UO worthy of Rose Bowl.(Columns)(Column)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | December 13, 2001 | Copyright

Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard

SO THIS IS the column in which, having reflected upon the vagaries of the Bowl Championship Series, I should take the responsible high road and assure you that no system is perfect, and that folks around here wouldn't care anyway if the Ducks hadn't blown a 14-point lead over Stanford.

Which is true enough, contends Jerry Palm, whose Web site features a computer ranking that mimics the BCS: If the Ducks had defeated Stanford, they'd be playing Miami in the Rose Bowl for the national title.

"It really pays ...

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