Tag Archives: Scheduling

SEC (and everyone else) needs to keep divisions

Over at SB Nation, Bill Connelly and Jason Kirk put forth a proposal to do away with divisions within the SEC.  They argue it will be better and offer four reasons.  I disagree. 1.  Every major SEC rivalry will be … 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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More please

Miami and Florida have agreed to play in the Citrus Bowl to open the 2019 season.  This is good news for those of us who want to see good football every weekend.  I’ve reached the point where I’m not interested … Continue reading

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24 Hours of College Football

It’s never to early to start looking forward to opening day.  The college football off season is a grueling 233 day slog.  This season we’ve only gotten through 57 days so far, but instead of dwelling on that, let’s fantasize … 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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Bravo Big Ten

Conference commissioners and coaches have been talking about what teams’ schedules should look like for years.  At its media days event the B1G took the lead in scheduling.  Beginning with the 2016 season, all Big Ten members will be required … Continue reading

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Alabama – Louisville and “True Road Games”

On Friday morning ESPN reported Alabama and Louisville have agreed to play a 2018 game in Orlando to open the season. Immediately many on twitter derided the fact that the game was not a true road game. Some expanded their … Continue reading

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