NCAA Bistrot

When it rains, it pours :

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Before signing his National Letter of Intent on Feb. 6, Eddie Vanderdoes found himself in a familiar predicament among top prospects who remain uncommitted until National Signing Day; he was undecided. He was once a “soft” commit to USC before changing his mind. Several of the nation’s top programs relentlessly pursued the player who some considered to be the best prep defensive tackle in the country. After a very public and windy recruitment that included late official visits to Alabama, Notre Dame, USC and UCLA, Vanderdoes finally made his decision.

At his commitment ceremony at Placer High in Auburn, Calif., Vanderdoes donned a Notre Dame hat, which surprised the masses. Most analysts expected UCLA to land his signature, and rumors spread of opposing coaches calling UCLA’s staff to congratulate it on its courtship of one of the nation’s premier players. Notre Dame somehow scored the mammoth defensive tackle’s signature and (temporarily) staged one of the major coups of the 2013 recruiting cycle.

Just less than four months later, Vanderdoes is leaving the Fighting Irish before ever stepping foot in South Bend. Vanderdoes formally announced he will transfer to UCLA, but that Notre Dame did not release him from his National Letter of Intent. As a result, he cannot play as a freshman and will have four years to play three seasons.

Oui mais en contrepartie il y a ça

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Nick Saban’s recruiting tactics apparently don’t work on everyone. Notre Dame committed running back Elijah Hood, a five-star prospect out of Charlotte, N.C., took to Vine on Tuesday and offered a peek into his recruitment. The prospect filmed a large pile of Alabama recruiting letters before flushing one of the envelopes down his toilet — all while declaring “Roll Toilet!”

Roll Tide -> Roll Toilet... joli! On attend maintenant la réponse de Jean Roucas!

Blague à part par contre, je lisais que cette saison serait la dernière de Brian Kelly à ND et qu'il attendrait que la place aux Lions s'ouvre (notons que je mets la seconde affirmation au super conditionnel).

On passe tellement de temps à taper sur la NCAA, sur le fait que les student athletes ne mettent jamais un peid en classe etc...qu'il est bon de parfois faire remarquer quand on a des preuves que ça marche :

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Alabama and Louisville are performing almost as well in the classroom as they do on the playing field.

On Wednesday, the reigning national champs in the two most visible college sports made the NCAA's honor roll for academic success. Louisville was one of 35 men's basketball teams to score between 978 and 1,000 on the annual Academic Progress Rate. Alabama was one of 13 Bowl Subdivision schools to make the cut.

In all, 976 teams made the most recent list that covered the four-year period ending in 2011-12. Alabama won the national championship then, too, and Louisville reached the Final Four. Actual scores for each school will be released Tuesday.

The most telling signal of progress may be this: 10 national champs were honored Wednesday. The other winners were Alabama in men's golf, Duke in men's lacrosse, Indiana in men's soccer, Georgia in men's swimming, Michigan in men's gymnastics, Oregon in women's indoor track, Texas in women's volleyball and Yale in men's ice hockey,

The APR is billed as a real-time academic measure of every Division I team.

Each athlete receives one point per semester for remaining academically eligible and another point each semester for remaining at that school or graduating. Critics contend the numbers merely illustrate the growing disparity between the haves, who can afford fancy academic facilities and large support staffs, and the have-nots, who lack the means to give their athletes more help.

The latest list includes college athletes excelling in both areas.

Louisville posted a score of 965 in three of the previous four APR releases, while Alabama has seen its scores steadily improve from 916 in 2004-05 to 942, 944, 955 and 957.

The Crimson Tide are now on a list that includes Duke, Northwestern and Stanford.

"I think it's fantastic," Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said. "We pride ourselves on having a great program where we do a good job of personal development with our players. The thing that's most important about what our players do while they're at the University of Alabama is graduate from school and develop a career off the field. To see that we're one of the however many teams in the country that have one of the highest APRs, I think that speaks volumes for the commitment that we have to academics and the standard of excellence to help our players have the best opportunity to graduate."

Butler, the two-time men's basketball runner-up, was back on the NCAA's list after earning perfect marks of 1,000 each of the previous three years.

And Indiana's basketball team, which spent more time ranked No. 1 than any other school last season, made it just five years after coach Tom Crean inherited a program that had posted three consecutive sub-900 scores. Athletic director Fred Glass said when the numbers come out next week, they will show Indiana has achieved a 1,000 in men's basketball yet again.

