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Dabo the Salesman

Monday was the deadline to declare for the NFL draft. Everyone expected that Clemson would lose three of their four defensive linemen to the draft. (The other is only a sophomore.). Instead all three are coming back. To say this … Continue reading

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SEC may still expand

Tony Barnhart has an article up at GridironNow where he argues that this week’s events will effectively shut the door on SEC expansion.  Those two events are the Big 12’s decision to expand, and the ACC’s launch of a network … Continue reading

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Colleges Want More Paycheck Games

Last week amid a release of run of the mill information, South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner announced the school would be paying $1.5 million to UMass to come play the Gamecocks in football this fall. Why, in the era … Continue reading

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The Terrible Mess in Baylor

Baylor’s mess is as bad as it gets, I hope.  The worse scandals in college sports all revolve around the same thing: winning becomes more important than it should be.  I agree it is important, but I don’t think it’s … Continue reading

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South Carolina’s Spring Practice

Will Muschamp gave a press conference on Monday, and we can infer what’s going on in Columbia behind the scenes.  The whole article is up at Dixieland Sports. There have been plenty of years where South Carolina had some good … Continue reading

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5th Down means one thing

On Oct. 6, 1990, a football game was stolen, and the culprit was … the fates. It was a day when math teachers lost count and sure runners slipped and fell. It was a day when telephones went unanswered and … Continue reading

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College Football TV Ratings

The Number Monkey, a writer at Big XII Fanatics, has a very interesting piece up about television ratings for college football.  In this piece he looks at the Tier 1 games, those on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.  In addition … Continue reading

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Big XII Expansion: Coming this Summer?

Yesterday, Oklahoma President David Boren told The Oklahoman’s Berry Tramel that a decision on expansion for the Big XII conference would come this summer. After being the victim of expansion by the Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12, the Big XII’s future … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day Rivalry

Most people aren’t thinking about college football on Valentine’s Day.  Usually it is just another day with no football and no recruiting.  Florida State did not want to let the day pass without reminding the Gators of last season’s loss. … Continue reading

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Signing Day FAQs

Today is signing day?  Yes, today is signing day.  For college football it is always the first Wednesday in February. Is today the only day to sign?  No.  Today is the first day to sign a national letter of intent.  … Continue reading

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