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March 11th, 2009, 10:41 AM
01-25-2009 11:14 AM
CSN Diary: Ivy League 2008 Review
http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/skins/andreas_01/img/82551_CSNDiary.JPGBy Chuck Burton, The CSN Way Columnist
If the Ivy League chose to participate in the postseason, Brown’s win to close the year would have given the Bears a trip to the FCS playoffs, while Harvard, who defeated their hated rival Yale in the 125th edition of “The Game", would have sat at home nervously waiting to see if they had secured an at-large selection to the playoff field.
But that’s not how it’s done in the Ancient Eight. Instead, the final games of the regular season at end of the year determine the Ivy League champions - their final chance to compete for their team on the gridiron. Brown and Harvard ended the 2008 season as winners of their final games - and Ivy co-champions.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/01/25/the-csn-way-ivy-league-2008-review?blog=5#more4123)
CSN Diary: Ivy League 2008 Review
http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/skins/andreas_01/img/82551_CSNDiary.JPGBy Chuck Burton, The CSN Way Columnist
If the Ivy League chose to participate in the postseason, Brown’s win to close the year would have given the Bears a trip to the FCS playoffs, while Harvard, who defeated their hated rival Yale in the 125th edition of “The Game", would have sat at home nervously waiting to see if they had secured an at-large selection to the playoff field.
But that’s not how it’s done in the Ancient Eight. Instead, the final games of the regular season at end of the year determine the Ivy League champions - their final chance to compete for their team on the gridiron. Brown and Harvard ended the 2008 season as winners of their final games - and Ivy co-champions.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/01/25/the-csn-way-ivy-league-2008-review?blog=5#more4123)