"I don't think the dumb jock thing was ever really fair and it certainly is not now and you don't need to look any further than our men's basketball team," Glass said. "Our kids are graduating in three years, so if you're graduating on time at Indiana basketball, you're behind."

Perennial basketball powerhouses Duke and Kansas appeared on the list along with traditional Big Ten football contenders Ohio State and Wisconsin and Top 25 regular Boise State.

"The NCAA's quintessential student-athlete exhibits dedication and commitment both on the playing field and in the classroom," NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a statement. "These teams and programs truly embody the overall values of the NCAA, and have exceeded standards to post fantastic academic scores. We are delighted by such a clear example of our membership's commitment to providing well-rounded experiences to student-athletes."

Après une carrière bien remplie à UCLA (9 catchs, 70y, O TD), Jerry Jr va emmener son talent avec lui à...UNLV.

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In March it was announced that Jerry Rice Jr. — yes, that Jerry Rice — was one of three UCLA players who were foregoing their final year of eligibility.

As it turns out, Rice was merely foregoing his final season of eligibility with the Bruins.

On his Twitter account Friday night, the son of the Hall of Famer announced that he will be continuing his collegiate playing career at UNLV.  As Rice will graduate from UCLA this weekend, he will be eligible to play immediately in 2013 for the Rebels.

Junior n'a pas d'ambition football pro (du moins j'espère, même si pour sa carrière de joueur "amateur", il doit avoir autant de réceptions que Stephen Hill), mais aller se faire plaisir en NCAA à UNLV quoi...il aurait pu directement aller à Washington State jouer pour Mike Leach, il se serait fait plaisir le gamin.

C'est la saison morte en NCAAF aussi, mais une news est quand même sortie, Stanford a récupéré le commitment du meilleur Pocker QB de la classe 2014.

Il s'appelle Keller Chryst, était recruté par Bama, USC ou Pitt (où son oncle est HC). Il choisit Stanford au final, sachant qu'il est en plus de Palo Alto.

En attendant, Stanford continue de se construire un programme fait pour durer, et franchement ça fait plaisir (en tout cas à moi).

Mais en même temps, quand ce mec vient dans votre salon et vous sort ce discours de cette façon, je vois pas comment tu peux choisir d'aller à Bama ou ailleurs (au passage, un coach NCAA dans une conférence de TED, c'est quand même pas mal) :

Ca me choque pas ce commit...fils de Geep Chryst, QB coach de SF, et ancien de Stanford. Il sait où il va avec David Shaw en HC.

Pas dit non plus que ca me choquait. Un ado de 18 ans qui a du bon sens et qui préfère 3 ou 4 ans à Stanford plutot que Bama, ça arrive aussi des fois.

C'était plus l'occasion de poster la video de Shaw sur laquelle je venais de tomber et de dire que Stanford semble se blinder pour un paquet d'année.

Une paire d'articles sur l'O'Bannon case, pour faire court, Ed O'bannon est un ancien joueur de basket de UCLA qui tente de lancer une class action contre la NCAA afin de récupérer les gains faits par le NCAA grâce à l'utilisation de l'image des athlètes (donc contrats télé, jeux vidéos, etc...).

Un premier article qui résume pas mal les implications pour la NCAA si il parvenait à ses fins (article datant du 20 juin d'un quotidien du New Jersey):

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The materials from the NCAA begin arriving in the mail not long after the acceptance letter, including rule books, health questionnaires and a miscellany of guidelines promising a smooth entry for every student-athlete.

Perhaps the most critical document in the pile — form 08-03a, and in particular, page 4, part IV — authorizes the NCAA to use names and pictures to promote its sports.

Don’t sign, and you can’t play.

Yesterday, at a courtroom hearing in Oakland, Calif., a federal judge listened to arguments in a case that may have landmark implications for the legality of the clause and whether the billions of dollars reaped by college sports programs should be shared with young athletes.

A number of former collegiate athletes, led by the onetime UCLA star Ed O’Bannon, have sued the NCAA, claiming the organization improperly profited from their images and likenesses in lucrative deals with video game companies and others, in violation of antitrust laws.

In grander terms, the case could upset the balance in a long-standing argument that college athletes be paid the same as professionals, and change the definition of what it means to be an amateur athlete.

