Political football - Salt Lake Tribune
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 ...

Boycott the BCS Advertisers: Our Only Shot at Ever Ending the BCS [Clay Nation]
deadspin.com 12/18/2008 — Here’s one of my 2009 New Year’s Resolutions a couple of weeks early: I hereby resolve not to consume the products of any company that advertises during the BCS Games for the entire month of January. For purposes of this resolution consume is ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

Best BCS Conference? How About the ACC?
thewizofodds.com 1/15/2009 — Joe Giglio of the Raleigh News & Observer has finished his annual look at how Bowl Championship Series conferences fared in 2008, and if you're a fan of the Atlantic Coast Conference, you have something to brag about. The ACC won more games ...

BCS For Dummies (no, really)
ballhype.com 1/14/2009 — Did you know that division one college football is the only college sport that doesn’t have a playoff system? If you follow college football, then you are already aware of this travesty. College football’s Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system needs to be changed because in many situations, ...

Mountain West pushing to gain BCS Entry
mwcfootball.wordpress.com 1/27/2009 — The USA Today is reporting that Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson wants to at least “put on the table” the idea that the Mountain West deserves and automatic bid to the BCS.

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 ...

A Good Week For The People On The Inside
blackshoediaries.com 2/13/2009 —   The BCS committee hard at work on change. Four More Years! The Cotton Bowl, hoping to be part of an expanded BCS system and regain the glory of decades past, is looking at another long wait . The last piece of the postseason ...

Why USC Has No Argument For a National Championship — Bleacher Report - College Football 1/13/2009
Yes, USC Trojan fans, it has happened again. Your team stumbled in Pac 10 conference play after yet again being dubbed the best team in college football. Yet somehow you feel entitled to some sort of national championship every year. Last ...

Utah's Kruger, Smith will try NFL draft — L.A. Times - College Football 1/13/2009
The standout defensive players helped the Utes go 13-0 this season. > Utah defensive end Paul Kruger is making himself available for the 2009 NFL draft.

What If the NFL Tried the BCS? — Bleacher Report - College Football 1/13/2009
The greatest sham on Earth is the BCS.  The fact that it has survived this long is a testament to just how prevalent greed is in sports, and we're not even talking professional sports here. This year, if the NFL used the coveted BCS system we ...

Meyer: I can't think of many schools that are better than Utah — USATODAY.com College Football - Top Stories 1/13/2009
For a minute or so, it seemed as if Urban Meyer was back in red among the mountains of Salt Lake City. "Utah is not going away ...

A Few Suggestions For The Next BCS Cycle — Bleacher Report - College Football 1/13/2009
Following the 2010 BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, the Bowl Championship Series will enter its fourth cycle as major college football’s premiere postseason entity.   And, as much as we whine, cry, plead, beg, threaten, ...