bcs bowls
The Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl continue long traditions of holding important college football match ups, and a fifth “National Championship Game” is held between the two teams the BCS rankings elect as top in the country. [1]
A fourth, the Allstate Sugar Bowl between No. 4 Alabama and No. 6 Utah, is a plate of fusion cuisine that will feel right at home in the Big Easy. [...] The BCS National Championship Game and the Rose and Fiesta bowls will put storied programs and great coaches on the same field in the kind of intersectional games that we crave but don’t see often enough. [2]
The statistical rating system used to determine the teams that will participate in the championship game of the Bowl Championship Series consists of three components and each will count as 1/3rd of the final BCS formula - subjective polls of Harris Interactive (replaces AP) and coaches (USA Today) and six computer rankings. [3]
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a collective of five bowl games held in January. [1]
If you are looking for someone to hold the BCS’ hand and tell it that the bowl matchups are correct, you had best read elsewhere. [2]
The game’s location rotates among the sites of the BCS bowls. [...] The winner of the BCS National Championship Game receives the AFCA National Championship Trophy. [4]
Prior to the 2006 season eight teams competed in four BCS Bowls. [5]
Under the double hosting format, the champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 and Southeastern Conferences will continue to play annually in one of the BCS bowls. [3]
With the addition of one more effective bowl game, 10 spots are available for teams wishing to compete in BCS Bowls. [1]
The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as NCAA Division I-A). [4]
Texas uses a last-second field goal to overcome Nebraska in the Big 12 championship game and pave the way for a likely BCS showdown with Alabama. [6]
I don’t know whether No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Florida are the two best teams, and anyone who tells you they are doesn’t know, either. [2]
Beginning with the 2006′07 season through the 2008′09 season, the BCS has aired primarily on FOX while only the Rose Bowl was shown on ABC. [5]
Sources:
[1] BCS Know How | BCS Bowls
[2] BCS‘ big three bowl matchups offer games we crave - ESPN
[3] BCS Explained, Bowl Championship Series
[4] BCS National Championship Game - Wikipedia
[5] Bowl Championship Series - Wikipedia
[6] Bowl Championship Series