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I'm not yet ready for "cautiously optimistic"

When a hospital releases information about a newsworthy patient, there are different categories of condition which are commonly utilized. When we hear a patient is "critical", we know what that means. We understand what "stable" means. "Intensive care" is not a good place to be; the "recovery room" is.

Then there is "guarded". ...

Summary

Major college athletic departments are facing a "perfect storm" of increased expenses and decreased revenue sources due to the effects of the financial crisis. The most conservative estimate for the impact on the Pac-10 schools is that expenses for scholarships would increase by $15-20 million in total. Additional budget deficits can be expected to match that from reduction in ticket revenues and donations to increased operating expenses.

By playing ...

Now that the school options have been explored, let's examine the financial impacts on the rest of the conference.

Adding a conference championship game in football can net the Pac-10 anywhere from $5 million to $12 million annually (we'll use a conservative estimate of $8 million). This would be an additional "nugget" in the TV contract negotiations. The cost to host the game would be approximately $1 million, but the opportunity for high-grossing ticket sales, naming rights, ...

The debate about Brigham Young is a valid one, and it would be extremely tempting to add a combination of Utah and BYU. Basketball travel pairs and in-state rivalries would provide synergy with the rest of the conference, and both schools would be competitive in many sports.

However, the "overlapping" of TV markets that the conference currently possesses by having two teams that draw from each major market is the primary reason that the TV contract was not as lucrative as ...

Within the existing Pac-10 footprint, few schools fit those criteria. However, neighboring states in the western U.S. provide several candidates:

The University of Colorado at Boulder is a top-flight institution that is a member of the Association of American Universities, a "Public Ivy" school, that can tap into the 16th-largest media market in the nation (which would rank fourth in a "new" Pac-10).

The $850 million endowment for the university would ...

I wanted to re-post this article I had written on BleacherReport on December 15, 2009...


University endowments nationwide have plunged an average of 23 percent since last July, the worst drop since the 1970s, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

State subsidies for higher education are being slashed drastically as many states have severe budget deficits.

The State of California has a $23 billion shortfall, ...

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Special Teams

Returning in 2010: K Aric Goodman (Sr.) - um, that's it for kickers ... KR Brian Lockridge (Jr.), PR Scotty McKnight (Sr.), PR Jason Espinoza (Jr.), KR Rodney Stewart (Jr.), PR Arthur Jaffee (Jr.)

New in 2010: K/P Zach Grossnickle (R-Fr. - 2009 recruit), K/P Justin Castor (2010 recruit).


Where have you gone, Mason Crosby? For that matter, where have you gone, John Torp, Mark Mariscal and Jeremy ...