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Accreditation & Performance
The Office of Accreditation serves as the School of Education and Health Science's coordination point for data collection, analysis and reporting required by federal regulations (e.g., Title II), accrediting bodies (e.g., NCATE, North Central) and unit initiatives.
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE is the profession's mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation and to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. NCATE's performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P-12 students. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent, and highly qualified teacher.
North Central Association
The University of Dayton has been accredited by the North Central Association since 1928. The most recent re-accreditation was received in 2008. The SOEAP, as a unit within the University of Dayton, meets the North Central Association standards.
Educator Preparation Performance Report
Per the Ohio Board of Regents website, Ohio recognizes that high-quality teachers and principals are developed through high-quality educator preparation programs. The identification of metrics and the report format were developed in collaboration with representatives from the 13 public and 38 private educator preparation institutions in Ohio, state agencies, and organizations. The Board of Regents works with the Ohio Department of Education and higher education institutions to collect data as represented in the attached 2013 report.
Teacher Education
This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Margaret G. "Margie" Savage, 91, a life resident of the Traverse City area, passed away peacefully Monday, July 1, 2013, at Cherry Hill Haven in Traverse City.
Margaret was born on Sunday, Nov. 27, 1921, to the late Francis and Bertha (Boone) Winowiecki in Bingham Township. She married Allen Savage on Monday, Jan. 7, 1946, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Cedar. He preceded her in death in 1999.
A woman of tremendous faith, Margaret had been a member of St. Francis Parish since 1947. Following her retirement from Burwoods and Burke Flexo she devoted herself to the work of the church, serving as a Eucharistic Minister for many, many years, delivering communion to shut-ins at home and serving communion to all four floors of the old Grand Traverse Medical Care Facility every Sunday. Upon retirement Margaret attended Mass every day, leading the rosary before every Mass. Even as she developed Alzheimer's Disease in recent years she still ministered to those around her in her own quiet way and would encourage others with her simple phrase of "I'll pray for you," which she did.
Margaret is survived by her daughter, Linda (Len) Ritola; her grandchildren, DiAnna Ritola, Nancee (Casey) Pond, Andy (Christy) Ritola, Mary (Chris) McKillip, Joe (Tonya) Ritola and Brenden Ritola; 13 great-grandchildren; her siblings, Sister Mary Marita, Dorothy Stites, Theresa Weber, Martha Larkins and Jackie Clark; many nieces and nephews, including two nephews who were more like brothers to Margaret, Jimmy Winowiecki and David Winowiecki (deceased).
Also preceding Margaret in death were her parents; her husband; and her siblings, Lillian Stefaniak, Mary Flees, Irene Mitchell Lardie, Frances Mitchell, Frank Winowiecki, Agnes Panek and Tony Winowiecki.
Visitation for friends and family will be held at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday, July 4, with the rosary being prayed at 5 p.m., by Margaret's longtime friend, Hilda Maslowski. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 5, at St. Francis Catholic Church, with the Rev. Fr. Ken Stachnik presiding. Burial will be in Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery.

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On my S6 4.2 V8 tip/Auto car which I have had for a month now and loving it..
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Lead by Middletown's Bridge to Fitness owner Michael Cecchi, seven Aquidneck Island fitness facilities and yoga studios opened their normally closed doors the morning of New Year's Day to host donation-only classes to benefit the Newtown Parent Connection in Newtown, Connecticut.
Over $5,000 in donations were collected going towards the Friends of Newtown, CT Fund which in turn will benefit the community's children in funding the Newtown Parent Connection's fitness, exercise and play activity therapy sessions. The Newtown Parent Connection was created in 1993 by Dorrie Carolyn to educate, empower and embrace families in crisis.
Participating Newport County fitness facilities and yoga studios opened New Year's Day morning to hold group classes regardless of membership status for a $25 donation to the Friends of Newtown, CT Fund. In order to tailor the programs for that day, the facilities and yoga studios regular exercise equipment was not available, and only the special classes were held.
"In recognition of the tremendous suffering in Newtown, the fitness community throughout Aquidneck Island thought if we could come together and help fund exercise programs in their community, we could in some small way help these families," stated Michael Cecchi, Bridge to Fitness owner. "We are proud of everyone that participated and I am sure they all welcomed the opportunity to start the year off in a way that could help the children of Newtown by funding exercise, athletics and play time therapeutic activities. We hope the funds we raised will help achieve this and let kids be kids," he added.
The following are the fitness facilities and yoga studios that offered exercise programs Tuesday, January 1st:
Able Mind & Body, 926
Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown
Bellevue Barre Schedule, 94
William Street, Newport
Bridge to Fitness, 951
Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown
Newport Athletic Club, 66
Valley Road Middletown
Newport Power Yoga, 112
William Street, Newport
Pulse, One Casino Terrace,
Tenth Gate Center for Yoga
and Meditation, 1046 East
Main Road Portsmouth
The Friends of Newtown, CT Fund is still accepting donations at the participating fitness facilities, yoga studios and at www.friendsofnewtown.org . Donations can also be sent to:
Friends of Newtown, CT
Bank Newport
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Middletown CT 02842
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Patriots No. 4 pick scouting report: RB Stevan Ridley, LSU
The Patriots took another running back, selecting LSU's Stevan Ridley with the 73rd overall pick.
Patriots trade down, get two picks from Texans
The Patriots traded their third second-round pick, the 60th pick overall, to the Texans for Houston's third- (73rd) and fifth-round (138th) picks.
Patriots No. 3 pick scouting report: RB Shane Vereen, California
With their second pick in the second round, the Patriots took California RB Shane Vereen 56th overall.
