NCAA Football '12-13

[katmai]

and Washington is 25th in BCS?!?!?!

It is because a couple of the computers have them in the top 15.  Pretty hilarious.

Well they have had the 2nd toughest schedule in nation.

[Eddie Teach]

and No SEC team in top 2 of BCS standings....

But they have spots 4-9 locked down. 

[dps]

Well, I was kind of hoping for a K State-Alabama BCS title game.  I figured, let Snyder's guys try what others have failed at--try to beat the Tide by putting a good, non-SEC offense up against their defense.  But now, I'll be OK with K State-ND.  I'm just hoping Oregon doesn't slip in--screw the Ducks and their Nike money.

[Ed Anger]

Looks like Dooley will get the axe at Tennessee.

[CountDeMoney]

Posting it here, because I know the Euros and fags don't read this thread, but is it just me, or did the Lakers make a huge mistake in picking Mike D'Antoni over bringing back Phil Jackson?

Hell, the only person that could possibly corral all those egos is Phil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVr02KGMjRM

"Thank you...'Doug.'"

[CountDeMoney]

Tiger Pride

As university leaders weigh weather to cut baseball and men's soccer, Towson will be featured by the newsmagazine show "60 Minutes" as an example of a relatively unknown school trying to raise its profile with football.

Reporters for the show traveled with the Tigers to Baton Rouge to work on the story, which explains how Towson was paid $500,000 to play its game at LSU but reaped more in the way of exposure by playing one of Divsion I's best and most-popular teams. We wrote about the issue at the time.

The timing of the show could not come at a more interesting period. University president Maravene Loeschke has said that a task force evaluating athletic director Mike Waddell's proposal to cut the two sports is in its "final deliberations." That group met yesterday, but did not deliver its final findings. Loeschke is scheduled to meet with the school's board of visitors today. She has said all along that her plan was to receive the task force's report -- though she has also conducted her own concurrent study -- and make a swift decision some time this month. (Here's our broad look at the situation, in case you haven't read it.)

The "60 Minutes" preview and a brief story posted on the show's website make it clear that one of Waddell's primary goals is to bolster football in hopes of improving the school's reputation. This should come as no surprise. Waddell was hired by former Towson president Robert Caret, who believed in the idea that sports -- specifically those that garner attention by media and fans -- serve as the "front porch" of a university.

But his critics -- especially those affiliated with the endangered programs -- will seize on the "60 Minutes" story as proof that Waddell is merely swiping two sports aside to free up money to divert to football and basketball. They have already pointed out that the department was set to run a deficit of $850,000 for fiscal year 2012, which is how much Waddell will eventually save by eliminating the programs.

Waddell, for his part, has said from the beginning that cutting the two sports will allow him to re-distribute money to other programs. He has increased spending by $2.5 million since arriving two years ago; 63 percent of that has gone to salaries. Both football coach Rob Ambrose and basketball coach Pat Skerry contributed to that increase, as did their assistants. But numbers Waddell provided The Sun show that he has added more than $700,000 in salaries related to fundraising, academics, strength training and administration from fiscal year 2011 to 2012.

Waddell considers improvements in these areas to be helping the "competitiveness" of Towson's remaining sports teams. There is some direct correlation there, of course: athletes who spend more time lifting weights or doing so under the supervision of more experienced trainers will presumably perform better on the field. But there's also a hidden element here: recruiting football and basketball players very often comes down to amenities. The number of tutors and presence of a sport-specific strength and conditioning coach matters to them.

After word broke that Towson does not need to make drastic cuts to establish Title IX compliance, it has become more clear that Waddell's plan -- originally meant to achieve the goal of increasing competitiveness, establishing long-term financial stability and establishing Title IX compliance -- is really focused on shifting the way Towson's athletic department spends its money.

Sunday's episode will be a nationally televised explanation of why football matters so much to Towson.

To some people, it will also be a reminder of the two sports that might not matter at Towson beyond this spring.

[sbr]

UCLA is slapping the shit out of USC already.   

Lane Kiffin might be the worst coach in the country.

[katmai]

UCLA is slapping the shit out of USC already.   

Lane Kiffin might be the worst coach in the country.

I'm torn by this, as i would rather they keep holding on to Kiffin for few more years and insure their slide intro mediocrity.

[sbr]

Hmm, I may have spoke to soon.

[katmai]

Maryland and Rutgers are in advanced discussions with the Big Ten about joining the conference, multiple sources have told Yahoo! Sports.

Nothing is official yet, but tentative plans for announcements from the two schools that they are leaving their current leagues could come early next week, sources said. Maryland is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and Rutgers has been a member of the Big East since 1991.

Their movement would increase Big Ten membership to 14, and would come not long after most college sports observers believed the conference realignment carousel had stopped spinning. Notre Dame's announcement in September that it would join the ACC while remaining independent in football was thought to be the end of a two-year spasm of realignment that significantly altered the college landscape. Big Ten leadership last spring said it was comfortable with its current 12-school alignment.

[FunkMonk]

Maryland and Rutgers are in advanced discussions with the Big Ten about joining the conference, multiple sources have told Yahoo! Sports.

Nothing is official yet, but tentative plans for announcements from the two schools that they are leaving their current leagues could come early next week, sources said. Maryland is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and Rutgers has been a member of the Big East since 1991.

Their movement would increase Big Ten membership to 14, and would come not long after most college sports observers believed the conference realignment carousel had stopped spinning. Notre Dame's announcement in September that it would join the ACC while remaining independent in football was thought to be the end of a two-year spasm of realignment that significantly altered the college landscape. Big Ten leadership last spring said it was comfortable with its current 12-school alignment.

I still have to call into question the stability of the Big Ten conference.

[MadBurgerMaker]

UTSA up 20-3 over Idaho at the half. If they can hold on, this would be win #7 with the game vs Texas State still left.

[Ed Anger]

Fuck Wisconsin. My nipples are hard.

[Valmy]

Maryland and Rutgers?  WTF Big 10?

[Ed Anger]

Maryland and Rutgers?  WTF Big 10?

Still hankerin' for that mythical east coast tv exposure.