Published on: 27th June, 2010
The college football deck was shuffled a bit this past month. The Big Ten now twelve. The Big 12 now ten. The PAC-10 now also at twelve. The Mountain West getting Boise State while losing Utah. The SEC, ACC, and Big East stood pat, but not before discussions of ...Published on: 22nd June, 2010
The SEC tried to get into the state of Texas with their recent courtship of Texas A&M. Only some last minute machinations by the Longhorns, which included promises of fidelity and wheelbarrows full of money, kept the Aggies from straying. The SEC, however, has another option to ...Published on: 17th June, 2010
Well, the big raid is over. The barbarians of the Big Ten and the Vikings of the PAC came a raidin’ and were able to carry off some booty…Colorado to the West and the tasty jewel of Nebraska back to the Midwest. The Big 12, however, circled the wagons. They survived to fight ...Published on: 16th June, 2010
Remember the movie Little Big Man? Where the U.S. Government promised the Cheyenne their land as long as the wind blew, the sun shined, and the rain fell? By the end of the movie, Little Big Man said, “Well, sometimes the wind don’t blow, the sun don’t shine, and the rain ...Published on: 13th June, 2010
Enlightened self-interest. That is the rationale that we are hearing from teams with regards to conference realignment. It’s just enlightened self-interest. What is best for the school and the program. The best way that we can maximize revenues. There are now reports that Texas A&M will not follow the lead of Texas ...Published on: 19th May, 2010
It’s been a nice run for the TCU Frogs since Gary Patterson took over. Since his first game, the 2000 Mobile Bowl versus Southern Mississippi, the Frogs have gone 78-24, been to nine bowls, and have finished in the top ten two of the last three years. Yep, it's been ...Published on: 16th May, 2010
TCU has been playing football since 1896...that's a dang long time They've been at venerable Anon Carter Stadium since 1930, creating history and memories for their fans. The Froggies have won two national championships and 15 conference championships in their storied history; one in the old TIAA, nine in the ...Published on: 9th May, 2010
The Mountain West has been knocking on the door of the BCS for a couple of years now, successfully placing three teams into BCS bowls since 2005. This year the league members have scheduled some interesting match ups versus out of conference competition...some good, some bad, some ugly. Let's take a look ...Published on: 6th May, 2010
It’s put up or shut up time in Aggie land. Coach Mike Sherman, leading the Aggies, is an underwhelming 10-15 over the last two years. Take away those out of conference patsies and it gets worse; the Aggies are 5-11 in Big 12 league play. Time was the annual Thanksgiving match between ...Published on: 7th April, 2010
The NCAA announced today that it is getting rid of the basketball playoffs and adopting the model that college football utilizes to determine a national championship—the BCS. Henceforth, the college basketball programs will be aligned along with the football programs, and the two top dogs selected by experts and computers. “We’ve decided ...