Conferences
January 2012
 FB    NCAA football attendance reaches new heights again   Almost 50 million fans attended D1-2-3 games in 2011.   NCAA.org, 1-26-12
 
 REALIGNMENT    Further Big 12 Expansion Is 'Very Possible'   League sources say the addition of at least one new member—likely the U of Louisville—is "very possible."  Chronicle of Higher Education 1-25-12
 
 FB    Is there an end in sight for the SEC's dominance?   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author prognosticates a strong SEC for quite a while to come.   Matt Hayes Sporting News, 1-8-12
 
 FB    BCS adjustment coming, but to what degree?   Universal AQ? Plus-one? Bigger BCS? Smaller BCS?  Punt?   USA Today, 1-9-12
 
 CONFERENCES    College football in 2012 more about growth potential than settling in   The canvas is a blank canvas, and the Pac-12 and Big Ten are making the ordinary extraordinary.   CBSSports.com, 1-1-12
 
December 2011
 MOVING UP    D3 to D2 to D1-AA to D1-A non-AQ to D1-A AQ in 32 years   It has been a remarkable ride for UCF, and soon they’ll be playing AQ football.   Orlando Sentinel, 12-18-11
 
  SPORTS MEDIA    Master of the Pacific   Since taking over the Pac-12, Commissioner Larry Scott has been looking like a media genius these days. And for good reason.   Business Week, 12-15-11
 
 REALIGNMENT    Don't Believe Anybody In This Big East Expansion Fib   Some conferences are in thrive mode, and some are in survive mode.   Hartford Courant, 12-8-11
 
 HOOPS    Back to the alma mater for a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game    Clips Eyewitness Report    Our guest reporter makes his way back to Purdue to take in an inter-conference roundball game between home team Purdue and Miami Fla.    Kevin Long, MVP Sports Media Training, 12-5-11
 
 REALIGNMENT    Big East Conference adds five   With the addition of five universities, the Big East’s football schools will double from five schools to ten.   Big East website, 12-7-11
 
 REFORM    Sun Belt Conference prepared for D1 funding, scholarship changes   The conference has embraced the concepts as beneficial for student-athletes.   NCAA.org, 12-9-11
 
 ROUNDBALL    SEC/Big East Challenge: UConn vs. Arkansas   Clips Eyewitness Report   In which your loyal Clips Editor negotiated four interstates and two Hudson River crossings to be your fly on the wall.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 12-4-11
 
November 2011
 REALIGNMENT    “Superconferences” is not the title of a comic book   14 is better than 12, and 16 is better than 14. Why?... You can have two divisions of 8, or four divisions of 4.   ESPN the Mag, 11-2-11
 
 REALIGNMENT    The Big East Presidents/ADs meeting   Clips Eyewitness Report   Far from a conference on the ropes, the Big East is coming out swinging.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 11-2-11
 
October 2011
 REVS    The money can’t come too soon   Pac-12 athletic departments anxiously await their shares of the $3-billon TV deal.   Los Angeles Times, 10-15-11
 
 ANTE UP    A look at the books    If the next realignment were to occur, Mizzou’s $65 million budget would rank it 11th in the SEC.   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10-20-11
 
 BOWLS    A worst-kept secret: some BCS bowl teams lose money   Even at the highest level, there are challenging finances associated with BCS bowl games.  Arizona Republic, 9-27-11
 

 YOUTH FB    ACC Teams Up With USA Football   Partnership will promote player safety and football fundamentals.   ACC website, 10-12-11
 
 REALIGNMENT    The Quiet Storm of Conference Realignment   Here’s as clear of a crystal ball as we’ve come across.  Outkick the Coverage, 10-7-11
 
 YUCKS    College Football Surrenders to the SEC    There’s always room for yucks on the Clips site, and this one is downright hilarious.   Wall Street Journal, 9-26-11
 
 FB BOWLS    Surprise!  Some BCS bowl teams lose money   Costly bowl trips lose money, but pay off in other ways.   Arizona Republic, 9-27-11
 
 LEADERSHIP    Neinas doesn't need Big 12 as much as Big 12 needs him   A seasoned veteran charges in to the rescue as America’s most accomplished temp.   CBSSports.com, 10-3-11
 
 MEDIA    ACC expansion will bring TV rights changes   The ACC’s recent TV deal will be revised, and the two new member schools will boost revenues accordingly.   SportsBusiness Daily, 9-26-11
 
September 2011
 B12    Even when Big 12 comes together, it cannot keep its story straight    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author describes a hilarious Big 12 teleconference gaffe that encapsulates the dysfunction of that once mighty conference.    Andy Staples, SI.com, 9-22-11
 
 ACADEMICS    College athletics are a blend of brains and brawn   As schools jockey for new conference berths, academics play an ambiguous role; Texas Tech Is No. 160.   Wall Street Journal, 9-22-11
 
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