Big Ten Friday mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...expansion has been revitalized this week. I understand the Big Ten's desire to acquire Rutgers or Syracuse for the New York TV market. I also understand adding Missouri or Pittsburgh would give the Big...
Blog | December 18, 2009Friday Big East mailbag
Brian Bennett, Big East...see a lot more interest from the Big Apple. Michael P. from Chicago writes: As a lifelong Syracuse fan, I just wanted to point out that while there are no natural rivals between Syracuse and...
Blog | December 18, 2009Best case/Worst case rewind: Syracuse
Brian Bennett, Big EastLooking back on our preseason Best case/Worst case scenarios for each team. It's Syracuse's turn. Original post is here. Best case in a nutshell: 6-6 and International Bowl Worst...
Blog | December 18, 2009UK, KU are hardly Vegas darlings
Chad MillmanI've had some more great suggestions via Twitter and e-mail this past week to make the Sweat Barometer I work up with Sal from madduxsports.com even m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
White's departure from Minnesota not a surprise
Andy Katz...country. • I'm not sure you could get any basketball coach among Pitt's Jamie Dixon, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, Rutgers' Fred Hill, Nebraska's Doc Sadler or Missouri's Mike Anderson to say...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009Could Texas be considered in Super Big Ten?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...and top ones at that. Early speculation has the Big Ten looking east at Rutgers, Pittsburgh and Syracuse as its primary targets. Those schools match the academic and athletic profile the Big Ten would like...
Blog | December 17, 2009Best case/Worst case rewind: Rutgers
Brian Bennett, Big East...better as the season went along. Rutgers won all the games it was supposed to win except Syracuse but didn't really pull off any upsets. That's why the Scarlet Knights finished much closer...
Blog | December 17, 2009Minnesota adds WMU to 2012 slate
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...complete 2012 schedule: Sept. 1 at UNLV Sept. 8 New Hampshire Sept. 15 Western Michigan Sept. 22 Syracuse Sept. 29 Open Oct. 6 Indiana Oct. 13 at Wisconsin Oct. 20 Ohio State Oct. 27 at...
Blog | December 17, 2009Revisiting preseason picks
Brian Bennett, Big East...that Armon Binns was the tall guy who did it, not Howard. Comeback player of the year: Syracuse receiver Mike Williams. "After missing all of last year because of academic problems, the Orange's top...
Blog | December 17, 2009Big East lunchtime links
Brian Bennett, Big East...itself a little bit in the St. Petersburg Bowl, Keith Sargeant says in the Home News Tribune. Syracuse got a juco offensive lineman, Donnie Webb reports in the Syracuse Post-Standard. Dion Lewis remains incredibly...
Blog | December 17, 2009West Virginia reacts to Henry's death
Brian Bennett, Big East...2004 and was the Big East freshman of the year in 2003. His 209 receiving yards against Syracuse in '03 set a school record that still stands, and his 1,006 receiving yards that season...
Blog | December 17, 2009At long last, Majok will debut for Connecticut
Andy Katz...still hard to determine. But for a squad that needs to keep up with West Virginia, Villanova, Syracuse and possibly Georgetown, adding someone of Majok's potential is certainly a plus. "He hasn't yet...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009Holliday set to leave West Virginia?
Brian Bennett, Big East...paid assistant in the Big East at over $400,000 per year (salary figures for Pitt and Syracuse are not available under public records laws). Holliday is known as an ace recruiter, particularly in Florida...
Blog | December 16, 2009Academic rankings of expansion candidates
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Notre Dame No. 34: Boston College No. 47 (tie): Texas No. 56 (tie): Pittsburgh No. 58 (tie): Syracuse No. 66 (tie): Rutgers No. 88 (tie): Iowa State No. 96 (tie): Kansas No. 96 (tie): Nebraska...
Blog | December 16, 2009And By Big "Ten" We Now Mean "Twelve"
SportsCenter...of those gets the eventual nod. So we start with Notre Dame, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Rutgers, Connecticut, Syracuse, Nebraska, Pitt, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Iowa State, Maryland, Kentucky and Louisville. Well, since it seems the Big...
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