conference-expansion Stories - The Smoking Musket
Big East, West Virginia Reach $20 Million Settlement, Boise State Now Has A Choice To Make
So, money can get you out of a contract. I recall Big East commissioner John Marinatto saying that West Virginia would be held to the 27-month timeframe before they could leave the Big East. Well, the Big East and West Virginia reached a settlement that will net the Big East $20 million, according...
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...
Wednesday Morning Dawg Bites: Rivalries, Realignment, Statistics, Shatner, and a Country Singer Caught Drinking in a Church Parking Lot on Sunday Night
Wednesday is upon us once more, and, this time, it’s an ordinary workday rather than a de facto college football holiday. Even though National Signing Day is in our rear view mirror, though, there’s still plenty to discuss and much to consider. After the jump, I’ll offer you a taste of the...
The Neinas Report
Chuck Neinas, the interim commissioner of the Big 12, did 20 minutes on a Kansas City radio station on Tuesday afternoon and said not much and quite a bit, covering expansion, realignment, the potential SEC network and West Virginia’s arrival in the B12. He’s bullish on the Big 12. He basically...
Baylor Courts Pac 10 - Ignoring Court Order
Through the Freedom of Information Act, Barking Carnival has acquired some damning cell phone transcripts from a protective legal action filed against Baylor from the Pac 10 Conference. The contents are worrying. *** 7:57pm PST, Saturday, June 5, 2010 Hi, Pac 10? This is Baylor! Remember me? ...
Report: Big East Wants Boise State To Join League In 2012, Air Force Could Be 12th Member
The Big East is doing the best they can to survive as a strong football conference. With the Big 12 television schedule already released to its television partners which includes the West Virginia Mountaineers the Big East had to react. The latest comes from Jon Wilner who is saying that the Big...
Big Ten & Pac-12 reach long-term scheduling deal
Two of the most storied athletic conferences in college football history have agreed to a partnership that could radically change college athletics as we know it. While details aren't clear yet, this move helps grow each conference without the difficulty of true expansion. The partnership will...
Why Retaining the Eight-Game SEC Schedule is in the Georgia Bulldogs' Interests
As hailtogeorgia noted in this morning’s Dawg Bites, Seth Emerson recently interviewed Greg McGarity, which produced the following exchange: QUESTION: Would going to nine conference games work back into it at some point? ANSWER: No. That has not even been discussed, and I don’t think it...
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...
All-Wednesday Morning Dawg Bites of the Year Would Like to Thank Both the Academy and the East Wichita Chick-fil-A
Midweek is upon us, Bulldog Nation is climbing out from under the rubble of the second half of the SEC Championship Game, and, what do you know, the sun is still shining, and there is news---good news, even!---to report, so buckle up, dive in, and hang on, because these are your Wednesday morning...
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