by Kent Sterling “There are lots of changes ahead,” former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said at the Montgomery, (AL) Quarterback Club last night, according to the Montgomery Advertiser’s website. “I’ll give you one prediction and this is just a personal prediction, but I think Notre Dame is going to come to the Big Ten.” Carr believes [...]
by Kent Sterling Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight gave a speech benefitting a charity last night in Indianapolis. Tom Crean addressed Hoosier fans at the IU Auditorium last night. Coincidence? My guess is that it is. As arrogant and bitter as Knight can be, I doubt he asked the Big Brothers and Big Sisters [...]
by Kent Sterling How smart is the Big Ten. Pretty smart. They announced the two divisions yesterday for football. Early on, I thought the best scenario was to align geographically because, while football is the most important of the sports (at least in terms of revenue and broadcasting), there would be a need to consider [...]
by Kent Sterling After a mind-numbingly routine series of optimistic speeches from the 11 coaches and the director of officials, Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany moved to the podium to crack open the curtain hiding the room filled with academics who will decide whether the Big Ten will expand beyond the current 12 members after [...]
by Kent Sterling Excuse me for jumping to the conclusion that Rutgers will be and automatic invite for the Big Ten as it looks to expand from 12 teams to 14 and then 16. There is just no way Rutgers doesn’t join the Big Ten. It makes too much sense for the conference and the [...]
by Kent Sterling There is a lone guy out there who is working without any compensation or financial support to build enthusiasm for a plan that will bring the BCS bowls into a playoff system that will maintain the tradition of the bowls, but as a part of a 10-team playoff system. Brandon Kennedy spent [...]
by Kent Sterling This could have been so easy and painless (for everyone but Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe) had the Big 12 South migrated over to the Pac-10 like they should have. Now with Utah accepting a bid to the conference, the math gets fuzzy. The BCS is a ridiculous vehicle for selecting the [...]
by Kent Sterling Yeah, the Big 12 saved itself from Armageddon earlier this week. As Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech teetered on the brink of a mutinous run to the Pac-10, and Texas A&M flirted with the SEC, the gravitational pull of the eventual college sports landscape came clear – there will be [...]
by Kent Sterling The dust has settled in Texas and Oklahoma. Just a bunch of noise without any action. The Big 12 soldiers on without Nebraska and Colorado. Now, the Big Ten has to decide how far it will go to get wherever it is it wants to go. Without knowing the end game, the [...]
by Kent Sterling Those who underestimated Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe made a mistake. Sure, he has been asleep at the switch as early adapters like Big Ten counterpart Jim Delany were innovating, but his slumber is over. The Big 12 has offered and UT has accepted concessions, including the flexibility to start their own [...]
