Full Steam Towards a College Football Playoff and a Possible Billion Dollar Payday
After day one of meetings in south Florida, 11 conference commissioners, Notre Dame’s athletic director, ESPN, and BCS execs appear to be headed full steam towards a four team playoff. A lot remains to be seen, and four teams may not be enough in the end, but it is a very positive start. Economics of [...]
BYU Caught in the Crosshairs as BCS Future Debated
No less than the fate of college football may be decided this week in south Florida, and BYU is caught squarely in the cross hairs. From Tuesday to Thursday, all eleven conference commissioners, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, BCS officials and TV executives will descend upon Hollywood, Fla., for three days of meetings that [...]
Going and Coming by the Numbers: Why What's Joining the MWC Pales with What's Leaving.
BYU’s departure is a loss the MWC won’t recover from. With the departure of BYU and Utah, the Mountain West’s hopes of earning an automatic BCS spot are finished. That’s not news. For years, the “big 3″ have been making all the waves and hogging the headlines. So here’s a closer look at just how [...]
Going and Coming by the Numbers: Why What’s Joining the MWC Pales with What’s Leaving.
BYU’s departure is a loss the MWC won’t recover from. With the departure of BYU and Utah, the Mountain West’s hopes of earning an automatic BCS spot are finished. That’s not news. For years, the “big 3″ have been making all the waves and hogging the headlines. So here’s a closer look at just how [...]
BYU's Independence Day and future scheduling
What an exciting day tomorrow will be! BYU going independent and joining the WCC is obviously huge, huge news. Tomorrow we’ll find out all the details. For now, let’s look at what BYU’s 2011 schedule could look like. First, this article in the South Bend Tribune is an interview with Notre Dame’s athletic director, Jack [...]
