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SEATTLE – Could the Dawgs and Cougs be joining the likes of the Longhorns and Aggies?

That’s the buzz tonight on the eve of the annual Pac-10 conference in San Francisco.

Published reports indicate the Pac-10 may soon offer six schools an invite to the conference: Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Colorado. The conference would span three time zones, and include seven of the top television markets.

Expansion has been a hot-button issue in college athletics, as institutions look to maximize financial possibilities during the economic downturn. The popular opinion is any expansion would also include the creation of a Pac-10, or in this scenario, a Pac-16 television network and millions of additional revenue.

That money could be vital to the UW’s hopes to renovate Husky Stadium.

Colorado Athletic Director Mike Bohn told the Boulder Daily Camera that he had been “led to believe” the Pac-10 was “on the verge” of issuing invitations to the six schools

The six teams from the Big 12 would be in an eight-team division with Arizona and Arizona State. The other eight-team division would consist of USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State.

The thought is the Big 16 (or whatever they decide for the name) would start its own television network that could command premium subscriber dollars from cable providers on par with the Big Ten Network and pay out upwards of $20 million to each of the 16 schools in TV revenue.

Such a merger between the six Big 12 schools and the Pac-10 would build a conference with seven of the country’s top 20 TV markets (Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Phoenix, Seattle and Sacramento). And such a league would likely command attention from every cable system in the country and command a premium rate from every cable system west of the Mississippi.

Those projected TV revenues would double the current payouts of roughly $9 million to Big 12 and Pac-10 members. If the Big 16 reached its projections, the league would also surpass the SEC’s projected payout of $17 million per school reached in a 15-year TV deal with ABC/ESPN and CBS signed in 2008.

* Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott has said all along that everything was on the table — that he would explore all options for increasing revenue and then present them to his CEOs for approval or rejection.

sean lissemore

Team by Team Draft Analysis for the selections happening at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City this afternoon. The final round is over and now it’s time to study what everyone has done.

The number one choice was Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant. He is a top-10 talent with a rare blend of size, speed, strength and quickness. He brings an immediate and dynamic playmaking presence. While he has some well-documented off-the-field issues, he brings too much value to pass up here No. 24. He should develop into a No. 1 option.

In the 2nd, they took Sean Lee. The inside linebacker from Penn State doesn’t have great size for an inside linebacker and he has some durability concerns stemming from a past knee injury. (He missed the entire 2008 season.) Still, on film he is arguably the most instinctive linebacker in this class. He locates the ball quickly, rarely gets caught out of position and he tackles well. He’s also excellent shedding blocks despite his lack of size.

Their 4th round selection was Indiana (PA) cornerback Akwasi Owusu-Ansah. He possesses a combination of size, speed and overall ball skills that can’t be coached at the next level. He could line up as both a press corner and safety. He needs to develop in terms of both IQ and instincts but brings added value with good strength as a returner.

They took two players in the sixth round – Notre Dame offensive tackle Sam Young and Texas Tech. cornerback Jamar Wall.

Dez Bryant Suspension Football Player NFL Draft 2010

Dez Bryant born 4 November 1988 in Lufkin, Texas is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. He received a small amount of Heisman consideration in 2008, and was considered one of the best views in the 2010 NFL Draft. Cowboys draft pick Dez Bryant had a long talk after being selected by the Cowboys on Thursday evening.

I personally would be happy if I were a Cowboys fan, but it is probably only the part of me that was looking for some interesting material on this draft. Bryant chose to play college football at Oklahoma State over LSU, Nebraska and Arkansas. 2009, Bryant announced his intention to enter the 2010 NFL Draft. Dez Bryant was taken by the Dallas Cowboys to 24 picks in the NFL draft. Here’s a look at how the Cowboys will be affected by his departure.

The Front Office like Bryant personally, and values its talent, but is worried that he had a foundation. He grew up with a mother who was in and out of prison and a father who barely wanted him. “The things that happened in the past, happened in the past,” said Bryant. “We’re trying to do, what happens now. Accumulated a staggering number of statistics with big play after big play finished the season as Big 12 statistical master of a few meters per game.

Bryant finished the 2008 season for the Cowboys with 87 receptions for 1480 meters and 19 touchdowns. As a result, he was named 2008 Wide Receiver Trophy recipient of the College Football Performance Awards. NFL played for the NCAA. He was regarded as the best receiver in 2009 and a possible challenger Heisman before the suspension.

frankie edgar

Four of the five former NCAA college wrestlers competing at UFC 112: Invincible were indeed invincible in their bouts Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Former collegiate matmen Frankie Edgar, Matt Hughes, Mark Munoz and Phil Davis all came out winners at UFC 112. However, Matt Veach, former Iowa State wrestler, was submitted by Paul Kelly via Guillotine Choke at 3:41 in the second round.

