conferences Stories - Burnt Orange Nation
Conference Realignment; What Do You Think?
Ok Miner Rushers, we want to hear your opinion. Conference expansion has gone every which way over the last few days, but has seemed to settle down now as the PAC-12 will likely not expand to 16 in this current round of realignment. WHAT WE KNOW: While much is still up in the air, this much is...
Texas A&M to SEC? Roaring expansion tidal wave imminent?
If a report from the Texas A&M rivals affiliate is to be believed, Division I athletics is on the brink of a massive tidal wave steaming ahead for conference coasts. Thursday evening, Aggieyell.com reported that Texas A&M is on its way to the SEC, pending approval by Board of Regents at an...
MLS Conferences and Roster Rules are Being Announced Today
EIn just a few short hours we'll know exactly what our 2011 MLS conferences look like, how they've changed and what they mean for us, Portland (hint: very little!). Additionally, MLS HQ is promising that the roster rules will be released today as well as some Canada-specific news... very...
JoePa Backs Off
And seemingly as quick as it started, it ended just as quick...the request of Joe Paterno for the Big Ten to add another member, that is."Twice in recent weeks Paterno expressed his desire for the Big Ten to add a 12th team and a league championship game, which would end the regular season on the...
Big Ten Expansion? I'll Pass.
So the Big Ten expansion issue has come up yet again, with Joe Pa leading the charge. Part of their reasoning is that it seems the league wants to remain in the public eye over the last few weeks of the season and be able to reap the profits from a championship game. If all you're looking for as a...
Big Ten Basketball Ramifications
Yesterday, I discussed my reasoning for Pitt to NOT join the Big Ten. My rambling focused mostly on the football side of things, so I'd like to weigh in on the basketball side.Basketball coach Jamie Dixon let his thoughts be known: "I can't see how any team would improve where they're at by...
What they're (the pesky rumor-driven media) saying about P10 expansion
In a short span of 24-hours, this story went from a little rumor into something that definitely is happening...maybe. Newspapers and blogs all over the internet are now picking up on the potential of the Pac Ten expanding to twelve teams and though nothing has been confirmed, there has not been any...
Sprints Loves Football More Than You Do // 07.09.09
No news; let's talk conferences. The Rivalry, Esq., finds that SEC fans don't love football more than Big Ten fans do. I have to put myself in the qualified agreement category. (I'm paraphrased in the story. While it's not a direct quote, it's pretty close and probably makes me sound smarter than I...
SEC on SBN ... and Other Sites You Should Be Reading // 02.09.09
At least he didn't say anything about sugar. Alligator Army highlights the less noticed large group of people insulted by Lane Kiffin: the town of Pahokee. Outside of the south, depressed and rural towns are not filled with five star recruits. Kiffin probably thought Pahokee was no different...
Whither the BCS?
NOTE: This post was begun Monday night, before C&F's Internet connection went out. Though others have covered this to an extent, C&F has done some extra research that he would like to think is enlightening. Tom Hansen, longtime commish of the Pac-10, is stepping down in July 2009. At...
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