SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » bcs http://espn1420.com Thu, 23 May 2013 19:53:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Here's Everything You Need to Know About the New College Football Playoff http://espn1420.com/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-college-football-playoff/ http://espn1420.com/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-college-football-playoff/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:23:50 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=150641 The selection committee still needs to be decided, but everything else appears to be in place for the first, four-team, college football playoff that will begin after the 2014 season.

The format, the stadiums, the payout

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]]> http://espn1420.com/college-football-playoff-has-a-new-name-and-its-incredibly-unoriginal/feed/ 0 Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The Numbers on Les: From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/the-numbers-on-les-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/the-numbers-on-les-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:08:19 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=127560 There's a reason he's getting a big raise...in fact, more than one

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]]> http://espn1420.com/the-numbers-on-les-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 Stacy Revere/Getty Images Sport Ducks, Wildcats Set to Meet in Fiesta http://espn1420.com/ducks-wildcats-set-to-meet-in-fiesta/ http://espn1420.com/ducks-wildcats-set-to-meet-in-fiesta/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:10:50 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=121623 It sure seems as though the Fiesta Bowl provides the most exciting matchup outside of the BCS Championship Game and this year appears to be no exception.

Two teams that were undefeated until late in the season collide tonight as #4 Oregon takes on #5 Kansas State

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ducks-wildcats-set-to-meet-in-fiesta/feed/ 0 Jamie Squire/Getty Images Sport My Final Harris Poll Vote – From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/my-final-harris-poll-vote-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/my-final-harris-poll-vote-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:44:40 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=114079 One man's opinion...one last time

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]]> http://espn1420.com/my-final-harris-poll-vote-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 NIU Ends Kent State's BCS Hopes in 2OT http://espn1420.com/niu-ends-kent-states-bcs-hopes-in-2ot/ http://espn1420.com/niu-ends-kent-states-bcs-hopes-in-2ot/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:58:59 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=113950 Kent State's hopes of playing in a BCS bowl were ended Friday when Northern Illinois scored a touchdown in the second overtime and then intercepted a fourth down pass to edge the Golden Flashes, 44-37 to win the Mid-American Conference Championship

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]]> http://espn1420.com/niu-ends-kent-states-bcs-hopes-in-2ot/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sports So, Where to, Cajuns? – From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/so-where-to-cajuns-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/so-where-to-cajuns-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:50:32 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=110498 Scenarios aren't endless....but there are plenty of them.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/so-where-to-cajuns-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 ragincajuns.com Alabama, Florida Stay in the Top Two in BCS Standings http://espn1420.com/alabama-florida-stay-in-the-top-two-in-bcs-standings/ http://espn1420.com/alabama-florida-stay-in-the-top-two-in-bcs-standings/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:41:35 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=101664 Here are the latest BCS Standings released Sunday Evening

No big surprises here.  LSU remains the best rated one loss team.  Oregon switched places with Kansas State after the Wildcats' impressive win at West Virginia.

Some really

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]]> http://espn1420.com/alabama-florida-stay-in-the-top-two-in-bcs-standings/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Top 25 College Football Upsets Of The BCS Era http://espn1420.com/top-25-college-football-upsets-of-the-bcs-era/ http://espn1420.com/top-25-college-football-upsets-of-the-bcs-era/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:01:01 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=88360 Every sports fan loves seeing an underdog do the unthinkable (unless it's against their team). One minute, you know nothing about a school or their team, and the next minute, you're screaming like hell for that school to upset one of the "big boys." That's one of the great beauties of college football. Here is the top 25 college football upsets of the BCS Era.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/top-25-college-football-upsets-of-the-bcs-era/feed/ 0 Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images New Playoff System More Style Than Substance – From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/new-playoff-system-more-style-than-substance-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/new-playoff-system-more-style-than-substance-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:58:32 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=77923 Well, the fans got what they wanted.

And, my response is, be careful what you wish for.

Yesterday, there was rejoicing around the country as it was announced a new four-team college football playoff to decide the national champion

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]]> http://espn1420.com/new-playoff-system-more-style-than-substance-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Sport College Football Playoff Is Born http://espn1420.com/college-football-playoff-is-born/ http://espn1420.com/college-football-playoff-is-born/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:35:43 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=77829 After years of debate and speculation if Division I college football would ever have a playoff, the debate officially ended on Tuesday as NCAA presidents approved a four-team playoff. The teams will be selected by...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/college-football-playoff-is-born/feed/ 0 Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images College Playoff Moving at Snail's Pace http://espn1420.com/college-playoff-moving-at-snails-pace/ http://espn1420.com/college-playoff-moving-at-snails-pace/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:11:11 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=75677 The future postseason model for college football appears to be making progress, but there is still much work to be done, and it is the college presidents that will have the final say.

