USC to receive 2-year post season ban

Nothing says “legacy” like a post-season ban and loss of scholarships. In a story that was first broke by ESPN’s Bruce Feldman, and then reported over at Sports by Brooks, USC will be given a two year post-season ban along with the loss of numerous scholarships. The USC football program will receive a two-year postseason [...]

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Posted on June 10th, 2010 Written by Emmett Jones

Your newest member of the Big 10…Nebraska?

Man…if you can’t trust the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors then who can you trust in this crazy world. If you would remember, back in December the Big 10 released this statement, The COP/C believes that the timing is right for the conference to once again conduct a thorough evaluation of options for conference structure [...]

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Posted on June 9th, 2010 Written by Emmett Jones

UGA signs largest per year media rights deal in NCAA history

Wow. History was made last week when North Carolina based marketing company International Sports Properties, finalized a deal to pay the Georgia Athletics Department $92.8 million over the next eight years for marketing and media rights. The deal is the largest per year payout in the history of college sports. And what is International Sports [...]

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Posted on June 22nd, 2009 Written by Emmett Jones

SBD Short: People watch, criticize BCS Championship

I see that not everyone has become disillusioned with the college football national championship like I am.  Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that the ratings are up from last year, and rivaled that of last years American Idol finale, Thursday night’s Florida-Oklahoma FedEx BCS National Championship Game earned a 17.0/27 overnight Nielsen rating on [...]

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Posted on January 12th, 2009 Written by Emmett Jones

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