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Big Ten Might Jump on the Playoff Bandwagon
If I could put my finger on one reason why I don't like Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, it's that he comes off like the worst kind of politician. He's devoted solely to his conference and rarely acts like he cares about the big picture. He reeks of condescension while sometimes engaging in spin...
Optimal Conference Size
Throughout this conference realignment soap opera, one of the silent driving motivations has been the assumed inexorable march toward superconferences. The most widely agreed assumption has been that the long-term end game for college football is a reduced number of conferences with 16 teams each....
Realignmentality
Take the title of this post however you want. The reality of realignment, the mentality of it, a ridiculous portmanteau intended to give me somewhere to start this post, whatever. The point is that I have gotten tired of reading all of the ridiculous takes on this realignment saga available from...
Conference Realignment - What We Think We Know
Or more accurately what I think I know. I'm going to handle this by looking at the situation from various parties' perspectives. My take on their positions is based on valid information, baseless rumors, and personal opinion. So basically it's ironclad truth that you can take to the bank. Like...
What is Jim Delany up to?
There was a bit of news the last few days that hasn't really gotten a lot of play and I am curious what you lot think about it. JIM DELANY WANTS TO PAY PLAYERS TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT MICHIGAN!!!! OMGZ! Well, at other schools too. And he is only paying an additional $8.22 a day. In the past Jim...
Pre-conference ramble
I'm doubtful that anyone is looking forward to the conference season in college basketball more than I. I keep seeing things that confuse me. (I know, I know, easily confused, so what?) But the music from that Corona Light commercial that keeps running on the games I watch is now running through my...
Larry Scott Paul Finebaum
First of all, if you haven't checked in to The Paul Finebaum Radio Network before, make a New Year's resolution to give it a whirl some time. Generally, the audience calls in and hilarity ensues. This Fall you would have learned Nick Saban may not be the guy to get it done at Bama. Today he had...
BCS Projection/Analysis Week 13
Thought I'd link my thoughts on tomorrow's BCS, particularly with the Big 10 3-way tie-breaker looking somewhat interesting. Still can't believe Boise State blew a 17pt lead to Nevada. It's bad enough to know they probably missed out on going to Pasadena. They'll feel even worse if Auburn...
BCS - Week 1 - Quick Update
We still have yet to see the biggest BCS related match up of the weekend (Boise/VT), but that game is pretty clear cut as far as NC implications. As I've said previously, I believe Boise can make a serious NC game run as an undefeated team if: a) teams from the big boy conferences (SEC, Big 10,...
Texas-Minnesota Series Cancelled
Texas has backed out of the proposed home-and-home series with Minnesota. Originally set for 2015/16, the series was dropped after lengthy negotiaions failed to resolve a breakdown over video rights. The two athletic departments couldn't come to an agreement over how the schools could use the...
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