deseretnews.com - 1/7/2009
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Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was among the fans at the Sugar Bowl, cheering wildly as the Utes defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide. Now, fuming over their apparent denial of a national championship after an undefeated season, he's considering launching an investigation into college ...
bizoffootball.com - 1/7/2009
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bizoffootball.com —
There is no other system that can stir
up a conversation like the BCS, Bowl Championship Series
. Does college football need a playoff, or is the BCS the best solution possible? Here's a detailed break down of the BCS system.
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A Detailed Look at the BCS System
sports2debate.com - 1/7/2009
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sports2debate.com —
Back on September 1st, we made some Bold
NCAA Predictions for the 2008 season. We're now going
back through and taking a look at how we fared and seeing what came true out of our crystal ball.
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' 50 NCAA Football Predictions (Revisited) '
rivals.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009
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rivals.yahoo.com —
• And I thought the Doobie Brothers halftime
would kill. Friday's Virginia Tech-Cincinnati Orange Bowl on Fox
was by the lowest-rated BCS game in the Series' 11-year history, shattering the previous low (a 7.6 for the 2007 Orange Bowl between ...
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Headlinin': The Orange what? Are they still doing that?
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Utah AG : The BCS Title Game Is A Closed Shop
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... in the Sugar Bowl, the state’s Attorney General Mark Shurtleff tells the Dessert Morning News’ Ben Winslow, “this game proves that it’s an unfair system.” Presumably, the system would be as unjust had the Crimson Tide been victorious Friday night. ...
Utah's Attorney General, the Latest to Threaten Lawsuit for a Playoff
FanHouse —
by Chas Rich Filed under: Utah, BCS, Mountain West, General CFB InsanityThe 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 $130 (13-0, get it?). Now, the Utah Attorney General, Mark Shurtleff -- who immediately announced his donation of $130 -- has also made it known that his office is investigating whether the BCS violates federal antitrust laws. Now, fuming over their ...
Speed Read: Celtics Fall Again; May Not Top East
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Remember a couple of weeks ago when the Celtics were going to challenge the ‘96 Bulls for the best record ever? Yeah, you can pretty much put that possibility to rest. The C’s continued their strange descent on Tuesday night, dropping a game to the lowly Bobcats, 114-106 in overtime. Boston has lost five out of seven games following a 27-2 start, and now faces the real possibility of not winding up with the best record in the East at the end of the season. Orlando is 27-8 after beating Washington last night, and the idle Cavs sit at 27-6.
There was a huge bowl game last night too. I mean, all the ...
Headlinin': Little love for Leach, lest he leave Lubbock in lurch
Dr. Saturday —
• Your cheatin' heart will cost you a raise. All told, Mike Leach is the most successful coach in Texas Tech history -- he's won at least eight games seven years in a row (previous best: two in a row), been to two straight January bowl games (first time since the 1930s) and last year tied the school record with 11 wins. He's finding out, though, that the wins can only take him so far: Tech athletic director Gene Myers has set a Feb. 17 deadline for Leach to sign his long-negotiated contract extension, a deal the coach rejected last week, or go ahead making slightly less under the last two years of ...
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sltrib.com 1/12/2009 — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has his game face on. He's upset that the undefeated University of Utah football team was denied the chance to play for a national championship. So he's studying his playbook, scribbling on his legal pads and ...
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Musings from 37,000 feet en route to Knoxville.
Having been delayed a day due to weather, I finally made the first leg of my journey home from Wyoming to Knoxville for the next semester. Thanks to a pleasantly welcome 3-hour layover, I ...
MAY THE BEST MAN WIN (NOT)
utahag.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — “In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.” - Sam Huff, NFL Hall of Fame middle linebacker. As a first team All-American at West Virginia University, Sam Huff played in the Sugar Bowl 55 years ago. I ...
A 7th BCS Conference? Not Yet.
spartyandfriends.com 1/27/2009 — The Mountain West Conference wants in. At least that’s what they are starting to tell the media, the other conferences, and anyone else who is willing to listen. The problem is, can you really award a conference the right to be among the nation’s elite after one season?
2008 in review: College football.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/30/2008 — The biggest college football story in 2008 is still three years away from coming to fruition.
College football's national championship game, typically the highest rated non-NFL sporting event of a given year, is moving from broadcast to cable. ESPN ...
Mountain West to push BCS for guaranteed mid-major berth
fanblogs.com 2/22/2009 — I'm not sure if this is going to be the silver bullet, or just the most recent proposed change in the BCS, but it appears that the Mountain West Conference will propose an automatic berth in the BCS for the best mid-major school from the Conference ...
Utah AG: BCS may violate antitrust laws —
Examiner Sports 1/7/2009
Utah's attorney general is investigating the Bowl Championship Series for a possible violation of federal antitrust laws after an undefeated Utes team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years.
