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danshanoff.com - 11/24/2008
Coaches Poll Must Reveal Individual Ballots One Week Early To Avoid BCS Shenanigans
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Demand the AFCA release all coaches' individual Top 25 ballots for next week's poll, when it will matter just as much as more the final week of the season. The Coaches' Top 25 poll has always been a little sketchy. Coaches have agendas and vendettas. They are hopelessly conflicted. Some ...
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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Leach: Tech should be top-ranked one-loss team
redraiders.com - 11/25/2008
Leach: Tech should be top-ranked one-loss team
— redraiders.com — By Don Williams | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Texas Tech took a big loss on Saturday, but Tech coach Mike... Leach says his team’s three big wins over the past month should count at least as much with poll voters. Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and Southern ... (more) Leach: Tech should be top-ranked one-loss team

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James Madison Ranked In The Top 25 Of The Sagarin Computer Rating, Which Helps Determine BCS Rankings
FanIQ.com - 11/25/2008
James Madison Ranked In The Top 25 Of The Sagarin Computer Rating, Which Helps Determine BCS ...
— FanIQ.com — All right, I've officially had it with the BCS. And so should all of you after you... hear this news. It seems this week that James Madison, a I-AA school that is having a fine season (they're 10-1) somehow wound up in the nation's top 25 rankings in ... (more) James Madison Ranked In The Top 25 Of The Sagarin ...

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Lost Time Is Not Found Again: Nov. 24, 2008
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... This season, that is a problem. A huge problem. A Big 12-sized problem.”– Dan Shanoff ...

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