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Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:24 pm EST

BCS crystal maker goes bankrupt, ominously portending nothing in particular

By Matt Hinton

Not to make light of dire times in the global economy, but from the perspective of a college football fan in the States, there's something poetic about the fate of Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the Irish company that crafts the crystal football on the BCS Championship trophy and which collapsed on Monday:

LONDON – Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the maker of classic china and crystal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure the struggling business or find a buyer failed.
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Trading in the company's shares was suspended on the Irish Stock Exchange where they languished at just one-tenth of a euro cent and the company's directors -- including Anthony O'Reilly, the Irish publishing magnate who along with his brother-in-law Peter Goulandris owns more than half of all Waterford Wedgwood shares -- handed in their resignations.

No truth to the rumors that the company's decline can be traced to the clumsiness of Orson Charles, but it does suggest -- quite literally -- that the future of the BCS crystal ball could be in very real jeopardy.

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Hat tip: Peter.

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  1. Jamie Mottram
    1. Posted by Jamie Mottram Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    That guy on the left is freaking me out.
  2. M B
    2. Posted by M B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    maybe the BCS
  3. M B
    3. Posted by M B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    maybe the BCS should file bankruptcy too!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. allhailcale
    4. Posted by allhailcale Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:58 pm EDT

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    Are those actual players, or just actors....?
  5. Phil C
    5. Posted by Phil C Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    This is a sign that the bcs needs to go.
  6. Gbdup
    6. Posted by Gbdup Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:40 pm EDT

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    the deck is stacked against oklahoma in this game and the DB is talking shiz. when someone talks shiz it just shows that they have issues and that they dont believe that they arent going to win, that they jinxed themselves and that they actually dont end up winning, and they fire up the team they are playing against. georgia learned this very well this year after they stormed the end zone against florida last year. Florida shouldve rubbed it in this year because the gators made georgia look like idiots as they did with LSU and francois. do not piss the gators off, it will only make them play harder and more focused. simply put - if you talk shiz, you lose.
  7. Gbdup
    7. Posted by Gbdup Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:40 pm EDT

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    im sure stoops and the team is feeling the effects of the DB because if he says it then they its like they all said it.
  8. trsr
    8. Posted by trsr Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:16 pm EDT

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    Jan. 1996 Fiesta bowl Florida and nebraska we know the results of that one. Fast forward Jan. 2009 Florida and Oklahoma another Big Eight school should be interesting.
  9. The World Famous Butt Pirate
    9. Posted by The World Famous Butt Pirate Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:03 pm EDT

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    What is Jose Canseco doing there? (on the far right).
    And the dude on the far left is fondling himself, just thinking about that trophy.

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