Patriots No. 2 pick scouting report: CB Ras-I Dowling
With the 33rd overall pick, and the first pick of the second round, the Patriots decided to hold onto the pick and select Virginia Tech CB Ras-I Dowling, a big, physical corner.
Patriots No. 1 pick scouting report: OT Nate Solder, Colorado
With the 17th overall pick, the Patriots picked a player they hope to be their left tackle of the future, Colorado's Nate Solder.
Patriots finalize preseason schedule
The Patriots finalized their 2011 preseason schedule on Friday, and it includes a nationally televised game against the Lions.
Saints trade back into first round for RB Ingram
The Saints re-entered the first round of the NFL draft at No. 28, trading with the Patriots to acquire Alabama RB Mark Ingram.
Patriots trade 28th pick to Saints
To no one's surprise, the Patriots traded their second first-round pick, the 28th overall selection, to the Saints for New Orleans' second-round pick this year (pick No. 56) and a first-round pick in 2012.
Pats draft for future with Solder
The Patriots did not draft the best player available, nor did they address the need on defense, but they took a guy who could be the tackle of the future in Nate Solder.
Report: Patriots interested in No. 6 pick
The Patriots have interest in trading up to acquire the No. 6 overall pick, currently held by Cleveland, in Thursday's draft, according to The Boston Globe.
Welker's joke falls flat
Patriots WR Wes Welker misfires with comments on the lockout.
Reaction to Patriots' 2011 schedule
In 2011, the Patriots' schedule will be soft at the beginning and end, but they will face a tough six-game stretch in the middle of the season against five '10 playoff teams.
Teams should mimic Wolf's QB ways
Ron Wolf drafted seven quarterbacks from 1992 to 2000 in his time as Packers general manager. He turned some of them into draft picks in future trades. Current teams should take note.
Parcells on coaching: 'I'm done'
Bill Parcells told reporters on Monday that his career as an NFL head coach is over.
Bledsoe, Parcells nominated for Patriots Hall of Fame
Bill Parcells and Drew Bledsoe join Houston Antwine as the 2011 Patriots Hall of Fame finalists. It's the first year Parcells and Bledsoe are eligible, and Antwine's a three-time finalist.
Solder, a first-round draft pick out of Colorado, has been impressive in training camp and preseason for the Patriots. Now, with starting right tackle Sebastian Vollmer missing practice again Friday and expected to be sidelined for Monday night's game against the Miami Dolphins, Solder figures to move from his usual left tackle position to the right side.||||||| Solder says he is ready for the challenge, although "I don't know exactly what's been going on with that (Vollmer's injury), but I'm going to play wherever they need me to play."
Solder has signed with New England and joined the Patriots at training camp.||||||| Coach Bill Belichick said Thursday that the Solder deal was done and the 319-pound offensive lineman would be practicing with the team in the afternoon. Solder was a first-team All-American last year at Colorado and started in 36 games during his college career, including four as a tight end. He is the last of New England's first six picks to sign.
The Patriots used the 17th pick on Thursday night on Nate Solder, a first-team All-America player last year who lined up for every offensive snap for Colorado as a senior. They had taken another 6-foot-8 tackle, Sebastian Vollmer, two years ago and he started every game for them last season. And Matt Light has been the starting left tackle the past 10 seasons.||||||| Solder missed just two snaps in his last three seasons at left tackle where he protected the quarterback's blind side. He never played the right side in college, and coach Bill Belichick said he will be a left tackle in the NFL. "There's a lot of things he'll have to improve on. He's a smart kid, a hard worker," Belichick said. "For a big guy, he moves very well."


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State facing a tax increase?
Dave Oatney: The papers aren't saying this (and do not expect them to, most of the press in this State is on very friendly terms with the Governor) but Bredesen was warned that his new spending prerogatives in the most recent budget could end up leaving the State with a budget shortfall. He was told that his multiple new tax proposals and wasteful spending would lead to a shortfall of revenue.
State Rep. Stacey Campfield: As many people warned last year, growing large permanent programs will lead to shortages when the economy slows. Then unless cuts are made (a rare occurrence in the legislature) taxes go up. The numbers show that we have already overspent our children's future but the pay offs continue.
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The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) announces a host of dynamic education offerings and events for its leading international trade event, Specialty Fabrics Expo and the expanded Advanced Textiles Expo, held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 14-16, 2014. The event is the largest specialty fabrics and technical textiles trade show and conference...
IFAI Announces Programming For Specialty Fabrics Expo and Advanced Textiles Expo
Geosynthetics 2015 conference issues 'call for proposals'
Wanted: technical session chairs, short courses and workshops.
IFAI Canada Expo 2014 connects Canadian textile market
The Industrial Fabrics Association International is pleased to announce IFAI Canada Expo 2014 will be held Thursday, Mar. 13 to Friday, Mar. 14, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario.
IFAI event continues track record of great success
The combined shows hosted more than 5,300 attendees from 65 countries.
IFAI announces 2014 Specialty Fabrics and Advanced Textiles Expos
This premier textile event will take place in Minneapolis, Minn.
Industrial Fabrics Foundation announces Innovation Award recipient
Polartec LLC of Lawrence, Mass. is the recipient of the 2013 IFF Innovation Award.
IFAI announces the 2013 International Achievement Award winners
IFAI received a total of 236 entries from 13 countries that were submitted for 29 categories in this year's competition.
IFAI announces the 2013 ShowStoppers award winners
IFAI received a total of 97 entries from 53 companies in this year's competition.
Students create exciting safety textile solutions
The tenth annual Safety Products Student Design Challenge winners were announced today.
See the 2013 ShowStoppers entries before the show
Help us recognize the best of the best new products from the 2013 Specialty Fabrics Expo exhibitors.
