Big 12 Staying Intact; Dan Beebe Out As Commissioner

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Sep 232011
 
Big 12 Staying Intact; Dan Beebe Out As Commissioner

From Newson6.com. NORMAN, Oklahoma – OU president David Boren, athletic director Joe Castiglione and football coach Bob stoops met with the media to talk about the future of the Big 12 conference on Thursday. While the biggest announcements were the removal of Dan Beebe as commissioner and the agreement of a six-year grant of rights contract to keep teams in the league, there were several other hot topics that were discussed. Driving The Train Many described the actions of Oklahoma and Texas over the past few weeks of conference negotiations as a bit of a [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 12:55 am

Oklahoman Source: Removal Of Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe Among OU’s Demands

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Sep 202011
 
Oklahoman Source: Removal Of Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe Among OU's Demands

A high-ranking source told The Oklahoman on Tuesday that OU wants hard and fast rules for Texas and the removal of Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe in order for the Sooners to stay in the conference. From NewsOk.com. The University of Oklahoma is considering remaining in the Big 12, but only in a “reformed” version of the conference that includes hard and fast rules for Texas’ Longhorn Network and removal of Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, a high-ranking Big 12 source told The Oklahoman on Tuesday. OU president David Boren said Monday the Sooners would [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:01 pm

Report: Big 12 Is Done, Texas Has Been Talking To ACC

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Sep 142011
 
Report: Big 12 Is Done, Texas Has Been Talking To ACC

From TeamSpeedKills.com  Kirk Bohls and Alan Trubow of the Austin American-Statesman published a comprehensive report regarding Texas officials’ visit to Oklahoma yesterday. The intention of the trip was to convince OU’s leadership to give the Big 12 a shot, but they discovered that the Sooners’ brass have already decided to apply for Pac-12 membership: “There’s nothing Texas could have offered Oklahoma that would have changed their mind. They were set on leaving the Big 12 before Texas got there,” a well-placed source at a Big 12 school said, adding that Sunday’s meeting had a very friendly and cooperative [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:36 am

Big 12 Commissioner, Dan Beebe Finally Releases Statement; Email Surfaces

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Sep 072011
 
Big 12 Commissioner, Dan Beebe Finally Releases Statement; Email Surfaces

From Statesman.com by Suzanne Halliburton. Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe finally has addressed situation with A&M possibly leaving for the SEC. This statement was just issued to the media. “This is the first time to my knowledge that a conference has been requested to waive any legal claims toward another conference for any damages suffered with a membership change. The Big 12 Conference was asked by Texas A&M University and the Southeastern Conference to waive any such claim to help facilitate Texas A&M’s departure from the Conference without any consideration to the Big 12. Although they [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 6:02 pm

Letter From Big 12 Commissioner, Dan Beebe To SEC Commissioner, Mike Slive

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Sep 072011
 
Letter From Big 12 Commissioner, Dan Beebe To SEC Commissioner, Mike Slive

From Ncaa.com. SEC Votes To Accept Texas A&M A Big 12 school has threatened legal action if Aggies leave The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday that it will make Texas A&M the 13th team in the league but said the move is on hold because a Big 12 school has threatened legal action if the Aggies leave. The SEC said it received “unanimous written assurance” from the Big 12 on Sept. 2 that it was free to accept Texas A&M. The presidents and chancellors then met late Tuesday “with the intention of accepting the application of [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 5:11 pm

Billy Liucci: Texas A&M To SEC Deal Premature – “Still A Hurdle To Clear”

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Sep 072011
 
Billy Liucci: Texas A&M To SEC Deal Premature - "Still A Hurdle To Clear"

Compiled by By The Finebaum Fan. Late last night, an article posted by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram proclaimed - “Texas A&M to announce move to SEC on Wednesday”.  That report soon spread like a Texas wildfire across social networks. Speculation has been building for weeks that the move was imminent.  Texas A&M announced on August 25 that it had notified the Big 12 of its intention to explore its options pertaining to conference affiliation. Billy Liucci of TexAgs.com was interviewed yesterday by Paul Finebaum on the Paul Finebaum Radio Network.  In that interview, Liucci outlined the process for the move: “They (Texas [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 5:27 am

