The Return of the ‘Debasement Trade’
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It didn’t take long for this year’s version of the Bowl Championship Series system to cause a controversy. After the mess last season that landed Oklahoma in the title game against LSU while USC sat at home, the 2004 program was designed to give human opinion – both major polls – more influence. However, even though both polls had USC and Oklahoma ranked 1-2 this year, Miami slipped past the Sooners into second place. The grumbling has been building all week over this new error, and it isn’t likely to subside until January.
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|It didn’t take long for this year’s version of the Bowl Championship Series system to cause a controversy. After the mess last season that landed Oklahoma in the title game against LSU while USC sat at home, the 2004 program was designed to give human opinion – both major polls – more influence. However, even though both polls had USC and Oklahoma ranked 1-2 this year, Miami slipped past the Sooners into second place. The grumbling has been building all week over this new error, and it isn’t likely to subside until January.
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