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Pac-12 Television Deal Press Conference
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott will host a press conference at 9:00 am MT/ 8:00 am PT to discuss the record breaking television rights deal. It is expected that he will announce a 12-year deal for football and men's basketball worth $3 billion with ESPN and Fox, an average of $250 million a year...
2011 NCAA Tournament: Maryland's Gary Williams Was Right After All
Though the ACC managed to get just four teams into this year's NCAA Tournament, the conference has certainly made the most of its limited tournament opportunities. As a conference, the ACC has a combined 7-1 record through the first two rounds of the Tournament. Compare that to the records of the...
Looking Back on Steve Lavin's UCLA Teams
One of the burning questions about new St. John’s coach Steve Lavin is "what will Lavin’s teams look like"? Will the team run? Will they be able to score? Can they make a move in the Big East? It's been a while since we've seen Lavin coach. His UCLA squads were curious teams,...
2011 NFL Pro Bowl Rosters: ACC Teams Lead Way With 18 Selections
The big news of the day is the announcement of the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl Rosters. First, congratulations to Matt Ryan and Chris Snee on their 2011 NFL Pro Bowl selections. This year's Pro Bowl will be Ryan's first and Snee's third straight selection. The twelve schools that are now members of the ACC...
Pac-10 Officials Penalized for Ruining Virginia-USC Game
Wahoo Nation knew it was the wrong call the second the ref blew the whistle. Mike London certainly knew it was the wrong call. It seems like everyone knew it was the wrong call -- except the zebras. Today's Pac-10 release acknowledges as such, and states that "reprimand and removal from a future...
Confidential: From the Desk of Dan Beebe
The Case for the Big 12 Conference Well, a couple months back this was probably on his desk... A few weeks back Texas Tech's blog, I Am The 12th Man, posted a link to 60 pages of emails from the since averted crisis. Many of the emails were merely press releases and relevant articles; however,...
Sunday Buff Bites - July 1st Looks Like the Pac-10 Deadline for Colorado
Krieger: If the Pac-10 calls, Buffs must listen - The Denver Post If an expanded Pac-12 wants a more lucrative TV package in place when the current package expires, it will need to have new media markets — say, Denver and Salt Lake City — and a new conference championship game already...
How the Mountain West Can Become an Automatic BCS Qualifier
The ongoing agitation for a playoff, while not without its intelligent and principled adherents, nevertheless is in some quarters largely a knee-jerk reaction born primarily of greed and envy. Last night’s Fiesta Bowl once again exposed the hypocrisy of this position, as two supposedly disheartened...
Don't Bet On It!: College Football Bowl Edition (Part VII)
When I tell you not to bet on it, I mean it. I’ve been botching calls left and right in my postseason predictions thus far, so I’m not even going to bother with my usual disclaimer; if you haven’t figured out by now that I don’t know what I’m talking about, you’ve assumed the risk. In my defense,...
Don't Bet On It!: College Football Bowl Edition (Part VI)
After focusing on matters closer to home, both personally and athletically, in recent days, I now return to forecasting all the bowl games. However, I must remind you that I am quite bad at this, as evidenced by my sub-.500 prognosticating record in the postseason thus far, so, please, whatever you...
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