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PLAYOFFS?! Jim Delany Once Again Sets the College Football Offseason on Fire
Just as he did so perfectly last offseason, Jim Delany and the Big Ten are at it again. The concept of the Big Ten even entertaining playoff proposals seemed laughable as recently as two months ago. But in the wake of a low-rated BCS title game that satisfied few outside the Southeastern...
Jim Delany And The Art of Face Control
My weekly column on the SB Nation mothership is up. The highlights include mocking the credulous Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN, metaphors involving killer whale pods, vampire bats, and cover charges at Da Club. Here's your teaser: So Jim Delany has been feeling magnanimous. He is intensely interested...
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...
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...
Beebe’s 10
Thanks to @maninblack for tracking down the story that Dan Beebe has hired Austin-based firm GSD&M | idea city to help, like, figure out just what the hell this conference is and what to call it. "We’re looking at how we position ourselves, our name and whether we need a name change," Beebe...
Podcast #24: The One Where Roy Kramer Appears At Our Seance
Today we were joined by arithmetic ninja SynTex of BCS 101. He gave us a great refresher on how this system "works" (big fingers in the air quote marks) and we went over a few scenarios that currently seem possible. Of course a whole bunch of teams play this weekend and will screw some of that up....
Pac 10 Commish: Blame Texas Politics
There is no Pac 16 thanks to "Texas politics," and UT playing both sides by leaking the story before it was a done deal . That's what Pac 10 Commissioner Larry Scott told reporters Wednesday at the conference's media day. Scott made several points while talking to reporters on the floor of the...
The Super Bowl is Not an Argument Against Playoffs
For the second time in five years team that went 9-7 in the NFL regular season made the Super Bowl. This time, that 9-7 team actually won the thing. It's enough to make a die hard college football fan scoff at the pro league's standards for who gets to be called champion. Before going further, it's...
Urban Meyer Has Some In the Big Ten Feeling Threatened
Former Florida head coach Urban Meyer has gotten a lot of heat from some fellow Big Ten coaches over his recruiting tactics. Specifically Meyer, and hold back your horror here for a second, went after recruits that were committed to other schools. I know, I know. It's a good thing I first heard...
OTE Chats With Dave Revsine Of The Big Ten Network, Part 1
[Editors Note: This is the first of a two part interview conducted on Friday, before we found out about the tragic news on the passing of Joe Paterno. Part II discusses JoePa's legacy, and will be posted soon...Ted] Back in August, right before the beginning of the season, we were fortunate to...
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