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THE
LEFT
COLUMN
Conferences
June 2010
An interview BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock
Here’s the latest from a sit-down with a man (somewhat) behind the scenes. Digital Sports Daily, 6-7-10
Big 12 blew it by eschewing playoff
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author has repeatedly distinguished himself as a skilled and credible hypothesizer and he presents another interesting scenario herein. Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports, 6-6-10
Mike Slive On SEC Expansion: Contract Terms Matter
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author is there at the SEC meetings, with pen (and microphone) in hand(s), asking the questions that need to be asked. Clay Travis, FanHouse, 6-2-10
Southern Conference Commissioners Cup
Appalachian State won the men’s cup (that’s five consecutive seasons now) and Samford won the women’s cup. SoCon release, 6-1-10
West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Cup
The University of San Diego won its third straight WCC Commissioner's Cup. WCC release, 5-28-10
Sacred Heart wins third straight Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup
It was the twenty-ninth season for the Northeast Conference. NEC website, 6-1-10
Eastern Illinois Wins 2009-10 OVC Commissioner’s Cup
EIU was bolstered by firsts in football, women's basketball, men's/women's indoor track and men's/women's outdoor track. OVC Release, 6-1-10
May 2010
The Big Ten: The Business of Television
The Big Ten Network proves to be a source of revenue for schools, providing exposure for not just sports, but the universities themselves. Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5-5-10
The Final Four of College Football in the SEC? Dare to Dream
Clips Guest Commentary
From the vivid imagination of our guest author comes a bold scenario for a proactive SEC expansion. And why not? Clay Travis, FanHouse, 5-27-10
Feds come down hard on BCS…. again
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch has issued two fire and brimstone press releases to rebut the epic letter by BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock. Hatch press releases, May 2010
Commish commands comfy compensation
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive was paid $2.1 million last year, largely due to a million dollar bonus from the SEC’s landmark TV deal. Jackson Clarion-Ledger, 5-23-10
What the Big Ten can learn from failed 16-team WAC experiment
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author reaches back into the recent past to remind us of the trials and travails of a 16-team conference. Andy Staples, SI.com, 5-20-10
The Big Ten Flirts With Rutgers
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest authors report that with Rutgers’ 5-year bowl streak and ties to the New York TV market, the Scarlet Knights are shinier than ever. By Darren Everson and Aditi Kinkhabwala, Wall Street Journal, 5-17-10
2009-10 NCAA men’s basketball attendance: 32.8 million
This is the fourth highest total in history, and for the fifth straight year Kentucky was the top draw. NCAA News, 5-12-10
College football: 728 programs and growing
Six schools will add football in 2010, creating a total of 21 schools fielding new gridiron teams in the span of five years.
National Football Foundation, 5-6-10
A seat at the BCS table for the Mountain West?
After two solid seasons the Mountain West Conference is knocking—no,
pounding
—at the door. San Diego Union Tribune, 5-8-10
ACC breaks ground on Hall of Champions
Hall will celebrate ACC conference success through sports interactive displays, unique member-school exhibits and multi-purpose program space. acc.com, 5-6-10
Ivy League and Champion Athleticwear pair up for LAX
Champion athleticwear has signed on as Presenting Sponsor for the 2010 Ivy League Lacrosse Tournaments. IvyLeagueSports.com, 4-28-10
April 2010
How Texas nearly joined the SEC
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author—oft referred to as the de facto SEC historian—takes us back to the Longhorns’ first flirtation with the SEC in the 80s. By Paul Finebaum, Mobile Press-Register, 4-27-10
SEC's Draft Show Ends Best College Football Conference Argument
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author—just maybe a
mite
bit partisan—proclaims the SEC numero uno in FB. Clay Travis, FanHouse, 4-25-10
Expand the Big Ten, and every other conference
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author—he of a vivid imagination—proffers as credible a set of ifs and maybes as anyone else. Blair Kerkhoff, McClatchy Newspapers, 4-26-10
Bowling continues as popular NCAA sport
The NCAA has granted licenses to 35 postseason bowl applicants for 2010-14, including two new bowls: the Dallas Football Classic and the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. There were 34 bowls licensed for 2009-10. NCAA News, 4-23-10
If Big Ten Expands Will SEC Follow? Ranking the Expansion Candidates
Clips Guest Commentary
Our adept and loquacious guest author describes a brave new world of superconferences and possible dinosaur conferences. Clay Travis, FanHouse, 4-19-10
Ivy League/NBA: Mutually exclusive no more?
It was a banner year in men’s basketball for the Ancient Eight. New York Times, 4-11-10
96 teams:
Fait Accompli?
Or, in English: a “done deal.” The NCAA keeps saying that no decision has yet been made, but it sure seems like one has. New York Times, 4-3-10
March 2010
Expansion would be good for SoCon and college basketball
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author advocates expansion of the NCAA tournament, if only to alleviate the perennial “win your conference tournament or stay home” reality of most D1 conferences. Joe Hull, College of Charleston AD, in the Charleston Post & Courier, 3-12-10
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