Why Tom Hansen Will Cost Oregon or Arizona State a National Championship

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This Week In Schadenfreude: &*#@! *ing Knowshown Moreno
Published 10/29/2007 by Brian Cook at FanHouse
... Who will see it? Nobody, because of the stupidest TV contract in the history of college football*. Oregon-Arizona State is on regional sports networks in Oregon and Arizona and nowhere else. Addicted To Quack, as you might imagine, is livid: ...

Morning Coffee Is Posted In The Morning!
Published 10/29/2007 by HornsFan <burntorangenation@gmail.com> at Burnt Orange Nation: Front Page Posts
... Pumped up about next week's #4 vs #6 showdown between Arizona State and Oregon? Temper yourself, football fan. The revolution shan't be televised. I hesitate to be hyperbolic (that's a lie), but... this is a miscarriage of justice. From what I can tell, fans with the GamePlan TV Package will get to see the game, but the vast majority of America will not see one of the most important games of the entire 2007 season. ...

Monday Morning Quick Links
Published 10/29/2007 by Pitchfork Nation at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... The boys over at Addicted to Quack break down why the winner of this weekend’s game still could miss out on an invite to the BCS title game while having a perfect record, and why Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen needs to be fired now. ...

Crimson Tide News Links 10/30/2007
Published 10/30/2007 by Todd <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... Just more evidence that SECRULLZPAC!0DRULZ!!!111. From Addicted to Quack, the Pac 10's TV contracts are so terrible that a last second deal had to be made with ESPN to televise this weekend's game between #4 Oregon and #6 Arizona State. The game was previously only available in regional coverage and to ESPN Game Plan subscribers, despite being a hugely important game with both national title and Heisman implications. Go read the rest of the article to see just how bad their contract really is. ...

Morning Coffee - Tidbits
Published 10/30/2007 by corn blight <info@cornnation.com> at Corn Nation: Front Page Posts
... them next week and put them out of their misery. It's the humane thing to do. Grunting helps you lift better. You figured that someone would do a study on this, didn't you? Hey Bill Callahan! At least Nebraska fans aren't planning on putting up a great big billboard urging your firing! Hmmmm. Maybe we should? SMQ had a good rant going about television coverage of college games. This all started because the Arizona State-Oregon game was not originally slated to be on television. ...

BlogPoll Ballot, Whichever Week It Is
Published 10/31/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... I could flip these two and have no heartburn about it whatsoever, but I'm not overly worried since the logjam will clear itself out this weekend, in a game that is thankfully on national television. ...

The Bucking Broncos and the B.C.S. Elite: A Partial Reply to BCSBusters
Published 1/13/2008 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... If the Oregons of the world are being done dirty because they play in the Pacific Northwest, that is unfortunate and wrong (although at least some thoughtful Pac-10 fans seem to think the fault lies with the conference). For my part, I ranked the Ducks three spots above the Wolverines on my final ballot, ...

To Have and Have Not: A Primer on Football, Fairness, and the B.C.S.
Published 1/14/2008 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... As evidenced by Dave's complaints about Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen, the C.F.A. was right about broadening college football's broadcast partnerships in order to televise more games and bring the sport into viewers' homes through the new medium of cable. College football's wider array of affrays offered over the airwaves has led to the scheduling of higher-profile inter-conference contests such as those pitting ...