nebraska football
June 10, 2010 by Trend PK
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The university’s board of regents on Wednesday evening amended the agenda for its previously scheduled Friday meeting to include a briefing from Chancellor Harvey Perlman and athletics director Tom Osborne on conference alignment. The regents then could vote to leave the Big 12.
Osborne said a decision had not been finalized, and he declined to comment when asked whether the Big Ten had formally invited Nebraska to join.
Shawn Watson, offensive coordinator for Nebraska’s football team, said Osborne hadn’t given athletic department staff any indication.
Watson said Osborne met with the staff members last Friday to tell them about last week’s Big 12 meetings and to get a feel for what the staff thought about the Big 12 and Big Ten.
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Since then, Watson said, Osborne hadn’t updated the staff.
The university issued a statement Wednesday night to counter news media reports saying regents had met informally Wednesday and already had agreed to a move to the Big Ten.
Officials, however, do want a quick resolution.
“The conjecture and all the intensity surrounding it is not positive,” regent Jim McClurg said of the impending decision. “Everybody needs to know and has a right to know. The calamity and opportunity that’s conjured up by not knowing sometimes exceeds reality, so I think it’s important to get a decision done.”
Should Nebraska leave, the dominoes could begin to fall within the Big 12. Texas President William C. Powers, athletics director DeLoss Dodds and women’s AD Chris Plonsky met with Longhorns coaches at the football stadium to address rumors about where the school could end up.
“The first message was that Texas’ top priority is to maintain its position in the Big 12 and to work to keep the Big 12 together,” said baseball coach Augie Garrido, who attended the meeting. “That is Texas’ first choice. But a lot is going on around us, and things are happening rapidly. They said that they are taking care of this and encouraged us to take care of what we do.
“If there was one overriding thing it was that, if Texas had to make a move, the decision would be based on the best interests of all its programs, not just football. That was the biggest message, I think.”
Messages left with Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany were not returned. Big 12 spokesman Rob Carolla said Commissioner Dan Beebe would not comment on reports.
Sunday, Delany said the Big Ten could expand in phases while Michigan State President Lou Anna K. Simon said the league’s timetable might be altered. They had talked about deciding whether to expand by the fall.
The Big Ten announced late last year that it was considering adding at least one school, and possibly more, to allow for a lucrative league championship game in football and to broaden the reach of its cable television network.
McClurg said the Big 12 had been a good fit for Nebraska but the Big Ten, if it extended an invitation, could be better. It would greatly expand the school’s reach and could mean far more money for its athletic programs.
“We have to seriously evaluate any opportunity that comes our way,” McClurg said, “because everybody else is doing that.”
The university said Wednesday night that members of the regents’ executive committee had a conference call to discuss the agenda for Friday’s meeting.
“No action was taken during today’s conference call,” the statement said, “and none will be taken prior to Friday’s meeting.”
•U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said Wednesday that he and other lawmakers from states that could be adversely affected by wholesale conference realignment would look at ways to delay or prevent it.
Grassley said options could include asking the Justice Department to conduct a review of whether the changes violate federal antitrust laws — something Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking member of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, brought up in a hearing Wednesday, Grassley said.The source could not guarantee Nebraska would acquire the necessary eight votes if it applied to join the Big Ten, though it seems unlikely Nebraska officials would leave the Big 12 without knowing the school would have a safe haven waiting.
The supply added it remained unclear whether or not Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany is going to be satisfied to stay at 12 teams or add two or even four much more
cmt music awards 2010
June 10, 2010 by Trend PK
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Music award shows such as the Country Music Television cable channel’s CMT Awards at 8 tonight exist chiefly to recognize distinguished works, typically of the recent past — and attract audiences with all the star power they can muster — rather than to provide a forum for the discovery of new music.
But tonight’s ceremony from Nashville highlighting viewers’ favorite country music videos of the past year also is giving a first look and listen to singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson’s ambitious new album “The Guitar Songs,” which doesn’t come out until September.
Johnson, who gained critical accolades and a healthy amount of commercial success for his 2008 album “That Lonesome Song” and its award-laden single “In Color” apparently has been on a writing frenzy. He’s assembled two CDs worth of new material: 25 songs, including “Macon,” the one he’s slated to sing tonight at the CMT event, an atmospheric tale of a Georgia trucker on his way home.
Among the show’s other performers announced so far are Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and the Zac Brown Band. Award presenters include Taylor Swift, Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Jada Pinkett-
Smith, Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Blake Shelton, Gloriana and Laura Bell Bundy. This year’s leading nominees include Swift, Urban, Paisley, Keith, Underwood and Reba McEntire.Blake Shelton shared Collaborative Video of the Year award with Trace Adkins for their duet in “Hillbilly Bone”. Thanking Reba who presented the honor, Blake told the crowd packed into Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 9, “Thanks to the fans for voting for us. Thanks to Trace Adkins for being the biggest bad-ass in country music.”
Luke Bryan got USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year, thanking fans for changing his life. “Y’all are doing it every day,” he said in gratitude. Furthermore, Shaun Shilva whose credits include Luke’s “Do I” music video was named Director of the Year.
Taylor Swift Tickets Gillette Stadium
December 5, 2009 by Trend PK
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Taylor Swift Tickets Gillette Stadium, Kraft Entertainment has announced that newly crowned 2009 CMA Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift will headline Gillette Stadium next spring, with tickets for the June 5, 2010 Fearless Tour dates go on sale Dec. 5.
On Wednesday, Swift won the four Country Music Awards for which it was nominated, including best album, female vocalist, music video and artist of the year. Swift is the promotional tour for his double platinum album, Fearless. She will be the first female performer in the title of Gillette Stadium and the show will be headlining appearance Swift first in a stadium in the NFL. All 34 of the previously announced Swift Fearless 2010 have been sold in 15 minutes.
Swift will support former American Idol contestant and the best selling country music artist Kellie Pickler and Gloriana, whose debut album entered the country charts at number one.
In 2010, Swift will be the fourth consecutive CMA Entertainer of the Year title at Gillette Stadium. Kenny Chesney, who won the award in 2006, 2007 and 2008, entitled The New England Country Music Festival at Gillette Stadium in each of the following summers.
Taylor Swift Tickets Gillette Stadium was first posted on December 5, 2009 at 10:35 pm.
