Previewing the Rest of the Week and Weekend

by Huck L Berry on Jun 10, 2010 6:50 AM CDT

Southern Cal vs. the NCAA

dick has the latest word in his latest post. Seems fairly set in stone what the punishment will be although word that it's actually 21 scholarships is now coming out

(7 scholarships per year over 3 years). Predictably, Southern Cal fans are whining about being mistreated. The word should come out today, so hold on to your hats, Trojans.

Baseball

Texas takes on TCU in the Super Regional starting tomorrow at 2:00 local time on ESPN2HD. The other solid matchup on our side of the draw is Fullerton at UCLA. Game Two is Saturday at noon and Game Three, if necessary, would be Sunday at 3:00.

BC Super Regionals Preview
Rivals/Yahoo/Kendall Austin Super Regional Preview

Soccer

The United States opens the World Cup on Saturday at 1:00 Texas time against the Redcoats. I think the match is scheduled for 1:30 but there's actually a pregame show for this one. ABC is carrying this one. Historically speaking we dominate the English. 1776, 1812, 1950. Ownage. Therefore I'm going with a 2-1 USA victory based on nothing more than nationalistic fervor.

Pitchmen Matchup Preview
ESPN Soccernet piece on Coach Bob Bradley

Conference Realignment

So many rumors going around right now it's hard to keep up. Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Colorado to the Pac-10 clearly has the most steam. Then late last night Stewart Mandel tweets that the Aggies are being courted by the SEC. According to Aggie message boards, this means the Aggies hold the key to everything nationwide.

The San Jose Mercury News posted information that today it becomes the Pac-11, which would effectively shut Baylor out of any final Pac-10 configuration. However, that leaves the door open for Texas and Texas A&M to take their balls and go to the Big Ten if the rumors are true that there is an offer open to the two Texas flagships in that conference. At this point, the big loser may be Missouri if neither Notre Dame nor Texas goes to the Big Ten. Sheriff Blalock has officially hit the panic button at Atomic Teeth. Meanwhile, the Oread Boom Kings are counting on a Nigerian prince to save the day.

Should be an exciting 3-4 days in sports.

Tweet Comment 13 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

We are gonna make USC our bitch just like we did Nebraska

by UT wildcatter on Jun 10, 2010 7:03 AM CDT reply actions

Timing for SC couldn’t be worse, going into new conference with bowl ban and scholarship limitations. Not that they don’t deserve it, of course…

by PossumKingdom on Jun 10, 2010 8:51 AM CDT reply actions

We actually got owned in 1812.

by Fico on Jun 10, 2010 9:08 AM CDT reply actions

what bar in austin will provide a raucous hooligan-esque time for the soccer match

by eloy on Jun 10, 2010 9:18 AM CDT reply actions

I believe the Pac-10 will offer six Big 12 schools. It makes sense to announce Colorado first because then the story becomes “Baylor…. there just aren’t enough seats at the table”, versus “Baylor… the other Texas schools weren’t willing to stick their necks out for you and we chose CO over you”.

by Art Vandelay on Jun 10, 2010 9:35 AM CDT reply actions

Less than an hour until the Aggie attempts to leave the union.

Step 1 – Secede and join the SEC.

Step 2 – ?

Step 3 – Profit!

by Gone With the Hind Wind on Jun 10, 2010 9:42 AM CDT reply actions

Domino #1 – at 11 AM CDT, CU is holding a press conference to announce joining the Pac 10:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5271438

by Ag_in_TX on Jun 10, 2010 10:22 AM CDT reply actions

“We actually got owned in 1812.”

Nah, but we sure as shit didn’t dominate.

by Minnesotahorn on Jun 10, 2010 10:47 AM CDT reply actions

Dude, it was a comeback. We owned USC when we won 41-38, so I’m sticking with my story.

by Huckleberry on Jun 10, 2010 11:18 AM CDT reply actions

I live next to the site of the Battle of Bladensburg (the English Army overnighted around the springs in my town). Reading the historical markers, which are now stranded in strip mall parking lots and next to trash strewn highways is depressing. We got our asses flat kicked. Route 66 style.

by BatesHorn on Jun 10, 2010 11:41 AM CDT reply actions

bah! We just lost the battles, not the war. It’s like saying the British gained more yards, but at the end of the day, the British never again stopped our westward expansion and quit impressing our sailors… in essence, it didn’t gain us a lot of pollster votes, but it didn’t derail our championship plans – kind of like the NU game. And trust me, in time we’ll look back on that as a butt-whipping too…

by The Bobs on Jun 10, 2010 12:26 PM CDT reply actions

I hope Tant Shepard hits 3 Hrs in game 1 helping Texas to victory. Do it… Do It!!

by Petey on Jun 11, 2010 1:30 AM CDT reply actions

Well, I am bummed. TCU 1 and 0 in series. Losing sucks.

I read an interesting article last night, and the way events are unfolding, the scenario in the article might be accurate. The condensed version goes like this: NU, Texas, and ND to B10, plus three additional school. One of those schools is Missouri.

There are some sweeteners in the arrangement, as well. The sweeteners make the arrangement very attractive, and the teams mentioned when coupled with the existing conference members, should make it the most attractive TV package out there.

by java on Jun 11, 2010 8:59 PM CDT reply actions