Terrelle Pryor Goes To Raiders

I love this move for the Raiders. Terrelle Pryor is the troubled QB from Ohio State who basically caused the whole program to go down the drain.



Terrelle Pryor has a chance to be worked out as a QB, and eventually a starting QB when Jason Campbell's time is up in Oakland. Pryor was Ohio States most effective QB in school history so why can't he succeed? BMack throws that notion right out the window immediately because he is racist and doesn't like black college quarterbacks ala Josh Freeman, Tyrod Taylor, Colin Kaepernick, etc.



I believe Pryor has a ceiling as good as anyone out there and at worst will be Tarvarus Jackson. I just hope the Raiders don't do anything stupid like change his position because he has a lot of talent.

Pryor Allowed In NFL Then Suspended

According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Pryor has been deemed eligible for the NFL's supplemental draft, which has been re-scheduled for Monday. Schefter also passes along word that the NFL is pre-suspending him for the first five games of the regular season (on whichever team he lands); he will neither practice nor play during that time.



This story has go so much air time it makes me sick. Pryor isn't going to do a damn thing in the NFL. Saying that, I find it kind of odd they suspended him. How many players in the NFL have basically done what Pryor did. I guess they didn't leave early because of it, but I don't see much of a difference.



Anyways, Pryor is a moron and will be out of the NFL within 3 years.

College Sports Falling Apart... Who Do We Blame? Lebron, Of Course

Welcome to another ripping on Lebron day. I know they are my favorite too. We have been hearing nonstop about this whole Miami fiasco. To be honest I couldn't care less, did anyone really think this wasn't going on at the U? Seriously, but anyways there is always someone to blame, and I blame Lebron James.



"Back in July, LeBron James' Nike brand announced a pretty sweet deal. He'd be expanding on his relationship with Ohio State to include Kentucky and Miami (CBS Sports.



James has been sponsoring the Buckeyes since 2007. He makes "The Decision," and in the following year the program goes through its worst NCAA violations scandal and their legendary head coach resigns.



James moves to the Heat and the following year the University of Miami suffers arguably the worst reveal of recruiting violations in the history of college sports (CBS Sports)."



The curse of Lebron everyone. Ohio State has already gone down in flames, Miami is on it's way, and let's all be honest with ourselves it's just a matter of time before Kentucky gets strung up by it's boots, it's kind of Calipari's M.O. at this point.



So, when you're sitting back thinking about all the terrible things happening to college sports just remember it's all Lebron's fault. I am just trying to tie him into the failing economy and everything will make sense.

College Hockey Teams Playing Musical Chairs

The shape of college hockey will be changing in 2013. Right now, there are four power conferences: The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), ECAC, and Hockey East. But that's all changing this summer. Two new conferences have emerged out west and they've raided the top teams from the WCHA and CCHA.

The Big Ten is coming to college hockey. Five Big Ten members already field Division 1 programs, with Penn State joining them in 2012. And in 2013, the Big Ten will appropriate (take) two teams from WCHA: Minnesota and Wisconsin. They'll absorb three teams from CCHA: Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State. These teams are some of the best from the WCHA and CCHA.

Not only has the Big Ten plundered those two conferences, six teams (5 from the WCHA and 1 from the CCHA) have decided to form a new power conference: The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). 2011 National Champs Minnesota-Duluth will join perennial powerhouse North Dakota, along with Denver, Colorado College, and Nebraska-Omaha. CCHA will "donate" Miami (OH) to the new conference. These were the best 6 teams remaining in the WCHA and CCHA after the Big Ten defections.

Notre Dame's fate still remains up in the air. The NCHC has been courting them, and it would make sense geographically for them to join. And considering that the CCHA is now a shell of what it once was, Notre Dame almost must move in order to maintain its program's prominence.

Another possibility for the Irish is to join Hockey East. The ECAC and Hockey East have remained untouched by this drama. But Hockey East would probably love to add a national program on Notre Dame's level. Geography is a bit of a problem, but the idea of Notre Dame vs. BC bringing their rivalry to the ice is very appealing.

Notre Dame has a national fanbase. Their hockey program is on the rise. Wherever they wind up, whether it's the NCHC or Hockey East, they're going to welcomed with open arms.

What I like about all this shuffling and maneuvering is that the power conferences have gotten smaller, but more powerful. Big Ten Hockey's members have combined to win 23 NCAA titles. The NCHC's members have won 17. Compare that to Hockey East's 11, the ECAC's 5, the WCHA's 4, and the CCHA's 4.

I wouldn't be shocked if, within a few years, some realignment occurs here in the northeast. As the struggle for TV money increases, especially with these two new conferences in play, power programs like BU and BC might seek to separate themselves from the UMass-Lowell's of the world, and perhaps align with other power programs from the ECAC like Cornell.

This is just speculation, but one day Hockey East might look like this: BC, BU, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Maine, UNH, Cornell, and Yale.

And I think while this is bad news for about half of the programs in college hockey, it's also beneficial for the game as a whole. Schools with national fanbases like Notre Dame, Michigan, and Ohio State can help bring new fans to the game. But they're going to do that by playing other top tier programs and rivals, not by playing Lake Superior State.

College hockey also needs large schools to put money into their programs. UConn, for instance, has a D-1 program, but they don't reward the full number of scholarships that they could. Syracuse only has a club level program, which is odd considering there are 10 Division 1 programs in New York. If Colgate, Clarkson, Union and RPI can field D-1 teams, why not Syracuse? Colorado, Northwestern, and Pittsburgh are all in regions where hockey is widely played. Yet Colorado is in D-3 and Northwestern and Pitt field only club teams.

College hockey is always going to be a regional thing, but like all other college sports, the powerhouses are what draw fans to the game, they're the ones that draw TV money and media attention. And unlike other sports, these conferences only exist in just one sport: hockey. It's not like the ACC, which has its football powers and its basketball powers, and they're all able to support each other. I want to see conferences that are ridiculously good from top to bottom. That makes the regular season interesting, as opposed to the 22 week warm-up to the NCAA Tournament that it currently is.

-The Commodore

HAHA Ohio State

"Ohio State has lost its top 2012 football recruit to Michigan, as offensive tackle Kyle Kalis switched his commitment to the Wolverines last weekend.

Kalis, of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, is listed at 6-foot-5 and 306 pounds and is considered one of the nation's top offensive line recruits. He's ranked 140th overall and 20th at his position in the ESPNU 150" ESPN

Love it, not only did Kalis switch to Michigan from Ohio State, he's going to be knocking heads off as Denard Robinson is wrapping up his Heisman campaign. Michigan should be getting a lot of these figuring Ohio State is marred in scandal and lost coach Jim Tressle.

I expect the changing of power will switch back to Michigan after Ohio State has dominated for years.

I Hope The NCAA Strikes Down With Great Vengeance And Furious Anger

Ohio State gave themselves a 2 year self imposed probation and decided to vacate all last years wins (12) and the victory they had in the Sugar Bowl slap on the wrist because of all the trouble for the tattoo parlor scandal that left them Jim Tressle and Terrelle Pryorless.

I think this is a bullshit self imposed fine and I hope when they meet with the NCAA they laugh in their faces and take away the passed 4 years of wins, suspend them from the postseason for the next 3 and take away 10 scholarships. What they are trying to do is smoke and mirrors to pretend like they took action, but they really didn't.

I think the NCAA will go two ways about this, the 1st is leave it as is and try to get passed this embarrassing event, or make an example of them and throw the book at them. And as an avid Ohio State hater, I hope it's the latter and I hope for some reason the sack wack Urban Meyer.