In the latest (albeit expected) move in conference realignment, numerous reports state that Navy will announce on Tuesday that it is joining the Big East as a football-only member in 2015. This is a fairly historic move considering that Navy has had the longest run of uninterrupted independence of any Division I-A football program (123 [...]
Archive for January, 2012
In the Navy: Midshipmen to Join the Big East in 2015
Posted: January 23, 2012 in Big East, College Football, SportsTags: Big 12 Expansion, Big East Expansion, Navy Midshipmen, Navy to the Big East
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B1G Plus-One Discussion: The Key Issues in Changing the BCS System
Posted: January 11, 2012 in Big East, Big Ten, College Football, Illinois Fighting Illini, SportsTags: BCS system, Jim Delany, Larry Scott, plus-one system, seeded plus-one, unseeded plus-one
Out of all of the quotes that came out of the Bowl Championship Series meetings held yesterday, none drew more attention than those from Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany. A month ago, Delany seemed to be taking a defiant stand against any type of expansion of the college football postseason, including a plus-one. At the [...]
Turn and Face the Strain: More Plus-One Thoughts
Posted: January 6, 2012 in Big East, Big Ten, College Basketball, College Football, SportsTags: BCS system, college football playoff, Jim Delany, Mike Slive, plus-one system, seeded plus-one, unseeded plus-one
As we approach this year’s national championship game along with record low TV ratings for the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl, the conversation around college football regarding massive changes to the current BCS system continues to heat up. SEC commissioner Mike Slive, who had presented a top 4 seeded plus-one proposal in 2008, has explicitly [...]
