For a brief stint the BCS gods looked to be ready to rip apart the Big 12. As a Big East fan I can relate; normally they’re calling for our collective head in the off season. Thankfully it’ll be at least five more months until Lee Corso calls for Big East to step aside so the latest hot minor conference can finally have their shot at a perennially power, so soak it in while you can. We take it as an annual right of passage that the Big East is always facing extinction, but what does it mean from a school perspective when they talk about restructuring and where should a fan stand if their team enters the fray? I’m going to use three area teams to show the different effects movement can have.
Temple Owls: Bring on the rains!
As a temple fan, or perhaps the temple owl fan, you probably know your team has fallen on rough times (you could also use the phrase “sucks’). After being unceremoniously tossed from the Big East …
Villanova Wildcats’ guard Scottie Reynolds has declared for the upcoming NBA draft.
Reynolds does not intend on hiring an agent, which will keep him eligible to return to the team for his Senior year if he ultimately decides to withdraw from the draft.
Villanova coach Jay Wright appears to fully support Reynolds decision, even though it would be a significant blow to his roster.
“Scottie and I have decided that it would be smart for him to experience NBA workouts at this time,” Wright said in a statement. “This will enable him to assess where he fits in the draft process this year and give him a better understanding of what it takes to play at that level.
“Scottie is completing all of his spring semester classes and is not hiring an agent. He will be working closely with our NCAA compliance staff so that he can return for his senior year if that is the path he chooses.”
Reynolds appears to be leaving the door open to a possible return …
This past weekend marked the start of the 2008-2009 College Football season and it saw mixed results for area programs
Coastal Carolina vs. Penn State University
Penn State University routed Coastal Carolina 66-10 as Evan Royster ran for three touchdowns and Derrick Williams had an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The victory tied coach Joe Paterno with Bobby Bowden atop the career wins list for major college coaches with 373 victories. Paterno is in his record 43rd season as coach of the Nitany Lions.
“I haven’t even thought about it, and I’m not going to,” Paterno said about the milestone. “I can only say it so many times, it’s not a big deal to me.”
It was an easy opening win in what could be Paterno’s last season, something that has been said several times in the past. PSU is ranked #19 in the most recent AP and USA Today rankings.
The Nitany Lions play Saturday against Oregon State on ABC at 3:30 PM EST.
Fresno State vs. Rutgers University
The …
