Author Archives: Jeff

So by the conventional doomsday clock, we were probably at 11:59, if not 11:59:15, and by my “Titanic clock” as I was using in my Night to Remember snippets we were at about 2:17:30 (right before/at the breakup). Either way, … Continue reading →

From the Atlantic, but possibly written before Tuesday night’s events: Saving the Big 12 would help him in Iowa. Among the biggest losers of Big 12 disintegration would be Iowa State. The Cyclones haven’t been very good at football since … Continue reading →

But it’s not really alive yet, either. The Pac-12 is staying put, shutting down that escape hatch. Both the Longhorn Network and the academics of Oklahoma State and Texas Tech appear to have been issues. But the AP article also … Continue reading →

By the way, if you parse the SEC’s statement Monday, there was nothing in there that didn’t say “…but we will be more than willing to look at Missouri if and when the Big 12 collapses.” — Me, September 14 … Continue reading →

On the football field, the Big 12 Conference is a combined 23-2. In fact, by one metric right now it’s the nation’s best conference. Iowa State is undefeated after three fourth-quarter comebacks and will face undefeated Texas in a game … Continue reading →

Seen and unseen, the great and unknown tumbled together in a writhing heap as the bow plunged deeper and the stern rose higher… . The muffled thuds and tinkle of breaking glass grew louder. A steady roar thundered across the … Continue reading →

Things fall apart, the center cannot hold / Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. — W.B. Yeats Yeah, it’s like this, only a thousand times worse. To all of you who stumbled here after reading my column in the … Continue reading →

Buzz: This is not the time to panic. Woody: This is the perfect time to panic! — Toy Story Pete Thamel of the New York Times talked to a representative “from a state with a university potentially negatively impacted,” who … Continue reading →

So to all of you out there dreaming up the next big conference shakeup … do yourself a favor and take a couple of deep breaths. The seas of change have calmed for the foreseeable future, which is probably for … Continue reading →