Abstract
This essay discusses the process by which the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in NCAA Division-I football chooses which teams play in which games. The article argues that though the BCS already uses a complex process by which to determine a playoff system, the process is biased and needs further change. It discusses the complaints of current bodies that are urging the BCS to change its method, as well as the various arguments why the change in the playoff system is necessary.

From the Paper
"The BCS system is heavily weighted to schools in the big conferences. This represents a detriment to the other schools, and can result in athletes leaving those schools early to join the professional ranks. Hawai'i lost two of its receivers following its bowl game success, as they felt that the program would not be as good the following year and would therefore hurt their draft status. Neither of these players, Davone Bess and Ryan Grice-Mullen left college early because the BCS system essentially told them their draft status had peaked. The result is that neither player finished their degree. Bess has found work with the Miami Dolphins, but Grice-Mullen was cut by Chicago. A more equitable system may have encouraged such players to stay, but under the current system anything a non-BCS school like Hawai'i needs to have an exceptional year for its players to be noticed. College football players are becoming physically mature, but may not be emotionally mature. When the prospect of an NFL draft selection is dangled in front of a player who is unlikely to appear in a BCS bowl game, it represents a powerful temptation."

Tags:media, college football, playoff system

Abstract
This paper describes college football's bowl games. Additionally, the author explains in detail the ranking system in which a team qualifies to enter a bowl game, called the Bowl Champion Series ranking system. The author argues that the Bowl Champion Series ranking system must be changed and amended. This would be better for post season play. The paper concludes that if the changes are made, the old excitement of football games would come back as well.

From the Paper
"What, for instance would happen if there were three undefeated teams; one would not be able to simply choose one undefeated team and declare them champions. A playoff would of course be bale to determine the ruling champions, but if there were for example, three undefeated teams, then how would one playoff and settle the score? Two of the three would probably have to play against another undefeated team, and this means that it would also have to play twice to win it, while the third team would get to play against a possibly lesser team, with one single loss. This brings another issue to the forefront, which is, why shouldn't one loss teams be regarded as the undefeated teams, and why shouldn't these teams have an equal shot as the other teams at the Championship? Perhaps the real and true problem may not be the playoff system, or the Bowl Championship Series, but the fact that there are in fact more than 116 Division 1- A schools taking part in the college football championships, and the very scope of college football is so very large and enormous that it is extremely difficult for anyone to be able to narrow it down to either two, or four, or even eight best teams who would deserve to play for the championship above the others. (Bowl Championship Series ... The Final Word) "

Tags:NCAA, varsity, sports, competition

Abstract
This paper describes the current method used to select a national champion in the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football and explains the structure of college football programs. The paper also explains the two main controversies that surrounds this selection process.

Overview and Structure
Money
Controversy

From the Paper
"The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is the current method used to select a national champion in NCAA Division I football. The NCAA declares no national champion and has no playoff system. The series has its genesis in the controversies of the 1990s, when there was sometimes no clear national champion, in part because there was no national championship game. Rankings obtained from polls of either coaches or sports writers were used during this time. When both sets of rankings produced the same number one team, that team was considered the consensus best in the country. Aside from not specifically crowning any team "national champion", the system often produced two different number one teams, both claiming to be the best. The NCAA sought to rectify this problem by creating a national championship game, and what followed was a series of attempts to create a system whereby the top two teams met in that game."

Tags:organization, rankings, championship

Abstract
This paper discusses how increased television coverage which has made Formula One racing the third most watched sporting event in the world has led to effective globalized marketing and an increase in sponsorship. Increased sponsorship in turn leads to increased media coverage. The author concludes by using the Shell-Ferrari Formula One relationship as an example to show the positive effect of sponsorship on Shell customers.

