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teamspeedkills.com - 7/8/2009

A Recap of the Senate BCS Hearing

— teamspeedkills.com — You can watch today's Senate BCS hearing online (skip ahead to about the 17 minute mark), but... it's mostly just five people treading old ground. Anyway, it was far less of a waste of time than the House hearing earlier this year because it wasn't ... (more) A Recap of the Senate BCS Hearing

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online.wsj.com - 7/7/2009

College Football Goes Down the Hatch

— online.wsj.com — You can't blame Nancy Pelosi for this one. Today the Senate antitrust subcommittee will hold hearings on... perhaps the only American institution less popular than Congress itself: the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Like an earlier hearing in the House, ... (more) College Football Goes Down the Hatch

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teamspeedkills.com - 7/8/2009

The Economics of Why the BCS Doesn't Want Change

— teamspeedkills.com — The BCS is going to get vilified in Congress again today, but the folks in charge of... it don't want change. There's a litany of reasons why they want to keep the current system, but today I'm going to focus on the economic reason. It's partly ... (more) The Economics of Why the BCS Doesn't Want Change

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John Clay's Sidelines — ... camp that came to Baton Rouge on Monday. Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle writes on ex-Florida pitcher Ryan Sadowski, now starring in the Giants’ rotation. Seth Emerson of The State reports that a suspended South Carolina cornerback must now clear the Spurrier hurdle. Mobile Press-Register columnist Mike Herndon writes that it’s tough to “beat it” in the SEC. Tony Barnhart of the AJC reports that it’s time to be honest about the ...

Making the Rounds: All this BCS is Making My Head Hurt
Mountain West Connection — ... off season. The first news, which really was no surprise is that the Mountain West finally signed the new BCS deal. This was going to happen, because the league was no way to lose the BCS money or exposure if one of the MWC schools make it to the BCS. Berry Tremmel, The Oklahoman: Being from Oklahoma Berry is quite objective, which is fresh when reading others work from people who write about BCS leagues or in that region. This article makes good points with how the BCS has ...

Breaking Down the Facts of the BCS
Mountain West Connection — ... Now onto the fun part where we rip into his facts about the BCS again be patient since this is lengthy and his writings is in the indention with my input in full page, and here is his article in full. ...