Category Archives: Sports

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are bound for the Pac-Integer. Probably. Unless they’re not. Texas is looking everywhere from the Big Ten to the ACC to independence. Unless they’re not. Florida State is setting up its own bunker. Missouri has plenty … Continue reading →

“Imagine for a moment being an Iowa State fan,” the American-Statesman article starts out. Then it goes into the obvious: Currently 2-0, two stadium sellouts, and “viewed simply as one of the weak links of the Big 12.” Read the … Continue reading →

Sigh. It was nice while it lasted. Back to scrambling for the lifeboats. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: A statement by Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, acknowledging plans to have a 13-team league that includes Texas A&M in the 2012-13 school year, … Continue reading →

Epic. Sunday Update: The Cedar Rapids Gazette’s sports writer came awfully, awfully close in his prediction. Mike Hlas – Frankly, I don’t see any way in the world that either team loses. Today or ever. And the two teams have … Continue reading →

The Salt Lake Tribune says the Texas and Oklahoma schools – i.e. the ones that could end up in a Pac-16 – won’t object to A&M leaving for the SEC. That report comes after conflicting reports Wednesday and Thursday. Not … Continue reading →

The only things that seemed to happen Thursday were that a) time expired on the Big 12’s release of A&M, and b) this awesome animated GIF made the rounds. Watch for Cy. Although the Kansas City Star did sense something: … Continue reading →

He’s upset about trying to stop the inevitable – and makes an SMU comparison in the process: Instead of a giant leap toward further consolidation of power and money, major college football is getting there through with a series of … Continue reading →

For Baylor, Ann Richards isn’t walking through that door, but Ken Starr is: A threat of legal action by Baylor has, at least temporarily, held up Texas A&M’s move to the SEC. The SEC’s presidents voted unanimously Tuesday night to … Continue reading →

It was 2:05 when Captain Smith entered the shack for the last time: “Men, you have done your full duty. You can do no more. Abandon your cabin. Now it’s every man for himself.” — Walter Lord, A Night to … Continue reading →

We’re on the Island of Misfit Toys Here we don’t want to stay… The answer to the question asked in a blog post yesterday: Yes. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about, and the … Continue reading →