Football Bowl Subdivision’s Unsure Future

My alma mater is playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game. This is quite an accomplishment given that the head coach, Eli Drinkwitz, probably entered the season on the hot seat. He has been a good to great recruiter, but has been a questionable gameday coach, although he did make the smart decision this... Continue Reading →

Maybe Jim Delany is Right

Photo: Jerry Lai/USA TodayI am not a huge fan of the Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany. I've found him in the past to be excessively rigid, dogmatic and a hectoring sort of individual. This is not to say that he has not done good things, but I am not a fan of the man from... Continue Reading →

Michigan needs victories, not mascots

Even though my background is in higher education administration, I have had the pleasure of spending time around business majors and business professors. In addition, I have plenty of friends who work in business, marketing, advertising.As a communications major, and as a cynical person, I believe that nothing good can ever come from the words, "youth demographic." Especially... Continue Reading →

Big Ten and Pac-10 Expansion: Mechagodzilla wonders what else he can shoot

I've had to go underground from the sports blogging scene because work/home life/blogging balance wasn't happening. Having my allergies flare up wasn't happening, either.So naturally, when I head off for my mini-sabbatical, all hell decides to break loose. Of note to me:1) The NCAA's new celebration rule, which I will get to tomorrow. Suffice to... Continue Reading →

Why No Big Ten Love

It's funny that I wrote a piece talking about four FBS conferences that I thought were searching for respect on a national level, and most of the comments address one conference that I didn't discuss:The somewhat lamentable Big Ten.Was it oversight on my part?Nope.I think the Big Ten gets a proper amount of respect given... Continue Reading →

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