BCS Commissioners and the athletic director from Notre Dame met today at O'Hare Airport in Chicago but the meeting did not produce anything definitive concerning structure of a playoff system or where thos

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]]> http://espn1420.com/college-playoff-moving-at-snails-pace/feed/ 0 Alabama/LSU Set For Prime Time http://espn1420.com/alabamalsu-set-for-prime-time/ http://espn1420.com/alabamalsu-set-for-prime-time/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:33:51 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=74528 It shouldn't come as a surprise, but when the two teams who played for the BCS Championship meet in the 2012 season, it will be in prime time.

CBS has announced the game between Alabama and LSU will kick off at 7pm CST at Tiger Stadium.

The announcement will undoubtedly be embraced by Tiger fans, who love it when big games are played under the lights in Baton Rouge.

It will be t

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]]> http://espn1420.com/alabamalsu-set-for-prime-time/feed/ 0 Chris Graythen/Getty Images Sport Still No Consensus on How to Handle CFB Playoff http://espn1420.com/still-no-consensus-on-how-to-handle-cfb-playoff/ http://espn1420.com/still-no-consensus-on-how-to-handle-cfb-playoff/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 18:57:25 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=73331 Lots of proposals still being discussed

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]]> http://espn1420.com/still-no-consensus-on-how-to-handle-cfb-playoff/feed/ 0 Aaron Sprecher/Getty Images Sport Will The SEC Big 12 Bowl Alliance Be Rose Bowl East? http://espn1420.com/will-the-sec-big-12-bowl-alliance-be-rose-bowl-east/ http://espn1420.com/will-the-sec-big-12-bowl-alliance-be-rose-bowl-east/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 20:24:41 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=71245 With a four team college football playoff all but guaranteed for the future, the NCAA's football postseason will soon receive a makeover. Will the SEC and Big 12's recent bowl agreement compare to the Big 10 and Pac 12 long-standing Rose Bowl alliance? With the BCS 2.0 fast approaching, the answer to that question is...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/will-the-sec-big-12-bowl-alliance-be-rose-bowl-east/feed/ 0 Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images SEC, Big 12 Announce Bowl Agreement http://espn1420.com/sec-big-12-announce-bowl-agreement/ http://espn1420.com/sec-big-12-announce-bowl-agreement/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:29:39 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=70888 The Rose Bowl has an agreement by which champions from the Big 10 and Pac-12 meet each other, provided one of the champions isn't in the national championship game.

Now, the SEC and Big 12 are getting together to do the s

]]> http://espn1420.com/sec-big-12-announce-bowl-agreement/feed/ 0 Football Commissioners Getting Closer to Approving Playoff http://espn1420.com/football-commissioners-getting-closer-to-approving-playoff/ http://espn1420.com/football-commissioners-getting-closer-to-approving-playoff/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:06:32 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=66439 Commissioners of the eleven BCS conferences, along with Notre Dame Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick and other officials are meeting in Hollywood, FL this week to try and hammer out details for a four-team college football playoff beginning after the 2014 season.

According to sources, the semifinal and championship games would be played at neutral sites, after discussing the possib

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]]> http://espn1420.com/football-commissioners-getting-closer-to-approving-playoff/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Sport What Is Wrong With The BCS? http://espn1420.com/what-is-wrong-with-the-bcs/ http://espn1420.com/what-is-wrong-with-the-bcs/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:44:08 +0000 Sam Stokes http://1079ishot.com/?p=33597 When college football reaches this point of the season, the same debate erupts year after year. Why isn’t there a playoff system in division 1 college football?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/what-is-wrong-with-the-bcs/feed/ 0 (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) How Did The Human Polls Give Us A Rematch? http://espn1420.com/how-did-the-human-polls-gave-us-a-rematch/ http://espn1420.com/how-did-the-human-polls-gave-us-a-rematch/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:42:03 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=28488 The human polls made every vote count when deciding who would play for the BCS National Championship. Under the current BCS formula that weighs two thirds of the ranking on the human polls, No. 2 and No. 3 have never been this close. In the end, Alabama beat out Oklahoma State for a slot in the big game. Check out the breakdown of the human polls, and how certain coaches cost the Cowboys a shot.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/how-did-the-human-polls-gave-us-a-rematch/feed/ 0 Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images A Guide To BCS Scenarios http://espn1420.com/a-guide-to-bcs-scenarios/ http://espn1420.com/a-guide-to-bcs-scenarios/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:52:50 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=26877 With two weeks left in College football's regular season, there is plenty still to be determined. After last weekend's wild and unforeseen events, who knows what the BCS will look like on December 4th. However, if you're curious about possible scenarios, here they are.

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