The BCS system uses a computer rankings system that formulates things such as, wins and losses, strength of schedule, and quality wins to decide the top 15 teams in the country (www.bcs.org). ... However, due to a Notre Dame loss in the final day of the regular season, USC's strength of schedule was lowered enough to put them all the way at the #3 spot on the BCS rankings, leaving Oklahoma at #1 and LSU #2. ... He then goes on to say that, it would be like Bud Selig, the commissioner of major league baseball, asking pitcher Roger Clemens and pitcher Curt Schilling to leave there gloves ...

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Basketball has gained popularity over the years, according to the 2014 Harris Poll, the NBA is ranked 6th in popularity behind the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), college football and auto racing (Rovell, 2014). ... While the polls may show a low ranking in terms of popularity, the NBA is the world's best men's professional basketball league and it is also one of the largest professional sports leagues in the world (Martin, 2012). ...

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I started to learn and play a lot of the American sports such as Football, Baseball, soccer and Basketball. ... It had one of the highest-ranking schools out of the state and the best thing about it was there was no racism a lot of the kids liked me and I was just very happy that I got out of Springfield. ...

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