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BCS on Fox going 3-D in theaters
usatoday.com - 12/3/2008
BCS on Fox going 3-D in theaters
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And Fox Sports Chairman David Hill says Fox hopes to let theatergoers use 3-D glasses to watch February's NASCAR Daytona 500. Hill says sports in 3-D is "fabulous," and high-def TV "has just been a steppingstone" to get to 3-D. But even though TV sets already being sold are 3-D-ready, he says ...
Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias
thesportsculture.com - 12/1/2008
Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias
— thesportsculture.com — Exclusive video evidence : ESPN ran a somewhat fluffy feature video on the BCS nerds that make... up those jokeshow rankings. Four math dudes — that full-fledged pocket protector breed of virgins — are responsible for developing the formula that determines your NCAA BCS ... (more) Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias

Comments vote down broysox broysox posted 12/1/2008posted this
pigskinheaven.com - 12/3/2008
If the BCS was Really About Money...
— pigskinheaven.com — I keep hearing this ridiculous argument from university presidents, ESPN pundits, and just about everything else out... there in favor of keeping the BCS the way it is just for the sake of being what it is that claims that the simple logic behind the BCS is for the sake of the student, we can't add ... (more) If the BCS was Really About Money...

Comments vote down Pigskinheaven Pigskinheaven posted 12/3/2008posted this
Part 2 BCS Controversy Continues…
bankrollsports.com - 12/4/2008
Part 2 BCS Controversy Continues…
— bankrollsports.com — More dicussion of this year's BCS controversy and the team's getting the short end of the stick.... (more) Part 2 BCS Controversy Continues…

Comments vote down BankrollSports BankrollSports posted 12/4/2008posted this

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Fang's Bites :  Some Mid-Week Linkage

AwfulAnnouncing:  Prepare To See The BCS On FOX's 8,000 Band Shots In Sparkling 3-D

The Daly Planet:  73 More Days To Get Your 3-D Glasses

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Some Mid-Week Linkage
Fang's Bites — This work computer has got to go. It's taken me two hours just to get things going and started up. Plus, I really miss my laptop which is being fixed by Acer. I just hope I get it back very soon. I'll give you a few links here today, then the Primetime Viewing Picks, then a full-scale update tonight. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes about Fox producing a 3-D BCS Championship Game broadcast in January. Newsday's Neil Best wonders if Plaxico Burress is a closet "Lost In Space" fan. Neil will conduct a live chat at 12:15 p.m. today. And Neil ...

Prepare To See The BCS On FOX's 8,000 Band Shots In Sparkling 3-D
AwfulAnnouncing — ... I always wondered what seeing a college band in 3-D would be like, and thanks to FOX will have that opportunity! FOX will be airing the BCS Bowl Games this year in 3-D at various movie theaters throughout the country. Via USA Today.... ...

73 More Days To Get Your 3-D Glasses
The Daly Planet — ... while back to invest in the regional sports network business, which leaves Hill with nothing more than the sum total of the Fox local station affiliates and Rupert Murdoch's wallet with which to bargain. After the recent news that the BCS was migrating to the ESPN/ABC group, Hill was looking for something to make Fox Sports stand-out in this era of new television technology. His solution? February's Daytona 500 shown in theaters in 3-D. This from Michael Hiestand over at USA Today: Fox Sports Chairman David Hill says Fox hopes to let theatergoers use ...

Fox To Show BCS Championship in 3-D (in Theaters Only)
Eye On Sports Media — Athens, GA (Dec 3, 2008) - From Michael Hiestand (by way of Fang's Bites) comes news that Fox Sports will be broadcasting this year's BCS Championship game in 3-D. ...

Breakfast links for 12/4/08
SmackCaster SmackBlog — Thanks to Deadspin, amazing finish to Div. III game with SUNY Oswego and SUNY Geneseo. Fox to bring BCS to theatres … in 3D. Page Six has 67-year-old ex-Met Art Shamsky getting hit with ugly sex charges — are there any other kind — in a divorce. New Tennessee coach Lake Kiffin’s wife rocks Rocky Top. Boston Red Sox give MVP Dustin Pedroia a six-year, $40.15 million extension. Miami hoops coach Frank Haith fuming over Jack McClinton’s ejection vs. Ohio State. ...

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