The Big 12 is not a smaller conference. They actually have won the last two NCAA basketball championships.
Big 10 and SEC will eat up most of the at large bids, at least in the beginning. The football playoff is probably going to save the Big 12 and Pac 10 and will give at least one G5 team a bid every year.
If you believe football is all that matters, and I do, college basketball means nothing. The B12 will not be a relevant conference without Texas and Oklahoma. P5 in name only, until whatever happens next in CFB happens.
My personal opinion is the B10 and SEC will spearhead a new division of football with their own rules and regulations, allowing the rest of D1 to compete in a more level environment.
The college football playoffs are a move in the direct opposite directions from where NCAA football was headed. We will see how it plays out. No doubt that was where NCAAF was headed, but maybe not now.
The CFP is a re-named BCSā¦.
Getting the most eyeballs to watch the proposed Playoff games is what will drive the decision to pick contestants for the Playoff. At the end of the day, money is the currency of choice by the Big10 and SEC. At this point, allowing a G5 entrant is to avoid anti-trust bitchingā¦but the power brokers will soon fix that by breaking away from the NCAA and negotiating an even richer contract with the cable and networks. Whether a āThird Conferenceā emerges from the remnants of the Big 12, Pac-10 and ACCā¦or the Big10 and SEC simply pluck the choice teams to add to their lineups will end the guessing and the NCAA as it exists today.
Not College firing, but Matt Ruhle just let go by Carolina Panthers, will probably re-enter college ranks where he had success at Baylor. Not sure of the terms, but only 2+ years into 7 year contract.
Will Healy out this morning at Charlotte. 49ers currently 1-7. He was a rising young star when Miami played Austin Peay a few seasons ago. He got Charlotte to its first and only bowl game but things have tailed off drastically. COVID hit the program hard in 2020 - never rebounded.
Gene Chizik, Bill Clark and and Skip Holtz are mentioned as likely candidates for the Charlotte job - currently pays $875k and 49ers heading your the American next season.
Bryan Harsin is fired at Auburn after a 9-12 start. Thisāll be an interesting hire on who they go with next
Feel a little bad for Logan Meyer. Former Miami DOPP who left to join Auburnās staff this past off-season. Obviously he made the decision knowing things were a little tenuous there, but still a bummer it didnāt work out for him. Hopefully heās able to land somewhere.
Scangarello (OC) out at KY.
The move we should be making.
āYeahā¦no, Dickā¦3rd downs are overrated, our guys they try hardā - CM
Itās telling that Koehler has been here for 9 years despite doing a pretty meh job at a traditionally strong program, while Mark Stoops at Kentucky has now fired his OC twice in three seasons despite being in the midst of a golden era at traditionally lousy program.
Two thoughts:
3.CM doesnāt think there is anything that needs changing.
Thereās a dude whoās putting up over 49 points per game at one of the most resource poor programs in FCS despite their Walter Payton Award candidate QB transferring up during the offseason. You canāt tell me thereās nobody better we can afford.
With Auburnās desire to win at all costs, itāll probably be Hugh Freeze on line 1.
USF fired Jeff Scott yesterday after Bullsā blowout loss to Temple.