Fixing the BCS Mess

By trav424, Section College
Posted on Sun Jan 06 2008 at 9:34 PM EST
More on: BCS, college football, NCAA, florida, usc, west, virginia, kansas, missouri, south florida, hawaii, conferences, oklahoma, texas, bracket, georgia, california, big 12, big 10, sec, acc, pac 10, everything, sports (all tags)

With every game, and every "championship", the system in place in college football (BCS) becomes clearer that it needs to be fixed. The easy solution is a playoff. But even that can't reach a consensus agreement. How would we decide is in the playoff? Would it be 64 teams like in college basketball? Wouldn't some teams still get the shaft? And would ALL the conferences agree (Big 10)? Not everyone can be satisfied, but he is THE plan. The plan to end all the questions and controversy surrounding the game today.

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Why Kevin Durant Should Stay In School

By Trevor, Section College
Posted on Wed Apr 04 2007 at 12:17 PM EST
More on: college basketball, Kevin Durant, Texas, NBA Draft (all tags)

by Trevor Freeman

For the next month and a half, Kevin Durant will be inundated with people whispering that he would be a fool to not declare for the NBA Draft.  They will tell Durant about the $70 million that Nike will throw at him.  Agents will give him the same treatment that "Vinny Chase" got when he cruelly decided to explore the option of replacing "Ari Gold".  Writers will talk about how if the goal of college is to get a great education so you can get a good job, that Durant has already done enough to accomplish this goal.  What nobody has done is articulate the other side.  The reasoning for why he should stay in school.  That's where I come in.  So Kevin, if you're reading make sure you take the following five things into account before voting "yes" on the money and "no" on Texas.      

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College Football: Week One Remix

By Newbear, Section College
Posted on Thu Sep 07 2006 at 3:03 PM EST
More on: College Football, Michael Bush, Notre Dame, PTI, Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (all tags)

It began with a "did that really just happen" moment on August 31 and ended (mercifully) around the twilight hour on Labor Day.

Here's what stood out from college football's opening week:

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