OT: Calling all BCS articles
Hey friends. My apologies that I am not providing any good content with this post, but I am working on a school paper that is against the BCS and how it is unfair, unintelligent, and in some cases dirty. I know I have seen many articles against the BCS on here in the past, but after an extensive search I was unable to find the one I was looking for. So, if you could provide any articles you have against the BCS that would be awesome.
And in the mean time, hate on the BCS! Go blue!
December 1st, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCS_controversies
I remember I had to write a persuasive essay once on a topic of choice and I chose why there should be a playoff in college football. Slam dunk choice on my part because I wrote about 9 pages of what's wrong with the BCS, why the BCS needs to go and a solution to this shit.
Good luck.
December 1st, 2011 at 6:53 PM ^
Its awesome when you get to write about something you know and are passionate about, right?
December 1st, 2011 at 7:11 PM ^
It's from azcentral.com, so take it for what it is worth from a Pac-12 South perspective, but it should help you out a bit.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2011/09/25/20110925 bcs-spending-questions-day1.html
December 1st, 2011 at 6:56 PM ^
The BCS isn't all bad, it does create moments like this.
Too soon?
December 1st, 2011 at 7:01 PM ^
Doesn't matter. Beat Ohio.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:00 PM ^
I hate being rude, but this is pretty lazy on your part if it's for a school paper.
Just google "BCS bad" and go weeding through the garbage like the rest of us would. I might suggest even googling "BCS good" to provide a counter-point. If you want past articles, then add a year to your search (e.g. "BCS Bad 2006"). I have a feeling one or two people might have some thoughts on the subject.
All chiding aside, best of luck on your paper. It's a pretty crazy subject.
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:08 AM ^
To everyone who is calling me out on being lazy: First of all, by saying paper I was exaggerating a bit. It is more like a 1 page blog post for my political science class where we apply principles such as Dirty Hands, Equality, etc to social and real life events, such as sports. So, while I have done a decent amount of outside research and could write it without help from here, I figure some of you guys have more knowledge in the subject than me. I remember seeing a good article posted on here a while back that I thought might be useful. And hey, people are other sources of knowledge too right?
So, sorry to waste your time by asking a simple question. I am not trying to cheat, get you to do the work for me, or anything like that. Just looking for a helpful hand that might be able to make my point better, because Im sure some of you know more than me.
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
You probably should have said all this in the first place. We are not mind readers, and only responded to what you wrote, which came off as a lazy high schooler trying to get away with not doing some digging (If I were alone in this, then those of us calling you out wouldn't have been upvoted like we were). This message board is going to respond to queries about as literally as it can, given the above average density of engineers and lawyers.
You might have phrased it better by asking if we know any particular authors or arguments that have been particularly compelling over the years, instead of using the "gimme what you got" structure.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:02 PM ^
I wish I had people give me all the sources I needed in High school and college for writing research paper.
That being said
Death to the BCS by Dan Wetzel
It's all there, its a book: one of those things with the pages, or that thing you read on you Ipad or Kindle.
December 1st, 2011 at 10:37 PM ^
The OP is just asking for some ideas. It's not like he is asking anyone to write his paper for him. And how do you know this is the only research he is doing?
For those who are older, sure, it would have been nice to have the internet when we were kids, but we didn't. Today, every paper written has the advantage of using the internet for research. Consequently, it takes a lot more game to get an A than it used to.
Congrats to the OP for creative problem solving.
December 2nd, 2011 at 10:13 AM ^
Yeah, you can use the Internet for research. I did, in high school. You are not, however, supposed to rely upon opinion pieces without a shred of evidentiary support (basically everything ESPN puts out). A research paper on the BCS would have to argue from a legal antitrust standpoint, refer to the press release announcing its formation, etc. Citing what's-his-name, the senator from Utah who is always bitching about the BCS doesn't count as a credible source. It's opinion.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:02 PM ^
just about. He literally wrote the book on BCS hate. Go buy Death to the BCS.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:15 PM ^
But do your own damn research. Do you want some help writing it too? Maybe you can email it to someone and they can print it for you. And I can't believe this is the second post (I've seen) today with people asking for shit a simple Google search would turn up. Quit being so goddamn lazy and use that lump of mush on top of your shoulders.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:21 PM ^
This is some serious laziness. And what kind of paper are you writing where you can use opinion pieces as sources? What happened to the days of only using peer-reviewed journals for research papers? I love wikipedia, but damn if it hasn't totally changed academia for the worse.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:56 PM ^
links to scholarly journals. It's probably the most expansive collection of accurate information in the world. You're just bitter that you couldn't benefit from it.
December 1st, 2011 at 8:01 PM ^
Craig James would debate you on how accurate the information CAN BE on wikipedia. Does it link to trusty journal articles? Yeah, sometimes - but there is a crap load of information that isn't cited or cited incorrectly.
I'm not bitter, in fact I'm pretty happy that the next generation doesn't know how to do actual research - it will certainly be beneficial to my career having a skill nobody has anymore.
December 1st, 2011 at 7:58 PM ^
the part where you said you loved it, but still.
December 1st, 2011 at 8:21 PM ^
No problem- I don't have a link, but Google "goatse" and you'll find what you're looking for.
December 1st, 2011 at 8:41 PM ^
I assume you'll get negged for this but I still laughed
December 1st, 2011 at 8:54 PM ^
I found saw this when I was screwing around during my History class today...and I dont think that CQ Researcher appears on google anyway
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2011111800&abstract=false
I think it is paywalled, but you should be able to login at your school library or they'll have a link on their website. (if its not due tomorrow)
If all else fails I can track down the login info from my school and send it to you
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:14 AM ^
Facts page at http://www.playoffpac.com/facts - lots of links there for additional information from the anti-BCS crowd.