SC NOTEBOOK: NOT EVERYONE UPSET WITH BCS DECISION.Byline: Scott Wolf Staff Writer The Bowl Championship Series format has received plenty of criticism since top-ranked USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was excluded from the Sugar Bowl, but not everyone is against the current system. ``Picking on the BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. is almost as easy as picking on Saddam Hussein,'' ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network analyst Beano Cook said. ``Who cares? You get two national champions. If we can have two senators from Rhode Island, then we can have two teams win national titles. ``It's not the end of the world
It's Not the End of the World is a 1972 novel for teenagers; it was written by Judy Blume. if USC wins and shares the national championship. It's just an extra set of rings. Back in the 1920s, we had three or four national champions.'' Cook said he believes USC will finish No. 1 in the Associated Press poll if the Trojans defeat Michigan in the Rose Bowl. ``There's no doubt in my mind USC will be No. 1,'' Cook said. But some BCS analysts remained disturbed over specific aspects of the BCS selection process. CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. commentator Todd Blackledge said he was against the idea of a team which didn't win its conference, such as Oklahoma, playing for the national championship. --More awards: Defensive end Kenechi Udeze was named a Sporting News first-team All-America. Offensive tackle Jacob Rogers and receiver Mike Williams made the second team. Safety Darnell Bing was named a Sporting News Freshman All-America first-team member. USC coach Pete Carroll was named Region 5 coach of the year by the American Football Coaches Association The American Football Coaches Association is an association of football coaches on all levels and is responsible for the Coaches Poll that determines the national champion each year. . --Weekend update: Ted Ginn of Cleveland, considered by many to be the top high school cornerback in the country, will visit USC this weekend. Ginn visited Ohio State last week and postponed a trip to Miami. He is believed to heavily favor Ohio State. --Heisman announcement: USC expects to hear today whether quarterback Matt Leinart or Williams will be invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony. --Almost official: As expected, USC signed a letter of intent Tuesday to play in the BCA BCA Business Case Analysis BCA Building Code of Australia BCA Boeing Commercial Airplanes BCA Board of Contract Appeals BCA Boston Center for the Arts BCA Billiard Congress of America BCA Bureau of Criminal Apprehension BCA Breast Cancer Action Classic against Virginia Tech at Fed Ex Field in Laurel, Md., in August. Virginia Tech has not signed a contract, however, so no official announcement was made. --Week off: USC is off for finals this week and resumes practice Saturday at Howard Jones Field Howard Jones Field is the practice facility for the USC Trojans football team. It was expanded in the fall of 1998 to include Brian Kennedy Field. In early 1999, Goux's Gate — named after the late popular long-time former assistant coach Marv Goux — was erected at the . Scott Wolf, (818) 713-3607 scott.wolf(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: KENECHI UDEZE USC defensive end was named to The Sporting News' All-America first team. |
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