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18 May 2012, 05:22pm by Rivers McCown
SEC and Big 12 Create New Bowl
Starting in 2014, the Big 12 and SEC will pit their champions (barring a title game/playoff bid) against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game that hasn't yet acquired a sponsor. Tradition! Pageantry! So on!
4 comments, Last at 2:16pm by Lance
17 May 2012, 07:28pm by Bill Connelly
Relegation Simulation: Rewriting College Football History
We have been having some fun this week at SB Nation, walking through the ins and outs of the promotion-and-relegation system of world soccer and why it would or wouldn't work for college football. My contribution: a rough, seven-year, four-tiered simulation that encompasses the FBS ranks and a good portion of FCS. The result: Akron falls really far, Howard Schnellenberger adds "SEC coach" to his resume, and the Pac-12 is suddenly the deepest conference in the country.
Anyway, it's a fun way to kill some time, even though the top conferences would obviously never agree to such a thing.
9 comments, Last at 18 May 2012, 7:58pm by Theo
17 May 2012, 06:02pm by Rivers McCown
Jonathan Vilma Sues Goodell for Defamation
Do commissioners actually have to turn over things like "proof" and "evidence" in the court of law these days? Looks like we're about to find out!
"It is certainly the case that in court, Jonathan will have a right to see whatever it is that Commissioner Goodell has been hiding from us and what Commissioner Goodell contends gave him a basis to make these false allegations," Ginsberg said. "We will have a fair and neutral judge to preside over the dispute rather than contending with the executioner also being the person making the final decision."
62 comments, Last at 2:06pm by Will Allen
17 May 2012, 02:02pm by Aaron Schatz
The League of Magical Thinking
Whatever happened to the UFL, anyway? Special guest appearance by Mike Tanier!
6 comments, Last at 18 May 2012, 9:39am by dbostedo
14 May 2012, 12:16pm by Rivers McCown
MMQB: Brady the Constant
This week Peter profiles Raiders UDFA Wayne Dorsey, talks "concussion crisis," and looks at the constants in New England.
188 comments, Last at 18 May 2012, 12:50pm by Tim R
13 May 2012, 10:53pm by Matt Waldman
Russell Wilson, Drew Brees, and the Difficulty of Comparisons
Over on his own site, our new prospect scouting writer Matt Waldman has some thoughts about Russell Wilson, comparing him to Drew Brees, and what that says about player comparisons in general. Comparing player style doesn't mean that you're saying Player A is just as good as Player B.
3 comments, Last at 14 May 2012, 9:31am by Insancipitory
13 May 2012, 11:26am by Aaron Schatz
The USFL is Back
We have one of these announcements about an attempt to create a new minor league every six months or so, and I think I always link to them, because I still think it's a good idea to have a spring developmental league that plays in smaller markets. This new USFL seems to have everything right. The key phrase from this FAQ on their website might be "Our intention is to allow NFL personnel unfettered access to practices and games." This thing is being built 100 percent as a developmental league. It seems a lot closer to the NBDL than to any of the other failed attempts, although I doubt there will be strict team-to-team affiliation agreements.
72 comments, Last at 16 May 2012, 7:55pm by Intropy
11 May 2012, 03:40pm by Aaron Schatz
SITE NEWS: Brian McIntyre, Off to Greener Pastures
We want to congratulate Brian McIntyre, who has been hired by NFL.com to write for their Around the League blog. Great move and the perfect fit, because nobody on the Web blogs news better than Brian does. Unfortunately, the NFL.com hire means that Brian can no longer write for FootballOutsiders.com. However, he can still write for Football Outsiders Almanac, and will still be doing two chapters for this year's book and hopefully many more to come.
7 comments, Last at 11 May 2012, 11:24pm by Karl Cuba
09 May 2012, 09:01pm by Aaron Schatz
The Concussion Panic
Daniel Engber of Slate asks: What if we're overstating the effects of concussions? No, he doesn't suggest that doctors are overstating the problem that concussions lead to dementia, memory loss, and headaches. But does that necessarily cause suicide? A recent CDC study showed that ex-NFL players were 59 percent less likely to commit suicide when compared to age- and race-matched non-athletes from the general population. And if CTE causes suicide, what's the explanation for the popular belief in Commonwealth countries that playing competitive cricket leads to high rates of suicide?
55 comments, Last at 14 May 2012, 4:57pm by chemical burn
07 May 2012, 02:18pm by Aaron Schatz
SITE NEWS: FO Adds Matt Hinton to College Coverage
Well, the folks at CBS Sportsline got the jump on us, but that means we're finally allowed to publicly announce the addition of Matt Hinton to our college football coverage. (Click to read more.)
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