Odds and Ends – Page 4 – Tournament Time

Price of college football realignment: Losing seasons, stiffer competition

By curator August 18, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

The grass and cash may look greener elsewhere, but the tradeoff for college conference realignment is often more losing. Few teams have sustained success in new leagues in the past…

Deion Sanders on Colorado’s Culture: ‘I Don’t Even Care If They Like Each Other’

By curator August 13, 2023NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Colorado’s culture under Deion Sanders has been under the microscope since his December hiring, shortly after which he boldly urged players to enter their names in the transfer portal. An…

ESPN ended negotiations with Pac-12 in 2022 after demand for $50 million per school

By curator August 11, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

According to John Canzano, ESPN offered a TV rights deal of $30 million per school last fall, which is a better offer than what Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff brought to the…

It’s not conference realignment. It’s consolidation and no one is safe in the dash for cash

By curator August 9, 2023Column, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

Don’t call it conference realignment. Call it college football consolidation. Recent history suggests few are safe from being the next to get squeezed out. And even if your school makes…

Here’s my plan for three 20-team NCAA super-conferences. Who’s in? Who’s out?

By curator August 4, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

Realignment moves aren’t always predictable or sensical. The only thing that seems certain: This isn’t finished yet, and the most powerful conferences tend to get bigger, at the expense of…

Failed leaders and pathetic backstabbers are ruining college sports

By curator August 3, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

College athletics is in an existential crisis, changing from a small business to a bloated and self-indulgent industry where all that matters is feeding the beast. Tap below to read…

Rutgers, Middlesex County agree to partnership for use of state-of-the-art facility

By curator July 31, 2023NCAA, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Rutgers Athletics and Middlesex County have “entered a letter of intent” to develop a partnership that will designate a state-of-the-art athletic facility being built in Edison as a home venue…

If the Pac-12 wants to expand, here’s who they should target

By curator July 29, 2023Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

The Pac-12 has shrunken down to a Pac-9 over the last 13 months. In order to stabilize, they need to add one new member at the very least, and potentially…

Column: A bold prognostication of what college football will look like a decade from now

By curator July 28, 2023Articles, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed

We're diving right in with a bold forecast of where college football is headed over the next decade, with the caveat that we've got about as much chance of getting…

Each of Nevada’s last two head baseball coaches make College World Series

By curator June 12, 2023Articles, NCAA Baseball, Odds and Ends, Pressed

While Nevada baseball's season ended almost a month ago, the last two leaders of the Wolf Pack will appear in this year's College World Series. Tap below to read the…