Any trial might be years away, but U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken is faced more immediately with a crucial decision over whether to allow the athletes to combine their claims into a class-action lawsuit. If that happens, it could draw in hundreds if not thousands of additional plaintiffs to join the suit. The judge is not expected to issue a ruling on the class-action aspect for at least several weeks.

Her ruling, legal experts agreed yesterday, would not affect the merits of the case one way or another. But, they said, it could threaten the finances of college sports programs throughout the country, and they drew parallels to the ongoing class-action suit brought against the NFL over the dangers of concussions posed by football.

"A class certification would be a scary prospect for the NCAA," said Marc Edelman, a sports business attorney and an incoming assistant law professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in New York. "It would allow all the players to unite, and the damages in the aggregate would likely be greater."

Edelman said the waiver players signed before taking the field or diving into the pool or lacing on their track shoes is not itself problematic. But, he said, issues arise when the clause exists virtually throughout the NCAA, limiting the ability for athletes to make "free market choices."

"When 1,200 independent colleges come together, this violates antitrust laws," he said.

Matthew Mitten, director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University, said the NCAA could face foreboding consequences should the case be turned into a class-action lawsuit. But the NCAA, he said, could take solace in prior rulings that have given the organization wide powers to make rulings to preserve the amateur status of players.

"I’m not one who believes this case is a potential earthquake," Mitten said. "Student athletes are already compensated with scholarships that have the economic value of four or five years of college."

Mitten also said that repercussions for the NCAA depend on whether the judge allows current students to be a part of a class-action suit.

"If we go down that path — what’s to stop athletes from taking money from third parties, from sports agents getting involved," he said. "It would change the nature of college sports."

O’Bannon finds himself at the forefront of what seems to be a growing movement. He was once a power forward at UCLA, and had a bit role in two seasons with the Nets and Dallas Mavericks from 1995-97. He is now a 40-year-old car salesman in Henderson, Nev., who was compelled to sue after seeing himself depicted as an avatar on a video game created by EA Sports.

The video company is also named in the suit brought by O’Bannon in 2009, and in another brought by Sam Keller, a quarterback from 2003-05 for Arizona State University. O’Bannon and Keller have since joined their cases as one.

As if the case was not complicated enough, Mitten of Marquette said it pits the athletes’ rights to protect their image against the right of the video company to protect their freedom of creative expression.

"More broadly, this may be a First Amendment case," he said.

- Et de façon plus légère (ou pas d'ailleurs) un article faisant état de l'implication de cette affaire sur le credit rating de la NCAA (et oui, eux aussi ont un problème avec leur triple A...) issu du Wall Street Journal

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Ratings agency Moody's revised the NCAA's credit outlook to negative Monday as a lawsuit against college sports' governing body proceeds in federal court.

The report marked the first time that litigation has emerged as a risk in a Moody's report for NCAA debt. A federal judge in Oakland is weighing a class-action certification for the suit, launched by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon in 2009, that would add potentially thousands more current and former athletes to the case and expose to the NCAA to greater damages if it loses.

O'Bannon's suit seeks compensation for current and former athletes based on revenue from videogames and televised games. The case has been gaining momentum in recent years, attracting big-name co-plaintiffs like former NBA stars like Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell.

"The escalation of risks reflect the growing perceived disconnect between the amateurism of student-athletes, as codified by the NCAA, and the commercial success of high-profile college sports," the agency's report said. "Increased public discourse about the best interest of student-athletes combined with highly publicized litigation could destabilize the current intercollegiate athletic system and negatively impact the NCAA and its member universities."

Stacey Osburn, an NCAA spokeswoman, said, "Although the outlook change is a long-range projection, the NCAA's financial rating did not change. As a result, we do not anticipate any substantive issues based on the Moody report."

If the O'Bannon case gains class certification, Moody's says the NCAA could face greater danger of a downgrade from the third-highest Aa2 rating, which would affect $40 million in debt the association took out in 2005 and 2010 to buy rights to basketball's National Invitation Tournament and renovate its Indianapolis headquarters, among other expenses.

"In the event the plaintiffs in the O'Bannon v. NCAA case gain class action status the rating could be pressured as the likelihood of an ultimate outcome that would materially damage the Association and its members would increase," the report said.

