conference-expansion Stories - The Smoking Musket
Convolution, Thy Name Is Big East Expansion
College sports' worst-kept secret is now official, as the Big East's football-driven expansion is finally underway. Central Florida, Houston, and SMU are moving from Conference USA for all sports, while Boise State and San Diego State are joining up for football only, all in time for the 2013-14...
Gone Baby Gone: CBS Reports Boise, UCF, Houston, SDSU & SMU Are Joining the Big East
CBSSports.com is reporting that the Boise St. Broncos, Central Florida Knights, Houston Cougars, SMU Mustangs, and San Diego State Aztecs are leaving the C-USA and MWC to join the Big East in 2013. According to the report, Boise State and San Diego will join the Big East in football only. That...
KC Star: Missouri has offer to join the SEC
According to a KC Star report from earlier today, Missouri has been offered a spot in the SEC, but the SEC would rather wait for the Big 12 implosion than have the Tigers join immediately. The news is obviously huge. However, there's a caveat. The SEC denies inviting Missouri. My personal opinion...
Oklahoma Wants Beebe Out
In the least surprising news of the day, Oklahoma wants Dan Beebe out as Big 12 conference commissioner if the Sooners are going to stick around. To say that this is long overdue would be an understatement. Beebe managed to keep the Big 12 from falling apart last year by inking an unsustainable...
Conference Expansion: Villanova's Best & Worse Case Scenarios
If you don't know about all of this by now, it's time to wake up. On Friday night, rumours broke that Syracuse and Pittsburgh had applied for ACC membership. That news was confirmed on Saturday as we engrossed ourselves in college football. And on Sunday morning, the mayhem was complete when it was...
John Marinatto Reaches Out to ACC, Big 12 Commissioners on Expansion
Big East commissioner John Marinatto has been openly active lately concerning the issue of conference expansion. Marinatto has been trying to save college football from turning into a free for all of BCS conferences picking apart each other or the other FBS conferences. Marinatto talked to CBS...
Statement from A&M Athletic Director: "I have continued to have concerns about the Longhorn Network"
STATEMENT FROM TEXAS A&M DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BILL BYRNE IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY MEDIA REGARDING THE LONGHORN TELEVISION NETWORK: "I have continued to have concerns about the Longhorn Network since the original announcement by ESPN and Texas. Since last summer, the Big 12 member...
Conference Expansion Rumors
Just when it looked liked the Houston Chronicle had quashed the newest rumors that Texas A&M is going to the SEC (in reality the Board of Regents was meeting to discuss the Longhorn Network), Jon Wilner and SportsByBrooks brought the topic back to the floor last night on Twitter. What remains clear...
Big East issues statement on Villanova, football expansion
If you haven't been following this situation closely (my hand is raised), Nunes has a quick, easy, and hilarious summary of all you need to know. Basically, 'Nova was under the impression that they were in if they said "yes," which they were prepared to do. Then the Big East steps in and says,...
Don't Bet On It!: 2010-2011 College Football Bowl Predictions (Part VII)
I have predicted nearly all the bowl games, and already I am well on my way to getting most of my forecasts wrong, so, as I prepare to offer my final five prognostications for this college football postseason, I feel honor-bound to remind you for the final time in the 2010 campaign that you simply...
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