It’s Still Good To Be The Cupcake
Finally, the games have begun in college football, and I’m not talking about the nasty games being played in conference realignment. I’m talking about the …
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Selling Naming Rights to the Spring Game in College Football
Among the title or presenting sponsors: The Dish Network Orange and White Game at Tennessee, the Golden Flake A-Day Game at Alabama (Children’s Hospital, the …
Southern Football
I apologize for this posting – it is really a comment on the earlier post by Brian about the Wall Street Journal article explaining the …
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Season Ticket Prices and Minimum Donations at FBS Schools
Rivals has collected football season ticket prices and minimum donations at the 120 FBS schools for the 2010 season. The donations work like NFL personal …
Kiffin to USC: Cover Band?
On CollegeFootball Talk/NBC Sports, Keith Arnold makes a funny observation: If the goal of hiring a Carroll disciple was the goal, then the search party …
Another Domino Falls
Nebraska has reportedly accepted an offer to become the next Big 10 school, following Boise State’s move to the Mountain West and Colorado’s move to …
Starting the College Football Career Early
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that many college football freshmen are enrolling in college before theyhave graduated from high school: Graham Pocic will graduate from …
It’s Still Good to be the Cupcake
The demand for cupcakes keeps increasing and, along with it, the payout from playing a road game at a major college football program. From the …
Football in Dixie
After my futile attempt to secure tickets to the USC-Ohio State game (Ticketless Trojan), a friend passed along a copy of Dixieland Delight: A Football …
The Other Side of the Equation
After reporting on Northeastern’s decision to drop football last Sunday, today Shira Springer turns her attention to schools that are launching new programs. Here are …