Outline
Growth of Formula One Popularity and Globalization
Globalized Marketing and Racing Globalization
Sponsorship and Globalized Brands in Relation to Formula One Racing

From the Paper
"By sponsoring Formula One racing events, organizations increase public awareness of their presence in the marketplace. They enhance their company image and can alter public perception. Sponsorship can build business and trade relationships, as well as goodwill, globally. They can increase target market awareness and build positive image dimensions. In addition, they can build brand preference and increased sales, while blocking competition in an increasingly competitive world, due to globalization."

Tags:popularity, integration, campaign, motorsport, advertising, fan

Abstract
This paper examines why Formula One racing has not succeeded in the US and examines the effects that it has on the attempts by global advertisers and FISA to create a truly global sponsorship platform. The paper makes the case that Formula One racing will not be successful in the United States in the future, despite the successful globalization efforts of many of its sponsors. It also demonstrates that F1's failure to capture the US imagination will result in a gradual decline in the importance of the sport to global commercial sponsors (although not for global governmental partners).

Outline:
Introduction
Media Growth through Sports
Interest of the Multinationals
Subject Population and Statistical Analysis
Coming to the United States
Benefits for the Participants
Recent Problems with the US
Conclusion: Making Formula One Relevant for the US Market

From the Paper
"Coming to the United States: Benefits for the Participants
The rewards of extending Formula One1 to the US are clear. Although comprising only 5% of the world population, the US accounts for 30% of global GNP (Julius 2005) . Many of the world's largest and most-successful multinationals are headquartered in the US. And the US is the largest car market in the world (Roberts 2006). The potential for sponsorship should exist both inside and outside the US' borders: from multinational companies already sponsoring F1 teams that wish to extend their marketing reach in the sport to the US, to companies (like AT&T) that are headquartered in the US that would like to extend their brand recognition in an effective way to the rest of the world."

Tags:racing, global, sponsorship

Abstract
This paper explains in detail the events surrounding the accusations of bribery, game fixing and scandal in the 1919 World Series Championships. It discuss event by event, examining the main players and the people involved. It explains how this was to be executed, the hordes of money people received, how they were found out and how this scandal broke. The paper also looks at how this scandal effected sports fans in America - how they felt that their heroes had abandoned them and their dreams were shattered.

From the Paper
"Naturally, the highlight of the baseball season in 1919 was the seventeenth annual World Series championships, this season bringing the Cincinnati Reds of the National League together with the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The early betting favorites were the White Sox, and for good reasons: their final regular season record of 88-52 was formidable, the team batting average for the year was a substantial .287, and they boasted two pitchers, Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams, who had combined to win 52 games in 1919, fully fifty-nine per cent of their victories (THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC #2, edited by David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace, pages 91-91, Bantam Books, New York, 1978). In present times, a season of fifteen wins is sure to lead to contract renegotiation for a pitcher. The Sox were installed as solid 5-1 favorites to bring the title home to Chicago."

Tags:chicago, gandil, jackson, sullivan, burns, rothstein

Abstract
The paper discusses how "Rubin ""Hurricane"" Carter was a former championship contending boxer who was arrested and wrongly convicted for a triple murder at a local bar in Paterson, N.J. The paper relates that Carter was training for a championship boxing match in October 1966 when he, along with his companion John Artis, was arrested for the triple murder of three customers at a bar in Paterson, NJ. The paper reveals that it took almost 20 years for Rubin Carter to be released as innocent. The paper argues that he was the victim, not only of racism, but of a ""win-at-all"" costs mentality of the prosecutor and the police, who were willing to suborn perjury and distortions in order to get their conviction.

From the Paper
'Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a former championship contending boxer who was arrested and wrongly convicted for a triple murder at a local bar in Paterson, N.J. Carter was training for a championship boxing match in October 1966 when he, along with his companion John Artis, was arrested for the triple murder of three customers at a bar in Paterson, NJ. Carter and Artis had been arrested on the night of the crime because they fit an eyewitness description of the killers, but they were not indicted by a grand jury when the one surviving victim failed to identify them as the gunmen. The state managed to produce two eyewitnesses, Alfred Bello and Arthur D...."