Oklahoma State’s T. Boone Pickens Chides Texas, Predicts Big 12′s Demise

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Sep 042011
 
Oklahoma State's T. Boone Pickens Chides Texas, Predicts Big 12's Demise

DeLoss Dodds Says Longhorns Still Enjoy The Conference. From Statesman.com. While Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds professed his love for the Big 12, Oklahoma State billionaire booster Boone Pickens says the league won’t last much longer. Pickens believes the Cowboys will end up in the Pac-12, with Oklahoma. He largely blames Texas’ insistence on creating the Longhorn Network. “The network could have been the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Pickens said. Dodds “is a friend of mine,” Pickens said. “But DeLoss had too many cards and he played every damn one of them. I [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 7:34 pm

Sporting News Report: Big 12′s Oklahoma, Texas Very Close To Pac-12 Move

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Sep 032011
 
Sporting News Report: Big 12's Oklahoma, Texas Very Close To Pac-12 Move

From Aol.SportingNews.com. ARLINGTON, Texas—A day after Oklahoma president David Boren proclaimed Oklahoma’s position of strength in college football conference expansion, the Sooners look poised to leave the Big 12 for the Pac-12. The Oklahoman is reporting that the Sooners are in negotiations with the Pac-12, and that the Sooners, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech are close to landing the final blow to the crumbling Big 12. According to The Oklahoman, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is expected to meet with Texas president William Powers over the Labor Day weekend to finalize the deal. All day [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 6:21 pm

Texas A&M Plans To Leave Big 12 By July 2012

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Aug 312011
 
Texas A&M Plans To Leave Big 12 By July 2012

From NbcSports.MsNbc.com by Kristie Rieken. HOUSTON – The official Texas A&M fight song includes a line that bids farewell to Texas, “so long to the orange and white.” By this time next year, Texas A&M may have said goodbye to a lot more than its storied, century-old rivalry with Texas. Texas A&M announced Wednesday that it will leave the Big 12 Conference by July 2012 if it can find another home, preferably in the Southeastern Conference. The decision could set off another round of conference realignment in college sports and it raises questions about the future of the [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 12:33 pm

OrangeBloods: Texas A&M To Withdraw From Big 12 On Tuesday

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Aug 292011
 
OrangeBloods: Texas A&M To Withdraw From Big 12 On Tuesday

From OrangeBloods.com by Chip Brown. Sources close to Texas A&M tell Orangebloods.com the Aggies will announce they are formally withdrawing from the Big 12 on Tuesday, setting up their application for membership to the Southeastern Conference. The sources said Texas A&M has spent the past few days trying to iron out what the Aggies’ exit from the Big 12 will cost. The full exit fee penalty would be between $28 million and $31 million, according to Big 12 sources. But the Big 12 could withhold A&M’s revenue for the 2011-12 academic year, which would total [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 10:08 pm

Texas A&M Aggies Receive Letter From Big 12

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Aug 292011
 
Texas A&M Aggies Receive Letter From Big 12

From Woai.com. COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Texas A&M received a letter from Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe on Monday outlining the withdrawal procedure should the Aggies decide to leave the league. University spokesman Jason Cook said the letter “outlines the withdrawal procedures according to the financial provisions of the Big 12 bylaws and mutual waivers of legal claims.” Cook wouldn’t provide any other details of the letter or comment on what A&M’s next step might be. The Aggies are interested in joining the Southeastern Conference and the letter comes less than a week after [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 9:51 pm

SI Source: Texas A&M To Announce Plans To Leave Big 12 Next Week

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Aug 272011
 
SI Source: Texas A&M To Announce Plans To Leave Big 12 Next Week

From SportsIllustrated.cnn.com. Big 12 officials expect Texas A&M to announce within the next week that it plans to leave the conference. A person with knowledge of what was discussed during a conference call of the Big 12 board of directors Saturday told The Associated Press that Texas A&M officials talked about their anticipated departure. “No major surprises,” said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks. “A&M didn’t say they were leaving, but certainly gave every indication that’s what they plan on doing.” As for the timing [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 7:21 pm

