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Realignment Evening Update: Conference Consolidation Might Include Not-So-Superconferences
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS The OU board of regents had a meeting today and authorized president David Boren to take action on realignment. That's the same action Texas A&M's board took with its president Bowen Loftin prior to it joining the SEC. Boren says he's has conversations with the Pac-12 that were...
Dan Wetzel Would Like You to Follow the Bowl Money
I'm actually pretty bored by articles about how college football needs a playoff. Not because I don't think it does. I've been arguing for playoffs on the internet for just shy of ten years, now – the earliest bit of my writing I can find with Google was written November 29th, 2000 –...
Mega Dig: Paint Albuquerque Orange Edition
In The Dig: There's a new Donald Buckram watch, great recruiting notes, we catch up with Derrick Caracter, conference realignment is starting to wake up yet again, and of course, all the New Mexico links and notes you need or want. The UTEP Miners Kicking it Off at Practice The Buckram...
A Deep Cleansing Breath
"Cecil. Dear Cecil. Of course it's you, who else could they send, who else could be trusted? I... I know it's a long way and you're ready to go to work... all I'm saying is wait, just wait, just-just-just... please hear me out because this is not an episode, relapse, [...] it's... I'm begging you...
BYU's Independence Finds New Home in West Coast Conference
BYU officials, as reported on ESPN, have announced that Brigham Young University will make a a drastic change to its athletic affiliations. The football team at BYU will leave the Mountain West Conference and become an Independent in Football, with the remaining sports becoming joining the West...
Report: The WAC Wanted to "Trade" For UTEP, Offer Louisiana Tech to Conference USA
Benson Wanted to Lure UTEP Back With BYU's Non-Football Membership, ESPN Deal Ferd Lewis of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser is reporting that WAC Commissioner Karl Benson attempted to use BYU's potential non-football alignment with his conference to lure the UTEP Miners back into the league. Benson...
Nevada, Fresno State To The MWC; Idaho, WAC Are In Trouble
The lower tier conferences decided to get all their fun out of the way in the last 12 hours, with the MWC and WAC duking it out for non-automatic qualifier supremacy. It looks like the MWC not only won, but may have struck a death blow to the WAC. <!--...
MWC Commissioner talks about BCS Inclusion
Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson stopped in and talked to Jon and Hans on Sports Radio 1280 The Zone and talked about his decision to pursue entrance to the BCS. If you like what you read...
Craig Thompson Backtracks on interview comments.
Craig Thompson backtracks on his comments made with 1320 KFAN's David Locke on this 4 minute interview. This is interesting because Thompson says that 'The Mtn. never had a deal in place to put the channel within the state footprint." But he then adds that "they could if they pursued it." Just by...
Craig Thompson interview on 1320 KFAN
Here it is my views on the Craig Thompson interview with David Locke on 1320 KFAN here is the interview again and even if you are not a fan of the conference this is a good listen. I am glad that David Locke had this interview particularly because he has been away from the area for a while and his...
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