If you can avoid getting too nauseous, this will be good “Sunday read”. [snip] he did what he has done for the past 10 years. He very quietly took decisive action to strengthen — and possibly save — his conference. Swofford may look like he stepped out of a Brooks Brothers ad and into a […]
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The day after Maryland – how should the ACC respond?
There are some great articles and discussion related to the big changes in the ACC that we wanted to elevate from our message forums to the front page of the blog this morning. Those of us who are ‘ACC purists’ are still bewildered by the decision and the speed at which our northernmost founding member […]
ACC to welcome Notre Dame as partial-member (UPDATED 12PM)
Noon Update: Dan Wetzel explains some details (Yahoo!): Even though the football team isn’t joining the ACC, that program is affected by the news as well. The Irish will play five games every year against ACC opponents, the conference said. Notre Dame will join the ACC as soon as it can exit the Big East, […]
Great scoop on ACC expansion
In ‘Power move by the ACC’ the Boston Globe constructs a must read that details a lot of interesting a insight into the developments of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s expansion in recent years. The piece highlights Boston College’s opposition to including the University of Connecticut in the most recent round of expansion. I never thought […]
Pitt & Syracuse to join ACC on Sunday? Texas next? [Updated 3:35pm]
It appears that the ACC is being proactive and will be one of the superconferences. Pittsburgh and Syracuse have submitted applications to join the ACC. The Atlantic Coast Conference has been approached by at least 10 schools about possible membership, a group that includes the Big East’s Pitt and Syracuse, both of which have tendered […]
SEC unanimously accepts A&M; Big XII blocking move? (Updated 8pm)
Now that it’s official that A&M will become the 13th member, it’s absolutely certain the SEC will at least add a 14th member, and probably soon (ESPN): The member presidents of the Southeastern Conference unanimously voted to accept Texas A&M Tuesday night as the league’s 13th member, but the Aggies’ official acceptance has been delayed […]
Big Ten expansion talk heats up…commissioner says no
11:04 p.m. update WRAL: Big Ten quashes latest expansion rumors Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany e-mailed conference officials Tuesday to stamp out a rumor that four schools had already been offered a chance to join the league. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith confirmed Tuesday that Delany had quashed a report that the Big Ten had offered expansion […]
The finances behind the destruction of college basketball
SFN: We’d like to thank one of our loyal readers, ‘noah’, for submitting this great piece. If you would ever like to submit an entry for the front page of the blog please just email us at [email protected] So, now that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is over, I suppose we can say goodbye to […]
96-team NCAAT field could come as early as 2011
I’m not going to get into what I actually think of this move by the money-hungry NCAA because my blood pressure needs to stay at acceptable levels. Every time I hear about this move it makes me question the entire NCAA as a whole. But despite any negative feelings from sports writers, fans, coaches or […]
It’s Time The ACC Admitted Its Mistake – Boston College Shouldn’t Be An ACC Team
The annual bowl rota of the ACC took a major nosedive this week when the conference refused to give the Gator Bowl flexibility in selecting an ACC team to play in their annual game. In place of the Gator Bowl, the Independence Bowl now takes its place. The Independence is in Shreveport, Louisiana, deep in […]
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