Scheduling Problems For Super Conferences: The Case Of The Big Ten
Published on: 29th July, 2010
For some reason, I am still shocked when I realize that people who demand radical change often have no idea that the radical change necessitates that much of what they have now, including much that they like most, must be sacrificed. You cannot have your cake and eat it ...Division Alignment is the Biggest Dilemma for the Big Ten
Published on: 13th July, 2010
Not long after the creation of the Big 12, I predicted that unless the league were to change its divisions, it would see great disparity in football quality, which would lead to growing dissension that could rupture the conference. Virtually all people who read my warnings assumed I was crazy. After ...Conference Realignment: What Would Be Best for Rutgers?
Published on: 13th July, 2010
For some reason, reading through comments on my article "Conference Realignment: Frank the Tank and What Syracuse Should Do" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/414160-conference-realignment-frank-the-tank-and-what-cuse-should-do led me to ask myself: What would be best for Rutgers? That is an absurdly funny question for any college football fan older than 25 or 30. For most of history, Rutgers ...With the Dust Settling in the Big 12, What Happens to the Other Texas Tech?
Published on: 6th July, 2010
The Big 12 has reprimanded Tommy Tuberville ( http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/07/03/tuberville.reprimand.ap/index.html ) for saying publicly what any thinking college football fan has discussed: that the disparity between Big 12 schools in revenue from the conference's TV deals guarantees new resentment that will lead to more fracturing. After making itself the centerpiece in a deal ...Conference Realignment: Frank the Tank and What Syracuse Should Do
Published on: 1st July, 2010
I clearly do not see the Big Ten as the unstoppable, irresistible force as do many of its fans. In contrast to me is the blogger Frank the Tank, who has had fans of the Midwestern league all a-flutter for months, thinking that Notre Dame, Texas, and any other ...WVU Mountaineers and The ACC
Published on: 26th June, 2010
I think interesting that the b/r article of mine with the most reads is the one in which I note the value of Texas A&M and West Virginia to the SEC: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/405006-the-value-of-tamu-and-wvu-to-the-sec Today, I read an article that made me think about WVU again: http://wvgazette.com/Sports/201006241018 Writing for the Charleston Gazette , Mike Whiteford ...Most Important ACC Football Games, Part 2
Published on: 24th June, 2010
If you have not already, see Part 1: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410774-most-important-acc-football-games-part-1 13. Wake Forest at Stanford, 18 September Jim Harbaugh is building the best Stanford program since Jim Plunkett won the Heisman and the Cardinal went to back to back Rose Bowls. Even so, last year Jim Grobe and the Demon Deacons defeated Stanford. As the ACC schedule ...Most Important ACC Football Games, Part 1
Published on: 24th June, 2010
It is a given that ACC football does not have a great reputation. Those of us who know the league well, know that ACC football is much better than what the average fan of other conferences is willing, or able, to concede. The lingering negative view is based primarily on two ...NCAA Conference Realignment: Hazards For Future Big Ten Expansion
Published on: 22nd June, 2010
Big East and Big Ten fans have been excited the past few days by a recently uncovered 2005 newspaper report regarding the rules governing how schools may leave the former conference: http://www.projo.com/pc/content/projo_20050224_24beast.23704bb.html The fact regarding possible Big Ten expansion at the expense of the Big East that has certain fans salivating is: ...Academic Rankings and Conference Realignments: What Texas Can Do
Published on: 16th June, 2010
My Longhorn buddy takes some exception to what I have to say in the first "Academic Rankings and Conference Realignments ." He notes that different rankings systems come out with different results. That is a given, but here is what is also a given: any rankings system that places the Pac-10 ...Featured Sponsors
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