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"I think you really do not get a true No. 1 out of (the Bowl Championship Series)," Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., told USA TODAY. "Nobody questions the Super Bowl. The team that wins is the best team that year. I think we can do the same thing at the college level where once it's over there is no ...
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BCS TO BECOME FOCUS OF CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
Were it not for the current state of affairs in this country, the following story would likely elicit a very hearty round of applause. Be that as it may, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is setting the wheels in motion for a series of hearings which will take a look at the the current BcS system, with the congressman’s endgame possibly being the elimination of the current system and replaced with a playoff format. Rep. Edolphus Towns , D-NY and incoming chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, told the USA Today that he would like to speak ...
Congressman Pushes for BCS Hearings (and Why This Is a Bad Idea)
FanHouse —
... So yes, the BCS needs to be tweaked. I think that is a truth that most would agree on. What doesn't need to happen? Congress spending time debating the issue, but according to Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) ...
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what your country can do to crown a true national champion.
Dr. Saturday —
Another week, another political sideswipe at the BCS:
WASHINGTON — The incoming chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Wednesday that he will hold hearings and possibly subpoena NCAA officials, college presidents, players, coaches and athletics directors in effort to force a playoff in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
"I think you really do not get a true No. 1 out of (the Bowl Championship Series)," Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., told USA TODAY. "Nobody questions the Super Bowl. The team that wins is the ...
AFCA TO REVIEW ASSOCIATION WITH BCS
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
Earlier today, a U.S. Representative announced that he was prepared to launch hearings aimed directly at the Bowl Championship Series and its fairness. Now, one of the components that makes up the BcS is ...
Bevo's Daily Round Up 1.15.09
Burnt Orange Nation —
So everyone has just figured this out? ESPN's Tim Griffin puts out his final Big 12 rankings after the bowl season. Guess who comes in at No. 1?
Someone thinks Texans are upset about this? The OU-BYU game will be the grand-opening of Jerry Jones 1.3 billion dollar stadium facility in Arlington.
The sinking economy is effecting everyone. That also includes football recruits.
To enable their parents to watch games in person and to reduce travel costs to and from campus, athletes may decide to stay closer to home, said Tom Lemming, a ...
Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Bradford, NFC, Hoyas
The Sporting Blog —
Today's Calls: Sam Bradford vs. Mark Sanchez, Anquan Boldin vs. Brian Westbrook, Georgetown vs. Syracuse, Roger Mason vs. Chris Paul, Jennifer Hudson vs. Bruce Springsteen, Low-Tops vs. High-Tops and More.
The Opening Pitch: Oh, now it's SO on.
Reigning Heisman winner Sam Bradford is coming back to college. 2007 winner Tim Tebow is coming back to college. And the guy who probably thought he was a lock to win the 2009 Heisman (and national title), Colt McCoy, suddenly has some stiff competition.
Have the Top 3 Heisman finishers in a given year -- draft-eligible or not -- ever all returned to college the following year? For star ...
Just Another Tease?
The Big Lead —
Down with the BCS!: “The incoming chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Wednesday that he will hold hearings and possibly subpoena NCAA officials, college presidents, players, coaches and athletics directors in effort to force a playoff in the Football Bowl Subdivision.” We’re going in with little or no expectations. (USA Today)
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BCS Playoffs: If USC Has a Gripe, So Does Utah.
bleacherreport.com 1/5/2009 — I will admit this about this season's bowl games: Either they've left me gagging or left me speechless. Either way, we have found ourselves in a conundrum of trouble in regards to Thursday night's BCS Championship Game.
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Thank you, Kyle
blocku.com 1/12/2009 — I just want to thank Mr. Kyle Whittingham for sticking to his guns and voting Utah No. 1 in the Coaches Poll. Mack Brown said he would and when pressured, folded faster than Bob Stoops in a BCS bowl game. How awesome is our coach? Seriously, he just ...
Final Blogpoll: Florida, But Under Protest
cbssports.com 1/12/2009 — This is all she wrote for 2008, folks: Rank Team PPB Delta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Also Receiving Votes: Brigham Young(1.4), Pittsburgh(1.1), LSU(0.6), Northwestern(0.5), Tulsa(0.5), South Carolina(0.4), ...
Utah out of sight, out of mind - College Football - Rivals.com
rivals.yahoo.com 1/6/2009 — Why didn’t Utah merit consideration to play for the BCS national title? Why are the Utes, despite their 13-0 record, victories over four Associated Press top-25 teams and the champions of a conference that went 6-1 in the regular season against the ...
Utah out of sight, out of mind - College Football - Rivals.com
rivals.yahoo.com 1/6/2009 — Why didn’t Utah merit consideration to play for the BCS national title? Why are the Utes, despite their 13-0 record, victories over four Associated Press top-25 teams and the champions of a conference that went 6-1 in the regular season against the ...
Utah's Attorney General, the Latest to Threaten Lawsuit for a Playoff
ncaafootball.fanhouse.com 1/7/2009 — by Chas Rich The whole state of Utah seems to be losing it's mind. They are spamming AP voters . To raise the money to send the Utah band to Washington D.C. for the inauguration, they are requesting that any donations to the Utah band be for $13 or ...
Florida No. 1? Utah congressmen don't think so
deseretnews.com 1/23/2009 — They are Utah men, sir. Utah's three U.S. House members refused Thursday to vote for a resolution honoring the University of Florida as the new national football champion (or at least the champion as determined by the Bowl Championship Series). ...
Wouldn't It Be Neat If These Bowl Games Meant Something?
boiledsports.com 1/7/2009 — I know it's a tired discussion, but as I watched OSU figure out yet another way to make the Big Ten look weak to the naysayers, I couldn't help but think it was a great game and that I wished it actually meant something (plus, it gives us a chance ...
The Annual Playoffs Post
burntorangenation.com 1/8/2009 — I want a college football playoff. Most of you want a college football playoff. Many of the coaches want a college football playoff. Why can't we have a college football playoff?
Because at least by one measure -- dollars, the only one that counts ...
Congrats to Utah,Your National Champions
notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — ESPN's front page said something like "too much Tim Tebow and plenty of Percy Harvin..."; you don't need to hear the rest. Everyone knows that the game last night was supposed to crown us a champion. But did it? I, for one, don't think so...
