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SCS.com ARCHIVES SEPTEMBER 2011
REALIGNMENT SLOWS, LEAGUE PLAY ARRIVES
September 23, 2011
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Although it appeared that realignment talk may persist throughout the entire season, we finally have some developments this week that slow or stop the chase for superconferences. When the Pac-12 made a final decision for now that they do want to expand to grab four power schools in Oklahoma and Texas, the demise of the Big 12 disappeared. Although Texas A&M is still out the door to the SEC, the other nine schools....[MORE]
A LESSON IN WHY THEY PLAY THE GAMES
September 15, 2011
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Of the many compelling stories that are starting to develop in the first two weeks of the college football season, the disparate results at Notre Dame and Auburn stand out. Notre Dame has one of the worst turnover margins in the country, and this stands at 0-2 despite thoroughly outplaying their first two opponents for most of the games. Meanwhile, defending national champion Auburn has pulled two rabbits out of the hat in keeping....[MORE]
FIRST SUPER-CONFERENCE DOMINO FALLS
September 9, 2011
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Just when you thought the discussion would turn from off-field turmoil and realignment, Texas A&M threw a big hammer through the screen of stability and the focus on football by leaving the Big 12 and being accepted by the SEC by a unanimous vote that happened Wednesday (pending litigation). The SEC was the first major football conference to go to 12 teams successfully, and they will certainly battle to be successful....[MORE]
FORGET CONTROVERSY AND REALIGNMENT
September 1, 2011
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Somebody woke me up and said there's actually football Thursday night, which seems hard to believe after a seemingly neverending offseason of controversy and conference realignment. Of course it could be worse: we could have had no substantive news for six months while 32 men bickered in a room about billions of dollars (don't let the media fool you, the only noteworthy news in the NFL from February to July was that no....[MORE]
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