# The Fiesta Bowl, the BCS and the NCAA.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fiesta-bowl-the-bcs-and-the-ncaa/581583
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [May 11, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fiesta-bowl-the-bcs-and-the-ncaa/581583 "2011-05-11T23:22:26Z")
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### Author: ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fiesta-bowl-the-bcs-and-the-ncaa/581583/1 "2011-05-11T23:22:26Z")

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What a horrible joke they all are.

[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110511/ap\_on\_sp\_co\_ne/fbc\_fiesta\_troubles](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110511/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_fiesta_troubles)

$1 million fine. Whoop-de-do.

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### Author: ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fiesta-bowl-the-bcs-and-the-ncaa/581583/2 "2011-05-12T02:44:35Z")

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Not surprised. Even when all the “activities” came to light, the BCS/NCAA was saying “Don’t do it _again_, or you’re out”