Category Archives: BCS

Antitrust suit vs. the BCS can succeed without ‘winning’

Posted on April 27, 2011 by danwetzel

Last week, Utah attorney general Mark Shurtleff announced he would sue the BCS in coming months on antitrust violations. Much of analysis, understandably, has been about whether Shurtleff can win the case. I have no idea how a judge would … Continue reading →

Posted in Antitrust, BCS, John Junker, PlayoffPAC | 5 Comments

Is Mark Cuban persuasive enough to kill the BCS?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by jeffpassan

The heart of Death to the BCS is the numbers, the ones that nauseate college football fans, the millions of dollars universities forfeit to the thieves who run bowls and the hundreds of millions more they deny by obstructing against … Continue reading →

Posted in BCS, Death to the BCS, Ikea directions, Jim Delany is freaking serious, Mark Cuban | 9 Comments

Why is Florida still getting votes in the Harris Poll?

Posted on October 25, 2010 by danwetzel

The University of Florida hasn’t won a football game in a month. Its current losing streak is its worst in 11 years. Its early-season victories came against opponents with a combined 14-16 record. It just hasn’t been much of a … Continue reading →

Posted in BCS, BCS standings, Harris Poll, Retirees love Florida | 1 Comment

The big day and the weeks ahead

Posted on October 16, 2010 by jeffpassan

In early February, we turned in the manuscript for Death to the BCS. After two years of work, we felt like we had sufficiently unraveled the Bowl Championship Series, and I won’t lie: I wanted to climb atop a mountain … Continue reading →

Posted in BCS, BCS standings, Death to the BCS, Pitchforks and torches, Sugar Bowl greed | 4 Comments