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US-style college football.
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BCS Projection 8/27/08
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The following is a projection of Bowl Championship Series matchups based on *this* week's polls (AP and USA Today). YEARLY DISCLAIMER: This is not, and never has been, a prediction of what the BCS matchups will be at the end of the year. They are a projection based on BCS rules and the current rankings, "if the season ended today." For most of... more »
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119 Contenders Left :)
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Congratulations to all 119 FBS teams, who not surprisingly are still undefeated going into this weekend. 80 of them will take part in 40 "crucial" games this week, where two undefeated FBS teams play each other. 32 others are playing FCS pansies to warm up the season. (Boy, will they feel silly if they lose anyway.) Six teams are so ascairt of losing that... more »
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Eric's Reward Rankings Preseason '08
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Since these rankings are meant to measure performance *after* the games are played, don't read too much into them as they stand. Right now, they're based on a rather meaningless preseason formula that will gradually disappear by about mid-October, usually around the time the first BCS rankings are released. My rankings after that will reflect nothing but the... more »
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Overall McMNC Analysis: Part Three & Conclusion
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The BCS Years are a mess, of course. In 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005, I agreed with the BCS determination of the MNC. However, I did so grudgingly in 1999, 2000 and 2001 when the BCS screwed up the choice of the #2 team for the "title" game. Interesting years? In 1998, Sagarin chose Ohio State as his #1 (they... more »
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Obama Math
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Senator Obama wants to give every household $1000 to be funded from "windfall" oil company profits. According to the Census Bureau, there were 114 + million households in the US in 2006. That means paying out better than $114 billion ("with a B") dollars of oil company money. The Big Five oil companies had $118 billion in total profits... more »
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