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Behind The Scenes: How BCS Rankings are Chosen

Behind The Scenes: How BCS Rankings are Chosen

 Ever wonder how the BCS rankings are chosen? Numbers, difficulty of schedule... it rarely ever seems to make sense. 

 

Well, the guys over at Global Sports Fraternity seem to have some ideas about how this years "BCS champion" was chosen. With all the debate over what happened, and the fact that USC was a) not higher and b) stuck playing a team...

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Congress Calls for College Football Playoffs

Congress Calls for College Football Playoffs

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed into law, would eliminate the BCS and replace it with playoffs for college football.  You know the BCS really sucks when  the United States government is ready to intervene.

 

The bill does not specify what type of playoff would be put in place, but it "will prohibit the...

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Charge Dismissed in OU-UT Near Castration-Inducing Fan Bar Fight

Charge Dismissed in OU-UT Near Castration-Inducing Fan Bar Fight

In a 2007 bar fight in Oklahoma City, college rivalries took a dangerous turn. A University of Oklahoma football fan injured the, um, manhood of a University of Texas fan and the fight turned legal. But now the felony assault charge against 54-year-old Allen Michael Beckett is being dismissed.
 

District Attorney David Prater said the charges we...

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Parsons & U. of Oklahoma Grad Mickey Liddell Directs The Haunting of Molly Hartley, a Halloween Horror Flick

Parsons & U. of Oklahoma Grad Mickey Liddell Directs The Haunting of Molly Hartley, a Halloween Horror Flick

Mickey Liddell may have started out earning his degrees in communications at the University of Oklahoma and commercial interior design at Parsons, but what he’s best known for now is his work as a producer and director. While at Parsons, he worked on designing sets for Broadway plays, became fascinated with the entertainment industry, and ultima...

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This Week in College Football

This Week in College Football

This week in college football headlines from Bleacher Report.

 

Some seem to think that Oklahoma is overrated at No. 4 in the nation. However, one fan is arguing the opposite, and maintains they should in fact be No. 2. What is he smoking?

 

What’s it going to take for Tennessee to upset Alabama this weekend as the Crimson Tide face off against ...

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New Gallup Poll Gives Obama Massive 11% Lead Over McCain

New Gallup Poll Gives Obama Massive 11% Lead Over McCain

Guess the Notre Dame mock  election was exactly right.


The latest Gallup poll must be making Barack Obama crack that wide smile of his, and his opponent, John McCain, clench his teeth into a grimace to end all grimaces. Gallup puts Obama at 52% while McCain has tumbled down to 41% after a week of financial disaster and poor debate showings. Man...

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What's So Great About The Red River Rivalry?

What's So Great About The Red River Rivalry?

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

 

There are so many great rivalries is college football. You got Army-Navy, Notre Dame-USC, Ohio State-Michigan, The Border Showdown, and no one can ever forget about The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

 

So, what is so great about the Red River Rival...

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Fresh Cream: All the News We Missed

Fresh Cream: All the News We Missed

Uncoached provided a personal player profile for Sterling Lewis, the inside linebacker for the Arizona Wildcats.

 

Comedy.com posted a rare video of Alfonso Ribeiro, best known for his role as Carlton Banks, giving break dancing lessons.

 

In today’s edition of “Cuff ‘Em,” Busted Coverage reported on a Nebraska fan who wrote fake news stories ab...

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Oklahoma Athletes Stabbed in Violent Bar Brawl

Oklahoma Athletes Stabbed in Violent Bar Brawl

Mayhem erupted at a local nightclub this weekend as two University of Oklaholma athletes were stabbed in a brawl. More than just an average barfight however, the melee was said to involve guns, knives, tire irons, and someone being struck by a vehicle.

 

The two atheletes, now identified as football defensive end Frank Alexander (pictured) and b...

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Fresh Cream: All the News We Missed

Fresh Cream: All the News We Missed

Don Chavez put together a list of the best tailgating vehicles. If you think you have a better one, be sure to send him a picture!

 

Uncoached compiled a list of the “5 most depressing rock bands that are/were commercially popular.”

 

In today’s edition of “Cuff ‘Em,” Busted Coverage reported that several University of Oklahoma athletes were att...

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