Archive for August, 2011
Why the Knile Davis Injury Won’t Slow Down Arkansas
After the first series during the spring scrimmage, Arkansas Razorbacks RB Knile Davis was carted off the field. Davis suffered a season-ending ankle injury. This follows a sophomore season in which he led all SEC running backs in rushing, but Arkansas fans should not worry. Following are several reasons why.Begin Slideshow
Texas A&M SEC Expansion: The Ball Is in the Texas Longhorns’ Court
Just when we thought the conference realignment storm had passed, it turns out we were just in the eye of it. Suddenly, the major conference shuffling has once again reached whirlwind proportions, as Texas A&M has been reported to finally be making the long-rumored jump from the ever-weakening Big 12 Conference to the SEC, this just months after both the Pac-10 (now 12) and Big Ten both expanded themselves. And apparently seeing the Aggies jump ...
Conference Realignment: The 6 Likeliest Targets for Big Ten Expansion
College football fans waking up Saturday morning sipped their coffee and saw that Texas A&M and possibly three other teams were leaving for the SEC, and that a plus-one BCS bowl, the first step to a playoff, was more likely to happen. Just another sleepy, August Saturday morning, right? Sources at the school have confirmed the Aggies will be leaving the Big 12, guaranteeing the SEC will have at least 13 teams. It’s almost a ...
Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting: 2013 Newnan Safety Tray Matthews Chooses UGA
Tray Matthews, a Newnan High School standout safety, has chose to play football at UGA. He chose the Georgia Bulldogs over Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State and Virginia Tech, among others. Matthews comes from the same school that current safety turned linebacker Alec Ogletree and his brother Zander came from. Matthews is predicted to be a 4-star recruit with the possibility of a fifth star.Matthews joins 2013 recruits Brice Ramsey (QB), Derrick Henry (RB) and ...
SEC Expansion: If Aggies Go to the SEC, What’s Next?
Almost anyone talking says Texas A&M are fed up with being in a conference with the Longhorn prima donnas and is leaving the Big 12 - 2. The question is not if. The question is when and where to? The SEC is a natural. The Aggies have a history with both Arkansas and LSU. Based on what happened last year, it is apparent the attraction is mutual. It is highly unlikely the SEC will add just ...
SEC Expansion: Clemson, You Don’t Want to Leave the ACC
Clemson to the SEC?That's a laugher...a big fat laugher.Does Clemson really want to do that? They are a mediocre ACC team; a mid-tier team in a mid-tier conference. I just don't understand the thinking that the Tigers would improve in any way by jumping to the SEC. Don't give me the historical data of South Carolina versus Clemson—I know it, and this isn't about the rivalry. If you think it puts the two in-state teams on an ...
NCAA Football: How a Texas A&M Move to the SEC Hurts College Football
With the rumors abound about Texas A&M looking to move from the Big 12 conference to the Southeastern Conference, the landscape of college sports is on a fast downward spiral towards a handful of power conferences. Last offseason saw a former power conference in the Big 12 almost be destroyed before its own eyes with the proposed power Pacific-16 conference. This was to be a conference that stretched from the Pacific Northwest to mid-Texas. The University ...
SEC Expansion: Latest on Texas A&M, Missouri and FSU’s Potential Moves to SEC
A potential SEC shakeup is causing quite a stir and it's hard to weed through what is fact and what is reality. The SEC could reportedly acquire Texas A&M, Missouri, Florida State and Clemson. For those who bought into the "the SEC might not be the strongest conference" nonsense, it's going to be difficult to make that argument if this expansion happens.It doesn't have to happen in it's entirety either. Even adding Texas A&M would ...
Texas A&M to the SEC: What This Fallen Domino Means to NCAA Alignment
The college football landscape appears to be realigning again, and this time it is with one of the nation's elite conferences. According to multiple sources, Texas A&M will be heading to the SEC. Reports have been swirling all week, especially with a meeting this week between the Big 12, SEC and various officials at the Texas House committee on Higher Education this Tuesday. The topic is plain and simple, realigning the Texas schools in college ...
Texas A&M SEC Expansion Rumors: Could an Aggies Move Force the Big Ten’s Hand?
ESPN's Doug Gottlieb is reporting that, according to a source within the school, the Texas A&M Aggies are planning to leave the Big 12 and unfriendly rival Texas to join the SEC.Although the other schools reported to be considering the same move—Florida State, Clemson and Missouri—all have so far denied the rumor, the Aggies' potential move would be a seismic shift in the college sports landscape.The move for the Aggies would not be surprising, as the school has ...