D-Day Appears Imminent For 10-Member Big 12

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Aug 112011
 
D-Day Appears Imminent For 10-Member Big 12

From OrangeBloods.com by Chip Brown. August 22 appears to be D-Day for the 10-member Big 12 as we know it. Three sources close to the situation said Texas A&M’s regents board will meet on August 22 to deliberate and likely vote on an application to join the Southeastern Conference as early as 2012. Texas A&M System spokesman Jason Cook denied reports that A&M has already agreed to join the SEC. “There’s no agreement in principle, nothing,” Cook told Orangebloods.com. Two sources said the SEC presidents are being gathered Saturday in an emergency meeting to address the [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:39 pm

Finebaum Fan Announces Launch Of New Sports Forums

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Jan 252011
 
Finebaum Fan Announces Launch Of New Sports Forums

Finebaum Fan is excited to announce the launch of a new and advanced  sports forum!  It is open to all visitors and will function independently of FinebaumFan.com.  Be one of the first to register and start a new thread!  ppBB3 makes this a message board on steroids! The Finebaum Fan Forums are yet another way to “Fan the Flames”, voice your opinions, and enjoy your friends (and foes) within the Finebaum Nation and beyond.  Create a user name and password to participate.  If you have an existing FinebaumFan.com user name, it is recommended that you use it.  You may also create a new one.  ALL user [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 1:32 am

The Auburn Tigers: Nobody’s Little Brother

 Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, BCS, Bowl Championship Series, NCAA, Nick Saban, SEC  10 Responses »
Jan 132011
 
The Auburn Tigers: Nobody’s Little Brother

From 247Sports.com (Auburn Undercover) by Ronnie Sanders. When Auburn won the national championship Monday night, it ended a history of near misses that began in 1958 when the Tigers very nearly pulled off a repeat after winning a title in 1957. Recent history had Auburn fans feeling snakebit. One national columnist told me last year that Auburn would never win a national title “because it’s Auburn.” In 1983, third-ranked Auburn saw the nation’s top two teams lose on New Year’s Day. When the Tigers beat Michigan in the Sugar Bowl, it was party on. A [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 1:18 am

Ron Franklin, ESPN Announcer, Yanked From Broadcast for Sexist Remarks

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Jan 032011
 

From FanHouse.com by Milton Kent.   Ron Franklin, one of ESPN’s best known college sports announcers, reportedly was taken off the company’s radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl after he allegedly referred to a female colleague as “sweetcakes,” and then with a vulgarity during a production meeting. Sports by Brooks reported Sunday that Franklin, who does college football and basketball telecasts, referred to sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards as “sweetcakes” when she attempted to join in a conversation during a production meeting Saturday. When Edwards took umbrage at the remark, he then allegedly used the term [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 3:42 pm

John Henderson: Here’s Another CU Coaching Candidate — Auburn’s Gus Malzahn

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Oct 252010
 

From DenverPost.com by John Henderson. Here’s hoping Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn TiVoed Saturday’s LSU-Auburn game. Maybe he could have peered through the dreary fog of his coaching hire going down in flames and seen Colorado’s future. No, Cam Newton isn’t transferring to Boulder. But his offensive coordinator might. As the speculation continues on when the ax falls on Dan Hawkins and who will be his replacement, the hottest assistant coach in America is Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. Looking at a Colorado team ranked 11th in the Big 12 in scoring at 20 points a [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 4:35 pm

Finebaum: Texas is the Big Winner in Conference Chaos

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Jun 222010
 

From Al.com by Paul Finebaum Whether the conference expansion chaos has died down for good remains to be seen. But in Texas, the dust has finally settled. With any major story, there is an immediate rush to judgment. This is one man’s opinion on the winners and losers: Texas: Winner . . . There’s no getting around Texas winning the biggest pot at the end of the poker game. But will it turn out to be Pyrrhic victory for Bevo? Texas was already the power in the Big 12 and nothing has changed. The other [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 6:10 am
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