Judy Dioszegi achieves professional certification through IFAI
Certification signifies superior knowledge of the principles and practices of fabric graphics design, fabrication and installation in the specialty fabrics industry.
IFAI launches website and digital publication dedicated to advanced textiles
Advanced Textiles Source is devoted to the highly specialized technical textiles market.
Registration now open for GMA Lobby Days
Registration for GMA Lobby Days ends Sept. 4, 2013.
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The 2013 IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo and Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show registration is open.
IAA deadline extended
The IAA deadline has been extended to June 30, 2013.
GMA fall Lobby Day Sept. 18-19
The Geosynthetic Materials Association will conduct its fall Lobby Day activities Sept. 18–19, 2013.
Call for 2013 IFAI board member candidates
IFAI's Leadership Development Committee is seeking candidates for the IFAI board.
IFAI and Clarion Events North America sign collaboration agreement
IFAI is pleased to announce a collaborative agreement has been signed with Clarion Events North America surrounding Clarion's annual ExpoProducción event.
Follow the Geosynthetics 2013 conference live on Twitter
A live Twitter feed under the hashtag #Geo2013 will be chronicling the event as it happens.
IFAI now offers insurance benefit to its members
The Industrial Fabrics Association International is pleased to announce it now offers a new insurance benefit to its members.
The Industrial Fabrics Foundation announces $28,500 in scholarship awards available
The Industrial Fabrics Foundation's (IFF) 2013 scholarship applications are now available.
PAMA launches an online architect resource page
PAMA launched a new online Architect Resource page to provide resources on fabric awnings, canopies and shade structures to architects, designers and other building professionals.
IFAI Expo 2012 leads the way in innovation for the specialty fabrics industry
The Industrial Fabrics Association International hosted the largest specialty fabrics show in the Americas, IFAI Expo 2012, with nearly 5,500 attendees.
IFAI announces 2012 ShowStoppers award winners
The Industrial Fabrics Association International announced the 2012 ShowStoppers awards for the best of the best new products at the IFAI Expo Americas 2012.
IFAI announces 2012 International Achievement Award winners
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About the Lilly Grant Program
Katie Fischer
In response to each petition lifted by campers and staff, faithful voices sang,
Spirit intercedes for us,
With sighs to deep,
For words to express,
The prayers of the people were for friends and family members, in thanksgiving for a fun week at camp, for healing, for help, and for Cory. The boy sat in the middle of the front row at campfire that night, surrounded by new friends. His hindering mental and physical disabilities were invisible, possibly for the first time, to the eyes of critical middle school boys. Cory couldn't do as much, understand as much, or say as much as the other boys, but he could feel and love as much. One of his cabin mates stood and prayed with tears in his eyes, God I want to thank you for putting Cory in my cabin this week. He's a really cool guy and I'm glad I got to know him. As everyone sang the responding chorus, Cory's new friends surrounded him in a group hug. From the back of the campfire, I cried silently for Cory and for the boys who had become friend with him this summer. I cried for joy that Cory had been easily accepted into the group, his disabilities dismissed. I cried because the boys had been so kind to him and had obviously learned more about love from him. But I also cried because I worried that when Cory went home, the heavenly acceptance that had surrounded him at camp would vanish and reveal a harsh and critical world.
At the beginning of the summer, I knew that I was interested in doing some sort of medical work with kids, but I had few ideas of any specifics. Cory's blatant acceptance did not lead me to any new conclusions, but rather confirmed that fostering an accepting community should be a part of my life, now and as a nurse after graduation. When a person is sick or disabled in anyway, society has a habit of isolating or glancing over that person. Why is it that such differences divide people rather than unite them? One of the reasons I want to become a nurse is to help people realize that illnesses and disabilities are not what make a person who he is.
There is a saying that a doctor treats a disease that a person happens to have, but a nurse treats a patient who just happens to have a disease. While I think that this statement is unfair to doctors, the mentality of treating people as people no matter the condition of their bodies and minds is an important one to cultivate. We are not different; we all have diseases. Some just have the more obvious ailments of sickness or disability, while the rest of us have the ailments of the human conditionimperfection, dishonesty, greed, hate, condemnation. The medicine to treat these ailments is a complex one that scientists cannot isolate and bottle up, but must be taught and demonstrated, one person to another. This is the medicine of love and acceptance. This is the medicine that Cory and his new friends showed me is necessary to all aspects of my life, from socializing to nursing.


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OTHAL BRAND: "Last year we found eight bodies in the river here. Four of them had no heads. None of them drowned."
"It bothers me when I hear, 'It's the federal government's job,' … We live here."
Texas Insider Report: HIDALGO, Texas –
"The water level varies a lot depending on the time of year. There's been times when you could walk from that (Mexico) side to this (U.S.) side on the bottom of the riverbed," says Othal Brand Jr.
"We've had trafficking … when it first started it was mostly drug trafficking, human trafficking. And then, it turned to children, families.
"Last year we found eight bodies in the river here. Four of them had no heads. None of them drowned." says Brand, who is president of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District 3, and whose father was mayor of McAllen, Texas, for 20 years in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley.
Partly thanks to Brand and the Water District's efforts, the District 3 pumping facility may be the most secure section along the 1,896-mile Rio Grande River.
It is the main provider of drinking water for the City of McAllen, and its approximately 135,000 residents. Continue Reading.


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Aroma Coffee & TeaSundays are made for spending with a book and a salmon-potato pancake stack on this converted bungalow's garden patio. Order your Brie, egg, and bacon panino at the counter, which you'll return to for the chocolate-chip bread pudding. » 4360 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, aromacoffeeandtea.com.
