theonion.com - 4/2/2009
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April 2, 2009 | Onion Sports DETROIT—Claiming that determining an unquestioned national champion through a playoff system "went against the very idea of sporting competition," and that the sheer exuberance of college basketball fans was "a shocking and nauseating display of everything wrong ...
nunesmagician.com - 4/2/2009
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nunesmagician.com —
Inspired by the genius over the The Onion
, I decided to try and figure out what...
the college basketball post-season would look like if we had "bowls" for college basketball. I had some ground rules: I'll use the AP Poll as my "BCS" ...
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What If The BCS Ran College Basketball?
sports.espn.go.com - 4/1/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
Already fighting off demands for a playoff system
from President Barack Obama and leaders of the U.S....
Congress, the Bowl Championship Series will soon face a more serious threat: an antitrust lawsuit from the attorney general of Utah that could ...
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Prospect of antitrust lawsuit from Utah increases ...
the5thcorner.com - 3/28/2009
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the5thcorner.com —
Well football fans we might just have a
new system in place soon enough, thanks to the...
Senate Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee, or more specifically, thanks to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). It seems that Senator Hatch, along with his counterpart Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), who are the ...
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BCS vs Washington and what it could mean to UNC
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NCAA tournament: Final Four picks (and office pool update)
College sports —
... we get to the picks … this story “from the Final Four”: DETROIT—Claiming that determining an unquestioned national champion through a playoff system “went against the very idea of sporting competition,” and that the sheer exuberance of college basketball fans was “a shocking and nauseating display of everything wrong with collegiate athletics,” top BCS officials roundly condemned the NCAA Tournament Monday. It’s from the Onion, naturally. I’d urge Hotline readers to treat themselves to the full story ; it’s brilliant. I’ve always been in awe of the Onion. (And thanks to Buzz ...
What If The BCS Ran College Basketball?
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician —
... Inspired by the genius over the The Onion, I decided to try and figure out what the college basketball post-season would look like if we had "bowls" for college basketball. I had some ground rules: ...
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The Wiz of Odds —
... The Onion: Finally, top Bowl Championship Series officials have condemned the NCAA basketball tournament, claiming that determining an unquestioned national champion through a playoff system "went against the very idea of sporting competition." Thanks to Kevin of ...
Bevo's Daily Roundup - April 6, 2009
Burnt Orange Nation —
... A little bit humor for Monday... and no one does humor better than The Onion. Cheering Fans, Thrilling NCAA Tournament Disgust BCS Officials. ...
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If you listened to Mark Schurtleff, the Utah Attorney General, it is. Yes, the Utah Attorney General is involved now and he is considering filing a lawsuit . An antitrust lawsuit. Good article by ESPN.com there. But is is possible for him to win this case? The first question should be, ...
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withleather.uproxx.com 3/26/2009 — Utah Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will be taking the lead in considering anti-trust investigations of the BCS sometime this year, expressing outrage over the current system to Deseret News :
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blogs.ajc.com 4/22/2009 —
Every April the major players that make up the Bowl Championship Series meet in the city that will host their next national championship game. The commissioners of the 11 Division I-A conferences (plus the Notre Dame athletics director), ...
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latimes.com 4/23/2009 — Important decisions were made this week in collegiate athletics -- none involving football. An NCAA panel, for example, declared beach volleyball an official women's sport beginning in 2010-11. The NCAA will call it "sand" volleyball, apparently out ...
