latimes.com - 1/9/2009
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"The format is left to the people who run the sport," Magnus said. ESPN outbid Fox for the next four-year run of the BCS, starting with the 2011 season. BCS officials last spring rejected a modified playoff plan, and most conferences remain adamantly opposed to any NFL-style playoff option. ...
sportsrubbish.blogspot.com - 1/11/2009
sportingnews.com - 1/12/2009
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sportingnews.com —
Spencer Hall offers a letter-by-letter analysis of the
college football bowl season. A is for Ambiguity, Again,...
ARRRRGGGHH. If the BCS is not dead yet, it has been placed on a metal table, strapped down, and placed in the path of a slowly ...
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The Alphabetical: Bowl Edition
bizoffootball.com - 1/10/2009
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bizoffootball.com —
The Bowl Championship Series sees another year come
and go, and that means another year of criticism...
for its format. But, regardless of whether the BCS is good or bad, this year, more watched Bowl games than last year. Here's ratings for every Bowl game for the 2008-09 season.
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BCS May Be Heresy to Some, But Fans Watching Bowl Games ...
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Reporters Notebook
The Wiz of Odds —
... Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times: ESPN executive Burke Magnus says the network will not pressure BCS officials into pursuing a playoff when the cable network takes full control of the broadcast package in 2011. ...
Bevo's Daily Round Up 1.12.09
Burnt Orange Nation —
... to which the University of Utah belongs, agreed to the format.
Plus, it's hard to argue that Utah has suffered under the current system, playing in a pair of BCS bowls since 2004. And the MWC, if it continues to consistently field Top 25 teams, can earn an automatic BCS bowl bid through the BCS' conference re-evaluation process.
Frankly, there are more pressing concerns for our state leaders than college football.
ESPN will not pressure the Bowl Championship Series into pursuing a playoff.
If the coaches really ...
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