Jim Delany
Wisch: Sold-Out Big Ten Tourney Shows Chicago Should Stay In Mix
In 2006, when Indianapolis beat out Chicago for exclusive rights to host the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament from 2008-12, conference commissioner Jim Delany expressed his hope that a fixed location would help boost attendance for his league’s hoops extravaganza.
Wisch: Does College Football Need A 13-Game Regular Season?
College football seems to just keep getting bigger.
Wisch: Big Ten Can’t Dump ‘Legends’, ‘Leaders’ Soon Enough
From the get-go, the names fit like a small-sized helmet on an XL-sized head. Awkwardly. And now, it’s time for the Big Ten to send “Legends” and “Leaders” on their way. Mercifully.
Delany: College Football Playoff Won’t Start A Year Early
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany expects the new college football playoff to be finalized by Jan. 1, but he ruled out the possibility of the new four-team tournament starting next season.
Wisch: How Will Notre Dame’s Big Move Impact The Big Ten?
It passed on the Big Ten’s TV millions. It passed on aligning itself with the familiarity of many of its most traditional rivals. And it passed on the region where its campus is based – although some Fighting Irish fans might tell you that, you know, Notre Dame doesn’t really reside here in the Midwest.
Wisch: Illinois’ Beckman Mishandled Penn State ‘Recruiting’ Trip
At Big Ten Media Days this week, much discussion swirled around the controversial topic of recruiting current Penn State players, who were who were essentially declared “free agents” by NCAA president Mark Emmert as part of PSU’s sweeping sanctions.
Hoge: Beckman’s Recruiting Tactics At Odds With Delany’s Desires
Beckman confirmed Thursday that he had eight coaches camped out at a State College restaurant outside the Penn State campus Wednesday.
Wisch: Big Ten Makes Right Call On Limiting Delany’s Power
Without a doubt, the Big Ten’s other schools and their fan bases – along with every college in the country – need to reassess their priorities in the wake of the Penn State disaster.
Big Ten May Give Commish Power To Fire Coaches
The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that the Big Ten is considering a plan to give its commissioner the power to fire coaches in the wake of the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal.
Hoge: Why The Big Ten Should — But Likely Won’t — Kick Penn State Out
While most of the conversation right now is about how the NCAA should punish Penn State, there’s a different organization that has been laying low and has the power to take action: the Big Ten.
Big Ten, Pac-12 Suspend Scheduling Agreement
The Big Ten and Pac-12 have scrapped plans to schedule games against each other in all sports, with Pac-12 officials saying there were too many complications with football schedules to pull it off.
Big Ten Still Prefers Plus-One Over Playoff
Big Ten administrators would prefer a plus-one system over a four-team playoff to determine a national champion if the BCS can’t be maintained in its current form.
Hoge: With Blind Rose Bowl Loyalty, Big Ten Losing Playoff Battle
If the Big Ten athletic directors are any indication, they are going to find a way to mess this up.
Ten Foot Mailbag: Passion, Playoffs And Patrick Kane
Kane is a grown man. Whatever he wants to do he can within the confines of the law and his professional contract.
Greenstein: Big Ten’s Plan For A Playoff System Is ‘Incredible’
It’s a debate that has gone nowhere for years: should college football use a playoff system or the bowl system?
Big Ten Open To 4-Team Playoff
Conference commissioner Jim Delany has long been pegged as the highest-profile figurehead in opposition to a college football playoff, but it appears the Big Ten is changing its tune.
Hoge: Why Urban Meyer Will Win The Big Ten Civil War
Welcome to college football in 2012, Big Ten. The rest of the country has been waiting for you.
Wisch: Big Ten Should Try Championship Game In Chicago
I offer up this proposal to Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany: If game attendance and ticket demand in Indy doesn’t improve markedly the next few years, the Big Ten should bring its football championship to Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2016.
Paterno’s Name Removed From Big Ten Trophy
Joe Paterno’s name has been removed from the Big Ten’s championship game trophy, league commissioner Jim Delany announced Monday.
Wisch: Big Ten Should Scrap ‘Legends’ and ‘Leaders’
The Big Ten needs to dump the names. For one thing, more than two months into the season, I can’t even remember which division is which – they sound almost exactly the same – and have to look it up to remind myself every time.
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