Baguio). I Salute SBP-BAP for this idea! Mabuhay po kayo!
Grrr!
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 10:16 am
Why complicate matters. Simple lang kasi. Let the NCAA and UAAP teams play the teams of the opposite league once (additional 8 games)with the results taken into account for ranking in their own leagues. While the UAAP-NCAA teams may not play each other in their own round of 4 or finals, at least they get a chance to test the mettle of the other leagues’ teams in games that have a bearing on their standings in each of their league. Once the appetite has been wetted for NCAA-UAAP crossover games, then that may start of some sort of unification later on. Especially if it makes a lot of moolah for both leagues and ABS-CBN.
kobe24
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 at 9:07 am
mas ok nato compared dun sa ncaa-uaap merger….
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