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Disney Has a Near-Monopoly on Bowl Games This Year.

Does it seem that almost every bowl game is on ESPN?  That’s because almost every bowl game *is* on ESPN.

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NCAA: Posturing and Power-Grabbing

Phil’s post offers an analytical view of the  sanctions imposed on Penn State regarding the Sandusky affair.  I’m going straight

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Is an exit fee a barrier to entry?

The big news out of the ACC is that Noitre Dame has been unanimously voted in as a member of

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Arizona State Eliminates Three Sports

A quick note: Arizona State has eliminated three sports.

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Another Domino Falls

Nebraska has reportedly accepted an offer to become the next Big 10 school, following Boise State’s move to the Mountain

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Should Duke Lacrosse Players Get Their Eligibility Back?

Duke has made a request to the NCAA that its men’s lacrosse players – who had their season cut short

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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

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Football and University Priorities

At Northeastern, a private university in Boston, the college football model wasn’t working very well.  Expenses averaged $3.5 million, and attendance

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What’s the Effect of Changing Coaches in CFB?

Joker Phillips of Kentucky is already on his way out and Derek Dooley of Tennessee has a warm behind and

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Conference Realignments: (Some) Order out of Chaos

The poaching of past Big East schools by the ACC and Big East and similar events in other conferences has

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