npr.org - 10/14/2009
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Most football fans want the so-called Bowl Championship Series detonated, because by employing only polls and computers to determine its title game opponents, an awful lot of fun is denied us. Hey, we want something like March Madness to determine a genuine national football champion. Besides, ...
sportingnews.com - 10/15/2009
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sportingnews.com —
In the aftermath of Boise State's thumping opening-week
victory over Oregon and Oregon's post-debacle renaissance, a steady...
drumbeat has been taken up by the commentariat suggesting that Boise's place in the top five is a birthright and that the ...
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Boise State: No BCS Title For You, Period
sports.espn.go.com - 10/13/2009
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It's almost that time again. Time for third
place to become a bigger problem than third-and-long. Time...
for strength of schedule to become more important than the strength of the offensive line. When the BCS standings make their 2009 debut Sunday, the ...
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BCS standings preview leaves Texas trailing three teams
bankrollsports.com - 10/15/2009
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College Football action is just starting to enter
the heart of conference play. This is normally the...
time of year when you really start to find out which teams are for real when the competition picks up on a weekly basis. Top teams are sure to fade and new faces are to emerge. Nearly everyone ...
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2009 Top 5 BCS Bowl Teams
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The Wiz of Odds —
... Frank Deford, National Public Radio: Why in Division I football alone should the NCAA be hijacked by six conferences and Notre Dame, which run the BCS in a way that virtually ensures that no other college could ever qualify for its title game? Don't forget this: Florida won the BCS this past year. North Carolina won the NCAA basketball tournament. North Carolina is national champion. Florida is not. It is merely champion of the BCS cartel. ...
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
... Frank Deford, National Public Radio: Why in Division I football alone should the NCAA be hijacked by six conferences and Notre Dame, which run the BCS in a way that virtually ensures that no other college team could ever qualify for its title game? Don't forget this: Florida won the BCS this past year. North Carolina won the NCAA basketball tournament. North Carolina is national champion. Florida is not. It is merely champion of the BCS cartel. ...
Wake up, Bronco Nation: Coach Pete's happy with the win; we should be, too
One Bronco Nation Under God —
... Coach Pete doesn't worry about polls, and neither should we
Best game yet for Boise State's D-line
Fun facts: Tulsa's DeAundre Brown had 18 tackles, Tulsa went 2-for-12 on 3rd down
Well, Damaris Johnson sounds like a sore loser
Talk about a gameday distraction - Allstate commercial guy was in Tulsa yesterday
Why Boise State being stuck at No. 5 is akin to sexism
Frank Deford's take on Boise State and the BCS ...
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