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 →
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 →
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 →
Books that have influenced me
This idea came from a reader of Tyler Cowen's site Marginal Revolution. This is a list based more on my gut and what came to my mind stream of consciousness rather than trying to think too deeply about this list.I admit that it was not instantaneous; I still had to think about books that mattered... Continue Reading →
As The Tebow Spins, Day 341: What is a college coaches job?
Okay, it hasn't really been that long.But it certainly feels like it.I will come right out and admit I am somewhere between neutral and negative on Tim Tebow, and that's a visceral reaction more than anything else.I have only been able to observe him through magazine articles and television interviews but my gut reaction is... Continue Reading →
Big Ten Expansion Sidebar: A preliminary list?
The company that the Big Ten hired to help them determine whether or not to expand and who to look at has come back and said, "Yep. Expand."Interesting piece by Teddy Greenstein in the Chicago Tribune today with his thoughts about who would be the best fit for the conference.Teddy cites the following factors as... Continue Reading →
Celebrate good times…or not
Canada loves hockey.Okay, that actually might be a bit of an understatement.Hockey is to Canada what football is to America.That might be a better analogy.Of course, American football is not in the Olympics. But hockey is.Last night, the Canadian women's ice hockey team beat the United States, 2-0 to win the gold medal at the... Continue Reading →
Someone in the NBA offices in New York must have been bored
With a lockout impending, it's good to see that the NBA front office is addressing the issues that are critical to on-court performance.No, they're not looking at hiring better officials.Apparently, they are too focused on Caron Butler's straw chewing habit.The NBA has ordered Butler, now with the Dallas Mavericks, to stop chewing on straws during... Continue Reading →
Big Ten Expansion Round 3: C.R.E.A.M.
(For previous installments on Big Ten Expansion, visit here and here).One thing that I found interesting about the Pac-10 analysis was how few of the athletic departments ran overall surpluses. Football made money and was in the black, but the departments were balanced.In the Big Ten? Not so much.Big Ten Financial AnalysisI would say that... Continue Reading →
Big Ten Expansion Round 2: Television Market Share
In the first round of Pac-10 expansion talks, I posted the reputational academic bonafides of the current Big Ten Schools and their potential new brethern.In this round, we will look at the television markets that are currently being utilized and what a newcomer would have to offer.Now, when talking markets, we are going to refer... Continue Reading →
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