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BCS could be haunted by even more controversy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
PASADENA, Calif. _ The good news is that the Rose Bowl, that hoary representation of all that is good and goes down particularly well with nachos on the side, has never had a rosier glow.
The bad news is that the complexion comes from a certain embarrassment over the circumstances of tomorrow's "national championship" college football game between the University of Miami and Nebraska University.
Unlike the framers of the Constitution, the designers who programmed the Bowl Championship Series several years ago _ dedicated to the notion that all college football teams are created equal, so long as they play in one of six major conferences _ left a few loopholes that have deleted respect for the system before its digital parchment even had time to yellow.
By a convoluted formula of ranking teams, one that purports to address schedule strength, quality of wins, and general fitness for championship consideration, the BCS determined that the 11-1 Cornhuskers should get a title shot against the 11-0 Hurricanes.
It is difficult to embarrass a computer, which is why it matters little that Nebraska did not even win its "division of the Big Twelve Conference, let alone ...
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