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Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings
It's fair to say that Southern Miss has established itself as the best team in Conference USA, and its just as fair to say that at this point the Memphis Tigers are the only other team in the same ball park. Tulsa isn't far behind, and Marshall and UCF aren't far behind the Hurricane, but after...
The Antitrust Suit That Scares the Hell Out of the NCAA...
...was filed almost three years ago by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon. It has since evolved into a class-action suit that is being handled by a high profile law firm. It is – at best – halfway through its torturous path through the court system. The plaintiffs allege that the NCAA and...
Football Scholarship Total to Remain at 85
The NCAA Board of Directors Saturday voted down a proposal to cut football scholarships for D-1 programs from 85 to 80. The Board did reaffirm the desire to provide a $2,000 "miscellaneous expense allowance" for athletes on full scholarship. The Board voted 14-4 to send it back to a work group to...
Disney-Comcast Enter 10 Year Agreement: Longhorn Network Not A Part of It
Comcast and the Walt Disney Company announced a 10-year, multiplatform distribution deal Wednesday that brings the "TV Everywhere" concept one step closer to reality. The Longhorn Network however, is not a part of the ESPN channels included in the agreement. The deal brings the national family of...
The Sooner Network: Coming To A TV Near You
sort of. The Sports Business Journal is reporting that Fox Sports Southwest and OU are close to reaching an agreement where the regional network will televise 1,000 hours of Sooner programming on its FS Southwest and FS Oklahoma regional sports networks. It would be available on the basic sports...
Pac 12, Big 10 Enter Into A Sports Alliance
Starting next year, the Pac 12 and Big Ten will begin to feature games between all 24 teams in the two leagues in every sport -- including football. The cooperative agreement is a way for the leagues to derive some of the benefits from expansion without actually having to do the heavy lifting. The...
Texas vs. Rhode Island Open Thread
Texas (1-0) takes part in the 24-hour basketball marathon on ESPN in a little while when they host the Rhode Island Rams (0-1) at 3:00 pm. The Horns won their 10th consecutive season opener by defeating Boston University 82-46. Rhode Island meanwhile lost to George Mason 92-90 in overtime, despite...
Texas Basketball 2012 Recruiting: What It Means, Where We’re Going
With the commitment of Ioannis Papapetrou, the Longhorns’ 2012 recruiting class has reached its denouement. While Texas could conceivably add one more recruit (more on that later), capping the class at five appears perfectly fine with Rick Barnes and the Longhorn coaching staff. Thoughts About Our...
Texas and NCAA APR
The NCAA is strongly implying that entry into the 2013 NCAA basketball tournament will be contingent upon an acceptable APR for each program. The 900 requirement will be phased into a 930 score requirement over two years and then to 940. The APR has become somewhat of a focus for the organization...
Big 12 Settles on Equal Revenue Sharing
As expected, the nine current members of the Big 12 have agreed to equally share all broadcast revenue from the network and cable contracts. This simply means that from now on all revenue from the networks (ABC, FOX, CBS or NBC) as well as any cable football, ESPN basketball and Big 12 network...
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