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Big 12 Expansion Rumors: Florida State And Clemson To Big 12?
As the Big East announces the addition of Memphis to the conference for 2013, the other hot conference expansion rumor of the week is that the Big 12 is targeting Florida State and Clemson. Honus "The Dude" Sneed (hint 1) from the Mountaineers (hint 2) blog EERinsider has the report. "The Big 12...
BCS Championship Ratings Down -- Changes May Be Coming
Over 24 million viewers tuned in to watch Alabama bludgeon LSU in the BCS championship game, a number that works for ESPN. Meanwhile Conference Commissioners are thinking about making some changes to the BCS System. The final rating for the Championship game was 14.0, which means that 14% percent...
jones Top Ten - Final - 2011 Season
Ah, but to live life unapologetically, that’s the spirit, yes? To root out your cynicism and sow instead joy. To live life in the moment with nary a care for tomorrow. College football’s national championship comes tonight. Are we really going to ruin this grand occasion with our complaints and...
Texas Longhorns Football Is Ranked #1
Strong pimp hand. When it comes to generating the cash, the Horns remain on top according to Forbes and Forbes knows money. The University of Texas Longhorns have once again topped our ranking of College Football’s Most Valuable Teams, with a value of $129 million. The SB Nation mothership rounds...
A fool and his money are soon elected.
Let's hope so. As avid readers of Barking Carnival know, there is a strict NO POLITICS policy. This discussion of a politics leads a to a divisiveness and lack of intelligent discourse not seen since the great Simms / Applewhite arguments of yesteryear. This policy has served us well. Until...
LHN Sneak Preview: A Day in the Life of Dodds
I had a chance to talk to my source again, who broke the Vatican City meeting. Like I previously mentioned, he's well connected on the ins and outs of pretty much everything. We'll refer to him as the Big Assgar going forward. He's a little of both. I cornered him on potential LHN programs...
When The Lone Star Network All Came Apart
"Bill, I have a proposal. A very valuable one." The man who spoke was old, but still imposing, with an air of quiet authority. The man - called Dodds - handed the dossier to another behind a maroon mahogany desk. The man, Byrne, took it, squinted, mouthed the title haltingly, opened it, and placed...
Billion Dollar Bevo, Part I: Inside the UT/ESPN Longhorn Network Deal
The billion-dollar Longhorn Network goes live today. That's right. Billion. The big daddy with three commas. If you want to know where we got that number, stay tuned. This post is the first in a three part series analyzing the "License Agreement" between Texas, IMG Communications and ESPN that...
Dan Beebe Responds to AM's Letter
No joke here. "The letter received today from Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin will be addressed by the Big 12 Conference Board of Directors," he said. "It remains our strong desire for Texas A&M to continue as a member of the Big 12 and we are working toward that end. However, if it is decided...
Longhorn Network Promo Video
ESPN has put together a 10 minute promo of the LHN, and it looks pretty damn sweet. Please, worried Longhorn fans and gleeful Aggies -- don't waste our bandwidth with either worrying/cheering over the lack of distributors signed up for the TLN / LHN right now. This is a case of some Big Dogs (ESPN,...
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