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Great College Football Upsets of 2008

Great College Football Upsets of 2008

Everyone likes an underdog...unless the underdog is beating their team. Here are some of the best college football upsets of 2008.

 

  • Texas Tech over Texas: You know it's a great upset when the crowd storms the field three times.

 

  • Buffalo over Ball State: First win over a ranked team, first MAC championship, first bowl bid...

 

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Heisman Trophy Backlash: Did Race Play a Role in 2008 Candidates?

Heisman Trophy Backlash: Did Race Play a Role in 2008 Candidates?

BabyTate is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

You've seen the candidates for this year's Heisman Trophy award, given annually to the best college player in the country. Or is it?

 

Could it be the most publicized player? Is it as some have suggested, a beauty contest that has turned its back on some tremen...

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Harrell Left Out Again: Once Again Blame Politics, Not Performance

Harrell Left Out Again: Once Again Blame Politics, Not Performance

David Hyman is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

We've gone from reminders that college football is a sport driven by politics, money and greed to not being able to get away from it. What's the point of having an award given to "the nation's most outstanding football player" if it's seldom given to the na...

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The Wrong Teams Are Playing for the National Championship...Again

The Wrong Teams Are Playing for the National Championship...Again

Isaac Luber is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

Well, here we go again. Another year of college football madness, and another year settled by the BCS system. Ah...the BCS system! Every year college football gets more complicated at the end of the season, and every year the BCS continues to show us more ...

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Congratulations to the Oklahoma Sooners: 2008 National Champions!

Congratulations to the Oklahoma Sooners: 2008 National Champions!

Jeffrey McDaniel is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

My regular readers know that I'm firmly against a playoff in college football. What they don't know is that I'm in favor of eliminating the BCS system. That's because the BCS is actually a playoff, even it has only a two-team bracket.

 

About the only th...

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And The 2008 Heisman Trophy Winner is...

And The 2008 Heisman Trophy Winner is...

Jeffrey McDaniel is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

That's Tim Tebow, or the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner.

 

He plays for the Florida Gators, or the best team in college football.

 

Now before everyone pulls out their Jump to Conclusions Mat, let me say this. I hate Florida. I hate seeing them succeed.

 

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Tommy Tuberville Earned His Fate at Auburn

Tommy Tuberville Earned His Fate at Auburn

Gerald Ball is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

Getting rid of Tommy Tuberville was the right thing for Auburn to do. This is the issue: Tuberville is an excellent defensive mind, recruiter and administrator who runs a clean program.

 

His problem is that he insists on meddling on the offensive side of the...

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Facing an Angry Mob: The Future Of Charlie Weis at Notre Dame

Facing an Angry Mob: The Future Of Charlie Weis at Notre Dame

Jon Hunn is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

For most Irish fans, including myself, this year was quite a let down for the Notre Dame Football team. At the beginning of the season, many analysts touted the Irish as a team with more cohesiveness and more experience. Gone were the days of poor techniques and...

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BCS: Who Really Got Hosed This Season?

BCS: Who Really Got Hosed This Season?

 Larry Burton is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

Today, I was all determined to make Texas feel even more adequate in the eyes of the slut known as the BCS. But after seeing it all for myself, I decided to break it down schedule by schedule to answer the biggest question: Did Texas get Horned by the BCS?

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Georgia-Georgia Tech: Clean, Old Fashioned Hate Week 2008

Georgia-Georgia Tech: Clean, Old Fashioned Hate Week 2008

Kit Kitchens is a writer for Bleacher Report where this post was originally published.

 

You know, I was actually having a tough time coming up with something to write earlier today. I was even sitting back thinking "man I really don't have that much to write about and I have too much work stuff to do."


Then I read this comment that was posted ...

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