sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/5/2009
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Whenever BCS officials defend their oft-criticized postseason system, they like to point to the "overall health of college football," as measured by increased attendance and TV ratings. They're talking, however, about the regular season. In terms of the BCS itself, preliminary Nielsen ratings ...
moondogsports.com - 1/6/2009
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moondogsports.com —
Just when you think Ohio State's BCS bowl
miseries had come to end after embarrassing defeats in...
the last two national championship games, Texas' Quan Crosby dashed across the goal line with 16 seconds remaining to lift the Longhorns past the Buckeyes 24-21 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Monday.
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Buckeyes Feeling BCS Blues Again
gunaxin.com - 1/5/2009
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gunaxin.com —
The College Bowl Season ends this week with
the Fiesta Bowl and the BCS National Championship. The...
2008 Blog Bowl has all of the coverage you need with content from over 30 Blog Bowl Partner sites organized by Game.
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The End of the Bowl Season
nogutsglory.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
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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)
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The BCS Games Have Sucked, Yet You Expect Us To Buy The ...
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Monday morning report
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... This extra bowl game in the BCS isn’t quite working out, is it? How about trying to play on New Year’s Day, remember when? ...
This college football bowl system is just plain nutty, no?
Sports stories from Newsday —
It's STILL college football season. Zzzzzz.
ESPN Hearts The Alamo Bowl
Mizzourah —
... No need to adjust your screens. It's a very interesting read from Stewart Mandel at Sports Illustrated, but SURPRISE! BCS games are tanking it in the TV ratings. Conversely, the Champs Sports Bowl (Wisky/Florida State) drew equal numbers as the Orange Bowl, and the Champs and Alamo Bowl had some of the highest TV ratings in ESPN's bowl history. ...
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