Barking Carnival

ESPN has apparently decided that the Big 12 is going to be so good in basketball this year that they are bringing in the "A" Team for the Big Monday Broadcasts. Ron Franklin and Fran Fraschilla are out. Brent Musberger and Bobby Knight are in. ESPN said the decision was partly due to the increased workoad for Knight and the desire to have him work with Musberger, and partly due to the

The 86-year old owner of the Tennessee Titans says he has seen enough, and it's time to see if Vince Young is the Titan QB of the future. Tennessee is 0-6 coming off a bye week and plays Jacksonville this weekend. The Titans signed Kerry Collins to a two-year, $14 million contract in the offseason, while Young is due to count $14.2 million against the salary cap next season.

Too bad because ABC loves them. Thanks to the early start -- and no real competition from other games -- the Red River Rivalry was the most watched college football game of the Oct. 17th weekend. Texas' 16-13 win over OU this year brought one million more fans to the TV sets than the 7.7 million who watched the game in 2008. ABC drew a 5.7 rating and 8.7 million viewers for

It is a known fact that we here at BC just love us some analogizing. So Eyes' post on the state of Aggie Football brought to mind an analogy that might help explain to our Aggie Brethren just where they fit on the football food chain. Look to the Big 10. Ohio State is to Michigan as Oklahoma is to Texas. Michigan State is to Michigan as Texas A&M; is to Texas. Or to put

The Southeastern Conference has suspended the officiating crew from last weeks Florida Gators - Arkansas Razorbacks contest for three weeks. This is the first time the SEC has publicly suspended an entire crew. "A series of calls that have occurred during the last several weeks have not been to the standard that we expect from our officiating crews," SEC commissioner Mike Slive said Wednesday. "I believe our officiating program is the best in the country.

There have been rumors for a while that Comcast and GE are in talks about a deal in which GE would spin off its NBC Universal Unit (including the cable channels) into a new company that would merge with the content assets of Comcast. Why does the proposed takeover matter to sports fans, or more specifially college football fans? Because the head of Comcast, Jeff Shell wants the new company to compete with ESPN

Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder will plays San Antonio in the Frank Erwin Center Tuesday night, and Durant cannot wait to come home. Durant told the Daily Oklahoman that since there is no shoot around Tuesday morning, he will spend his time on campus. I’m going to the gym to see the guys,” Durant said. "I’ll go see the people in academics. Go to the basketball office. I just might carry my game clothes

This weekend means so much to so many people on both sides that sometimes you can lose track of the history of just how the Texas-OU game became such a vital part of College Football.

Brett Favre not only dug the knife a little deeper into his old team by leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-23 win over the Green Bay Packers last night, he also helped produce the largest TV audience in cable history for ESPN. Over 21 million viewers tuned in to watch the latest chapter of the NFL's Soap Opera as Favre threw for three touchdowns to help the Vikings go 4-0 on the season. The

Allan Trimble, the uber-successful coach at Jenks High School has been suspended for the rest of the year over allegations of illegal recruiting and benefits for an OU recruit. Jarrett Lake, who moved to Oklahoma from Virginia in 2008, is the player in question. Among the allegations are that Trimble arranged housing for Lake and his guardian. The school had already been forced to forfeit nine wins from the 2008 season over Lake's eligibility. Lake

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Barking Carnival

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Brent & Bob Get Big 12 Big Monday Basketball

Bud Adams to Jeff Fisher: Start Vince Young Now.

Tired of 11:00 AM Kickoffs For Texas-OU?

Let’s Analogize Some More: Texas A&M = Michigan State

SEC Suspends Officiating Crew

Comcast’s Proposed Takeover of NBC: Why It Matters To You

Kevin Durant: “Be True To Your School”

Darrell Royal: The Transcendent Figure in A Classic Rivalry

Favre Delivers Record Ratings For ESPN

It’s Business As Usual In Oklahoma

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