* Frankie Edgar, who wrestled at Clarion University in Pennsylvania, and is now an assistant coach at Rutgers in New Jersey, scored a stunning upset over BJ Penn in five rounds to win the UFC lightweight championship. According to officials’ scorecards, Penn had won the first three rounds, as well as the fifth… with a difference of opinion on who won the fourth. However, when the final scores were released, the judges had Edgar winning 50-45, 48-47, and 49-46.
* Matt Hughes, who made a name for himself on the mats at Eastern Illinois University, went up against Renzo Gracie. After a slow first round (with two officials scoring it a tie, one awarding it to Gracie), Hughes won the second round on all three official scorers’ cards. However, it was all moot, as the former collegiate wrestler knocks Gracie to the mat with two rights to the chin; the referee stopped the action at 4:40 of round three.
* Mark Munoz, former Oklahoma State wrestler who won the 197-pound crown at the 2001 NCAAs, came back from losing the first round to mount a powerful attack on Kendall Grove in the second. The referee stepped in to stop the match at 2:50 of the second.
* Phil Davis, who won the 197-pound title for Penn State at the 2008 NCAA championships, got Alexander Gustafsson to submit via an Anaconda Choke at 4:55 in Round 1.

When Do We Set Our Clocks Back 2009,Daylight Savings 2009

When Do We Set Our Clocks Back 2009,Daylight Savings 2009: Daylight savings ends November 2nd and it’s time again to move your clocks backward one hour.  You’ve heard that every six months when you “fall backwards”, it’s a good time to change the batteries in your smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, flip your mattresses and replace screens with storms windows. Starting in 2007, daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m.

When Do We Set Our Clocks Back 2009,Daylight Savings 2009:Daylight savings ends November 2nd and it’s time again to move your clocks backward one hour.  You’ve heard that every six months when you “fall backwards”, it’s a good time to change the batteries in your smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, flip your mattresses and replace screens with storms windows.

Starting in 2007, daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the first Sunday in November, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time. These dates were established by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 (2005).

Not all places in the U.S. observe daylight time. In particular, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not use it. Indiana adopted its use beginning in 2006.

In 2006, daylight time begins on April 2 and ends on October 29.
In 2007, daylight time begins on March 11 and ends on November 4. [New law goes into effect.]
In 2008, daylight time begins on March 9 and ends on November 2.
In 2009, daylight time begins on March 8 and ends on November 1.
Many other countries observe some form of “summer time”, but they do not necessarily change their clocks on the same dates as the U.S.

Daylight time and time zones in the U.S. are defined in the U.S. Code, Title 15, Chapter 6, Subchapter IX – Standard Time.

History of Daylight Time in the U.S.
Although standard time in time zones was instituted in the U.S. and Canada by the railroads in 1883, it was not established in U.S. law until the Act of March 19, 1918, sometimes called the Standard Time Act. The act also established daylight saving time, a contentious idea then. Daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, but standard time in time zones remained in law. Daylight time became a local matter. It was re-established nationally early in World War II, and was continuously observed from 9 February 1942 to 30 September 1945. After the war its use varied among states and localities. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 provided standardization in the dates of beginning and end of daylight time in the U.S. but allowed for local exemptions from its observance. The act provided that daylight time begin on the last Sunday in April and end on the last Sunday in October, with the changeover to occur at 2 a.m. local time.

During the “energy crisis” years, Congress enacted earlier starting dates for daylight time. In 1974, daylight time began on 6 January and in 1975 it began on 23 February. After those two years the starting date reverted back to the last Sunday in April. In 1986, a law was passed that shifted the starting date of daylight time to the first Sunday in April, beginning in 1987. The ending date of daylight time was not subject to such changes, and remained the last Sunday in October. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed both the starting and ending dates. Beginning in 2007, daylight time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

For a very readable account of the history of standard and daylight time in the U.S., see

Ian R. Bartky and Elizabeth Harrison: “Standard and Daylight-saving Time”, Scientific American, May 1979 (Vol. 240, No. 5), pp. 46-53.

Jeremiah Masoli

Jeremiah Masoli: Born Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli on August 24, 1988 in San Francisco, Calif. Parents: Kennedy and Linda Masoli. Family: Two brothers, one sister

Jeremiah Masoli:Born Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli on August 24, 1988 in San Francisco, Calif. Parents: Kennedy and Linda Masoli. Family: Two brothers, one sister. High School: St. Louis (Hawaii) 2006. Junior College (Head Coach): City College of San Francisco (George Rush) 2008. Major: Undeclared.

Returned from brief hiatus, which forced him to miss the win at UCLA, to run for pair of touchdowns and throw for a third in win over Washington . . . His 54 rushing yards vs. the Huskies was surpassed only by his season-high 84 yards against Purdue . . . Has run for touchdowns in five of six games in which he played, and has thrown for scores in all three of his Pac-10 appearances . . . Turned in his most impressive showing of the year and one of his best of his young Oregon career, completing 84 percent of his passes for three touchdowns and no interceptions against California . . . Successful on 21 of 25 passes for 253 yards one week after completing only four of 16 attempts for 95 yards and one interception vs. Utah . . . Completed 14 of 18 passes for 116 yards and one score in less than a half vs. Washington State . . . Witnessed his string of consecutive games running for at least one touchdown snapped at six against the Golden Bears, yet still has done so 11 of his last 13 games . . . Has been victimized by interceptions only twice in 129 attempts this year, with his unblemished string extending to 65 attempts . . . Rushed for 47 yards and two scores vs. Utah – the third time in his career he has run for more than one score in the same game . . . His 27 pass attempts in a losing effort at Boise State in the season opener was third only to his 32 aerials in 2008 Holiday Bowl win over Oklahoma State and 29 at USC . . . Ranked eighth in the Pac-10 in total offense (196.2 ypg) and sixth in the league in passing efficiency, while also standing fifth in points accounted for (12.0 avg.). more info