Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wednesday wonders ---- 05/13/09

Draft Scout has their list it top 750 2009 seniors with 40 times here. It includes UMass' Safety Jeromy Miles and WR Jeremy Horne.

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I blogged earlier about the on-again-off-again saga of sports betting in the State of Delaware. Right now, it looks likely that sports betting will become law.

The NCAA has threatened to ban college tournament and playoff games held in the state of Delaware if the law passes. If the Delaware Blue Hens are banned from hosting FCS/I-AA playoff games, it would make a huge impact in the CAA and in the FCS playoffs. Historically, home teams win about 75% of the time.

If the NCAA does institute the ban, expect a class 5 infestation of lawyers.
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The Lehigh Football Blog talks about the movement of Georgetown's AD to Delaware and speculates about a Big East Breakup along basketball-football lines.

With the economic climate the way it is, I doubt anything will happen right away. The money continues to flow strongly to football and I'm sure the Big East would love to dump DePaul, Seton Hall and Providence. The old Catholic school athletic model of big time basketball and nothing else is fading fast.

Staying off topic, former UMass coaches John Calipari and Travis Ford had the #1 and #11 ranked 2009 basketball recruiting classes.

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The Bleacher Report is running a series on the greatest college football upsets. Near the top of any one's list is Appalachian State over Michigan.

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