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Death to the BCS : the definitive case against the Bowl Championship Series / Dan Wetzel, Josh Peter, and Jeff Passan.

Title
Death to the BCS : the definitive case against the Bowl Championship Series / Dan Wetzel, Josh Peter, and Jeff Passan.
Author
Wetzel, Dan
Publication
New York : Gotham Books, 2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Passan, Jeff.
  • Peter, Josh.
Description
xv, 238 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
Reinvigorates the old argument against the BCS with new evidence and pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of college sports' most despised postseason.
Alternative Title
Death to the Bowl Championship Series
Subject
  • BCS National Championship Game (Football game)
  • Bowl Championship Series
  • College sports > United States
  • Football > United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Plan -- What could have been -- obstruction of justice -- lies, damn lies, and bowl payouts -- a fiesta for all -- high-paid blazers -- presidential problem -- myth of the dead bowls -- it's always some team getting screwed -- cowardice and cupcakes -- diluting the regular season -- nonsense math -- fooling the voters (who are often fools) -- the player's choice -- the superfan -- all in a GameDay's work -- Blue turf vs. blue blood -- the civil war -- implicit trust, explicit motivations -- death to the BCS.
ISBN
  • 9781592406869
  • 1592406866
LCCN
^^2011022650
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library