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Who to root for this weekend?

Now with the BCS standings coming out this Sunday it is a good time for MWC fans or more specifically now that who the fans of Utah would like to win or lose. Now I will only go over matchups that ha...

Arguments for an Automatic BCS Bid for the Mountain West

This has been a hot topic over the past couple of days with articles ranging from Yahoo's Dan Wetzel writing an article where Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson says "I don’t think it’s inc...

George Steinbrenner Hates Joe Paterno

Fact.  Why?  This is why: Nick Carparelli Jr., the Big East’s associate commissioner for football, said in a telephone interview on Monday that talks for the Yankee Bowl have been pro...

When It Comes to Bowl Games the Mountain West Comes Up Short

The past week there has been re-negotiations with the Holiday Bowl, Gator Bowl and the Alamo Bowl.  Now is as good as ever to rail on the Mountain West bowl situation.  The Holiday and Alamo...

OWH: Lee Barfknecht Predicts the Big XII in 2009

Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald put together a post-spring prediction (warning: PDF file) of how the Big XII will shake out in 2009: North Kansas Nebraska Missouri Colorado Io...

Kyle Gets Conciliatory: An Encouraging Word About Boise State's Place at the Table

The recent Congressional hearings on the Bowl Championship Series are as unlikely to produce anything except talk as the Congressional hearings on steroid use in major league baseball, but give the gr...

Kyle Gets Contrary: Congress, the B.C.S., and the Virtue of Being Elitist

It is no secret to anyone that I am staunch in my opposition to a Division I-A college football playoff in any form whatsoever. It is, I hope, also no secret to anyone that I give mid-majors their due...

Sprints // 04.09.09

Arkansas: Pretty good, thank you very much. For those who thought Arkansas' baseball success (and, no, I'm not calling them "Diamond Hogs") was a result at least in part of their weak schedule --...

Big XII Standings: Week 5

Team Record Week Ahead 1. Oklahoma 7 - 0 vs. A&M (Wed); vs. Colorado (Sat) 1. Kansas 6 - 0 at Baylor (Mon); vs. Ok. State (Sat) 3. Missouri 5 - 2 at Texas...

Review: Longhorns Grab Huge Conference Road Win at Baylor

Game Recap: It wasn’t pretty, but it doesn’t have to be. The #11/12 Texas Longhorns (15-4, 4-1) snagged a huge road win in Waco as they outlasted Baylor, 78-72. The ‘Horns remain jus...


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