Increasing interest in the case was the reason for the report. "We felt the trial has advanced to a point where it was worth looking at the credit again," said Moody's spokesman David Jacobson.

Moody's credit watch covers the next 24 months. Jacobson said it was too early to say what would prompt an actual downgrade. If Moody's were to downgrade the NCAA, it would be the first time it had done so since it first gave the organization a prime Aa2 rating eight years ago. A downgrade can make it more difficult for an organization to borrow money.

The NCAA's $40 million debt is less than its 2011 surplus, according to its most recent available tax filing. The association collected nearly $815 million in revenue, most of which it distributed to member schools, and booked a $41 million surplus. The organization, which operates as a nonprofit, also listed $614 million in total assets.

Histoire d'en remettre une couche, 6 joueurs en activité en NCAA se joignent à l'O'Bannon Case :

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Led by a pair of Arizona Wildcats, six current college football players from major programs on Thursday joined a federal anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA, significantly raising the stakes in a court battle that challenges the economic model of big-time college sports.

The players are: Arizona linebacker Jake Fischer and kicker Jake Smith, Vanderbilt linebacker Chase Garnham, Clemson cornerback Darius Robinson, and Minnesota tight end Moses Alipate and wide receiver Victor Keise.

By adding their names to a highly contentious lawsuit originally filed in 2009 by former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon, the players -- all from college football's largest conferences -- enhance the chances that damages in the suit could reach into the billions of dollars.

The O'Bannon complaint alleges the NCAA, EA Sports and Collegiate Licensing Co., the nation's leading trademark and licensing firm, violated antitrust laws.

It accuses the NCAA of fixing at zero the amount that players can receive from video games and other products that use players' names, likenesses and images. Last year, the plaintiffs amended their lawsuit, asking that current players be included and arguing that players deserve a share of the billions of dollars in television revenues that flow to the NCAA, conferences and member schools.

In June, Judge Claudia Wilken asked plaintiffs in the O'Bannon suit to add a current player to the lawsuit, setting up Thursday's court filing. Later this summer, she will rule on whether the class of current and former players will be certified, allowing it to pursue its claims as a group instead of as individuals.

Fischer, who led the Wildcats with 119 tackles last season, told "Outside the Lines" that he joined the lawsuit not because of money, but to give players a voice on issues of long-term health and access to a quality education. Like Smith, Fischer suffered an ACL injury playing college football that has healed enough to play again but likely will affect him after he leaves college, with no guarantee of medical care.

"Honestly, I stepped forward for the future well-being, safety and health of student-athletes," Fischer said. "We have both met a ton of people since we've been here who have lingering effects from injuries, not getting a great education, not having all the capabilities or the opportunities that a regular student would have, and honestly, we would just like to try to fix that."

Fischer and Smith said they informed Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez and athletic director Greg Byrne this week that they planned to take part in the lawsuit.

"For me, it's about the money and the fact that the revenue that's generated is so vast, and the players are essentially the people that drive the engine that is the NCAA," Smith said. "If we didn't exist, there would be no University of Arizona football team. There would be no Alabama Crimson Tide football team. There would be no Florida Gator football team. There would be no Texas A&M football team. Yes, we are a part of the program. I love Arizona and I love my coach, our athletic directors, everybody that's a part of this program are great.

"However, without us, there is no they, if that makes sense."

Fischer is on the preseason watch list for the Bednarik Award, given to the top defensive player in college football.

Smith is a walk-on who missed last season with a knee injury and is competing for a starting job this season.

"These athletes are incredibly brave. They are well-aware of the risks of standing up to the NCAA, and yet they felt that this was the right thing to do," Michael Hausfeld, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement.

Rodriguez told "Outside the Lines" that he supports his players having a voice in the issue, and that more should be done for players financially.

"Jake and Jake came to my house the other day and talked to me about the case and their involvement," he said. "They're two conscientious guys, and they're both really appreciative of playing college ball. It's not like they're disenchanted with the system. They love being student-athletes. But with the likeness issue, they wanted to see if they could have a voice for college athletes, and I said I support that.

"I know there's concerns [in the NCAA] about where this lawsuit will lead. And we need to keep it as amateur status. We already have a pro league, it's the NFL. Let's not make college a minor league. I just think we can do a few things, get a couple thousand more [dollars a year] to help out the players."

Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association, said he was both surprised and pleased that Rodriguez and Byrne supported the players' desire to advocate for their peers.

