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The BCS's Five Biggest Oops

 
As the Florida Gators continue celebrating their second BCS National Title in three years, you have to wonder about the BCS and how they seem to still not get it quite right. I do believe that Florida is the rightful champion this year, but the BCS continues to boggle the mind with its flawed system. We can continue to complain about a playoff system, but we can file that in the "not gonna happen" file. So I compiled a list of what I believe are the five biggest oops from the BCS.   5. Kansas goes to BCS game over Missouri (2007) The Missouri Tigers were No. 1 heading into the Big 12 Championship game against No. 9 Oklahoma...and they were the underdog. They had just beaten the No. 2-ranked Kansas Jayhawks—yes, those Jayhawks—to win the Big 12 North. After the Sooners beat the Tigers, Missouri lost their shot at a National title. They dropped to No. 6 in the BCS Standings with two losses. Kansas was down to No. 8 and had a much weaker schedule, and their only loss was ... (link)

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