# BCS==Blown Collusion system (College Football)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-blown-collusion-system-college-football/213804>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 18, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-blown-collusion-system-college-football/213804 "2003-11-18T00:08:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-blown-collusion-system-college-football/213804/101 "2003-12-12T15:30:27Z")

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Number Six: because “champion” pretty much means “the SINGLE best”. There can be only one.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-blown-collusion-system-college-football/213804/102 "2003-12-12T16:13:53Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \*  
> \*\* There can be only one. \*\*

There is an idea. Let them settle it the old fashioned way. Give all the players swords and let them have at it (only clean beheadings count).

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**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-blown-collusion-system-college-football/213804/103 "2003-12-13T04:30:48Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \*  
> \*\*Number Six: because “champion” pretty much means “the SINGLE best”. There can be only one. \*\*

You’ve got me there. “Champion”, being singular, definitely does indicate only one.

“Champions”, on the other hand, is plural, and indicates more than one, as in “Teams A and B are co-national champions.” Use the proper inflectional ending, and there can be more than one.

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