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PAC-10 TV CONTRACT: FSN/FCS Scheduling Provides Unintentional Humor/Frustration
As many of my fellow CougCenterites can attest, trying to watch your favorite college football team from a different region of the country can often be a difficult and costly task. It can involve shelling out extra money on the cable bill for a few extra sports channels, with no guarantee the games...
Larry Scott, Pac-10 begin media blitz today
For years, the typical Pac-10 media day involved a trip to the Rose Bowl for a day of interviews with players and coaches. The only significant highlights every year seemed to be the release of the media poll. Outside of that, Pac-10 media day had fallen into a rut of predictability and lacked the...
PAC-10 EXPANSION: Haters gonna hate
After whiffing on the Texas schools, the media hasn't been so kind to Larry Scott this week. While the attempted coup of the Big 12 was in progress, Scott was a media darling, with national and local media alike being effusive in their praise for him. The addition of Utah and Colorado has been met...
Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen Does Not Know the Facts
Pac-10 Commissioner, or also known as cranky old man, and hard core traditionalist had some parting shots in an interview with the LA Times in a question and answer session. The question of interest to the Mountain West was this one: "Q: The Pac-10 has been the Pac-10 since 1978. What about...
The Oregon Ducks Elevator - Hoping Not to Get Punched Out Edition
Boise State is behind us, TJ Ward is injured, LeGarrette Blount is suspended for the year... what better time then now to check the Oregon Ducks Elevator? Jeremiah Masoli: Extremely tough outing that was overshadowed by events after the game. Confidence in the offense seemed to be missing, he...
Conquest Chronicles Links for July 2nd
Just throwing a few things out there today. More later... Scout.com: 2010 Draft Spotlight: An "aMaysing" OneGreat Write-up on Taylor Mays USC's Mays and O'Dowd also earn Playboy All-American honors - Pac-10 - ESPN Greg Hansen Sunday Notebook : USC, O'Neill a good fit | www.azstarnet.com ®Some...
USC and the Pac-10 has a solid showing in the NBA Draft
Apologies for a lack of posting yesterday...just got jammed with a lot of different things. USC basketball had a nice showing in Thursday's NBA Draft. With all the turmoil surrounding the program that was the good the news...the bad news? Don't expect SC to much of a presence in next years draft...
Poll: What should the Pac-10's new commissioner Larry Scott focus on?
After 26 years as commissioner of the Pac-10, Tom Hansen is stepping down. His successor will be Larry Scott, current chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association. The Oregonian's Bob Rickert thinks the choice is solid, but ponders what the incoming commissioner's first move will...
Morning Quack Fix: 3.25.09
Update: As user inroywetrust pointed out in the comments, it was Gonzaga's Demetri Goodson who hit the game winner against Western Kentucky, not Pargo. I guess there are advantages to watching the games on TV. (By PaulSF) I spent last weekend in Portland and managed to overdose on college...
Morning Quack Fix: 1.23.09
So, I write the Friday morning Quack Fix. And you know, this is gonna get really depressing, really fast. Because I get to try to say something about the previous nights debacle, which I probably will not have seen or heard at all, being halfway across the country. So each Friday, I hop on the...
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