44 for 44: A.Q. Shipley
July 28, 2010 – | View Comments

Penn State has produced plenty of quality offensive linemen–and that’s pretty much a given when you consider just how solid the running game has been just about every year in the past 50. But only one Penn Stater ever received the highest honor for his …

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Big East and Pac 10 Networks, be careful what you wish for
June 2, 2010 – 1:55 pm | View Comments
Big East and Pac 10 Networks, be careful what you wish for

While you were grilling steaks and enjoying the weather, UC Berkley’s chancellor Robert Birgeneau spent his Memorial Day with fellow alumni in New England where he brought up the possibility of a Pac 10 Network, which would be a clear and desperate effort by the …

Success with Honor: Creighton’s Bob Warming declared Penn State’s soccer coach
May 25, 2010 – 2:55 pm | View Comments
Success with Honor: Creighton’s Bob Warming declared Penn State’s soccer coach

It seems as if Penn State will be replacing one soccer coaching legend with another.
Penn State announced that Creighton’s Bob Warming will become Penn State soccer’s 11th head coach. This news should delight fans of the soccer program at Penn State.
Bob Warming currently sits 6th …

What’s the holdup? BCS came prepared, NCAA you’re on the clock
May 21, 2010 – 1:50 pm | View Comments
What’s the holdup? BCS came prepared, NCAA you’re on the clock

It seems as if the BCS has a contingency plan to deal with the USC scandal all along. While the NCAA dragged their feet for 6 years uncovering what took Yahoo! Sports 8 months to discover, the BCS actually met back in 2007 and drew …

Expanding The Big Ten’s Footprint? Start in Pennsylvania.
May 17, 2010 – 1:33 pm | View Comments
Expanding The Big Ten’s Footprint? Start in Pennsylvania.

As we’ve examined Big Ten expansion, a common theme has been what the proposed schools would bring to the conference.  More specifically, what media market they would offer, so that the Big Ten Network would reach more viewers.  It’s why Pittsburgh isn’t much of a …

Presenting Your Newest BCS Conference
May 15, 2010 – 1:48 pm | View Comments
Presenting Your Newest BCS Conference

Boise State and TCU could find themselves playing regularly
With so much talk the last few months discussing Big Ten expansion, and the possible ramifications–not just within the conference, but in the responses by the Big XII, SEC, or ACC, and even regarding the continued feasibility …

Basketball: 2, Football: Still 0. Jonathan Graham Commits to Penn State
May 13, 2010 – 10:17 pm | View Comments
Basketball: 2, Football: Still 0. Jonathan Graham Commits to Penn State

Jonathan Graham commmited to Penn State Thursday
Yes, these are indeed strange times in Penn State.  While Joe Paterno and his staff are yet to secure a single commitment in next year’s class, for the second time in a matter of weeks, Ed DeChellis and crew …

Levi Norwood granted release from Penn State
May 11, 2010 – 10:35 am | View Comments
Levi Norwood granted release from Penn State

It seems as if Levi Norwood will not be carrying on a family tradition after all. The younger brother of Jordan Norwood, Levi has asked for and granted a release from his LOI with Penn State. His father, Brian Norwood was once the secondary coach …

Los Insight Bowl partners with ESPN to increase prestige and exposure
May 7, 2010 – 10:30 am | View Comments
Los Insight Bowl partners with ESPN to increase prestige and exposure

The Insight Bowl held in Sun Devil Stadium in Arizona (yes, that Arizona) has upgraded itself into a second tier bowl by partnering with ESPN. In a multi year agreement with the World Wide Leader and a four year contract still ongoing with the Big …

Talking Expansion With Frank the Tank, Pt. 2
April 30, 2010 – 1:07 pm | View Comments
Talking Expansion With Frank the Tank, Pt. 2

Last week, we reached out to Frank the Tank, whose blog about Big Ten expansion has become one of the most widely read and highly credible sources out there.  Yesterday, we posted his answers to our questions about the possibility of Notre Dame, Texas, or …

We’re Talking Expansion: With Frank the Tank
April 29, 2010 – 1:30 pm | View Comments
We’re Talking Expansion: With Frank the Tank

As the Big Ten has looked to explore expansion over the past few months, the debate has raged not just over who would join the conference, or how many teams, but even whether it would lead to 4 superconferences seceding from the NCAA.  And while …