Launch date for the SEC Network is this Thursday, August 14. Richard Deitsch’s panel tackles that subject and much more in a far-ranging media roundtable. Your mileage may vary, but it’s worth processing what various Sports Illustrated writers have to say about the college football media landscape in a not-that-ordinary year for the sport and its identity on television.

The new SEC Network programming schedule?

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With the SEC Network’s deal with DirecTV done, the network has put itself in a place to rewrite how conference sports are seen on TV.

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Mailbag Volume 1

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Every Tuesday, associate editor Terry Johnson will answer your questions from around the world of college football. If you have a topic that you’d like to see discussed, send him an email or tweet it to him on Twitter

Play Selection: 5 Enduring Tensions In College Football

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College football is a religion for some. If you worship in the church of college pigskin, you know that God created August so that you could prepare for the regular season. One part of the larger process of preparation is to become reacquainted with fundamental tensions in the chess matches you see on Saturday afternoons […]

Report: UNC Whistleblower Accused of Plagiarism

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In somewhat of an ironic twist, Mary Willingham — the main whistleblower in the alleged UNC academic scandal — has been accused of plagiarism in her master’s thesis, according to a report from the Raleigh News and Observer. While I encourage you to read the entire article, the report doesn’t look too flattering for Willingham. Rather […]

Malzahn on point with Marshall punishment

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On Twitter @TheCoachBart Some will call it stems and seeds of punishments considering the corresponding “crime” as it relates to Auburn’s normal protocol, but predictably (as said in this spot), Nick Marshall will be suspended for the beginning of the opening Arkansas game for a currently undetermined length of time … and you know what […]

Kentucky adding a chrome helmet in 2014?

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When it comes to helmet designs there are two trends I think are difficult to go wrong with. Helmets with a matte or chrome finish are pretty slick in most cases, and it seems Kentucky is looking to add some shiny flair to their look in 2014.

Editorial Section: Dorial Green-Beckham’s Playing Status

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College sports discipline is the topic that just won’t leave the headlines. While Air Force tries to confront the enormity of its failures and Nick Marshall’s playing status against Arkansas continues to be the source of speculation, the Dorial Green-Beckham situation at the University of Oklahoma is being closely watched by anyone who cares about […]

It’s so easy to think that Steve Spurrier loathes Dabo Swinney and has no respect for him or Clemson University. Does Spurrier hate losing and a poor read by one of his quarterbacks? He and his visor tell you all you need to know. Does he hate his opponents and the people who represent them? The zingers and laugh lines are almost always meant in a spirit of fun… and it’s that spirit of fun which has enabled Spurrier to last this long in the coaching business with a lot less of the strain that wears on so many of his contemporaries in college football.

Breaking Down Spurrier’s Comments About the Big Ten

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You’ve got to love Steve Spurrier. Only the Ol’ Ball Coach could stir up such a hornet’s nest on an otherwise dull Sunday. When asked about the South Carolina Gamecocks’ non-conference schedule, Spurrier offered up the following pearl of wisdom: “The Big Five conferences all playing each other, I don’t think that makes a lot […]

The 2013 college football season was a near-total disaster for Air Force and head coach Troy Calhoun… and that didn’t even include the recent revelations about the off-field scandals that have tarnished his program.

Air Force: The Limits Of Preferential Treatment

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In light of Sunday morning’s report by Tom Roeder of the Colorado Springs Gazette on the mess at the Air Force Academy’s athletic department, let’s start with a brief aside on comparisons and boundaries in the realm of public discussion. (You can read a Student Section news summary of the piece here.) * When a […]

News Desk: Allegations And More At Air Force

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A list of the newsworthy items to emerge from this story by Tom Roeder of the Colorado Springs Gazette, detailing a whole host of problems at the Air Force Academy’s athletic department: * Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson has called for an Inspector General’s investigation of the Air Force athletic department. * A planned […]

Unpleasant (But Necessary) Summer Reading: Air Force Athletics

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An early-August Sunday is a generally a slow news day in the world of college sports, but not today. Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh (pictured above) is just one of several leaders at the academy who must account for their actions in light of a searing and extensive report by Tom Roeder of the […]

7 Memorable TDs To Get You Ready for College Football

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It’s finally August, which means that the college football season will start later this month. Just in case you’re more concerned with a pennant race, Paul George’s gruesome injury, or what’s going to happen in the next episode of Falling Skies, here are seven more plays to get you fired up for college football season. […]

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Summer Reading: Consistency Of Punishment

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  With the announcement from Auburn coach Gus Malzahn that quarterback Nick Marshall will not start the season opener against Arkansas, the topic of internal discipline has once again emerged on the college football web. No, this is hardly the only instance of a player doing something unwise over the course of the summer, but […]

Summer Reading: The Right Reforms For The NCAA

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  It’s the weekend, a weekend without FBS college football — there are only three more of those left in 2014. I’m sure you have been keeping track. Therefore, it’s a great time to get some longform reading done, and The Student Section will point you to the best stuff on the web. One piece […]

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