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BCS Is a Mess
thewizofodds.com - 11/23/2008
BCS Is a Mess
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Alabama will remain No. 1, but Oklahoma is expected to jump Texas and move into the No. 2 spot when the Bowl Championship Series standings are released Sunday, according to Sam Chi, the BCS Guru . If Sam's projections hold true, Texas is getting hosed. The one-loss Longhorns hung the only loss ...
Sooners Win Makes A Mess Of The BCS
moondogsports.com - 11/24/2008
Sooners Win Makes A Mess Of The BCS
— moondogsports.com — All Texas Tech had to do Saturday night in Norman was defeat the Sooners and in all... likelihood the Red Raiders could have purchased air fare to Miami for the BCS national championship game against Alabama or Florida. (more) Sooners Win Makes A Mess Of The BCS

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Either James Madison is a lot better than you think, or there's one more thing rotten in the BCS
rivals.yahoo.com - 11/24/2008
Either James Madison is a lot better than you think, or there's one more thing rotten in the BCS
— rivals.yahoo.com — Before we get started, a quick primer on James Madison, from the unlikely, dramatic finishes of its... wins over Villanova and Richmond: Now: On Sunday, I noted some of the indefensible results spit out by the BCS computers this week, most notably ... (more) Either James Madison is a lot better than you think, or ...

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CBS' Nantz: Leave something for the rest of us
blogs.usatoday.com - 11/23/2008
CBS' Nantz: Leave something for the rest of us
— blogs.usatoday.com — Along with the rest of the sports TV business, CBS' Jim Nantz watched as ESPN blew Fox... Sports away with a $500 million, four-year offer to land TV rights for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 2011-2014. When a major... (more) CBS' Nantz: Leave something for the rest of us

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Dr. Saturday:  If someone in the Big 12 South has to be snubbed, at least they deserve to be snubbed the right way

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If someone in the Big 12 South has to be snubbed, at least they deserve to be snubbed the right way
Dr. Saturday — ... . Is Texas' titanic win over OU discarded just because it was 52 days ago?" or, "Texas is getting hosed. The one-loss Longhorns hung the only loss on the Sooners, beating them by 10 points on a neutral field," while completely ignoring Texas' head-to-head loss to Texas Tech, I'm going to flip. It's going to get ugly in my immediate vicinity. Such shortsighted misdirection makes my brain hurt. ...

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