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The BCS System: Is It Really Working?
thesportsinformer.webs.com - 12/2/2008
The BCS System: Is It Really Working?
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An article looking at the current BCS controversy that has arisen over Texas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma.
Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias
thesportsculture.com - 12/1/2008
Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias
— thesportsculture.com — Exclusive video evidence : ESPN ran a somewhat fluffy feature video on the BCS nerds that make... up those jokeshow rankings. Four math dudes — that full-fledged pocket protector breed of virgins — are responsible for developing the formula that determines your NCAA BCS ... (more) Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias

Comments vote down broysox broysox posted 12/1/2008posted this
msn.foxsports.com - 11/30/2008
FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - BCS gives Oklahoma nod over Texas, Texas Tech
— msn.foxsports.com — By virtue of its second-place showing in this week's standings, Oklahoma has emerged from a three-way tie... atop the Big 12 South and will play Missouri in the Big 12 championship game. Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Texas had finished the regular season with ... (more) FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - BCS gives ...

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pigskinheaven.com - 12/3/2008
If the BCS was Really About Money...
— pigskinheaven.com — I keep hearing this ridiculous argument from university presidents, ESPN pundits, and just about everything else out... there in favor of keeping the BCS the way it is just for the sake of being what it is that claims that the simple logic behind the BCS is for the sake of the student, we can't add ... (more) If the BCS was Really About Money...

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