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2007: THE YEAR THE BCS CHANGED SHAPE?

By Bruce Feldman

Thursday, September 11, 2008

College football has no salary cap, revenue sharing or draft order. Parity, to say the least, is not encouraged. In fact, the sport is practically built to prevent hard-luck teams from turning the corner. Just ask Ole Miss. I followed the Rebels for my book Meat Market during the 2006 recruiting season. Three years ago, Ole Miss hired coach Ed Orgeron, a master recruiter at USC and Miami. The school expected him to put the Rebels on top of the SEC, where they hadn't stood since 1963. I even wa ...

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