A backdrop to last weekend’s TCU-BYU game was the television coverage for the game. This has been a hot topic for many Mountain West fans ever since the conference left ESPN and created its own network, The Mtn., in 2006. This week CBSSports.com Dennis Dodd compared Boise State and Texas Christian’s television schedules. It is interesting to note that CBSSports.com is affiliated with CBS College Sports, a television station that broadcasts Mountain West games.
As November nears, two non-BCS teams remain undefeated. Both Texas Christian and Boise State have spotless records and continue to vie for a BCS bowl berth. With TCU passing Boise State in the BCS rankings, the issue of schedule has come into discussion. How do these team’s schedules fare against each other and past BCS-busters?
A daily look at the news and features from the around the non-BCS world.
BCS: Writer cites the teams that are most cheated by BCS. (Tulsa World)
Air Force: Calhoun and Kubiak family remain close. (Denver Post)
Air Force: Jefferson returns as team’s starting quarterback. (Denver Post)
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When tonight’s game between Boise State and Tulsa kickoffs at 8 (ET) on ESPN, the Broncos will be looking to impress voters after falling one spot to sixth in the latest coaches’ poll.
The Broncos failed to play like a Top 5 team last week in its defeat of Cal-Davis, 34-16. In fact, the Broncos ran for a season-low 101 yards against the 1-3 FCS squad.
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Last week, we took in depth look at the various non-BCS conferences and how they have fared against the BCS conferences this season. Although, the non-conference season is beginning to wind down, there were numerous non-BCS versus BCS battles last weekend. The big winners in Week 4 were Houston and Texas Christian.
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