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The BCS Mess

Aired January 04, 2004 - 08:23   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


SEAN CALLEBS, CNN ANCHOR: For one team, it will be a sweet victory in the heart of Cajun Country. But just hours before tonight's Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, fans and foes of the college championship series are still talking about the BCS mess. Our Josie Burke explains.
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JOSIE BURKE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The two Sugar Bowl coaches posed on Saturday with the National Championship Trophy that doesn't shine as brightly this year. All week in New Orleans, instead of being asked about each other, Bob Stoops of Oklahoma and Nick Saban of LSU have been asked about USC, and how to fix the BCS mess.

RICK SABAN, LSU COACH: If we took the BCS and whether we picked four teams or eight teams or whatever, and just for example this year, the top four teams played in the BCS bowl games and then next week we had one more game, I don't think we'd have the controversy.

BURKE: Many of the Sugar Bowl participants said they'd love to see the winner challenge USC to determine the true champion. An intriguing but ultimately unrealistic idea this year.

BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA HEAD COACH: It would be easier to say, well, we just played Kansas State, then we're going to play here in this National Championship game against LSU, and oh by the way then we're going to pack you up and head you over to wherever and we're going to play USC next week. And again, these are college kids. They're not NFL guys. And it sounds good. But you know, us that have to live it logistically, it can be pretty tough.

BURKE (on camera): Stoops has accurately pointed out that one offshoot of controversy is buzz. For a month now, everyone has been talking about college football. And that probably won't end with Sunday's game.

Josie Burke, CNN, New Orleans.

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Aired January 4, 2004 - 08:23   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SEAN CALLEBS, CNN ANCHOR: For one team, it will be a sweet victory in the heart of Cajun Country. But just hours before tonight's Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, fans and foes of the college championship series are still talking about the BCS mess. Our Josie Burke explains.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JOSIE BURKE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The two Sugar Bowl coaches posed on Saturday with the National Championship Trophy that doesn't shine as brightly this year. All week in New Orleans, instead of being asked about each other, Bob Stoops of Oklahoma and Nick Saban of LSU have been asked about USC, and how to fix the BCS mess.

RICK SABAN, LSU COACH: If we took the BCS and whether we picked four teams or eight teams or whatever, and just for example this year, the top four teams played in the BCS bowl games and then next week we had one more game, I don't think we'd have the controversy.

BURKE: Many of the Sugar Bowl participants said they'd love to see the winner challenge USC to determine the true champion. An intriguing but ultimately unrealistic idea this year.

BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA HEAD COACH: It would be easier to say, well, we just played Kansas State, then we're going to play here in this National Championship game against LSU, and oh by the way then we're going to pack you up and head you over to wherever and we're going to play USC next week. And again, these are college kids. They're not NFL guys. And it sounds good. But you know, us that have to live it logistically, it can be pretty tough.

BURKE (on camera): Stoops has accurately pointed out that one offshoot of controversy is buzz. For a month now, everyone has been talking about college football. And that probably won't end with Sunday's game.

Josie Burke, CNN, New Orleans.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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