Tags:murder, race, wrongful conviction

Abstract
This paper discusses how the story of Don Haskins, the long time and Hall of Fame college basketball coach from Texas Western/UTEP had been largely uncelebrated until the 2006 release of "Glory Road". Directed by James Gartner and staring Josh Lucas as Coach Haskins, the movie depicts his 1966 National Championship run as the barrier breaking coach who was the first to start all black players and win the National Championship. The paper relates that the movie show how, by defeating perennial power and all white Kentucky, Haskins helped break down the racial barrier in sports, particularly in the South. The paper contends that the story told in "Glory Road" is truly an important event in not only American sports history, but also a story which sheds light on and highlights much of the racial issues which are prevalent in sports.

From the Paper
"Glory Road takes place in the 1960s, primarily in Texas and in the general atmosphere of the racial tensions existing in the American South during the time period. In the movie, the African-Americans who Don Haskin's recruited are given little opportunity to play collegiate basketball and although they have a love for the game, they do not see it as a viable alternative. They are well aware of the limited opportunities afforded to black athletes and to African-Americans in general. However, it seems Don Haskin's is oblivious to this as he cares only about winning and thus is willing to defy the established norms of NCAA Division I basketball in the South and play his men regardless of color. It is not until later as the season develops that he begins to realize the social implications of his actions as head coach as Haskins and his team become something more than just a basketball team, but a team that is playing for something more than just basketball. "

Tags:Don, Haskins, basketball, racism

Abstract
This paper examines how planning, controlling, organizing, and leading are the four management functions that every organization needs to manage to achieve its goals. It looks at how one organization that has had significant problems in the past is the Dallas Cowboys and how the goal of the Dallas Cowboys is to become a championship team, with a dependency on the management of the organization as much as on performance on the field. It assesses the organization by looking at both positive and negatives aspects in order to make recommendations on what the Dallas Cowboys need to do to become a championship team again.

From the Paper
"One of the major problems that the Dallas Cowboys have had in recent years is the bad image the team has received because of players being involved in off-field incidents. These off-field incidents include claims of rape, assault and drug use. In addition, players have been suspended because of drug use. These incidents create two major problems. Firstly, players can be lost through either suspension or through going to jail over rape and assault incidents. This limits the organization's ability to manage the organizing function, which refers to assigning tasks and allocating resources. For the Dallas Cowboys to win a championship, the major resource they need is the players of their team. If the team does not have reliable players that they know will be available this creates a level of uncertainty that makes it difficult to organize the team. This suggests that the organization could have problems attracting good players and retaining them."

Tags:planning, controlling, organizing, leading

Abstract
This paper examines the origins and the history of weightlifting over the years. It shows that the origin of lifting traces goes back in the earliest of documented history where man's attraction with physical ability can be seen with several ancient writings. From ancient Egypt and Greece, this paper traces the history of weightlifting events and competitions and discusses their history in different countries from France and Germany to Norway and Greece. It evaluates the medical opinion of weightlifting training and how since World War II, doctors have initiated research on muscle work out for the treatment of various kinds of wounds and muscle transformation. There is also a focus on women weightlifters who have since 1987 been accepted out at the World Championship competition.

From the Paper
"During that era, athletes were allowed to make four tries. However, after Steinbach gave up, Dimtris Tofalos made his last try. While, Spurred made an amazing attempt by lifting the extraordinary weight for that period making a record that remained until 1914. However, after ten years, i-e in 1924, the rules changed once again (ESPN.2001). What is worth mentioning here is the first sections of weightlifting formed during the ear between 1896 and 1906 by the Ethnikos Gymnastics Sports Club, Sports Clubs Eteria Patron, and Panellinios Gymnastics Sports Club (ESPN.2001)."

Tags:events, competition, greece, egypt, women, strength, skills