"The fact that the athletic department is behind them is huge," Huma said. "[Coaches and ADs] are the people who arguably benefit the most from the system, and yet they see an injustice and feel it's OK for players to challenge that system. They're standing up for what's right, not what benefits them, which means a lot because I'm sure it took a lot of courage for those players to stand up."

Said Fischer: "I'm not surprised at all. [Rodriguez] has his players' back, and that's why we love playing for him."

Wildcats players have a recent history of activism. Huma said Arizona was one of five schools where athletes signed a NCPA-led petition in 2011 to use new television monies to enhance player benefits. The petition called for rules that would force schools to cover medical bills related to injuries and prohibit them from not renewing the scholarships of players who were permanently injured, he said. It also requested an educational trust fund to give incentive to players to graduate and that they could tap into after their eligibility had expired.

The University of Arizona has been sympathetic to athlete issues. Byrne was among those who supported an NCAA proposal to give schools the option of giving players a $2,000 stipend that would help close the gap between a full athletic scholarship and the cost of attendance for students. Schools in major conferences were in favor of the rule change, but smaller institutions pushed back and held sway.

"We are aware that Jake Smith and Jake Fischer are now plaintiffs in the lawsuit," Byrne said in a statement. "While we do not support the lawsuit, we support their right to be involved and express their opinion. They are two fine young men and we are glad they are part of our program and University."

Garnham led Vanderbilt with seven sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss last season.

Robinson has started six games in each of the past two seasons for the Tigers, though his season was cut short last year by an ankle injury in October.

Keise played 14 games over three seasons for the Gophers. Alipate has not played at Minnesota in four seasons, including a redshirt year.

NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said the NCAA would reserve comment until it has had time to read the amended complaint filed Thursday.

If certified as a class-action, thousands of current and former athletes will enter the lawsuit unless they opt out. Such a ruling would be a significant legal victory for the players and place pressure on the NCAA to settle the lawsuit as a means to avoid potentially huge damages tied to television revenues, which account for more than 90 percent of the money at stake in the dispute. The plaintiffs now demand the NCAA find a way to give players a cut of the billions of dollars earned from live broadcasts and memorabilia sales, along with video games.

The move to add current student-athletes to the suit comes a day after the NCAA announced that it would no longer allow EA to use its name and logo in video games.

Hausfeld called the NCAA's decision to break ties with EA "petty and arrogant."

"It's admission of a practice that goes to the heart of the contention that the NCAA believes it is above the law," he said late Wednesday.

Osburn responded that the NCAA's business relationship with EA only pertained to the logo and name.

"Student-athletes were never a part of this relationship and plaintiffs' attorneys know it," she said in a statement. "Further, the $545,000 paid annually to the NCAA for the use of the logo and name goes right back to support student-athletes across all three divisions."

Huma said recent developments make him wonder how long NCAA member schools will support the NCAA's approach to football and basketball athletes. On Wednesday, SEC commissioner Mike Slive, another proponent of optional stipends for athletes, called for a re-examination of the NCAA's governance to better meet the needs of major programs.

"With all the dissension among conference commissioners and schools unhappy with the NCAA, and the stakes so high, are the schools going to trust the NCAA to make the right call in terms of how far they're going to go in defending this lawsuit?" he said. "Are they going to gamble and take this to trial? Or are the schools going to want to have a voice in crafting a settlement that they can live with?"

Sur deux autres sujets différents...


Une carte des Etats Unis avec les plus gros salaires de fonctionnaires. A peine étonnant mais toujours bon à savoir. (et Mack Brown est donc le texan le mieux payé par l'état...à la retraite papy!).

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Extrait d'un article de Slate:

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Les Américains vouent un culte au football (américain, et non pas le «soccer» européen). Et plus particulièrement aux coachs célèbres, au point que les salaires les plus élevés du Pentagone seraient ceux des entraîneurs des équipes de foot, selon Pacific Standard, reprenant une information du magazine Chicago Life.

