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Texas to Big Ten? Commissioner Delany Says That's News to Him

In the first official word from the Big Ten, commissioner Jim Delany told a Chicago radio station Friday that the conference has not contacted any schools about possible expansion. A report came Thursday that the Big Ten is attempting to lure Texas away from the Big 12. There has also been speculation the Big Ten was also...

Paterno Wants Bigger Big Ten, But Says No Irish Need Apply

Even though by Lord Voldemort Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany has already shot down the idea, Penn State coach Joe Paterno still thinks the league should add a twelfth teams and a championship game. JoePa added a twist on Wednesday, saying who he doesn't want to see added to the conference: Notre Dame.Stating the Irish...

Jim Delany: Big Ten's Lord Voldemort

Every sport needs a bad guy to keep the fans interested. Just ask Vince McMahon. Wait, don't. He can't hear you, he's on top of a 238-foot-high pile of $100 bills. So take my word for it. Sports are as much about who to root against as who to root for. College football used to have a plethora of villains. When Steve...

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany: 'I'm Seeing Us Get Beat By Better Teams'

With Ohio State's loss to Texas last night, the Big Ten finished the bowl season with a 1-6 record. We could offer up a lot of reasons for the Big Ten's lousy bowl record, but Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany told the Chicago Tribune after watching USC beat Penn State in the Rose Bowl that it's really quite simple:"You look...

Pac-10: No Plus-One Game, Period

Yeah, this is what I was talking about when I pooh-poohed that NY Post article all but guaranteeing a plus one game in the somewhat near future:"Our presidents have no interest whatsoever in a plus-one model -- none," [Pac-10 Commissioner Tom] Hansen says. "It's a little annoying that my colleagues continue to float this...

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05/30/12 Burwell: College football is always in season in the... Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Because the Cardinals have had more than a century to ingrain themselves into the social fabric of the city, St. Louis will always be regarded as one of the great baseball towns in America.
05/30/12 SEC backs four-team playoffs Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga TN In a unified stance that was anything but unexpected, Southeastern Conference football coaches on Tuesday expressed their desire for a four-team national playoff to consist of the four highest-ranked teams.
05/27/12 NCAA football postseason is very much up in the air Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA The vision is hopeful, but very much up in the air.
05/23/12 Pac-12's Scott Is Highest Paid Conference Commish Source: Sports Business Daily Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott earned nearly $1.9M in "salary and bonuses" during his first full year at the post in '10, according to Steve Berkowitz of USA TODAY.
05/23/12 Column: Don't get too giddy about playoff just yet Source: ABC - WVEC 13 - Norfolk VA As the powers-that-be ponder the future in smoke-free back rooms - one of the few areas where college football has kept up with the times - maybe we're finally stumbling toward the era of a true champion.