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Big Ten commissioner to end silence on expansionNCAA Football Betting Lines04/21/2010 - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Jim Delany plans to take a break from what he has dubbed a silent phase. The Big Ten commissioner, who has said little publicly about his league's plans for possible expansion, plans to meet with reporters Wednesday and answer questions about the most popular topic for speculation in college football this offseason. Of course, just because he's talking doesn't mean Delany will provide much insight. He and the rest of the college football's power brokers on Tuesday began three days of meetings to discuss various aspects of the Bowl Championship Series at a swanky Arizona hotel. Expansion by the Big Ten - or the Pac-10, which has also said it's exploring the idea of adding teams - is not officially on the agenda. But with the commissioners of all 11 major football conferences and Notre Dame's athletic director in attendance, you can bet there will be expansion talk at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa, even if it's at the bar instead of inside a board room. ``It would be very unnatural to not ask what's going on with different people and their conference's intentions and so forth,'' Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said, ``but I frankly don't think that anybody has decided anything. And that's based on the information I've gotten just a little bit ago.'' Delany announced in December that the Big Ten would explore the possibility of expanding over a period of 12 to 18 months. If the Big Ten decides to add to its current 11 members to widen the reach of its already successful television network and create a lucrative conference championship game, it could cause a massive domino effect across college football. That's why everyone from fans to commissioners is curious - maybe even anxious - to find out what the Big Ten, the most lucrative league in college sports, will do. Add one team? Maybe three? How about five to become a 16-team conference? ``I tried him in a headlock, but he's a tough guy,'' Beebe said Tuesday with a laugh, though this could be serious stuff for the Big 12. Several of Beebe's schools have been speculated to be on the Big Ten's most wanted list, including Texas, Nebraska and Missouri. ``I expect that Jim, who I have known for many, many years and trust implicitly, that he'll do what he said he's going to do,'' Beebe said. ``If and when the time comes that they're going to do anything - and if that includes any of the institutions in the Big 12 - he'll let me know first.'' Other schools that have been talked about as possible Big Ten targets are mostly in the Big East. Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse all fit the profile athletically and academically. Rutgers and Syracuse, in theory, could help the Big Ten grab hold of the New York television market. For the Big East, which withstood losing Miami, Boston College and Virginia Tech to the Atlantic Coast Conference in the last round of conference shuffling, losing even one team would sting. Losing two or more members could make it difficult for Big East football to survive. ``They had to regroup before, they'll do it again,'' said Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich, who is representing the Big East's ADs at these meetings. And then there is Notre Dame. The Big Ten has tried unsuccessfully before to persuade the Fighting Irish to give up their football independence. AD Jack Swarbrick has said staying independent is Notre Dame's No. 1 priority. Sweeping change, however, could alter those plans. But the person who matters most in what has become college football's great offseason soap opera is Delany. Until his conference makes a decision, everybody else is just waiting to see what happens. On a typically warm and sunny Tuesday in the desert, Delany was relaxing with a couple of other college football big shots in the garden of the Royal Palms before lunch and several hours of meetings. He exchanged a few pleasantries with reporters, but quickly ended the conversation before it started with a promise to see them tomorrow. Stay tuned.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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FOOTBALL BETTING LINESNFL Football Sports BettingTwo playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count. New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend. His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates. HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game. The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup. RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day. First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08. The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition. These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years. New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5. You can find these lines and all of the NFL betting lines , so be sure to login and get your wagers down before kickoff! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines . |
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