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Social Media and College Athletics Are On Diverging Paths
Texas and Oklahoma, Big 12 rivals on the field, share an intriguing technology investment off it. The two schools, plus North Carolina, Villanova and Nebraska among others pay for a service provided by Varsity Monitor according to the New York Times’ Pete Thamel. That service? Spying, keeping tabs on and generally observing compliance issues on [...]
Former Kansas QB Set to Join Colorado
It appears former Kansas quarterback, Jordan Webb, may have found himself a new home. After considering Wisconsin along with smaller schools North Texas and Murray State, Webb is reportedly set to finish out his career with the Colorado Buffaloes. Webb has already spent time in Boulder this spring checking out what the Buffaloes had to [...]
Commissioners Meet, Drink, Ask Questions About NCAA Football Playoff
The Bowl Championship Series power-brokers met again in Dallas to continue hammering out the details of the oncoming playoff system. It’s no longer a question as to if a playoff will occur at the end of the 2014 season, but what kind? Consider my vote counted in mimicking the NBA playoff category where four rounds, [...]
Oklahoma State Debuts Big 12 Championship Ring
Show-offs. Hey, you can’t really blame them, can you? Oklahoma State captured the 2011 Big 12 Championship after they took out their biggest rival, Oklahoma, 44-10 in the annual Bedlam game leaving no doubt who was the best team in the Big 12. Now the Pokes have the hardware to prove it. This morning the [...]
Mike Stoops Talks About Challenge at Arizona
Mike Stoops is back as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma after spending the past eight seasons at the head coach at Arizona where he compiled a 41-50 record. His return to Norman has been well received by Sooner fans, as well it should be. The guy proved during his last stop at Oklahoma that he [...]
Oklahoma State University Gambled On Boosters’ Lives; Lost $33 Million
Oklahoma State mega-booster T. Boone Pickens is a plenty of things to many different people. To some, he’s the primary benefactor to OSU’s athletic program. To others, he’s one of the richest magnates in the United States, who has lost and re-earned a personal fortune worth more than most of us will earn in our [...]
Former Kansas Quarterback Exploring Transfer Options
When Charlie Weis was hired as the head coach at Kansas, the future looked bleak for last year’s starting quarterback, Jordan Webb. And if it didn’t then, it sure did when Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps announced just a few weeks later they were both transferring to play football for the Jayhawks. The transfers left [...]
Behind the Scenes on Missouri’s Move to the SEC
Had West Virginia not settled their exit fees with the Big East, a landmark lawsuit might have delayed Missouri leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. Courtesy of some stellar reporting by David Briggs at the Columbia Tribune and the convenience of the Freedom of Information Act, a series of emails between Big 12 [...]
Big 12 On The Verge Of Massive TV Extension With ESPN
Losing four teams to realignment won’t hinder Big 12 television revenues according to the Sports Business Journal. Due for an extension (in 2016) for their Tier 1 rights, the Big 12 is reportedly nearing an agreement with ESPN/ABC on a 9-year, $1.3 billion extension. Coupled with the recent $1.2 billion deal with Fox for Tier [...]
Patterson Not Happy with TCU’s Defense After Scrimmage
It’s goes without saying, TCU will take a big step up in competition when they join the Big 12 this fall after playing most recently as a member for the Mountain West Conference. They’ll enter the Big 12 after three straight Mountain West titles. They’ve played in a BCS bowl game two of the past [...]
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