Big East TV Negotiations and Expansion: Last but Still Least?
Published on: 6th August, 2011
The Big East Conference wants to shed the image as the "Least" of the six automatic qualifying Bowl Championship Series (BCS) conferences. As the long-time super-powered basketball conference seems to be making up for lost time in the football "gold rush" of TV contracts and seismic shifting in the world of college athletics, ...Fresno State, Nevada Join Mountain West: Realignment, Round Two
Published on: 19th August, 2010
It is official: The Mountain West Conference has now added the Fresno State Bulldogs and Nevada Wolf Pack as its 10th and 11th members. Brigham Young University is still an active member at this time. After losing the Utah Utes to Pac-10 expansion and bringing in the BCS buster Boise State ...Automatic Cash Conference: ACC’s TV Deal With ESPN Doubles Dollars
Published on: 17th May, 2010
John Swofford is all smiles. That wasn't always the case. The commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference led his membership into the first large-scale "raid" of another big-time college athletic conference back in 2004 and 2005. That expansion helped the ACC reach a lucrative increase in their football media rights with ABC/ESPN ...Doom Is Due: Denver Broncos’ Elvis Dumervil Deserves A Deal
Published on: 1st May, 2010
Doom . The etymology of which is from the Old English: dóm, meaning a "judgment, sentence, decree, law" An example would be something like this: These are the dooms which King Æthelberht established in the days of Augustine... If a man slay another, let him make bot with a half leodgeld of 100 shillings... While King ...How To Save College Football From Realignment Chaos
Published on: 29th April, 2010
“Saving” is a relative term of course, but in my opinion there are some wonderful things in college sports that are at great risk of being destroyed if the major conference powers begin a realignment process that results in four “super-conferences” and continued support of the BCS format. While I ...2010 NFL Draft: Second Round, First Impressions
Published on: 23rd April, 2010
The second round of the 2010 draft is about to kick off. The St. Louis Rams are next up on the clock and rumors are that the trade offers have been numerous. With many "first round talent" players available that is no surprise. One trade that will NOT happen ...2010 NFL Draft: Denver Broncos Must Pounce on Maurkice Pouncey
Published on: 21st April, 2010
The Broncos top brass certainly have many factors to weigh in the hours leading up to the 2010 NFL draft. Juggling their draft board, position needs, player values, and an uncertain NFL landscape can be enough to boggle the mind and create indecision. But make no mistake about it, the Broncos ...Broncos Bid Adieu To Brandon: Does Denver’s Draft Strategy Change?
Published on: 14th April, 2010
Good-bye Brandon. We loved watching you develop from an unknown 4th round draft pick out of Central Florida into the game's best young wide receiver. 327 receptions, 4,019 yards, 25 touchdowns, two Pro-Bowl seasons, and multiple off-field distractions later, your Denver career is done. We loved the leaping grabs, the "YAC", and ...Jim Delany and the Big Ten’s Expansion: A Size 12 or 16 Footprint?
Published on: 8th April, 2010
I am not sold on the foregone conclusion that the Big East will get targeted directly by Big Ten expansion. Yes, such a move could put pressure on Notre Dame to find a new all-sports home and the Big Ten would be in a prime spot to land them. The current ...CU Buffs 2010 Depth Chart
Published on: 28th March, 2010
Entering the 2010 football season, the CU Buffs football team has many questions to answer. Coach Dan Hawkins will now be in his fifth season in charge of the program and everyone knows that it could be his last. With rumors swirling around that CU could be a target to ...Featured Sponsors
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