With the recent announcement that Texas and BYU are going to play a home and home series in 2013 and 2014, the rumor mill has started to churn. Again.But the noise this time isn't relating to the still undecided positioning of BYU vis-a-vis its desire to be independent.The noise this time is quite intriguing, though.When... Continue Reading →
Michigan, Ohio State, and the Tradition Paradox
tra·di·tion\trə-ˈdi-shən\ noun 1 a : an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom) b : a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable 2 : the handing down... Continue Reading →
Vince Lombardi and I have a question…
Couldn't have said it better myself, Vince.I've been swamped at my day job, which is par for the course when you work in higher education. Tuesday night, as I was winding down for the evening, I saw something flash across the ESPN bottom line that caught my attention. To paraphrase, "BYU considering going independent in... Continue Reading →
Why College Football Matters to Me
I've had this blog for about a year now, but I don't think that I formally introduced myself and explained the love I have for college football. I wanted to take some time this week and tell a story about the importance of college football in my life.I went to the University of Missouri for... Continue Reading →
Three Grudge Matches To Watch in 2010
One of the great things about college football is the rivalry games—those clashes between fanbases and teams that plain old don’t like each other. The intensity on the field (and occasionally in the stands or the parking lot) can get ugly from time to time, but if the two teams are evenly matched, they can... Continue Reading →
Running the numbers: Big 12 since 1996
Lately, as I've been driving around town, I've heard a promo for Colin Cowherd's radio show. I'm not the biggest fan of Cowherd (I find him to be condescending, pompous and arrogant) but the premise of the promo is interesting.Cowherd was asking, based on the fact that Colorado and Nebraska are soon departing the Big... Continue Reading →
Brain Trauma and Football: Reform Of Some Kind Is Needed
My son was born on September 8, 2007, which I remember not just for his birth, but also because it was the day that Dennis Dixon ran wild against Michigan in the Big House on the heels of Appalachian State stunning the Wolverines a week earlier. Now, in 2007 most of us football fans hadn’t... Continue Reading →
Only One Winner in the Expansion Game
The 2010 expansion race ended not with the cataclysmic change that was expected, but instead with a small whimper.The expected galvanization of the college athletics landscape never materialized in the manner many thought it would.Instead of mega conferences, we had:1) Colorado bolting to the Pac-10, where they seem to be quite happy with each other... Continue Reading →
The Bell Starts Tolling for Big 12: A Rare Fan’s eye view post
It’s a muggy, typical late summer night in Missouri.It’s August 31, 1996. I’m about a week or two into the start of my undergraduate career at the University of Missouri. I’m sitting in the lounge in the basement of my residence hall because I didn’t have a television in my room.I’m watching history as the... Continue Reading →
NCAA sanctions USC Football
Read the entire report here.One word:Damning.
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