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Tag: Big Ten Conference

  • Let’s look forward, Nebraska

    Let’s look forward, Nebraska

    The future doesn’t have to be bleak for Nebraska. Nebraska is still one of the great brands in the sport, but looking back is not going to fix the problem moving forward.

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  • The COVID-19 case against recent conference realignment

    The COVID-19 case against recent conference realignment

    The most recent era of conference realignment in college athletics settled following Big Ten and ACC expansions which moved the leagues to 14-members in 2014. These moves widened the geographic footprint of their leagues for cable subscription purposes, in particular to capture New England cable subscriptions. The move was widely successful financially for the Big […]

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  • Only 9 Teams Are Good: Week 7 CFB Talk

    Only 9 Teams Are Good: Week 7 CFB Talk

    With approximately half the season in the books, the college football playoff picture is becoming clear and, as of now, there are only nine teams that are good. To be good you must be undefeated and a member of a Power 5 conference (sorry SMU and Boise State). Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, LSU, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, […]

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  • Fixing College Baseball

    Fixing College Baseball

    The national championship in college baseball continues on Tuesday evening in Omaha as the LSU Tigers take on the Florida Gators in the College World Series Final. The final series of the 2017 college baseball season is an all-too-common match up taking place between two teams from America’s southern states. This year’s College World Series […]

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