sports.espn.go.com - 12/4/2008
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Boise State and Ball State will not meet in a postseason battle of the unbeatens.
sports.espn.go.com - 12/6/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Fast Facts •Buffalo ends Ball State's perfect season,
outscoring the Cardinals 35-14 in the second half for...
the school's first-ever league title. •The victory is the first for Buffalo against Ball State (previously 0-7) and the school's first win vs. ...
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Four fumbles doom No. 12 Ball State in MAC finale - ...
zachls.blogspot.com - 12/2/2008
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zachls.blogspot.com —
When a 12-0 team with previous BCS experience
could end up in either the Poinsettia Bowl or...
Humanitarian Bowl, there's something seriously flawed. That, of course, is old news, like how Britney Spears is batshit crazy, Plaxico Burress is a terrible ...
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Boise State: BCS worthy?
sportingnews.com - 12/2/2008
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sportingnews.com —
Ball State and Boise State, both undefeated at
the end of the regular season, are angling to...
face each other in a bowl that for the purposes of this blog we will call the "Mid-Size Hybrid Affordable Family Sedan Bowl Championship Series," ...
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Ball State and Boise State Decide to Have Their Own Bowl
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Speed Read: Tar Heels Roll In Empty Ford Field
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... The dream matchup of undefeated Ball State (provided they beat Buffalo this week) and undefeated Boise State is not going to happen, according to ESPN. The Cardinals would’ve had to bail on their MAC bowl commitments and agree to play the Broncos in the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise. But they didn’t want to do that and now are either going to Detroit or Mobile. Boise State, on the other hand, looks like they’ll take on a very good TCU team in the Poinsettia Bowl. ...
Boise State and Ball State tried to arrange ...
Deadspin —
... Boise State and Ball State tried to arrange a post-season battle of unbeatens, but "the MAC's priority is to its bowl partners and we felt like we needed to take care of them first." Yes, the bowl partners. We mustn't upset the bowl partners. [ESPN] ...
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Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician —
... Boise State vs. Ball State won't happen out of respect to conference "bowl partners." I love how we finally had the chance to make a game between two mid-major conference teams exciting and worth watching and it's shot down because the bowls would rather both of them play a 6-6 ACC squad. Awesome...ESPN ...
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