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When the Chair of the OU Board of Regents publicly expressed his sceptism on the need to expand, the Boren campaign suffered a major blow. I think the expansion proponents, rather then lose the vote, will table the issue and not revisit it until at least 2018. Future realignment may not occur until ...

The article looks at how football teams have performed, over the past decade, relative to the revenue generated.



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The MWC commissioner stated that the conference members would not be interested in splitting their TV revenue with another member.

It's also doubtful that the TV partners would renegotiate the contract.


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Yesterday, Bowlsby said the consulting firm, hired by the conference, indicated that expanding to 12 teams, adopting an 8-game conference schedule and hosting a CCG would increase the conference's chance of placing a team in the playoff by 5%. He also stated that the current TV contract calls for a ...

It was expected and it is the right move.

Cities bidding to host championships games will now have to show "how they will provide an environment that is safe, healthy and free of discrimination, plus safeguards the dignity of everyone involved in the event". https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbssports.com/article/amp/25569227/?client...

It would require a simple majority of the 1,281 members of the NCAA. As a private entity, even though the majority of members are public institutions, the NCAA can do what it wants. Here another article on the subject, ftom an organization that monitors how the media treat religion: http://www.getre...

UMass and New Mexico State will probably do the same. Independence is harsh for small time programs. As the P5 seek to play more OOC games amongst themselves and top echelon non-P5, there will be fewer money games for teams like Idaho. UMass generated $7M in football revenue, last year; NMSU was und...

After the vote, both the PAC-12 and the Sun Belt commissioners said that their representatives had voted contrary to the wishes of their respective members. The vote in favor of the ban was 10-5 (P5 votes count as two). Had those two conferences voted the way they had expected, the vote would have b...