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KC Star: Missouri has offer to join the SEC
According to a KC Star report from earlier today, Missouri has been offered a spot in the SEC, but the SEC would rather wait for the Big 12 implosion than have the Tigers join immediately. The news is obviously huge. However, there's a caveat. The SEC denies inviting Missouri. My personal opinion...
Conference Expansion Rumors
Just when it looked liked the Houston Chronicle had quashed the newest rumors that Texas A&M is going to the SEC (in reality the Board of Regents was meeting to discuss the Longhorn Network), Jon Wilner and SportsByBrooks brought the topic back to the floor last night on Twitter. What remains clear...
Don't Bet On It!: Week 14 College Football Forecasts for the National Games of Interest and Around the SEC
A pitiful 4-3 mark in last week’s SEC predictions dropped me to 52-13 for the season in conference forecasts, while a middling 3-2 ledger in last week’s national games of interest doomed me to limp into the final weekend of the regular season sporting a 36-22 record in non-SEC prognostications....
The Death of the Big 12 Conference
Let's get one thing straight. This piece is not designed to defame, belittle, or ceremoniously attack a league that I count among college football's finest. It's also not intended to cheer on the destruction of a modern gridiron giant. The simple fact is this: when the Big Ten announces plans...
Football Outside of the Big Ten - The Big XII
From time to time, it's important to look outside the Big Ten and remind ourselves that there is football being played by other teams in other conferences. The Rivalry, Esq. continues its look at those other conferences with the only league not to employ defensive coordinators - the Big XII. ...
Final BlogPoll Ballot Explained
Late Saturday afternoon, I posted a draft of my final BlogPoll ballot with a promise to offer a more thorough explanation later. Here now, without further ado, the justification for my rankings: Let’s start with the question over which I wrestled the most: "Who’s No. 1?" I acknowledged earlier...
Big XII Week Ahead: February 18 - 24
The Sooners and Bears may have flipped places after last week’s games. OU won two, while Baylor dropped both of their contests. The Big XII still looks like at least a four team league and with the lack of strength in the mid-majors is probably more likely to get six than just four. If the season...
Look Ahead in the Big XII: Jan. 28th - Feb. 3rd
Another week gone by and the Big XII is still looking good for six NCAA tournament bids. Kansas is obviously the favorite, but Texas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Baylor are all in good position through the first few weeks of conference play. Here is what is in store this week in the...
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