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THE
LEFT
COLUMN
Conferences
February 2010
2009 Football attendance down slightly in 2009
After three consecutive record-breaking seasons, NCAA football attendance declined slightly for the first time in five years. NCAA News, 2-22-10
Expansion would boost Pac-10 but leave wake of disruption
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author prognosticates: “The Pac-10 is pondering expansion? No matter which conferences are bitten, it will get messy.” By Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com, 2-10-10
Q&A with Big Ten commissioner
Clips Interview
Commissioner Jim Delany worries that an NCAA Tournament expansion will dilute the regular season. Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News, 2-6-10
How Did the Ivy League Get So Good?
Saturday's Harvard-Cornell Game Has Drama to Spare; 2 Top Teams Battle for 1 NCAA Bid. Wall Street Journal, 1-27-10
January 2010
The Battle for BCS Bucks
Just as national healthcare has become the battleground for America’s haves and have-nots, the BCS issue has become much the same for college athletics. SportsBusiness Journal, 1-25-10
Big 12's teams of the decade
The Big 12 had two national championship teams and five others that played in the BCS title game in the decade. ESPNU.com, 1-20-10
Big South Announces TV Broadcasts
The conference announced five additional women's basketball regular-season games will be televised as part of its TV package. Bigsouthsports, 1-19-10
Back in the Mix
The Missouri Valley Conference is poised to send multiple teams to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007. SI.com, 1-25-10
The Big, Deep East
Watch Kansas, Texas and Kentucky in March. For the most fun right now, Big East basketball is the place to be. Wall Street Journal, 1-21-09
The West Coast's Basketball Meltdown
This is a year that most Pac-10 men’s basketball programs are struggling. Wall Street Journal, 1-20-10
Who is the Frequent Flier?
Mega conferences with expansive geographies have resulted in outlying schools that are
really
out there. Syracuse Post-Standard, 1-10-10
ESPN BCS deal: Fan deprivation?
ESPN experts say that most sports viewers are hooked up to a cable or satellite service, more so than stats indicate. SportsBusiness Journal, 1-4-10
In Title Game, SEC Is Money
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author backs up his praise of the SEC’s football bowl prowess with compelling evidence thereof. By Clay Travis, Fanhouse, 12-30-09
December 2009
Ode to SEC
The SEC’s bigness boisterously belies the tendency to support the underdog. ESPN.com, 12-18-09
Bowling With a Wrecking Ball, an SEC Bowls Primer
Clips Guest Commentary
Although the Clips Truth Squad is not qualified to pass judgment on our guest author’s proficiency in beating spreads, we
are
able to laud his masterful descriptions of the whys and wherefores. By Clay Travis, Fanhouse, 12-23-09
Incoming-Outgoing
Alabama will collect almost $3 million by participating in the BCS Championship. Here’s where it will go.
Tuscaloosa News, 12-23-09
"Hey, wanna buy some tickets?"
Ticket for the big bowls sell out and sell quickly, but the lower-tier bowls lost an all-time high $15.5 million in unsold tickets. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12-17-09
The Big Ten’s 12th Team
Clips Clever Guest Commentary
Our guest writer reveals a remarkably rational realization that there is only one school that’s the absolute right candidate for becoming the twelve member of an expanded Big Ten. By Mike Poorman, Penn State University, StateCollege.com, 12-17-09
Lack of fairness in BCS system invites antitrust scrutiny
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest authors describe the BCS as “a classic ‘Animal Farm’ ” . . . . “some animals have carved out special considerations for themselves.” By Jason Maloni and Bruce Fryer of Levick Strategic Communications, SportsBusiness Journal, 12-14-09
UNO: From D1 to D3?
Triple whammied by declining attendance, shrinking revenue and rising costs, the University of New Orleans has taken its first step to move from D1 to D3. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 12-12-09
Wetzel’s playoff plan: Money talks
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author proffers a reasoned, equitable method of implementing a D1-A football playoff – if there’s ever a D1-A football playoff, that is. By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports, 12-7-09
November 2009
Duke revives FB: more $, better coaching/administration
The Blue Devils have improved. Their record 5-4, the best in five years, fueled by greater investments. ACCSports.com, 11-13-09
NFL looks to settle a deal with video company
XOS Technologies and the NFL are trying to come to terms after XOS applies fees for NCAA scouting video. SI.com, 11-6-09
Northwestern Wildcats’ Time to Shine
The Wildcats have high chances of entering the NCAA tournament for the first time. ESPN, 11-2-09
3rd Annual NCAA Colloquium is Jan. 12-13
With perhaps its “most provocative lineup to date,” and focusing on the timeliest of all topics (economic issues), the colloquium will be held in conjunction with the NCAA Convention in Atlanta. NCAA News, 11-5-09
Temple University gets serious about football
The Owls, who were once the laughing stock of football, are now major contenders in the MAC conference with a bowl game in sight. New York Times, 10-23-09
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