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Big Ten Vetting Other Programs for Expansion

Emoni? Interesting. He should just go to the European leagues. They don't have guns so half his problems take care of themselves.

*West coast college football is a disaster. The east coast/midwest/south regions dominate the media markets, which is the PAC 12 is essentially folding into the Big Ten/Big 12. They want a piece of the pie they can't get with the PAC 12. The only geographic "what the Hells" are USC/UCLA to the Big Ten. Otherwise, every other move has made sense. Arizona is a little questionable but still not wild. Edit: thought of some questions I have about the landscape going forward... - Does the West Coast have a big enough college sports market to support a P5 conference? - Where do ASU, Oregon, and Washington land? - Does the Mountain West add lower end PAC 12 members and create a G5 arms race with the American Athletic Conference as the Playoff expands? - The article mentions that the Big 12 might look to add 2 ACC schools. Florida State, Clemson, Louisville, Miami FL, and Pittsburgh would be the schools I'd imagine would draw interest and be interested in a move. - The ACC would likely maintain its branding as the academic power conference, and could backfill any lost members if it so chooses, although it is already quite large after adding the Big East programs years ago. Who would be potential ACC adds? - Where does Notre Dame land?

Colorado & Arizona In Talks To Join Big 12

This was pretty much going to be my post as well. In addition to not having much faith in Undercuffler, I also think it's important to have your backup be a similar style as your starter to keep a consistent playbook. Irons' playbook is drastically different than Undercuffler's.

Good for RayJ. Waco is fantastic and their coach is apparently quite the human being. My wife and I honeymooned in Waco, and our Fixer Upper tour guide was good friends with the coach. Learned a lot about him. He'll actually experience success in March!

I was referring to all players in regards to academics. "Student-athlete" is the biggest joke marketing label when it comes to football and basketball. These are employees of the universities, and their job is to make the universities money. Period.

Every team does. These are football players that have to play school.

Select TV Announced for MAC Games Notable: Akron @ Kentucky is at 7pm on ESPNU

Capped off with a NCAA Tourney win. I wonder if he developed a jump shot during his NBA Draft training.

And they join George & Adams, who nearly completed a trio of 1000 yard receivers last year. Arguably the best WR room in the country for G5.

I forgot about half these guys. Goodness what a class. Hats off to Joe Mo & staff for bringing in so much talent. Also, isn't Dakota Thomas gone already? Edit: @Zipmeister Shammond Cooper's previous school column needs expanded to show the Fighting Illini. Unless of course you have something against the University of Illinois, in which case @Illini Zip would like to have a word with you.

@catdaddyp Do you think Bubba has a shot at the NFL - even if it's practice squad?

Akron referenced in article about NCAA Football Game

The summer school to our east picked up a former 4* QB transfer from Purdue. Michael Alaimo (A-Lame-O is fitting) - 6'4" 215 lbs. Spent 3 years at Purdue and somehow has 3 years of eligibility left according to SI.com.

You don't think we have the talent to knock off at least Indiana? They're O/U is ~3 wins.

The amount of talent that has been brought in since JoeMo arrived is incredible. Please, PLEASE translate to W's in the fall.

The ACC has the worst worst TV deal of the P5s in terms of money per school, but still distributes $17M annually to each school (14). The AAC is next with $7M per school. The MAC is next with $600k per school. By George, I think you've cracked the code.

Big Ten/NBC $7B Media Deal Hits Turbulence This is quite the situation. Combined, the Big Ten schools will have to pay back $65M. The value on the deal is in flux (tens of millions - estimated $70M+ which is $5M per school) due to availability of schools for primetime games. Kevin Warren left for a job with the Chicago Bears, and the new commissioner - Tony Petitti - is scrambling to keep this deal together with as much original value as possible. All the while pissing off coaches with poor communication about schedules, etc. Also, PAC12's new media deal is not looking great.

It's nice having a coach with a name worth a damn. Proof that Joe Moorhead's Camp carries more weight nationwide than let's say Akron Football Camp.

You must be a hoot at parties. I like the idea of Suckeye fans being put in a mental & emotional pretzel over this. Deny the talent upgrade for the illusion that OSUcks has higher academic standards than Michigan OR Accept the talent upgrade and admit OSUcks has lower academic standards than Michigan

I bet he couldn't wait to get away from Hue Jackson. Does anybody know what his academic story is? Out of high school, he was a Texas commit/decommit. He had offers from the following... Bama Florida Texas Tech Kansas Arkansas Colorado Illinois Missouri Ole Miss Texas SMU Auburn Texas A&M After decommiting from Texas, he had offers from Grambling, Marshall, and Vandy, ultimately ending up at Grambling. Academic issues or something else?

The Rubber Bowl was in the college football games leading up to the Info coming into the fold. I'll never forget my team of Zippys whooping the Brutus team's ass at the Rubber Bowl in NCAA Football 2005. In the last decade, technology has vastly improved, which should make the process of detailing the stadiums & their surroundings that much easier. There are over 300 DI basketball programs vs 120 FBS football programs. The lack of detail in the college basketball games was always the least bit surprising (and they sucked).

Congratulations to the players on finally being able to profit from EA Sports NCAA Football video game series. As excited as I am for the return of the greatest football video game series ever, this is equally as exciting for the players. The game earned $80M in annual revenue, and NCAA Football 2014 still sells for $40-60 (the game play mechanics are some of the best ever in any football game ever made). I wonder how accurate the rosters will be, how deep the rosters/NIL will go, and how this will affect fandom in college football. Touching on the last point, I say that because in the last NCAA Football game (2014), a few programs became favorites for users to do career mode with - Idaho & UTSA. The Vandals and Roadrunners grew in popularity from this. People being able to play with actually G5 players (assuming this goes that far) will potentially help close the gap that has been growing between P5 & G5 FBS football from a fan interest standpoint. At the very least, it's a step in the right direction.

Agreed, and exactly why I asked if there were more games being added to the slate. If you had 3-4 games, and could get a Xavier or Cincy or Pittsburgh or Dayton added to them, 10-12k would be seemingly very feasible. Even as it stands, 8-10k should be had. I hope the ticket is for all games. This is the second straight year of a random, solid "event" on the schedule. Barstool last year and now this. Who do y'all think is pulling the strings on these - Guthrie, Groce, both, or someone else?