The seat contains an ancient and beautiful city with an esteemed university based on the collegiate system of Oxbridge.

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The collegiate system may look messy, but it guarantees diversity and experiment.

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However, just as the independence of the film star loosened the iron grip of the studio system, so too the independence of the star professor will loosen the grip of the collegiate tenure system.

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Because under the new 4-team collegiate playoff system, only 3 postseason games really matter.

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No factor is more important to insuring a winning collegiate sports program than the vision, system, development techniques and coaching provided by its coaches.

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In his paper Reynolds also suggests alternative, unbiased solutions to resolving the collegiate football national championship, including a playoff system that does not favor the six major conferences that created the apparent monopoly that currently exists.

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This may have major implications in applying antitrust principles to colleges because, at least in theory, one could argue that collegiate sports teams are in fact, under the umbrella of the university system.

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