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Elgin's Arie Williams (right) and DeKalb's Jake Smith battle for a loose ball during the second quarter Tuesday. | Michael R. Schmidt ~ For Sun-Times Media
Arie Williams posted a healthy stat line as usual Tuesday, but just about everybody else on Elgin's roster got in the act as well for a change.
The Maroons had 11 players enter the scoring column as they pulverized visiting DeKalb in the second half on their way to a 78-40 nonconference win at Chesbrough Field House. The outcome marks the highest point total and largest margin of victory this season for Elgin (11-11).
Williams sank four three-pointers and finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists. The Maroons outscored the Barbs 42-14 in the second half, forced 26 DeKalb turnovers for the game and committed only three turnovers themselves in the final two quarters after totaling 14 in the first half.
"We had a lot of miscues and were passing the ball into the bleachers (in the first half)," Williams said. "But once we cleaned it up we played some really good basketball."
Williams' scoring output gives him 1,194 points for his four-year varsity career, leaving him only eight points away from passing Marcus Smallwood for sixth on Elgin's list of all-time leading scorers.
While Williams continues to climb Elgin's career statistical charts, his teammates are also becoming more comfortable making plays. The Maroons shot 29-for-54 (53.7 percent) from the field against DeKalb (4-20) as they consistently created easy looks at the basket.
Isaiah Butler came off the bench to score 13 for Elgin, and Eric Sedlack added 10 points and five rebounds. Other key contributors included Ryan Sitter (seven points, five rebounds, four steals) and Tanner Bednar (seven points, five steals, four rebounds).
"Teams have been playing more zone against us and taking the ball out of Arie's hands, so we've really made a point of spreading the ball and making sure everybody steps up as a playmaker," Sitter said. "That doesn't necessarily mean shooting more, but being more aggressive than we were early in the year when we were all kind of looking to dish it back."
The Maroons used a 22-4 run in the third quarter to turn an eight-point lead into a commanding 58-32 advantage going into the fourth quarter. Elgin forced 17 Barbs turnovers during the second and third quarters.
Rudy Lopez and Jake Smith led the way for DeKalb with 10 points apiece. The Barbs had a decided height advantage with three players 6-foot-5 or taller, but they were outrebounded 31-26.
"I think that's the first game all year we picked up pressure full court," Elgin coach Mike Sitter said. "(DeKalb is) so big and they have three good post players. If you let them set up in the halfcourt they're going to just dump it down and pound you to death on the block. So we really didn't want to let them into their sets, and the guys did a nice job and it got better as the game went along."
DeKalb (4-20)
Lopez 4 0-0 10, Smith 5 0-0 10, Aves 0 4-4 4, Harris 2 0-2 4, Ottum 2 0-0 4, Fagerstrom 2 0-0 4, Love 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 4-6 40.
Elgin (11-11)
Williams 6 3-4 19, Butler 5 3-3 13, Sedlack 4 2-3 10, Sitter 3 1-3 7, Bednar 3 1-2 7, Dunner 2 2-4 6, Moore 2 0-0 5, Sanders 2 0-0 4, Harper 1 0-0 3, Mari 0 2-4 2, Gibson 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 14-23 78.
DeKalb 11 15 6 8 -- 60
Elgin 19 17 22 20 -- 78
Three-point goals -- DeKalb: 2 (Lopez 2). Elgin 6: (Williams 4, Moore, Harper). Fouled out -- None.
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The SEC's soon-to-be 13th team, Texas A&M, has informed the Big 12 it will move along.
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As Texas A&M expects to get the SEC all-clear on Wednesday, let's turn our attention to team No. 14. Actually, let's turn our attention to COLLEGE FOOTBALL THAT IS BEING PLAYED RIGHT NOW, but if we must turn our attention away from the sport ...
CBS Sports' Dennis Dodds says it's down to the West Virginia Mountaineers and Missouri Tigers for that last spot. That would remove such nonsense as the Maryland Terrapins and Louisville Cardinals from the running, plus the North Carolina Tar Heels and N.C. State Wolfpack. The biggest surprise would be the exclusion of the Virginia Tech Hokies, though I'd still assume they're in it based on how much time they spend denying their interest.
Mizzou would deliver a pair of big TV markets and turn in a reputable football program, while West Virginia is by far the best cultural fit on the board and would provide the Pittsburgh market. If it's a question of money versus culture, these might be the two schools you'd come down to as representative of each end of the equation, though of course each would also offer a bit of both.
Pretty, pretty interesting.
For more, head to West Virginia blog The Smoking Musket and Missouri blog Rock M Nation.
The SEC will soon find itself with 13 teams for the 2012 football season if everything proceeds according to plan. The Texas A&M Aggies will withdraw from the Big 12 on Tuesday and then apply to join the SEC, Chip Brown of OrangeBloods.com reports. That news comes moments after the report that the Big 12 and A&M have come up with an exit strategy that won't end with everybody suing each other to pieces.
The SEC will likely try to find another school to pair with A&M, whether for induction in 2012 or to even things back up in 2013. It would be pretty awesome if the Aggies had to play one year in the SEC Way West. Speculated candidates for team No. 14 have included everyone from the Missouri Tigers to the Maryland Terrapins, and I'm sure some dummy threw out Notre Dame's name at some point too.
Looks like we'll have the 2011 football season to closely monitor a new SEC team and several potential future conference-mates.
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The SEC Expansion rumors seem to be coming closer to fruition following a new development on Monday afternoon. The newest development being, by the way, that Texas A&M received a letter allowing them to leave the Big 12 without the school being sued.
Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News has been made privy to the information included in said letter and, as the SEC had hoped, it includes details regarding any possible legal hurdles being cleared. The letter "outlines the withdrawal procedures according to the financial provisions of the Big 12 bylaws and mutual waivers of legal claims."