Les mieux payés de la Défense américaine seraient ainsi les coachs de l'équipe de l'Air Force (Troy Calhoun), de la Navy (Ken Niumatalolo), et de l'armée de terre (Rich Ellerson). Selon USA Today, en 2012, leurs salaires s'élevaient à:

Ken Niumatalolo: 1.605.370 dollars (1,2 million d'euros)
Troy Calhoun: 882.000 dollars (659.000 euros) avec une prime maximum de 247.000 dollars (184.000 euros)
Rich Ellerson: 600.000 dollars (448.000 euros) avec une prime maximum de 350.000 dollars (261.000 euros)
En comparaison, Chuck Hagel, actuel secrétaire d'Etat à la Défense, gagne environ 200.000 dollars par an.

Extrait aussi du site qui pose la carte:

Deadspin a écrit:

It can be tough to attribute this revenue directly to the performance of the head coach. In 2011-2012, Mack Brown was paid $5 million to lead a mediocre 8-5 Texas team to the Holiday Bowl. The team still generated $103.8 million in revenue, the most in college football. You don't have to pay someone $5 million to make college football profitable in Texas.

Et dans un sujet plutôt marrant, Ricky Williams se met au coaching. Il reste au Texas (résident de Austin) et va coacher les RB à......University of the Incarnate Word en FCS. (oui fallait le faire une fac avec ce nom)

Très intéressante cette carte. Merci gars.
j'aime bien le coup du Nevada...

Johnny Football se distingue encore. Il se trouve à une frat party...sur le campus de Texas.

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Aux US, Skip Bayless vient de lacher de plaisir...et en France un hater a buggé d'un coup!

Sérieux ??!! C'est vraiment choquant d'oser porter ... des chaussettes relevées comme çà !!!

Krycek a écrit:

Sérieux ??!! C'est vraiment choquant d'oser porter ... des chaussettes relevées comme çà !!!

 J'ai été perturbé par la même chose

Manziel c'est allemand comme nom non?  
Remarquez, lui manque que les sandales!

Je sais pas ce qui est le plus choquant là-dedans. Les chaussettes, le mauvais campus ou le maillot de Tebow... aux Jets.

Surtout qu'ils connaissent pas les poubelles là-bas, au vu des cadavres de canettes, il a bien dû être choppé avec un petit DUI à la sortie de la fête

Le 1er ranking des coachs est sorti :

 
[th]RANK[/th][th]TEAM[/th][th]RECORD[/th][th]POINTS[/th][th]FIRST PLACE VOTES[/th][th]PREVIOUS RANK[/th]

1	Alabama	13-1	1545	58	1
2	Ohio State	12-0	1427	3	NR
3	Oregon	12-1	1397	0	2
4	Stanford	12-2	1262	0	6
5	Georgia	12-2	1250	0	4
6	Texas A&M	11-2	1215	1	5
7	South Carolina	11-2	1136	0	7
8	Clemson	11-2	1047	0	9
9	Louisville	11-2	1010	0	13
10	Florida	11-2	930	0	10
11	Notre Dame	12-1	872	0	3
12	Florida State	12-2	844	0	8
13	LSU	10-3	797	0	12
14	Oklahoma State	8-5	726	0	NR
15	Texas	9-4	622	0	18
16	Oklahoma	10-3	620	0	15
17	Michigan	8-5	589	0	NR
18	Nebraska	10-4	426	0	23
19	Boise State	11-2	420	0	14
20	TCU	7-6	400	0	NR
21	UCLA	9-5	202	0	NR
22	Northwestern	10-3	186	0	16
23	Wisconsin	8-6	172	0	NR
24	USC	7-6	165	0	NR
25	Oregon State	9-4	135	0	19

Comme d'habitude, un classement qui ne sert à rien, qui ne veut rien dire et qui est absolument sans aucun intérêt.

Texas en 15, certains ont pas du les voir jouer depuis 3 ans, d'ailleurs de voir Oregon St qui a perdu de 4 points contre eux à San Antonio en bowl être 10 places derrière, c'est assez révélateur. Michigan juste derrière en 17, le tout avec leur meilleur joueur parti l'an passé... Bref, tout en objectivité.


Ce qui est dommage, c'est qu'il est quasiment impossible avec le système de vote etc de se retrouver dans le top 4 ou 5 si on a pas commencé la saison dan les 20 premiers.

Après les réalignements, la prochaine étape, un nouveau niveau de division ?

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/22988242/college-football-postseason-formats-evolve-but-catalyst-remains-same

Même s'il sera difficile pour les conférences du Big 5 de se scinder des autres conférences, ils essayent d'avoir plus de poids dans les décisions

Johnny Football, le début de la fin?

