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(10) Ohio State (at-large)Sugar Bowl: (4) Alabama (at-large) vs. (6) Utah (at-large)Orange Bowl: (12) Cincinnati (Big East) vs. (19) Virginia Tech (ACC) At same site as BCS Championship2008: Quarterfinals (what could have been)Rose Bowl: (5) USC (Pac-10) vs. (8) Penn State (Big "11") Fiesta Bowl: (1) Oklahoma (Big 12) vs (12) Cincinnati (Big East)Sugar Bowl: (2) Florida (SEC) vs. (6) Boise State (at-large)Sugar Bowl: (3) Cincinnati (Big East) vs. (5) Florida (at-large)Orange Bowl: (9) Georgia Tech (ACC) vs (10) Iowa (at-large)Rose Bowl: (7) Oregon (Pac-10) vs.

(8) Ohio State (Big "11") At same site as BCS Championship 2009: Quarterfinals (what could have been)Rose Bowl: (7) Oregon (Pac-10) vs. (8) Ohio State (Big "11") Fiesta Bowl: (2) Texas (Big 12) vs (4) TCU (at-large)Sugar Bowl: (1) Alabama (SEC) vs. (6) Boise State (at-large)Orange Bowl: (3) Cincinnati (Big East) vs. (9) Georgia Tech (ACC)"Losers": (5) Florida, (10) Iowa (teams in bold do not remain in one of the four BCS bowls in the quarterfinal scenario) As loser of conference championship, Florida is not eligible for eight-team playoff.As noted in my preview of the 2009 season, the semifinals and final ("Football Final Four") should take place at a fifth site, preferably a dome, due to the likelihood of poor weather.I gave Ford Field in Detroit at the example for the current season (2009), and the Edward Jones Dome in St.

1 being considered as a "Best of the Rest" matchup for teams that just missed out on the playoff.This year, for example, Florida and Iowa are the two obvious choices to meet in the Cotton Bowl, since they were the only teams in the Top 10 left out of the playoff. Contrast this with last year, 2008, when there would have been four possible teams considered for the "Best of the Rest."Note that under this system, the four bowls named would all take place on the traditional day of Jan 1 (or Jan. Who needs reality television when you have the NBAA week in the NBA is generally filled with drama, accusations, yelling, and injuries. Who needs Gossip GirlThis week's slides looks at a convicted criminal, a snake-bitten franchise (surprise, not the Clippers), the return of a superstar, and more.When you consider the season isn't even half over, it excites you (well, it excites me) about the possibilities that lay ahead. So Tim wants to explain everything to us.Taking a direct shot at the integrity of the game, he says that he never influenced the outcome of a game he officiated. His amazing 75 percent winning percentage was based solely on understanding the relationship some officials had with certain players.Donaghy claims that referees have biases against particular players, coaches, and owners that affect the way they call a game.Wow.He goes on to explain his crime was taking that information and placing bets. His 75 percent winning percentage caught the eye of the mob, and it was all downhill from there.If the outcome of games are affected by the likes and dislikes of its officials, the NBA has some serious problems.Remember when Jose Canseco came out and said everyone in baseball was taking steroids.