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How Much For A BCS Playoff?  - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell
How Much For A BCS Playoff? - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell
This post is from guest blogger Jim Zissler: It may be too early to speculate on whether an eight team college football playoff or a “plus one” (essentially a Final Four) will actually be instituted. But the agreement announced this week by ESPN to take over the BCS for 4 years and $500 million ...
ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement
ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement
bizoffootball.com — ESPN has reached an extensive agreement with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), granting exclusive TV, radio, digital,... international and marketing rights for 15 BCS games from January 2011 through January 2014. It includes the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls each season and the BCS National ... (more) ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement
The Great BCS Cheerleader Rankings: Ohio State
The Great BCS Cheerleader Rankings: Ohio State
thesportsculture.com — Editor’s Note: Now more than halfway point of the college football season, The Sports Culture has taken... the liberty to release its own premiere BCS ranking system . . . based on your school’s ugly ass cheerleaders. Each team in the Pac-10, SEC and Big 12 will get their chance at earning your ... (more) The Great BCS Cheerleader Rankings: Ohio State
BlogPoll Roundtable: Potpourri Edition
BlogPoll Roundtable: Potpourri Edition
collegegameballs.com — Brian is letting me host this week’s edition of the BlogPoll Rountable. I tried to focus the... questions on four totally different topics and I hope everyone enjoys answering them. By now everyone has heard that if there is a three way tie ... (more) BlogPoll Roundtable: Potpourri Edition
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Fang's Bites — ... Guest blogging for CNBC's Darren Rovell, Jim Zissler of the Inside Sports & Marketing Group wonders what would be the price to create a "Plus One" game for the BCS. ...

yoonew Sports Business News Report.
yoonewverse — Welcome to the yoonew Sports Business News Report for 11/20/2008 Roger Goodell wants to keep Super Bowl tickets out of scalpers hands. - Maybe if you just offered fans the option to the tickets if their team made the Super Bowl, we wouldn't have this problem. How much for a BCS playoff? - The prices from an industry expert on the BCS Title Game. Athletes: Forget the branding; become an identity instead. - You have to have an identity before you become a brand. One guy is two games away from winning ESPN's Streak ...

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