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Week 11 Preview: An MWC Showdown For All The Marbles

Week 11 Preview: An MWC Showdown For All The Marbles

As far as bowl games go, the Armed Forces Bowl isn’t half bad. Good name, late in the bowl season (December 31st), ESPN coverage and two solid conference ties,...

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Fourth BCS Rankings: Alabama, Florida and Texas Rumble Along

Fourth BCS Rankings: Alabama, Florida and Texas Rumble Along

It’s a wonder how such huge losses last Saturday could have such little impact on the upcoming weeks of college football. In this week’s BCS standings, Alabama...

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LSU, Oregon and Iowa All Lose: Will the BCS Notice?

LSU, Oregon and Iowa All Lose: Will the BCS Notice?

Three top ten teams lost this weekend, but did you notice? More importantly, will the BCS notice? True, the losses by No. 4 Iowa, No. 8 Oregon and No. 9 LSU were...

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Week Ten Preview: How LSU-Alabama Could Drastically Change the BCS

Week Ten Preview: How LSU-Alabama Could Drastically Change the BCS

No matter how set in stone the national title picture might seem, it’s never truly over until the last BCS standings are released. The past few years certainly...

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Domino Effect: USC’s Loss Could Set the BCS on Shuffle

Domino Effect: USC’s Loss Could Set the BCS on Shuffle

On Halloween, the fear is supposed to come from the costumes, or even the scary movies. But the scariest thing on this Halloween might be what the BCS will look...

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Second BCS Standings of 2009: TCU and Iowa Make Big Statements

Second BCS Standings of 2009: TCU and Iowa Make Big Statements

For the fourth straight year, it seems likely that a team that is not a member of the six BCS conferences will make an appearance in one of the BCS bowls. This...

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Not For Lack of Trying: Alabama, Iowa Among Favorites Who Escape Upset Bids

Not For Lack of Trying: Alabama, Iowa Among Favorites Who Escape Upset Bids

As much as the upset is a part of college football, so too is the Houdini-like escape of a national power to avoid such a fate. On Saturday, we saw not one, but...

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First BCS Rankings of 2009: Florida Claims Top Spot, Followed Closely By Alabama

First BCS Rankings of 2009: Florida Claims Top Spot, Followed Closely By Alabama

The BCS rankings cause controversy. There’s no debating that. But usually that controversy doesn’t come until at least a few weeks into the BCS rankings, when...

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OSU and Va. Tech Upset: How It Could Have Been Worse For the Nation’s Best

OSU and Va. Tech Upset: How It Could Have Been Worse For the Nation’s Best

Well that certainly lived up to the hype. Just one day before the first BCS standings of the year are released, a day filled with interesting matchups and conference...

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