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Headlinin': The Orange what? Are they still doing that?
rivals.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009
Headlinin': The Orange what? Are they still doing that?
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• 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 Louisville and Wake Forest) with a 6.1 ...
The BCS Games Have Sucked, Yet You Expect Us To Buy The Replays From ITunes?
nogutsglory.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
The BCS Games Have Sucked, Yet You Expect Us To Buy The Replays From ITunes?
— nogutsglory.blogspot.com — During last night's Fiesta Bowl (the best BCS bowl thus far, go figure), Fox showed no "shame... in their game" by making sure that every viewer knew that they can buy the replays of every BCS game from iTunes. (We were reminded at least 3 times, might I add) (more) The BCS Games Have Sucked, Yet You Expect Us To Buy The ...

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A Detailed Look at the BCS System
bizoffootball.com - 1/7/2009
A Detailed Look at the BCS System
— 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. (more) A Detailed Look at the BCS System

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' 50 NCAA Football Predictions (Revisited) '
sports2debate.com - 1/7/2009
' 50 NCAA Football Predictions (Revisited) '
— 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. (more) ' 50 NCAA Football Predictions (Revisited) '

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Carolina March:  Bowl Malaise

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Bowl Malaise
Carolina March — ...  and replace "Hawaii" with "Utah." Or gaze upon my prescience in August, where I used the wrong team from Utah as the example.) I couldn't tell you who played in most of the bigger games, and in the case of the ACC's Orange, neither could many other people. I was aware of bowl games this season, and surely walked by the TV while they were on, but couldn't tell you much about them. Rutgers beat State, right? And Maryland won their game. I know folks around here were excited about that. ...

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