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Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings
With news of the new conference "merger" (or association, whatever you want to call it) still soaking in, let's move on a bit to take a look at this week's Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings. Memphis caught Southern Miss in the standings last week, but apparently that wasn't enough for the...
The Dig: Conference Merger Edition
Selection Sunday is just less than a month away, and while the Miner men likely won't have they're name called on that day, the women's team is nearly a lock to make the tourney. There's still plenty of work to be done, and as we know to well, you can't leave those committees any choice. So, to the...
C-USA/MWC Merger Talks Heating Up
As we all know, the University of Memphis officially announced today that they will be joining the Big East conference in all sports beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. This news sent shock waves throughout Conference USA, and even into the Mountain West Conference. The two conferences had...
The Dig: Where Do I Sign? Edition
National signing day for college football is only two days away, and UTEP's 2012 recruiting class is beginning to take its final shape. The Miners now have 16 confirmed verbal commitments for next season, and a few more will likely sign on the dotted line come Wednesday. With that, here's what's...
TCU 2011 Outlook– the Schedule
The Frogs open 2011 with a pair of very similar road games. Both come against familiar foes—Baylor has played TCU three times since 2006, including last year's "game" in Fort Worth. Air Force has been a conference opponent for seven years running. Both opponents feature senior quarterbacks,...
TCU 2011 Outlook-- Passing Attack
The Purple Wimple preview of TCU, part one: the quarterbacks, receivers, and tight ends (o-line to be previewed with the running game, in the next post). Take Pachall did a lot more rushing than passing in 2010. off the number one,...
Boise State 2011 Outlook
Boise State (which, I have it on good authority, is not pronounced Boy-zee, but Boy-see) looked briefly like it was going to undergo a fairly extensive turnover in offensive coaches this offseason, possibly complicating its coronation as the new Mountain West hegemon. Brent Pease, who coached...
New Mexico 2011 Outlook
As far as the Wimple is aware, the only news outlets that regularly pay more-than-twitterable attention to the New Mexico Lobos have retreated behind pay walls. Therefore this preview is only a preview of those slivers of the spring drills that have drawn notice from the school newspaper—the Daily...
Louisiana Monroe 2011 Outlook
The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks have played football as a junior college since the depression, winning the JUCO 1935 national title. ULM began play as a four year college in early '50s, and won the 2A title in 1987, seven years before jumping into 1A. Although the Warhawks have never bowled, they...
2011 San Diego State Outlook
For the first time in as long as I've been paying attention to college football, San Diego State's questions and worries are not centered on its running game. Rather, its attention is focused on new starters on the sideline, not the field. Five new coaches are on the scene following Brady Hoke's...
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