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Dallas City Council Approves $25.5 Million Cotton Bowl Renovation
The Cotton Bowl Stadium at the Fair Park complex in Dallas, Texas is one of the most legendary venues in college football, if not all of collegiate sports. Home to the Cotton Bowl game– previously a New Year’s Day tradition, but pushed farther back recently thanks to the BCS– the stadium has been in dire [...]
TweetWest Virginia’s Oliver Luck Calling For More Big 12 Expansion
West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck believes the Big 12 should seriously considering expanding. ESPN/ABC and the conference are currently negotiating an extension (for 10 teams) of first-tier television rights with escalators in place. Add some combination of Louisville, BYU and Cincinnati and the annual payouts per school increase. The Big 12 will focus initially [...]
TweetUrban Meyer’s Circle of Trust Has Different Names On Other Campuses
The Sporting News hatchet Matt Hayes used on Urban Meyer and his tenure at Florida made for some questionable, if not amusing, reading. I see no reason to defend Meyer’s tactics (he won 2 national titles, had 30+ players arrested — yin and yang in college football) or Hayes’ sources (one player on the record, [...]
TweetAdrian Peterson Pledges $1 Million to University of Oklahoma Athletics
Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson pledged a $1 million donation to his alma mater today, specifically earmarked for the University of Oklahoma‘s athletic department and to help with the construction of a new residential hall on campus. Peterson’s donation will go toward the construction of Hedrington Hall, the school’s newest student housing facility, [...]
TweetTop Quarterback Recruit Max Browne Chooses USC
There’s a long way to go in college football recruiting for the class of 2013 with signing day still nearly 10 month away. With that in mind, landing a couple big fish early in the process certainly isn’t a bad thing and Sammamish, Washington quarterback Max Browne certainly falls into the big fish category. Browne [...]
TweetSocial Media and College Athletics Are On Diverging Paths
Texas and Oklahoma, Big 12 rivals on the field, share an intriguing technology investment off it. The two schools, plus North Carolina, Villanova and Nebraska among others pay for a service provided by Varsity Monitor according to the New York Times’ Pete Thamel. That service? Spying, keeping tabs on and generally observing compliance issues on [...]
TweetMike Stoops Talks About Challenge at Arizona
Mike Stoops is back as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma after spending the past eight seasons at the head coach at Arizona where he compiled a 41-50 record. His return to Norman has been well received by Sooner fans, as well it should be. The guy proved during his last stop at Oklahoma that he [...]
TweetBig 12 On The Verge Of Massive TV Extension With ESPN
Losing four teams to realignment won’t hinder Big 12 television revenues according to the Sports Business Journal. Due for an extension (in 2016) for their Tier 1 rights, the Big 12 is reportedly nearing an agreement with ESPN/ABC on a 9-year, $1.3 billion extension. Coupled with the recent $1.2 billion deal with Fox for Tier [...]
TweetBig 12 Early Enrollees and Their Impact
Bruce Feldman, college football analyst for CBS Sports, listed his picks for the ten most intriguing early enrollee freshmen in 2012. What major conferences failed to make the cut? The Big 12 and Big East. I can’t help the Big East. Their geographic map includes California (San Diego State), Texas (UH and SMU), Florida (South [...]
TweetPre-Spring Big 12 Rankings
The Big 12 will once again have a new look heading into the 2012 season. Missouri and Texas A&M are now a thing of the past while West Virginia and TCU are set to take their place. The Big 12 may be missing some tradition this year with the departures, but that doesn’t mean things [...]
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