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 →
An Ultimatum? That’s the best you can do?
(Update: 12:08pm PDT) According to the Austin American Statesman, it was the Big 12 presidents who delievered this ultimatum to Nebraska and Missouri. My original sentiment still stands, though, that the conference commissioner has to have something to do with this ultimatum. Oh, and I still think the ultimatum is bullshit.)I rarely use this space... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Speculation: Realignment into divisons
As a strictly mental exercise, I wanted to think about how the Pac-10 would realign if they did expand. There are a couple of possible alignments to think about. There is the traditional East/West Alignment, where a line is drawn among the cities that make up the conference and voila!Now, all of these alignment assume... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Sidebar: The realistic choices
After we highlighted Teddy Greenstein's Chicago Tribune piece about Big Ten expansion possibilities the other day, I came across this piece by the San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner looking at Pac-10 expansion.Some interesting notes from Wilner's blog (which is a must read):* Voting on expansion will have to be unanimous. All of the schools... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Round 3: C.R.E.A.M.
(For previous installments on Pac-10 Expansion, visit here and here.)Round three of Pac-10 expansion talk has us looking at some financial information about the current membership of the conference and the contenders.The information looked at in this exercise is taken from reports that the colleges and universities across this land submitted to the U.S. Department... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Round 2: Television Market Share
In the first round of Pac-10 expansion talks, I posted the reputational academic bonafides of the current Pac-10 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 to... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Round 1: Academics
So now that the call has gone out from Pac-10 commish Larry Scott that the Pac-10 will be looking into expansion by two members over the next 12 months or so, I thought it would be fitting to jump on the bandwagon and see who the most likely candidates are.Immediately, because this is football driven,... Continue Reading →
Test For Echo 