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PRESENTING: THE FIRST ANNUAL CRAIG JAMES ANNUAL ALL-CAPS AND PHOTOSHOPS SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION of the CJAAFSE

The bye week makes us do weird things. Fortunately, the better part of the NCAA has been doing weird things for years now.

The Craig James Memorial Trophy will annually recognize the outstanding college football analyst whose performance best exhibits a relentless pursuit of analyzing stuff you know nothing about, a tireless willingness to troll for clicks, and a selfless effort to meet a word count, regardless of the cost to the English language. This week's nominees include Yankee statisticians, completely apt analogies, and yet more from the Worldwide Leader in Conflicts of Interest.

The Craig James Annual Award for Sports Analysis Excellence - Week 2

RTT has obtained an exclusive (read: fictitious) letter sent to Texas A&M in advance of the A&M Board of Regents meeting to take place today. Learn what Mike Slive has to say to A&M.

Today's Talking Points features a new name for the Big 12 that might actually stick.

With Texas calling the shots, the Big 12 said goodbye to two teams and will now say goodbye to their conference championship game, because their best teams have a history of not being good enough to win it.

If Mike Slive somehow convinces Oklahoma to come with Texas A&M, the Vols could benefit greatly from a potential new divisional alignment.

Nebraska is reportedly ready to accept an invitation to the Big 10, leaving the Big 12 schools like Texas to accept invitations to the Pac-10.