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Did Texas Kill Mega Expansion & Save Notre Dame’s Independence?
It wasn’t supposed to end this way, or at least no one thought it would. Conference expansion and realignment picked up a strong and robust head of steam over the past month and it looked as if collegiate athletics and football would be drastically changed sometime in the near future. Now it...
2011 Empire Challenge: Syracuse Recruit Impressions
I was able to catch almost all of last night's Empire Challenge between the New York City and Long Island All-Stars (for more on the game from Sean, click here). Usually, High School football all-star games are pretty brutal to watch, but I was pretty entertained by what ended up being a very...
What if the Big East weren't so big?
One pervasive argument in favor of splitting the (soon to be 17 team) Big East is that the league is simply too large and unwieldy. A team like St. John's, with a sparking RPI thanks to beating Duke, still sits on the NCAA bubble due to having nine losses. Under this reasoning, the league's...
Off Topic: Shut the door, there's a Draft
Not that NFL fans need to be reminded, tonight is the opening round of the 75th annual NFL College Entry Draft. Starting at 7:30 PM, the league will be holding it's annual ritual of renewal (and Mel Kipper Jr. will be involved in his annual ritual of rambling) from Radio City Music Hall in New...
Is New York City a Must for Major Championships?
The US Open returned this week to New York City - well, Long Island to be more specific - for the 2009 edition of the national championship at Bethpage Black. The Big Apple is a common stop for the US Open. Bethpage is a relative newcomer to the New York rotation that also consists of Shinnecock...
Wednesday Morning Dawg Bites
Before diving into my day, I wanted to bring you up to speed on a couple of points of interest: As I promised it would be, my appearance on "The Morning Drive" with Brady Ackerman and Mark McLeod has been rescheduled for 9:40 this Thursday morning. If you don’t happen to be within earshot of...
A Hill Country Fiesta
On Monday, I spent the evening at Hill Country in Manhattan with Horndogger, a BON semi-regular, and hundreds of other Longhorn fans, eating, drinking and watching Texas pull out a miraculous yet somehow never in doubt comeback win over Ohio State. Following is my take on the night and, for your...
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