Death to the BCS

Death to the BCS
Author: Dan Wetzel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2010-10-14
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1101465972

A team of award-winning sports reporters takes down the Great Satan of college sports: the Bowl Championship Series. Every college sport picks its champion by a postseason tournament, except for one: Division I-A football. Instead of a tournament, fans are subjected to the Bowl Championship Series, an arcane mix of polling and mathematical rankings that results in just two teams playing for the championship. It is, without a doubt, the most hated institution in all of sports. A recent Sports Illustrated poll found that more than 90 percent of sports fans oppose the BCS, yet this system has remained in place for more than a decade. Built upon top-notch investigative reporting, Death to the BCS at last reveals the truth about this monstrous entity and offers a simple solution for fixing it. Death to the BCS includes findings from interviews with power players, as well as research into federal tax records, Congressional testimony, and private contracts, revealing: ?The truth behind the "Cartel"-the anonymous suits who run the BCS and who profit handsomely by protecting it ?The flawed math and corruption that determine which teams participate in the national championship ?How the system hurts competition by perpetuating "cupcake" schedules ?How "mid-major" teams are systematically denied a chance to play for the championship ?How a comprehensive sixteen-team playoff plan can solve the problem while enhancing profitability The first book to lay out the unseemly inner workings of the BCS in full detail, Death to the BCS is a rousing manifesto for bringing fairness back to one of our most beloved sports.

The Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2010
Genre: Antitrust law
ISBN:

The College Football Championship

The College Football Championship
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 146778852X

In 2015, when Ohio State took on the University of Oregon in the first College Football Playoff championship game, millions of sports fans tuned in. But back in 1869, when Rutgers University and Princeton University played the first-ever college football game, no one predicted the national spectacle that a college football championship game would become. Author Matt Doeden takes readers on a journey from the disorganized games of the early years to the most recent playoffs to determine the best college team in the nation. Along the way, discover some of the most incredible moments, games, blunders, and statistics in the history of college football championships.

The Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2012
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Encyclopedia of Sport Management

Encyclopedia of Sport Management
Author: Pedersen, Paul M.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2021-12-14
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1800883285

Bringing together preeminent international researchers, emerging scholars and practitioners, Paul M. Pedersen presents the comprehensive Encyclopedia of Sport Management, offering detailed entries for the critical concepts and topics in the field.

Bowled Over

Bowled Over
Author: Oriard
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2010-07-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1458782352

In this compellingly argued and deeply personal book, respected sports historian Michael Oriard--who was himself a former second-team All-American at Notre Dame--explores a wide range of trends that have changed the face of big-time college football and transformed the role of the student-athlete. Oriard considers such issues as the politicizati...

Bowl Games

Bowl Games
Author: Robert M. Ours
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

In Bowl Games: College Football's Greatest Tradition, historian Robert M. Ours shows how these games established college football as a national sport. Bowl games were also used as charity events and morale boosters during the Great Depression and both world wars, and were among the first public forums that challenged segregation in the South. In addition, Ours traces the steady march toward using bowls to determine a national championship as well as the increase in payouts. The book includes period photographs, year-by-year bowl game summaries, and a complete list of every major NCAA-sanctioned bowl played up to 2005.

Unbeatable

Unbeatable
Author: Jerry Barca
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1250024838

An account of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's unbeaten 1988 season cites the pivotal contributions of such figures as coach Lou Holtz, star quarterback Tony Rice and NFL-bound Ricky Watters, drawing on original reporting and interviews to include coverage of the infamous "Catholics vs. Convicts" game.

Riding with the Blue Moth

Riding with the Blue Moth
Author: Bill Hancock
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2006
Genre: Bicycle touring
ISBN: 1596701633

After the death of his son, Will, in the 2001 airplane crash that took the lives of nine additional members of the Oklahoma State basketball team and support staff, Hancock's 2,747-mile journey from the Pacific to the Atlantic became more than just a distraction. It became a pilgrimage. Photos.

Longhorns' Perfect Drive

Longhorns' Perfect Drive
Author: Austin American-Statesman
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 1596701161

The Longhorns are college football's national champions! Fans can continue the celebration with Longhorns' Perfect Drive: Texas' 2005 National Championship Season, certain to be a cherished keepsake for Longhorns fans everywhere.This dazzling book features dozens of stories, columns, and player profiles from the award-winning team of Austin American-Statesman reporters focusing on the Longhorns' run to victory in Pasadena. Loaded with dozens of eye-popping full-color photos from the American-Statesman of the Longhorns and their many superstar personalities in action, including Heisman Trophy runner-up Vince Young, it is a great way to relive and remember Texas' amazing season, from the big early-season win at Ohio State to the Big 12 Championship to the incredible Rose Bowl berth and victory over USC that ended one of the longest winning streaks in college football history!