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BCS coordinator and Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive says that the BCS is still pushing to implement a “plus one” format. Under a “plus one” system, the BCS games would be “seeded” and played to produce a final pairing of the #1 and #2 teams, a system analogous to a four team playoff. The format…
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For six years, USC coach Pete Carroll said he never understood how the Bowl Championship Series worked . . . until now. “It’s about who’s had the most attractive season rather than who had the best team,’’ Carroll said. “It just dawned on me that’s how it works.’’ Carroll’s opinion might be influenced by the…
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USC tight end Fred Davis is no fan of the current BCS title-game matchup. “Missouri-West Virginia? I don’t like that,’’ Davis said. “That’s a whack bowl game. But I think Oklahoma will beat Missouri anyways.”
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It’s the 77th game of the famous crosstown rivalry and there’s a LOT at stake for the No. 8/9 Trojans and the Bruins. Not only is USC going after an unprecedented sixth consecutive Pac-10 title, but a win would earn Troy its 32nd Rose Bowl berth. A UCLA victory (coupled with an Arizona State loss…
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USC senior defensive end Lawrence Jackson was named as the Walter Camp Foundation defensive player of the week last week for his eight tackles (seven solo), four quarterback sacks and a forced fumble as then 11th-ranked USC kept its BCS bowl hopes alive with a 44-24 victory over sixth-ranked Arizona State. Jackson’s four sacks were…
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With No. 1 LSU’s loss, it appears the best way to reach the BCS title game is by not playing. As the sun set on an upsetting Friday in college football, two things became apparent about this most unusual of seasons:
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With LSU losing, the BCS will have a record third No. 1 team this season after the weekend. There’s already been a record five No. 2 teams in the BCS polls this season, with No. 2 Kansas still to play.
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>John David Booty and 11th-ranked Southern California revived their bid for the Pac-10 title and a BCS bowl berth with a resounding win over No. 7 Arizona State on Thursday. Booty threw for 375 yards and matched a career high with four touchdown passes as the Trojans closed in on an unprecedented…
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Pete Carroll always says that his goal is to win the Pac-10 and the Rose Bowl. While his team enjoys a bye week (and a chance to get healthy), yesterday’s game between Oregon and Arizona just improved his odds at the former while hurting his odds at the latter. The Ducks were a 12.5 point…
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Recruiting just got even easier for Pete Carroll and Tim Floyd. It’s already alluring to go where Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, and Will Ferrell roam the sidelines. Master P and Donald Faison recently came to Midnight Madness. A break from training camp looks like this. It’s a college campus with near-perfect weather and manicured, well,…
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Oregon is No. 2 in BCS standings, but it could win out and still miss a trip to the title game. We interrupt regular pigskin programming to offer this public-service announcement to all citizens of Eugene:
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BCS guru Jerry Palm now projects USC to play in the Rose Bowl against Ohio State. By the way, the last time USC went to the Rose Bowl without winning the conference was in 1955, when it finished second to PCC-champion UCLA, who was barred from the Rose Bowl by the PCC’s no-repeat rule.
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