I’m a conference curmudgeon. From my point of view, college football at the FBS level is leaving tradition behind in the pursuit of money. Teams that were long-standing rivals over decades—even over a century in some cases—are separating. Why? So the conference they move to can have a new TV market, and so they can have a guaranteed cut of that increased revenue.
It seems that for many of these programs, the grass is always greener in the other conference (even when it’s not FieldTurf).
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho‘s talk about the referee following his club’s exit of the Copa del Rey to rivals Barcelona in the quarterfinal on Wednesday was embarrassing and uncalled for.
In apparent criticism of the referee, Mourinho said: “I heard [some players] say it was impossible to win here.”
Real, who have won only one of the last 14 El Clasico encounters against Barca, dominated the first half but found themselves a goal down at the break—3-1 on aggregate—after Lionel Messi danced through their defence to find Pedro.
Brady Hoke must have nightmares about new Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.
Honestly, he must be waking up in a cold sweat each and every night haunted by the fact that his biggest rival now possesses arguably one of the best college football coaches and recruiters in the nation.
It surely puts a damper on Michigan’s 11-2 season and Sugar Bowl win, doesn’t it?
Before the hiring, things were really looking good for Hoke and the Wolverines.
After the ineptitude that was the Rich Rodriguez of Michigan football, bringing in a “Michigan man” was like a breath of fresh air for the struggling program.
Barring a last-minute Chip Kelly hit-and-run, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hope to introduce Greg Schiano from Rutgers as their new head coach as soon as today.
Schiano had been rumored for the past few years as the eventual replacement for the late Joe Paterno at Penn State and might have ended up there had it not been for the scandals that led to the firing of the coaching icon.
