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June 18, 2008

Jones looks to crash BCS bash with new date SMU

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/cusa/2008-06-18-jones-smu_N.htm They are college football's little guys, outsiders peering in at a celebration for someone else. Think of the Bowl Championship Series games every January as the biggest party for the hottest fraternities, and these are the dorm guys, commuters maybe, hoping to sneak past the bouncers. But that doesn't stop them from aspiring to the sport's grandest stage and, in recent years, they're getting there. SMU: School looks to avoid past spending mistakes HAWAII: Program tries to rebuild without Jones and Brennan Boise State of the lightly regarded Western Athletic Conference did it two seasons ago, putting together an undefeated regular season, earning a BCS bid and then stunning Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. USA Today.com 6/18/08