Keep in mind that we are only halfway through the season, and there remains a lot of football yet to be played. So it's impossible to address the dozens of hypothetical situations with the BCS standings.

Keep in mind that we are only halfway through the season, and there remains a lot of football yet to be played, ... So it's impossible to address the dozens of hypothetical situations with the BCS standings.

On behalf of the University of Oregon, I am delighted to offer my heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Richmond upon her election to this most prestigious organization. Dr. Richmond is one of the world's most accomplished chemists and she is an enormous credit to her profession and to this university. We are extremely honored to have her as a member of the Oregon faculty and as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

That means we don't get the efficiency, and the excitement you get from the face-to-face dealing of a really outstanding faculty.

Dr. Kaufman became dean at a time when the college and the university were reeling from the cuts that had been imposed by the state's Measure 5 bill. Under his leadership, the college has moved from dealing with significant program reductions to the point where it is recognized as one of the nation's finest education colleges.

This model is the least disruptive to current relationships between individual conferences and the individual bowls,