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RPI WATCH: 2/13/12
So, which was most ignominious? Alabama suspending four of its five starters and subsequently losing a winnable road game at LSU? Southern Illinois allowing Indiana State to shoot an NCAA-record 12 of 12 3-pointers? Holy Toledo, that's bad. West Virginia losing its second straight home game, and...
Ohio State Survives Purdue's Assault
Ohio State is hoping it's true that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Tuesday night against Purdue, the Buckeyes' 38-game home winning streak almost died a tragic, unforeseen demise. On the heels of a daunting road victory Saturday (meet rock), Ohio State is gearing up for a huge Big Ten...
BlogPoll Preseason College Football Top 25 Rankings: Why Limit Ourselves to Looking Ahead to 2012?
(Author’s Note: The rankings following the jump are intended in jest. Bring your sense of humor with you. You have been warned.) Our good friend (and soon-to-be conference coeval) Bill Connelly, of whom I made mention earlier today after he gave Mark Richt the credit due him (and thereby almost...
Ohio State Tames Northwestern
With the Holiday season upon us, the cupcakes of November have given way to the meaty, Christmas Ham of December. Despite the stiffer Big Ten opponent Wednesday night, Ohio State still managed a sweet indulgence.The Buckeyes opened Big Ten play in front of a sellout crowd of 19,049, treating them...
NCAA: Justice is a Dish Best Served Cold
One year ago tomorrow, Ohio State announced that five players would serve five-game suspensions apiece for their involvement in a tit-for-tattoos scandal. Today, after a tumultuous year of media brutality, suspensions and the loss of its head coach, the NCAA said to Ohio State: 'no soup for...
ESPN Picks Up NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament Through 2024
When Jerry York and the Eagles win their 10th National Championship in 2024, Eagles fans will be tuned in to ESPN. ESPN, Inc. and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) today announced a multiyear agreement through 2023-24 for worldwide, multi-media rights to 24 NCAA championships and...
Opinion: Meyer and Ohio State a Perfect Fit
In January 2001, Jim Tressel was the man called upon to clean up Ohio State's image. It was tattered and badly in need of repair after mediocre performances ravaged the program on and off the field. Though Tressel's slightly-out-of-left-field hire wasn't immediately coined a home run by the...
Which college sports make or lose money
I was curious about some of the points from today's NSL article, so I checked into this. Lo and behold, the NCAA updated its annual Revenues and Expenses report to account for 2010. The salient points? After an awful 2009, athletics revenue bounced back in 2010 on a nationwide level. This squares...
5 DAYS TO KICKOFF: The Wildcat Defense
I originally planned this entry as the final countdown post of 2011, since there is no No. 1 on the roster this season (or since Bill Snyder came back, for that matter. But it occurred to me that tomorrow's press conference likely will serve as the "unveiling" of the first depth chart, which sort...
AD Bowlsby Wants Freshmen Prohibited From Interscholastic Play
Last week, NCAA president Mark Emmert held a presidential conference to discuss reforms needed for the NCAA. While the conference resulted in several new policy changes for the NCAA, most notably raising the minimum Academic Progress Rate (APR) requirement, several other policies were not...
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