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msn.foxsports.com - 12/8/2008
From here, we can see both sides of BCS debate
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The BCS has spoken and it will be Florida-Oklahoma for the title. But did they get it right? We see both sides of the debate. Here are five reasons the BCS got it right and (in the interest of fairness) five reasons we aren't seeing the title game we should be.
From here, we can see both sides of BCS debate
Pat Forde: Florida, Oklahoma traverse long BCS road
sports.espn.go.com - 12/8/2008
Pat Forde: Florida, Oklahoma traverse long BCS road
— sports.espn.go.com — We should have seen this coming. The fact that this messy, mesmerizing 2008 football season is scheduled... to conclude in Florida should have sent off warning bells clear back before Labor Day. Every four years, the Sunshine State and the ballot box ... (more) Pat Forde: Florida, Oklahoma traverse long BCS road

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rivals.yahoo.com - 12/2/2008
Wetzel's playoff plan: I'll drink to that - College Football - Rivals.com
— rivals.yahoo.com — Before we get to the playoff, let’s start by giving the Bowl Championship Series some credit. It... might not be a good system, but it is better than the old one. For decades, college football “determined” its champion by having two or three of its ... (more) Wetzel's playoff plan: I'll drink to that - College ...

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If Baseball Used the BCS System
bugsandcranks.com - 12/8/2008
If Baseball Used the BCS System
— bugsandcranks.com — People hate the BCS, the prevailing ranking system and championship game deciding mechanism of college football, for... the undeniable fact that it makes too much sense. We don’t want sense and we certainly don’t like math. We’re fanatics. You can’t spell math or sense with the word fanatic and tha (more) If Baseball Used the BCS System

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Bevo's Daily Roundup 12.08.08
Burnt Orange Nation — The Fiesta Bowl We are heading to Phoenix, well actually Glendale. It is the Fiesta Bowl and Ohio State Buckeyes. FoxSports' Pete Flutak gives you his quick breakdown of the game as he goes through all the BCS bowl match-ups. Ohio State knows the Fiesta Bowl pretty well. This is their fourth trip to Phoenix (or Glendale) since 2003. It seems the Buckeyes and Longhorns have something in common. We both got jilted.   More stuff Mack Brown voted Texas #2 in the coaches poll last week. Why? Although it would’ve helped his team’s standing in the BCS, ...

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Hayes: Play of defenses will dictate BCS title game — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Football 12/8/2008
For all the offense Oklahoma and Florida can generate, the BCS title game will be won by the better defense, says Matt Hayes.
Stewart Mandel: Oklahoma-Florida makes intriguing final — SI.com - NCAA Football 12/8/2008
We've wanted it since as far back as early October, and on Sunday it became official: A BCS Championship matchup between the best of the SEC and the best (with an admitted asterisk) of the Big 12.
In the end, this computer achieved my goal — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Football 12/8/2008
My recommendation to the BCS was that Oklahoma and Florida should play for the national championship...
BCS Bowl Game Predictions — Bleacher Report - College Football 12/8/2008
I have heard it all year, and I have complained just as much as anyone on the doubtful nature of the BCS standings. But at least the computers didn't screw us out of a good championship game. Florida vs. Oklahoma is the first thing the BCS has done ...
Florida and Oklahoma to play for BCS national title — L.A. Times - College Football 12/8/2008
Sooners jump to No. 1 in the standings with their 62-21 rout of Missouri in the Big 12 championship game, while the Gators rise to No. 2 with their 31-20 defeat of Alabama in the SEC final. USC finishes in fifth. >  ...