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Sources: NCAA investigating Manziel

The NCAA is investigating whether Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was paid for signing hundreds of autographs on photos and sports memorabilia in January, "Outside the Lines" has learned. Two sources tell "Outside the Lines" that the Texas A&M quarterback agreed to sign memorabilia in exchange for a five-figure flat fee during his trip to Miami for the Discover BCS National Championship. Both sources said they witnessed the signing, though neither saw the actual exchange of money.

Three sources said Manziel signed photographs, footballs, mini football helmets and other items at the request of an autograph broker named Drew Tieman. Two sources, who are aware of the signing arrangement, told "Outside the Lines" that Tieman approached Manziel on Jan. 6, when he landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to attend the game between Alabama and Notre Dame the next day.

After that meeting, three sources said, Manziel, accompanied by his friend and personal assistant Nathan Fitch, visited Tieman's residence and signed hundreds of items in the main room of the apartment despite the fact that there were many people in the room. Before Manziel left South Florida, after taking in the title game, he signed hundreds of autographs more, one source said.

The source also told "Outside the Lines" that James Garland, the NCAA's assistant director of enforcement, in June contacted Tieman and at least one person associated with the signings. The source said Garland, who did not return calls from "Outside the Lines" for comment, told the person that he wanted to talk about Manziel signing items that had appeared for sale on eBay. An NCAA spokeswoman cited NCAA policy to "Outside the Lines" and declined to comment.

If the NCAA investigation finds that Manziel has violated NCAA Bylaw 12.5.2.1 -- accepting money for promoting or advertising the commercial sale of a product or service -- he could be ruled ineligible.

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http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9537999/otl-ncaa-investigating-johnny-manziel-profiting-autographs

OK bon, plus d'ESPN america. J'ai un petit dilemme: en plus de numericable j'ai le satellite british SKY, donc pour la NFL, pas de problème , tous les matchs et Redzone sur Skysports et Channel Five.
Pour la NCAA, c'est plus compliqué.... ESPN america existe encore pour les roastbeefs mais il me faut upgrader mon abonnement satellite et pas qu'un peu car il faut prendre un package BT sports qui me servira à quasi rien sauf pour le baseball et donc la NCAA. Alors, j'ai vu qu'il y a un ESPN player avec un ESPN college pass. Quelqu'un a déjà testé ce truc? parce qu'en plus j'ai l'impression qu'on a pas la SEC ou la PAC 12 avec ça ( ND on peut voir sur NBC).......et je vois pas non plus le College gameday du samedi avec Herbstreit et Corso....

adauphin a écrit:

OK bon, plus d'ESPN america. J'ai un petit dilemme: en plus de numericable j'ai le satellite british SKY, donc pour la NFL, pas de problème , tous les matchs et Redzone sur Skysports et Channel Five.
Pour la NCAA, c'est plus compliqué.... ESPN america existe encore pour les roastbeefs mais il me faut upgrader mon abonnement satellite et pas qu'un peu car il faut prendre un package BT sports qui me servira à quasi rien sauf pour le baseball et donc la NCAA. Alors, j'ai vu qu'il y a un ESPN player avec un ESPN college pass. Quelqu'un a déjà testé ce truc? parce qu'en plus j'ai l'impression qu'on a pas la SEC ou la PAC 12 avec ça ( ND on peut voir sur NBC).......et je vois pas non plus le College gameday du samedi avec Herbstreit et Corso....

Alors de ce que j'ai pu comprendre en visitant quelques forums, voilà comment ça se passe :

- Pas de college gameday
- Aucun des matchs diffusés sur CBS ou FOX. Donc en gros, la grosse affiche de SEC diffusée chaque semaine sur CBS n'est pas dispo.
- Les matchs du Pac12 et Big 10 network ne sont à priori pas dispo non plus.

Bon en gros tu as toute l'offre ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, etc...Avec les matchs de l'ACC, de la SEC (sans l'affiche sur CBS je crois) et la Big12.

J'avoue que je trouve ça plutot moyen pour le coup.

OK, merci.
C'est ce que j'avais cru comprendre sur ce ESPN college pass. Comprend pas qu'ils mettent pas le College gameday dedans  
Bon, je vais surveiller les programmes d'ESPN anglais et si les affiches sont bonnes , j'upgraderais mon abonnement.