One hang up in the letter from the Big 12, though, included a mention of the league's bylaws "which would involve forfeiting 90 percent of conference revenue for 2010-11 and '11-12, an amount that could reach $28 million." Carlton wrote that he expects that fee could be negotiated down to a more amenable amount, however.
Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin issued the following statement regarding the letter.
"I certainly appreciate the discussion among the Big 12 presidents/chancellors and the expression of their desire for Texas a&M to remain in the conference," Loftin said in a statement. "We all agree that Texas A&M is an extremely valuable institution; thus, it is incumbent upon me, as the president of the university, to ensure that we are in a position to enhance our national visibility and future financial opportunity. While this is a complex and long-term decision, it is not our intent to prolong our conference exploration for an extended period of time."
The way Loftin makes it sound, this move could be done sooner rather than later.
While the Texas A&M Aggies try to negotiate their $28 million Big 12 disassociation fee down to something more like $10 million, let's talk SEC team No. 14. The Virginia Tech Hokies and Missouri Tigers have been frequently discussed targets, with some throwing out the North Carolina Tar Heels but assuming they'd be hard to get due to their ties to the Duke Blue Devils.
CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd speculates the discussion could be down to Virginia Tech, Mizzou, UNC and ... the Maryland Terrapins. Hmmm!
The Terps would be well outside the conference's traditional footprint. Their state doesn't touch any current SEC state, and they'd be the northernmost school in the conference if they were added. It's a large university that would provide the D.C. and Baltimore markets, and SEC affiliation would empower the Terps to pick off more of those eastern Virginia recruits from the Hokies.
I like UNC the best out of this list, and the more you think about it the more you wonder whether they're really all that tied to Duke. An out-of-conference football game between the two would be no problem, while playing basketball once per season would make the sport's best rivalry even more of a big deal. But a college basketball game won't be the only thing to keep a school from joining the SEC, even if it's a game as special as Duke-UNC.
SEC No. 14 down to Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Missouri. May not happen until '13.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyDennis Dodd
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Saturday, officials from the Big 12 and Texas A&M met via teleconference to discuss the school's imminently expected exit. According to reports, the announcement of A&M's departure for the SEC within the week is expected, and the Aggies could have to give up $20 million to their former conference to complete the move.
It would be super hilarious if all of that went to Texas, wouldn't it?
A&M has both admitted it wants to join the SEC and told the Big 12 that it's looking to leave. The major remaining hangup from the SEC's perspective is Mike Slive's desire for the Aggies and the Big 12 to have a clean break that doesn't make God's Conference look like a poacher.
As far as replacing the Aggies in the Big 12 goes, there are murmurings that the Arkansas Razorbacks could head back west. Do not listen to them. I love the idea of the Big 12 becoming one big swinger's party by adding Notre Dame and BYU, schools with their own massive media interests, but Arkansas has no reason to even spend time considering leaving their current position to sit at Texas' table.
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The SEC's presumed 13th member officially told its current conference it's looking to make a move. The Texas A&M Aggies released the news Thursday that they've told the Big 12 they're looking at other conference options, which means the SEC, unless you're thinking they'll pull a fast one and wind up as the crown jewel of the Mountain West Conference. You sneaky Aggies.
According to the statement, A&M president R. Bowin Loftin sent a letter to Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe outlining the following:
If the university withdraws from the conference, Texas A&M would do so in a way that complies with the Big 12's bylaws. Additionally, Texas A&M would be supportive of the Big 12's efforts to seek a new member of the conference.
"As I have indicated previously, we are working very deliberately to act in the best long-term interests of both Texas A&M and the State of Texas. This truly is a 100-year decision," said Loftin. "While we understand the desire of all parties to quickly reach a resolution, these are extremely complex issues that we are addressing methodically."
"Ultimately, we are seeking to generate greater visibility nationwide for Texas A&M and our championship-caliber student-athletes, as well as secure the necessary and stable financial resources to support our athletic and academic programs," Loftin added. "As a public university, Texas A&M owes it to the state's taxpayers to maximize our assets and generate additional revenues both now and well into the future."
The process of onboarding the Aggies could still take quite some time, but they appear to have put the ball in the Big 12's court. Since the SEC had reservations about bringing on a new school without full legal clearance, A&M's public request for insight into how to leave the Big 12 is a clear sign they're approaching the move according to Mike Slive's wishes.
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Time may be running out for Texas A&M football to commit to moving from the Big 12 to the SEC. As Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe told the Dallas Morning News, "We can't operate with an institution waiting to decide if it wants to remain in the conference. There has to be a very short time for an institution to commit."
There's concern on Texas A&M's side too. "We don't want the Big 12 to go away. We have no intention of doing anything that might precipitate that," University president R. Bowen Loftin said. Nevertheless Loftin said he will act in the best interests of his school and the state of Texas.
The Big 12 has already lost Nebraska and Colorado in 2010 and would certainly hate to lose another program, especially one of Texas A&M's caliber. The Aggies bounced back from a combined 10-15 record in 2008 and 2009 by going 9-4 in 2010, finishing 19th in the final AP Poll. However, they have lost each of their last five bowl game appearances, last tallying a bowl victory in the 2001 Gallery Furniture Bowl.
SEC expansion has been the talk of the college football universe for quite awhile now. Texas A&M's Board of Regents took the expansion rumors a step further on Monday, too, as they voted to allow school president R. Bowen Loftin to take action regarding conference realignment.
This doesn't mean that A&M will be leaving the Big 12, but considering their might be more lucrative options available and that the president now has clearance to look into those options, there's a decent chance that conference realignment could happen in the near future.
