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More conference realignment fun
Last week the Big 12 gave an official invitation to West Virginia University (WVU) to become a member of the conference. Things were confused as Louisville and WVU seemed to have both been competing...
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Big East sues West Virginia
Two days ago I posted about West Virginia University’s (WVU) lawsuit against the Big East to allow them to leave the conference before the mandatory 27 month waiting period that is imposed among Big...
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Is the “Mizzou to SEC” move finished?
The question for quite a while, and what was considered to be the move that might start a landslide of other moves in conference realignment was Mizzou moving the Southeastern Conference (SEC)....
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Mizzou has joined the SEC
Today, the University of Missouri (Mizzou) officially announced they were joining the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The big move was made official at a press conference on the Mizzou campus in...
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And the schools which made a profit this year in college athletics are…
Here: Table courtesy of USA Today: School Total revenue Profit Oregon $122,394,483 $41,853,109* Alabama $130,542,153 $26,600,939 Penn State $106,614,724 $18,572,803 Michigan $106,874,031 $17,507,011...
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Is Athletics killing Academics?
Ferhat Guven over at Sports for Dorks alerted me to a Forbes article this morning discussing the University of Florida budget cuts to academics, and the increase in budget for athletics. The title of...
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Where are the fans going in Minnesota?
The University of Minnesota once shared the Metrodome with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). As the stadium fell into disrepair, the University decided on a new stadium plan...
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Is the $60 million fine too step for Penn State?
Amongst the many penalties passed along to Penn State for their lack of institutional control of a series of unfortunate and disturbing incidents at their university, the NCAA hit the athletic...
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9-3 Louisiana Tech not going to a bowl game
A quick repost of a blog post I wrote up for my students today on the blog project they are working on. Yesterday was bowl selection day for the NCAA College Football teams across the United States....
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Is the NCAA in danger?
The NCAA attempted to have a court case filed by former players thrown out in court. The former players led by Ed O’Bannon want to recoup some of the broadcast right fee revenue that has only been...
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