“Mens sana in corpore sano” wrote Latin poet Juvenal over two thousand years ago. This theory of a sound mind in a sound body has found a practical application in many colleges in the US, where the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) regulates 89 different national championships yearly, with beach volleyball waiting to make its […]
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On the heels of yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX setting yet another viewership record of 112.6 million viewers, there could be a more efficient way soon to watch the pro and college football games that fans love. During last month’s College Football National Championship game between Ohio State and Oregon, AT&T used the game to show […]
Only a couple of weeks have started for college football to enter the sports scene; and this season already has unparalleled excitement because of the unique circumstances surrounding it. Since its creation in 1998, the Bowl Championship Series – BCS – has stirred up fierce controversy on an annual basis. By combining computer polls with the human eye test, the BCS determined the final two teams that would compete in the national championship game. During the weeks heading into the final rankings, teams would attempt to make their resume appealing in comparison to others by any means necessary; whether it was by taking care of business against their tougher competition or mercilessly running the score up on their mediocre opponents....