The best line from the press conference following the meeting was the following, provided courtesy of D Thompson on Twitter.
"It's not what's wrong with the Big 12 as much as what's right for TAMU."
If the Southeastern Conference is right for Texas A&M University is still to be determined, but Loftin seemed to indicate that Sunday's meeting didn't have too much bearing on what he's trying to do.
Playing in a more difficult football conference might not be ideal for the Aggies, but could be right for A&M in the long run if the move actually happens. Fortunately, that decision is not in my hands but rather the hands of Mr. Loftin because I have a feeling there are going to be unhappy people regardless of the result.
Today's announcement by the SEC that no action would be taken at this time concerning expansion and Texas A&M doesn't eliminate the possibility all together. Instead it could delay the action for some time until the proper sequence of events can be put in motion.
According to a report from Clay Travis, the SEC's Athletic Directors have a meeting scheduled for Wednesday which occurs after Texas A&M's Board of Regents meeting on Monday. The purpose of that meeting would be to empower the Aggie's school President with the power to make decisions concerning conference alignment.
Today's move by the SEC doesn't kill the thoughts of expansion it only sets them up to happen in its proper sequence. The Conference risks lawsuits from the Big 12 if it suspects that SEC recruited one of its member schools to leave. If Texas A&M were to announce its departure from the Big 12 before the SEC formally issues an invitation then there wouldn't be as big a threat of litigation.
It is also likely that the SEC would like some time to discuss a potential 14th member of the conference that would be needed if Texas A&M joined. This story isn't over by a long shot, instead it is just getting started.
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ESPN.com's Joe Schad reports via twitter that the SEC did in fact meet on Sunday and have decided to take no action in regards to Texas A&M at this time.
BREAKING: UF's Bernie Machen statement says no action on A&M; satisfied with present alignment; for now
It was expected that a formal invitation to join the league for Texas A&M would have came from this meeting just in time for the Aggies' Board of Regents meeting on Monday. At the very least, the entire process which may not be dead just yet is going to slow down. Here is the statement by the SEC.
"The SEC Presidents and Chancellors met today and reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment. We recognize, however, that future conditions may make it advantageous to expand the number of institutions in the league. We discussed criteria and process associated with expansion. No action was taken with respect to any institution including Texas A&M."
So an invitation hasn't been made to Texas A&M or any other school as of yet but the SEC is reserving the right to do so at a later date.
While we still are not positive whether or not the SEC is meeting on Sunday to discuss inviting Texas A&M to join the conference, we do know that the Aggies' Board of Regents will be meeting on Monday. It is expected that during that meeting, the Board of Regents will grant Texas A&M's president the power to make conference alignment decisions which would pave the way to accept an invite to a conference like the SEC if one is forthcoming.
With the rumors in full circulation, the Big 12 Board of Directors met via teleconference on Saturday and issued a press release stating that the nine other members of the conference are all pushing to keep Texas A&M a part of the Big 12.
The Board strongly conveyed to Texas A&M its unanimous desire that it remain a Big 12 member, and acknowledged its value to the Conference. The Board noted that Texas A&M expressed concerns about institutional networks and that the athletics directors worked together and took actions, which the Board has approved, to adequately address those concerns..
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There is now conflicting reports as to whether or not an actual meeting will take place on Sunday by the SEC Presidents to discuss an invitation for Texas A&M to join the conference. Previously the New York Times ran a story reporting that there would be a meeting on Sunday citing a source "with first-hand knowledge".
Now the Sporting News has released a conflicting report that also cites an "high-ranking official from the SEC" saying that there is no meeting on Sunday.
Presidents from the SEC will not meet on Sunday to discuss the possible move of Texas A&M to the SEC, a high-ranking official from the SEC told Sporting News on Saturday.
Obviously someone is wrong in this matter but at this point we have no way of knowing for sure. With Texas A&M board of regents meeting on Monday it would be likely that an invitation (or not) would be coming sooner rather than later. SB Nation's SEC Blog Team Speed Kills also thinks that it is likely a meeting is happening this weekend.
My gut tells me that this thing is happening fast, and that the SEC presidents probably will meet. It's possible that the Times talked to someone who had heard about it and TSN talked to someone who hadn't. But there's no real way to tell, so take your pick.
A Saturday morning ESPN report that the SEC is planning to onboard Texas A&M, FSU, Missouri and Clemson has now been totally discredited from both sides every step of the way, other than the A&M part, which was dialed down. Not trying to be harsh. Just saying.
The latest up: Clemson, whose president, James Barker, told Travis Sawchik the school hasn't so much as discussed a move with the SEC, though he charitably adds they might think about it in the future.
All signs point to, at most, A&M being brought on in 2013 or later, with the SEC spending a year finding a complement. Pete Thamel reported the conference hasn't yet even discussed which school would become No. 14 in such a scenario. Of course, the SEC could still vote to reject the Aggies in the first place.
Aggies fans should stay anxious, I guess, while everybody else should just learn to enjoy this stuff. Everyone should learn to enjoy lots of things!
Here we go: Pete Thamel of the New York Times delivers serious insight into the process of potentially bringing Texas A&M and another school into the SEC. Citing a SEC official, Thamel reports that 11 SEC presidents will meet Sunday to discuss adding the Aggies.
Thamel's source pegs approval as likely, but not by any means definite. The conference's timeline sounds more sober than anything that would allow for a 2012 shakeup, thank the good Lord.That's not what A&M fans want to hear, and the rest of the report will disappoint more than a couple Florida State fans too.
The SEC hasn't chosen a 14th school yet, and there could be as much tension as had been expected regarding adding a school that plays in a state with a current SEC team. FSU is the only school that's been the subject of a report involving SEC interest.
