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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 12/30/2008
2008 in review: College football.
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The biggest college football story in 2008 is still three years away from coming to fruition. College football's national championship game, typically the highest rated non-NFL sporting event of a given year, is moving from broadcast to cable. ESPN and the Bowl Championship Series signed a ...
Utah Victory Impacts Nation
bankrollsports.com - 1/3/2009
Utah Victory Impacts Nation
— bankrollsports.com — Utah pulled of one of the biggest upsets so far in the college football season last night when the beat the no. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 31-17. The Utes impressive victory came on the side of the ball that received the least attention this season by the way of the defense. (more) Utah Victory Impacts Nation

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Beanie Wells: Showmanship Or Setting Us Up?
waitingfornextyear.com - 1/2/2009
Beanie Wells: Showmanship Or Setting Us Up?
— waitingfornextyear.com — If you caught any of yesterday’s New Years BCS Bowl action, one of the news blurbs that you saw run across the bottom of your screen nearly every two minutes was the recent Associated Press report issued on Ohio State running back Chris Beanie Wells. For many of us, it was a forgone ... (more) Beanie Wells: Showmanship Or Setting Us Up?

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Orange Bowl - Cincinnati vs Virgina Tech
pastthepylon.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
Orange Bowl - Cincinnati vs Virgina Tech
— pastthepylon.blogspot.com — Here is a look at the BCS Orange bowl and how the Big East and ACC teams should fare. (more) Orange Bowl - Cincinnati vs Virgina Tech

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Fang's Bites — ... Network. A bunch of things from the Sports Media Watch. First, the SMW says the Cowboys gave Fox one last ratings boost for 2008. But the Sports Media Watch tells us that CBS with the AFC East drama got a ratings boost on Sunday as well. Paulsen says Sunday Night Football ended on a down note for its last game of the season. The SMW writes that the NFL has scheduled the 2010 Pro Bowl for the week before the Super Bowl and not in Hawai'i. Now the SMW reviews the year in ratings for College Football. Finally, the SMW takes a look at the NBA's ...

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