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dallasnews.com - 11/19/2008
BCS title game will be the first on cable, not the last | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News
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09:31 PM CST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 The tortuous BCS system apparently will remain in place at least through the 2013 college football season. President-elect Barack Obama will have to win a second term if he hopes to influence college football's power brokers to junk the Bowl ...

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The BCS Flow Chart Will Totally Answer All Your Questions and in No Way Further Confuse You
sportingnews.com - 11/21/2008
The BCS Flow Chart Will Totally Answer All Your Questions and in No Way Further Confuse You
— sportingnews.com — The BCS is confusing, filled with clauses, subclauses, and countless other frills and doodads built into it. Please consult our handy Sporting Blog chart of how the BCS will play out in 2008. Remember: this is an official Sporting Blog product, and ... (more) The BCS Flow Chart Will Totally Answer All Your ...

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An Interview with ESPN’s Bob Ley
thebiglead.com - 11/21/2008
An Interview with ESPN’s Bob Ley
— thebiglead.com — We’ve been fortunate enough to land a couple of memorable interviews - Whitlock , Kornheiser , Wilbon and Gary Smith , to name a few - but we’ve probably never reeled in a bigger TV presence than one of ESPN’s longest-tenured and ... (more) An Interview with ESPN’s Bob Ley

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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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Giving You Wednesday Linkage
Fang's Bites — ... Barry Horn has a story in today's edition of the Dallas Morning News about the BCS going to cable and says it won't be the last big event moving to pay TV. And Barry ...

Will Snagging the BCS Games Hinder ESPN’s Efforts to Aggressively Investigate the Top Football Programs?
The Big Lead — ... who don’t have cable? As many as 16 million people could be in the dark for the National title in a couple years, including a whopping 20 percent of people in cultural mecca known as Lubbock, Texas. ...

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