Ignore the snoot, welcome Tulane, East Carolina
The observer really doesn’t get all the snarky comments being aimed at the Big East with the addition of the universities of Tulane and East Carolina to the conference Tuesday.…
All’s fair in love and conference realignment
Settle down. This is going to take a while longer. The one sure thing about conference realignment is nothing is certain until announced. What appears inevitable one minute can be…
Let Louisville and UConn decide ACC question on football field
Already much on the line with the University of Louisville-UConn football game. Let’s raise the stakes. UofL badly needs a win to stay in the running for a BCS berth.…
‘Big boys’ float trial balloon rumor, denying Seventh Access Bowl and Big East
Whoops. One more obstacle for Tom Jurich, of the University of Louisville, and Mike Areso, the new Big East Commissioner. The powers that be in the new football playoff system…
Conference realignment nibble
Conference realignment speculation ad nauseum. The observer chooses to go with this Big 12 tweet from Bryan Fisher who covers college football and recruiting for CBSSports.com: Liking this one.
Marinatto resignation may signal new direction for Big East, Notre Dame and Louisville
John Marinatto has resigned from his position as Commissioner of the Big East Conference, apparently encouraged by the college presidents to leave. Now there’s a move sure to undermine any…
Big 12 has incentive$ to grow again
If there’s one thing that can distract many University of Louisville supporters from basketball and March Madness, it’s the continuing suspense of the conference expansion issue and the next hand…
Memphis on verge of Big East invite
The University of Memphis is reportedly in the final stages of landing an agreement to join the Big East Conference as an all-sports member in 2013, according to Bret McMurphy,…
West Virginia may be hanging around for a while
What was supposed to be good news for Missouri and West Virginia is accompanied by doubt that either will be moving into new conferences soon. Missouri has finally received an…
East Carolina snubbed again by Big East
The Big East, at long last, is getting serious about conference expansion, having extended invitations to six schools. Boise State, Air Force, Navy for football-only. Houston, UCF and SMU for…
Why Louisville is stuck in the Big East
Author’s note: Having closely followed the University of Louisville athletics for many years, I have been fortunate to have made the acquaintance of some influential supporters of the athletic program,…
Here’s your hat, Missouri, what’s the hurry?
By Tom Stosberg Tis way past time for the Big XII conference to show Missouri the door. If conference officials had any sense or self respect they would hold a…
Bluff may have forced Louisville off the fence
West Virginia never made sense. Not going first, anyway. Not only to University of Louisville fans but to a number of administrators in the Big 12 Conference. And whatever it…
Conference affiliations come and go, but Louisville always emerges
Editor’s note: Apparently some Big 12 schools are not pleased with West Virignia being picked over Louisville, and that move is meeting some resistance as we speak. Regardless of how…
Tom Jurich on conference realignment
The party line on conference expansion and/or realignment remains consistent for the University of Louisville. Tom Jurich knows how to play the game.
Jim Host sighting at Louisville Tip-Off
Slipping in almost unnoticed among the 1,400 fans attending the University of Louisville basketball Tip-Off Luncheon Thursday was Jim Host, the mastermind behind the design and construction of the KFC…
The rudderless ship of conference expansion
Funny how quickly optimism turns to pessimism in the never ending saga of conference expansion and realignment. A positive note for the University of Louisville one minute is replaced seconds…
Chuck Neinas, interim B12 commish
Here’s the guy in the middle of the Big 12 Conference expansion/reorganization process. Any resemblance to the observer is purely coincidental, or the decision for Louisville would have already been…
Texas persuaded or outvoted on TCU, or neither?
The least shall be first. So much for Texas being deadset against TCU joining the Big 12 Conference. Seems to be the trend in conference expansion, the parties doing exactly…
Tom Jurich thrives on the big challenges
Going to make a prediction that the next time we see Tom Jurich, he will be standing behind Jim Ramsey as the University of Louisville President makes an announcement about…