deseretnews.com - 1/6/2009
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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) '
sports.espn.go.com - 1/7/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
Life of Reilly Oklahoma and Florida can battle
for the BCS. But we've already crowned the true
national champ. by Rick Reilly Some gifts people give are pointless: Styling mousse to Dick Vitale. An all-you-can-eat card to Kate Moss. The BCS ...
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Rick Reilly: No question, Utah is the national champion ...
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The Wiz of Odds —
... Ben Winslow, Deseret News: Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says he is launching an investigation into the Bowl Championship Series for a possible violation of federal antitrust laws after an undefeated Utah team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years. ...
Bevo's Daily Round Up 1.07.09
Burnt Orange Nation —
... The NCAA suspended Oklahoma State pitcher Andrew Oliver last spring because it argues that advisers he had hired listened in on contract negotiations after he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in June 2006.
Oliver’s attorneys are arguing that the NCAA shouldn’t restrict a player’s right to have legal help when negotiating a big league contract.
More lawyers. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is considering an antitrust case against the BCS.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was among ...
Just a few words on the BCS ...
A Sea Of Blue —
... A few days ago, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced his intention to investigate the BCS for violation of the Sherman Anti-trust Law with an eye toward filing a federal lawsuit alleging same. ...
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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 ...
What Exactly Is A National Champion, Anyhow?
rockytoptalk.com 1/8/2009 —
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.
