I’ve been hearing about the top-35 rule issues for quite a few weeks.
It seems that having the status of being in the top-35 in Owners points, gives you a commodity that you can barter with that brings value to a team. From a business structure of a sport, that makes sense. If it was your wallet that had those points that you could “sell,” I bet it would make sense to you also.
But from the emotional side of things, it sure doesn’t seem right. When a team does well enough to be in the top-35 of Owners Points, they earned those points and no one else. It feels odd to see a team that hasn’t fought for those spots to have the luxury of being in the top 35. Especially if there might be a more deserving team sitting in 36th from last year that might have moved up and benefited from a team in the top-35 dropping out. Which is a sad event, to say so in the least.
As I’ve been told in the past, there’s the relationships and results that are one thing, but BUSINESS is BUSINESS, and that rules the roost every time. Don’t ever forget that gang!
That, is NB&P’s take on the matter.
