Archive for April, 2010

Texas Longhorn Hoops Recruiting: Cory Joseph Commits

Posted by Barking Carnival on April 28 2010 Add Comments
Cory Joseph is a Longhorn, according to ESPN. If you haven’t seen Joseph play, the Findlay point guard is an outstanding shooter, average creator, and has a solid handle. He’s rated as a Top 20 recruit nationally in all services. He can play point or off of the ball, but don’t assume the typical combo guard stereotype of can’t handle well enough to play point and can’t shoot ...

Cedric Reed, Texas Football: The Longhorn Recruiting Dominance Continues

Posted by Barking Carnival on April 28 2010 Add Comments
Yawn. Ho hum. Another elite recruit for the Texas Longhorns. Here's what it means... The Texas Longhorns committed Cedric Reed, our 20th recruit . With ten months to spare, I hate when Mack Brown leaves things to the last moment. Will Muschamp’s domination of heavyweight defensive recruiting since his arrival in Austin has been total. He’s sporting a Rocky Marciano record and facing a slate full of tomato cans. Adding Cedric Reed ...

March Madness: New NCAA Hoops Tourney TV Deal Means Changes Are Coming

Posted by Barking Carnival on April 28 2010 Add Comments
The announcement that CBS/Turner has locked up the NCAA Basketball tournament for the next 14 years officially ended the era of major championship events exclusively on over-the-air TV. March Madness now joins the NFL, the BCS, the NBA, and Major League Baseball as sports organizations who have shifted at least some of their championship events to cable TV. CBS and Turner Broadcasting are paying $10.8 Billion from 2011 to 2024 to carry ...

SEC Expansion: Are Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns the Best Fit?

Posted by Tim Wood on April 28 2010 Add Comments
Change is coming. It's not a question of if anymore. It's only a matter of when. The Big Ten has their television network and is on the prowl. They're talking about possibly expanding to 16 teams. They're definitely going to add a title game. The Big 12 is starting to feel irrelevant. They're talking about expanding. When the dust settles, it's going to be a matter of eat or be eaten. The likeliest scenario is four ...

Can Dwight Dasher Repeat His Stellar 2009 Fantasy Football Performance?

Posted by Joe at CollegeFootballGeek.com on April 28 2010 Add Comments
2009 was a breakout season for quarterback Dwight Dasher. Now the fantasy football world has high expectations for the Blue Raider signal caller, but can he live up to the numbers he posted last season? Cast of Characters Former OC—Tony Franklin QB—Dwight Dasher (Sr) HB—Phillip Tanner (R-Sr) HB—D.D. Kyles (R-Jr) WR—Garrett Andrews (Sr) WR—Shane Blissard (R-Jr) WR—Sancho McDonald (Jr) What’s the Scoop? Fantasy waves were made during the winter of 2009 as former Troy and ...

College Fantasy Football Spring Camp Quick Hitters: April 26th

Posted by Joe at CollegeFootballGeek.com on April 28 2010 Add Comments
Out of the loop? Trying to play catch up on all the latest college fantasy football news?  Here is a rundown of the happenings at spring camps from around the country.   Past Spring Camp Quick Hitters: Quick Hitters—April 19th Quick Hitters—April 10th Quick Hitters—April 3rd Quick Hitters—March 29th Quick Hitters—March 19th   Arizon State News: Arizona State quarterback prospect Steven Threet had a woeful scrimmage, completing only nine ...

College Fantasy Football Spring Camp Quick Hitters: April 19th

Posted by Joe at CollegeFootballGeek.com on April 28 2010 Add Comments
Out of the loop?  Trying to play catch up on all the latest college fantasy football news?  Here is a rundown of the happenings at spring camps from around the country.   Past Spring Camp Quick Hitters: Quick Hitters - April 10th Quick Hitters - April 3rd Quick Hitters - March 29th Quick Hitters - March 19th   ARIZONA STATE News In last week’s scrimmage, the new Texas Tech-style offense was in full force. ...

The 50 Greatest Miami Hurricanes

Posted by Marcus S on April 28 2010 Add Comments
There have been several top 10 lists put out recently, and compiling a top 50 list only seemed right. The rankings of these players were not just based on their time at UM, the rankings are based on their overall impact to the University of Miami Football Program. No list is ever without flaws, but here is my submission, enjoy, debate, and discuss. There were a lot of players who did not make the ...

Notre Dame Conference Membership Inevitable? I’ll Call That Bluff

Posted by Matt Mattare on April 28 2010 Add Comments
Over the last couple months there has been quite a bit of chatter regarding Notre Dame possibly joining a conference for football. This new wave of speculation has been driven by the Big Ten's renewed desire to expand in order to put on a conference championship game at the end of the season. At the very least their actions will shake up the Big Ten's world; at most ...

New Arizona Immigration Law: Is a BCS Boycott Coming in the Future?

Posted by Jon Star on April 28 2010 Add Comments
The new, recently passed Arizona Immigration Law has created uproar in Washington, D.C., in California, and seemingly countless places in between.  The new law has been perceived as a racially insensitive attack on illegal immigrants.  Additionally, arguments against the new law state it gives Arizona state law enforcement the means to profile and discriminate against illegal immigrants. In response to these criticisms, there has been a national swell of outrage to the law and already dissenters have ...