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Craig Thompson is often ridiculed for his hairstyle, his television network, his position in the college football hierarchy and anything else that disdaining fans can think of.
If Thompson’s pre-emptive attack on the Western Athletic Conference succeeds in keeping BYU from leaving the Mountain West, the MWC commissioner’s power ranking suddenly will skyrocket.
Nobody, obviously, could have done anything to keep Utah from joining the Pac-10 in June. Yet if Thompson and the Mountain West presidents succeeded in short-circuiting BYU’s grand scheme by landing Nevada and Fresno State — while severely damaging the WAC and its membership, especially Utah State — it would be the crowning moment of...
When Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigned Monday, the battered league was left at another crossroads. It could either crumble or find itself a billion-dollar television deal in September. The Big East, scheduled to... more »
There cannot possibly be a tougher job in college football than Big East commissioner. That is not meant as a defense of the outgoing John Marinatto, who is as responsible for what has happened to the league as the dueling ... more »
When Kentucky won John Calipari's first national championship in March, it spawned a fierce debate in basketball circles about the NBA's age requirement. Some believe the league should raise it from 19 to 20 years old; others... more »
When the hierarchy of the National Association of Basketball Coaches met recently to discuss whether the NCAA should overturn the graduate transfer rule, they held their discussions in private. Oh, you bet they did. They... more »
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