NCAA Conference Realignment: Miami AD Kirby Hocutt Stays Loyal to ACC
Published on: 15th June, 2010
In light of current conference expansion, the Miami Hurricanes have made it clear that they are not going to leave the ACC. UM athletic director Kirby Hocutt said the team will not look to leave the ACC if it is invited to join another conference. "The ACC is our home," Hocutt told ...ACC Secures $1.86 Billion Television Deal with ESPN
Published on: 18th May, 2010
The ACC has reached a deal with ESPN for its television rights to football and basketball. According to the Sports Business Journal, the new deal is worth $1.86 billion over 12 years. The new contract will pay the conference $155 million a year. The ACC's current deal, which ends in 2010-2011, pays ...Miami-Notre Dame: The Likely Renewal of Catholics vs. Convicts
Published on: 14th May, 2010
Catholics versus Convicts. A moniker to a rivalry that entailed so much hate between the University of Miami and Notre Dame in the 1980s. The series was so famous, a Notre Dame student created t-shirts with the phrase "Catholics vs. Convicts," and they were huge sellers. The Hurricanes can say they have shed ...Put Up Or Shut Up for the Miami Hurricanes in 2010
Published on: 29th April, 2010
Since the University of Miami joined the ACC, it has been a team with the potential to compete for the conference crown. Six years later, this is a program that has failed to take over a league that has no clear cut front runner, other than Virginia Tech. I know that former ...NCAA Football: SEC Studies Expansion
Published on: 27th April, 2010
The college football landscape may never be the same following the continuous talks of the super conferences expanding. If ever we needed more reasons to believe that expansion is upon us, the SEC is studying the possibilities just in case. Commissioner Mike Slive said although the league is not courting any ...Jimmy Graham’s Football Decision Pays Off, First Miami Hurricane Drafted
Published on: 24th April, 2010
For University of Miami tight end Jimmy Graham, the promise of an NFL career came to fruition on Friday night, after the New Orleans Saints drafted him in the third round. The North Carolina native became the first Miami player drafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, taken 95th overall by the ...Paul Tagliabue Hired by Big East
Published on: 22nd April, 2010
The Big East hired former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue as a special adviser for strategic planning, according to ESPN. Tagliabue previously served as commissioner of the NFL from 1989-2006. This hire by the conference is in anticipation of a move by the Big Ten to expand its own league from 11 teams ...Miami-Ohio State Showdown in Columbus Set for 3:40 Kickoff
Published on: 21st April, 2010
When the Miami Hurricanes take the field at the horseshoe in Columbus on Saturday, Sept. 11, it will not take place under the lights, according to Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith. Instead, kickoff for the Miami-Ohio State game is set for 3:40 p.m. Smith said there would be no other ...Donovan McNabb’s Move Was Inevitable
Published on: 5th April, 2010
As the saying goes, “you don’t realize what you have until its gone.” For the City of Brotherly Love, the man they booed back on that Saturday in April of 1999 with the second overall pick, is officially gone. After 11 seasons and 132 starts, quarterback Donovan McNabb is leaving Philadelphia ...Mike Shanahan to Become Washington Redskins New Head Coach
Published on: 5th January, 2010
The Washington Redskins have a new head coach with Mike Shanahan, who is taking over in the nation’s capital. According to ESPN , the deal is a five-year contract for $7 million a year. A day after firing Jim Zorn, who in two seasons went 12-20, the Redskins ...Featured Sponsors
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