Archive For July 7, 2013
Exactly when is a media entity not entitled to report on itself?
This is the question I frequently pose to myself when ESPN, Fox and CBS report on anything about college realignment issues in general.
It’s especially true about this report made by Jeremy Fowler of CBS Sports.Com, which purports to be an inside look at who has the “most say” in realignment – TV networks or the conferences themselves.
The good news is that there are a lot of revealing insights into the top men running the show in collegiate athletics, including media people and conference commissioners. The bad news is that it reads like the writer is trying to snooker the reader into thinking that TV has no influence over realignment – when a keener, more independent look at the quotes reveals anything but.
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We inch closer to the start of the 2013 season, as the 4th of July weekend comes to a close.
At no. 61, we find sophomore OL Steven Camasta as our highlighted Lehigh football athlete in today’s countdown.
Unbelievably, we cross the threshold to 63 days until the beginning of the 2013 football season.
At no. 63, we find sophomore OL Matt Ford (center) as our highlighted Lehigh football athlete in today’s countdown.
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Happy 4th of July everyone!
The 4th of July marks the 64 day mark until the start of the 2013 football season.
At no. 66, we find junior OL Matt Douglas as our highlighted Lehigh football athlete in today’s countdown.
66 days. Really?
Unbelievably, we cross the threshold to 66 days until the beginning of the 2013 football season.
At no. 66, we find senior OL Matt Lippincott as our highlighted Lehigh football athlete in today’s countdown.
The football season starts in 67 days, and continue our 67 day countdown towards the Lehigh football season with the first senior in the countdown in quite some time.
Today, we highlight senior DL Ryan Kuntz.
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It is July 1st, and around the world of college athletics, a lot of conferences are saying goodbye, and hello.
The Big East said goodbye to a whole lot of its founding members, and renamed itself the American Athletic Conference. Those members moved on to their new offices, where they will call themselves… the Big East.
The CAA say goodbye to Georgia State, Old Dominion and VCU. And they say hello to Albany (in football only), Stony Brook (in football only), the College of Charleston (with no football) and Elon.
The SoCon say goodbye to College of Charleston, Appalachian State, Elon and Georgia Southern, and say hello to one new member, Mercer and hello again to two old members, East Tennessee State and VMI.
The Patriot League, though, is not saying goodbye at all. They’re saying hello to their two newest members: Loyola (MD) and Boston University.
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