While that might not be a dealbreaker, attention would then turn to ... N.C. State as a potential team No. 14? Virginia Tech and Missouri have more or less denied interest, and UNC and Duke are the toasts of their current conference. The Wolfpack would open up a new state and TV markets without straying from current footprints. Plus their Chick-fil-A game date with Tennessee could kick off a nice little rivalry. Just speculation here, but the point of all this is we have actual news up there.
We know Texas A&M is likely leaving the Big 12. It's been reported the Florida St. Seminoles are in some sort of discussion with the SEC. A move to 14 would be a big deal and all, but could the SEC be looking to go straight to 16 teams?
Let's very highly doubt it. I'm only sharing this to get to the paragraph below, which is actual news, but here it is: a Doug Gottlieb report says the SEC plans to add A&M, FSU, the Clemson Tigers and the Missouri Tigers, based on an Aggies source. And now for the important part:
Mizzou athletic director Mike Alden, however, has pretty strongly denied the report of his school showing even the slightest interest in the SEC or any other conference, which is ... interesting, since they supposedly wanted into the Big Ten so badly. Florida State's president did the same regarding FSU, though in much less emphatic tones that still lead one to put them atop the list of potential invites.
Entirely too many Tigers going on here, so let's happily disregard Mizzou and assume no Clemson either.
Catch up in the rest of this StoryStream on where Texas A&M's attempt to join the SEC stands. And that's the correct way to put it, at this point, as the Aggies are clearly intent on leaving the Big 12 and joining the SEC, should the SEC invite them. On to the news!
The school's decision-makers are supposed to have a vote on Monday to give President R. Bowen Loftin the power to switch conference allegiances. (This means they've already decided to do just that, and you don't decide to do that unless you've got a destination in mind.) A press conference has reportedly been set for shortly after, at which A&M is expected to announce it's leaving the Big 12.
The Texas Longhorns, who've largely contributed to this whole mess by being Texas, sent out a statement on the matter Friday night expressing best wishes for their departing rivals. If you need Texas, they can be found weeping into buckets of gold while watching oil derricks spew $100 bills all over the place.
In other news! ACC commish John Swofford said he hasn't heard anything about any of his schools leaving after FSU's president assured him of some sort of loyalty. This item is not worth anything.
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The Palm Beach Post reported the Florida St. Seminoles have been discussing a trip to the SEC with the conference for months now, and that the courtship is heating up. Do courtships heat up? FSU president Eric Barron commented on the news either way, saying he hasn't had any talks about the athletic department leaving the ACC.
If you noted he didn't say others throughout his school haven't had such talks, you get a helmet sticker.
The Louisville Cardinals have been mentioned as a potential Big 12 stopgap or an addition to the SEC in the event that God's Conference goes to 16. U of L athletic director Tom Jurich, however, says he likes the Big East just fine. Would he like it just as much if the nation's premier football conference came calling, or if he got the chance to ... well, to play on the Longhorn Network?
If there's a battle to add Louisville, definitely think the SEC has the upper hand there, but I'm not too sure that there is.
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The SEC expansion plan, as it currently appears to stand, is for the Texas A&M Aggies to formally leave the Big 12 before accepting an invitation into the Southeastern Conference. As Team Speed Kills surmises, the SEC looks like it would rather not step on the Big 12's toes while acquiring a new team. [via Southern hospitality]
Texas Longhorns athletic director DeLoss Dodds thinks A&M is all but gone, adding that he'd be fine with either nine or 10 teams, with the latter preferred. Getting back up to 10 wouldn't be all that hard if the Houston Cougars joined on, as is the current reported contingency plan. Kansas Jayhawks counterpart Sheahon Zenger agrees, expressing that the nine schools left will make for a strong and unified conference.
As long as everybody's cool with Texas having the head of the table, the entire dessert cart and the table itself, the Big 12 can enjoy a long and prosperous run. We know the Missouri Tigers, for one, aren't entirely happy.
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Texas A&M's board of regents has scheduled a Monday meeting to discuss a move to the SEC, according to Brent Zwerneman.
Also, the Texas House of Representatives' Higher Education Committee will meet Tuesday to "discuss matters pertaining to higher education, including collegiate athletics." As Andy Staples explains, that means they're going to talk about Texas A&M's efforts to join the SEC even though it's unlikely they could actually stop it at this point.
The A&M board of regents meeting on August 22 will be the big one, but this one is probably important too, I guess. I'm not a house committee expert. Oh, like you are. Maybe the important thing is that two branches of Texas' state government are now talking about the potential realignment.
Oklahoma Sooners officials are also meeting to talk about what to do should the Big 12 blow up. There may also be mention of whether OU should consider trying to secure an SEC invite of its own, but that still seems like a stretch.
One meeting that hasn't been scheduled: an "emergency meeting" of SEC presidents for the weekend. So rest assured no deal will officially be offered the Aggies before Monday at the absolute earliest, but I don't see any reason why the SEC needs to hurry this along. Waiting until the offseason might be the wisest move, matter of fact.
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Brent Zwerneman reports Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe has told the Texas A&M Aggies that the conference can get by just fine without them, and that the Texas Longhorns are the key to the operation anyway. According to the report, the Houston Cougars could get the call-up if the Aggies leave.
If this report is true, then either Texas A&M is going to the SEC or, um, the Atlantic Sun or something. Don't really see any way you come back from this one. Even if Beebe doesn't really believe all that, A&M having all its suspicions and qualms confirmed at once by the commish would spell the end of their relationship with the Big 12.
This really comes across as more of a parting shot than a last straw. A&M isn't going to join the SEC this weekend or anything, but expect the school to leave the Big 12 shortly. You should even be surprised if they don't!
