How Do FCS-to-FBS Teams Perform?
With a new season upon us and two new teams in the FBS, we look at how teams coming from the FCS perform. We’ve researched this topic once before back…
More Thoughts on the Future of the College Sports After the Pac-12 Exodus
We’re back with some more thoughts in the aftermath of Friday’s realignment news that saw Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah leave the Pac-12 for the Big 12 and Oregon and…
Pac-12 Imploding as Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington Leave With Others Likely to Follow
Editor’s Note: This post was updated on the evening of Friday, August 4, 2023 to reflect the news that the Big 12 accepted the membership of Arizona State and Utah.…
College Football TV Contracts Since 1984: How Much Higher Can They Go?
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated as of September 1 to include the recent events of the Pac-12’s disintegration and the ACC expansion. In addition, the ACC graph has…
Thoughts on the ACC’s Fractured Membership Reports
If you haven’t heard, the ACC has a bit of an issue among its membership with roughly half the conference ready to challenge the Grant of Rights in a bid…
A Light-Hearted Review of Our Realignment Articles
In the spirit of April Fools, let’s take go back to October 2020 when we began a renewed focus on college realignment. Within many of the articles since that time,…
Thoughts on the Division 1 Transformation Committee Final Report
Recent years have seen numerous changes in college athletics, which has led to some speculation regarding Division 1 sports. One major change that has been discussed is an overhaul of…
What Can Be Done to Shorten the Length of College Football Games?
Editor’s Note: With the new timing rules officially in place, we are tracking game length for the 2023 college football season here. While following the weekly college football action, we…
The College Football Playoff is Expanding. What Happens Next for Football and College Athletics?
The College Football Playoff will expand no later than the 2026 season after the CFB’s board unanimously right as the 2022 season kicked off. The announcement came more than a…
UCLA and USC to the Big Ten: What Happens Next in the College Sports Realignment Arms Race?
There has been no shortage of hot takes in the aftermath of UCLA and USC announcing their intention to leave the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024-25 and…