Articles tagged: BCS

4-team college football playoff approved by presidents

Posted: Jun 26, 2012

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BCS officials whittling postseason options, say 'status quo is off the table'

Posted: Apr 25, 2012

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Orlando Sentinel: BCS to Congressmen: Stay out of college football

Posted: May 21, 2010

BCS officials sent a long-await reply to a Congressional inquiry into college football's postseason, and pretty much told Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to leave college football alone. "While I appreciate your ... Read more »

OPINION: Duke-Butler makes case for a college football playoff, depending on whom you ask

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Posted: Apr 07, 2010

He sat at home with his family, watching one of the best NCAA tournament title games of all-time unfold on his television. As Duke and Butler engaged in a game which had unlimited emotion and ... Read more »

college sports links: The tyranny of the BCS, plus Ekpe Udoh's big night for Baylor

Posted: Jan 07, 2010

College football's championship game arrives tonight. While most of the focus is on the Alabama-Texas matchup, there's quite a few people wading into the spotlight to talk about the tyranny of the BCS system.We'll start ... Read more »

Kirk Ferentz chimes in on the Big Ten-SEC debate

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Posted: Aug 04, 2009

Iowa was the lone bright spot in a pitiful postseason for the Big Ten last year, drubbing South Carolina in the Outback Bowl, 31-10. Read more »

Birk's Eye View: Jim Harbaugh slams the joke that is most non-conference schedules

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Posted: Aug 03, 2009

Stanford coach and former Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh raised eyebrows in these parts two years ago when he challenged Michigan's academic integrity when it came to admitting football players. Read more »

Birk's Eye View: Jim Delany admits SEC is kicking Big Ten's butt, promises better days are ahead

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Posted: Aug 01, 2009

Former University of Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr wasn’t the only notable name at the annual Motor City Bowl golf outing Thursday at Lochmoor Country Club. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany also stuck around for ... Read more »

Meandering through the maize (and blue): Basketball recruit eyes Beilein and Michigan

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Posted: Aug 01, 2009

Lloyd Carr took a stand Friday by saying he wants to see the way college football creates its national champion changed. After speaking at the Mid-American Conference preseason luncheon to cap the league's media days ... Read more »

Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr wants to see college football postseason format tweaked

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Posted: Jul 31, 2009

DETROIT - He’s been around the game for more than four decades and throughout the majority of his time at Michigan and before, former football coach Lloyd Carr was opposed to any sort of football ... Read more »