Crane in the spotlight and other links
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com —
... BC career on a high note. QB recruit Nico Ranieri doesn't have an offer yet but is setting up a visit to Boston. Quron Pratt will visit BC in December. Herzy is rising up the draft boards. In the notes section of this Yahoo article, it claims Herzy is coming back for his Senior Year. (Thanks to Brendan for the link.) More positive press for Matt Ryan. (Thanks to Enrico for the link.) Future BC Orange Bowls will be on ESPN. (Thanks to Maeve for the link.) The Men's Soccer game ...
ESPN Gets The BCS (OMG)
RealClearSports - Blog —
... with ESPN yesterday, after topping-out at $100 million each year. The deal with ESPN is reported to be as much as $125 million per season. The new agreement will keep the BCS on the Disney/ESPN family of networks through 2014. ...
The Week in Quotes
Burnt Orange Nation —
... "The BCS will thrive on ESPN." -- ESPN President George Bodenheimer. Put aside for a moment any moroseness over the fact that, with a new TV deal, the BCS is now contractually obligated to exist at least through 2014. Is college football not one of, if not the, most popular sports in America right now? How in the world could the biggest games of the season be on cable? We know that most people have access to ESPN, but how could Disney not want to put these games on ABC instead? It just strikes us as weird. ...
ESPN locks in BCS
SPORTS COUCH POTATO —
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The Bowl Championship Series is moving to ESPN starting in January 2011. The deal announced Tuesday includes exclusive
television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for the
Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls from 2011-2014 and the BCS title game
from 2011 to 2013. Meanwhile, the Rose Bowl will continue to be televised on ABC through 2014 under a
separate, previous contract. The Rose Bowl is on schedule to host the
2014 title game. The current BCS deal with Fox Sports expires after the 2010 games. ...
Morning Extras: Who is Philly's Biggest Rival?
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... so much? Find your own damn rival? Maybe Charlotte is available. Feel free to agree/disagree in the comments.
LINKS:• Our own Matt P wrote up the Flyers post for Illegal Curve's State of the Atlantic Division.
• More on the Gnats writer who didn't vote for Howard...with TEN spots open. I hope his privileges are revoked. From Zolecki.
• WashPost's Mark Maske thinks the Cowboys are the second best team in the NFC.
• ESPN gets the BCS through 2014. If we believe Obama, let's hope it won't be around long enough to ...
ESPN, why?
Kuklas Korner —
... For all those clamoring to get the NHL back on ESPN, consider the following in light of the deal announced this week that adds college football’s Bowl Championship Series to the ESPN/ABC lineup from 2011 to 2014: ...
College Football Recap: Prepare for the Theatre of the Absurd
Amphibious Sports Duo —
... The rankings are in and final, there is nothing we can do about who plays where come January, but we do not have to accept it. There already is and will be a rush of sports pundits coming to the defense of the BCS. Not surprisingly, many of them will come from ESPN, who recently bought the rights to the BCS starting in 2011. The debate is really unneccessary, the system is not changing now or in the near future and there is no true defense for the system currently in place. There are currently nine teams that have a legitimate argument to be able to play their way for a ...
Orrin Hatch Makes Last Stand Against the BCS
Mountain West Connection —
... Hatch had the same passion against the BCS in 2003, but this fight for change will accomplish nothing with the new contract with the World Wide Leader is set to be finalized on July 7th and go into effect for the 2011 BCS bowl games. This fight will rage on when another non-BCS team goes undefeated and wants at legitimate chance to play for the title. ...
NCAA Could Open NCAA Tourney Bidding War
The Sporting Blog —
... I would assume/hope that an "ESPN" acquisition of the NCAA Tournament would really be one for ABC/ESPN. The thought of the national championship being cable only seems wrong. (Yes, I realize the number of people without ESPN continues to dwindle, but the title game needs to be on a network available to everyone.) Then again, ESPN is getting the BCS, and aside from the Rose Bowl, it certainly sounds like the big games will be heading to cable.
