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Slive Pumps the Brakes Somewhat on Playoff Talk
One of the immediate lessons coming out of the 2011 college football season is that a playoff is coming to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Even the traditionally anti-playoff Big Ten has leaked a plus one plan, though it's more to make the conference look like its not standing in the way of progress...
SEC Commissioner: "Changes Are Coming to the BCS"
Changes that may actually include the dreaded "P" word. SEC commissioner Mike Slive talked with Tony Barnhart on the CBS Sports Network Wednesday, and he intimated that he might even be in favor of a "Final Four structure for college football. http://youtu.be/jpEY1gMh42c Slive's (i.e. the SEC's)...
Larry Scott Paul Finebaum
First of all, if you haven't checked in to The Paul Finebaum Radio Network before, make a New Year's resolution to give it a whirl some time. Generally, the audience calls in and hilarity ensues. This Fall you would have learned Nick Saban may not be the guy to get it done at Bama. Today he had...
2012 SEC Schedule Announcement Delayed: What Does This Mean for the Georgia Bulldogs?
We’ve been waiting all week for the expected release of the 2012 SEC schedule, but we now know that’s not going to happen. Here, briefly, is where we stand: What We Know The SEC office is “[w]orking through [the] final stages of [the] 2012 #SEC football schedule,” which will be...
Is Georgia Trying to Convince the SEC to Move the South Carolina-Georgia Game to Later in the Season?
As you probably know, conference expansion has created some uncertainty regarding the schedule for next season. We've discussed the possibility that we may see a change in our permanent West opponent, although there's also been talk that it will remain Arkansas. Another possibility that's being...
Conference Expansion, Contracts, and Commitments: The Problem of a Nine-Game SEC Schedule
We interrupt Hate Week (or, if you prefer, "Hate Week II: This Time, It’s Historical") to bring you this SEC expansion update. As you may have heard, the Missouri Tigers will be joining the SEC East in 2012, which poses the immediate problem of scheduling with seven-team divisions. Though Greg...
Week Eight SEC Power Poll Ballot: The Countdown to November 5 Officially Begins!
It was a relaxing day in Bulldog Nation, as the Red and Black were idle and the Georgia faithful were able to watch SEC football free from anxiety. Consequently, I was tanned, rested, and ready---all right, I wasn’t tanned, because it’s late October . . . and, well, I wasn’t rested, because I’ve...
Bribing Carolina: Making an SEC Expansion Offer the Gamecocks Can't Refuse
This may all be moot if Missouri really is SEC-bound, but, after an argument, a rebuttal, an apology, another rebuttal, and a counterargument, I thought it was only fair to take the next step by offering a bribe. Fans of the South Carolina Gamecocks don’t want the Clemson Tigers in the SEC East....
The Counterargument for Clemson: A Respectful Reply to The Feathered Warrior, from One SEC Stalwart to Another
Now that the Big 12 may have been saved, the conference expansion conversation may have been rendered moot, but, because The Feathered Warrior was kind enough to pen an excellent rebuttal to my case for Clemson’s addition to the SEC as the league’s 14th team, I feel moved to answer, with a warning:...
Pac-12 Expansion Dead, Big 12 Still Alive
Last last night, the Pac-12 issued a statement saying that it has chosen not to expand: After careful review we have determined that it is in the best interests of our member institutions, student-athletes and fans to remain a 12-team conference. While we have great respect for all of the...
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