jim-delany Stories - BCS Evolution
Big Ten Expansion Heats Up
Jim Delany pauses for a moment from formulating hisevil plan when he detects a whiff of money entering the room. There for a while we were covering the Big Ten expansion topic hot and heavy tel...
Don't Bet On It!: National Games of Interest
Yesterday, I made a joke about the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. Multiple commenters corrected me on my apparent misapprehensions concerning the presence of trees in that portion of the Grand Canyon S...
BCS Busting Scenarios
I have an issue with BCS busting scenarios. Usually when people discuss this topic they try to find a way for the BCS' hand to become tied and for them to be forced into accepting participants t...
Did Delany call out Bielema, others for scheduling easy games?
CHICAGO - Badger fans tired of seeing Football Championship Subdivision teams on Wisconsin's schedule will love what Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said today. "The twelfth game, probably too often, ...
Should the Big Ten Expand to Nine Conference Games?
I've been traveling throughout the Inland Empire all day and haven't yet gotten to pour over the transcrips of each coaches' session at the 2009 Big Ten Football Media Days. Maybe it's my l...
On the Topic of Conference Championship Games
The topic of conference championship games came up again last week with Joe Paterno advocating for one in the Big Ten and Jim Delany shooting that down. The SEC kicked off the conference title game t...
Nitt Picks Is Polite, But Snickering
Spring practice is over so Joe Paterno has been hitting the alumni circuit lately. Dubbed "An Evening with Joe Paterno", these are supposed to be intimate settings where Joe can speak to big donors gi...
Debates on Draft - Are Championship Blowout Losses Really a Bad Thing?
In a throwback to the old site, we're resurrecting a taking-sides concept that pits Graham and I against each other on some of the more present and contentious issues in sports. From our original in...
Last Call Drinks Bourbon, Talks Premature Draft Defections
It's cold as hell. The North is blanketed in a bone white skeleton of ice. Pour yourself a few ounces of Knob Creek Bourbon, and pull up a chair. Tonight, we're going to talk premature dr...
Memorandum to Jim Delany
This morning ESPN.com poignantly asked Sports Nation whether it liked championship games in college football. Sort of looks like the electoral map from our recent presidential election, doe...
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