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Death to the BCS : the definitive case against the Bowl Championship Series

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, c2010.
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Additional Authors
  • Peter, Josh.
  • Passan, Jeff.
Description
viii, 195 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
Argues that the current collegiate football Bowl Championship Series is poorly and prejudiciously organized, arguing that a bracket-style tournament would better serve the players, the fans, and the colleges and universities.
Alternative Title
Death to the Bowl Championship Series
Subject
  • Bowl Championship Series > Corrupt practices
  • BCS National Championship Game (Football game)
  • College sports > Corrupt practices > United States
  • Football > Corrupt practices > United States
Contents
The cartel -- The plan -- What could have been -- Obstruction of justice -- Lies, damn lies, and Bowl payouts -- 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 superfan -- All in a GameDay's work -- Blue turf vs. blue blood -- The civil war -- Implicit trust, explicit motivations -- Death to the BCS.
ISBN
  • 9781592405701
  • 1592405703
LCCN
2010029575
OCLC
  • ocn526057550
  • SCSB-1587343
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library