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If the SEC wants to expand by bringing on Texas A&M and an eastern school, as the current hypothesis goes, should they go after Florida State, Virginia Tech or a sleeper pick? FSU is reportedly already in talks with the conference, so what about the Hokies?
Via Kyle Tucker, VPI athletic director Jim Weaver says his school hasn't been contacted by the SEC and would probably decline if invited. Add Virginia Tech to Miami on the list of schools that have announced their disinterest.
Virginia Tech had to have a good bit of political assistance to reach the ACC in the first place, and some have theorized they wouldn't be able to leave Virginia behind. With both schools in BCS conferences, the Hokies might be able to make the jump, but are apparently pleased with winning a trip to the Orange Bowl every other year or so.
Especially if Florida State moves along to the ACC ... how excited are ACC fans for the future of the conference in that scenario?
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As the Texas A&M move to the SEC starts to look almost sort of likely, we must deploy the side-eye to deducing which eastern school would be brought on to re-balance the conference's geography. We must! Adding Oklahoma would be great and all, but Texas A&M itself is southeastern by only the faintest definitions.
Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, NC State and Louisville (LOL) have been brought up the most often. The Hokies appeared to be the front-runner, based on absolutely nothing solid said by anybody ever, as they'd add a handful of large and transient media markets up the coast, not to mention box in the ACC's North Carolina stronghold while robbing the lesser conference of its best recent football program.
But wait!
Tom D'Angelo of the Palm Beach Post reports the SEC may favor FSU, as evidenced by ongoing discussions:
Florida State officials have been flirting with the SEC for several months and the discussion now are getting more serious, according to sources ... "This is real," said a source close to FSU.
For insight into why the SEC might prefer to bring on a program whose turf overlaps with at least two or three current SEC schools, take a look at Dawg Sports' TV coverage breakdown. The Noles don't just deliver Tallahassee -- they're perhaps the only truly national football team the SEC could add while still remaining in its traditional geographic footprint.
Some combination of Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Georgia wouldn't like bringing on FSU, but if the prize is a chance to dip into Texas' recruiting grounds, perhaps enough of that bloc could be convinced otherwise to make Florida State a possibility.
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Pay-walled Rivals site AggieYell.com is reporting "the [Texas A&M] Aggies have cast their lot with and have been accepted by the Southeastern Conference." This comes after a couple days in which the long storyline finally got its first few bits of actual information, so plenty of A&M fans were primed to react to just about anything, and there it is.
Take it for what it's worth, which is a story you're probably not going to read since it's pay-walled. Team Speed Kills reacts in ten-foot-pole fashion to the report.
If nothing else, this report should accelerate somewhat the news process, as every A&M beat writer and blogger is now hustling to find something to either confirm or deny. Not that they weren't anyway. You know. Still, we've yet to see anything out of the SEC to suggest the interest is reciprocal.
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Still waiting to see a single sign from the SEC that an acquisition of Texas A&M or conference realignment of any sort is in their interest, but whatever. Now that a number of important Aggies and Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe have agreed the school is at least thinking about what it might be like to change conferences, attention turns to an August 22 meeting between Texas A&M's regents.
Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News confirms the scheduling of that meeting, adding that topics of discussion must be added by August 19. Others have reported the SEC hasn't yet been included on the docket, but that it could be.
Sounds like it will likely be discussed, too, with Chip Brown of OrangeBloods.com reporting regents are "seriously studying" the potential move.
Which is many steps shy of actually attempting the move. And which would also require the SEC to be seriously studying Texas A&M in return. There's no evidence of that yet.
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Here we have the first actual, non-message board news to report in the somehow-ongoing saga of the Texas A&M Aggies' long-supposed flight to the SEC: Texas governor Rick Perry said, "As far as I know, conversations are being had" when asked about the rumors. He then deferred to College Station's decision-makers themselves.
Perry is an Aggie alum and the most powerful individual in the state of Texas short of Bevo. Hate to say it, but sort of feel there's at least a tiny something to it, even if it's just Texas A&M talking amongst itself or Texas A&M and the SEC conducting basic due diligence upon each other (lewd!).
Or it could be Perry attempting to provide a little substance to what's up until now been a whole lot of empty shouting about absolutely nothing concrete.
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Update: Nope, let's get right back to speculating on how many ACC basketball teams the SEC will need to import in order to balance out its acquisitions of Oklahoma, Notre Dame and USC.
Reports of Texas A&M's imminent flight to the SEC might die down for another few months after Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe announced the new Texas Longhorns network won't be able to broadcast high school games. Wait, huh? Let's back up.
A&M, along with quite a few others, felt that Texas having the power to show high school games would give them an incredible recruiting advantage. They'd be able to send region-wide attention to players they were in the process of recruiting, something no school in the conference could compete with. That, along with various other inequalities, had Aggies fans looking strongly at the SEC. Again.
Big 12 commish Dan Bebee says Longhorn Network can't televise high school games. Big 12 is saved -- again. For now.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyMatt Hayes
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Brent Zwerneman of the the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle has quotes from Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin after the school's closed-door meetings about the Longhorn Network. Loftin said A&M hasn't been in contact with the SEC "in quite some time," but he understands why the conference's football prestige would allure many an Aggies fan.
Loftin "congratulated" the Texas Longhorns for developing an ESPN cash cow (Longhorn! cow!), but expressed concern about how it will be deployed in the future, stressing that the Big 12 is hoping to do something about the discord stirred up by the new media behemoth.
Presumably he was asked about the SEC there, and didn't just free-associate worries about the Texas network into SEC praise. But until issues between the Lone Star rivals are resolved (any day now!), the Southeastern Conference is going to linger as a subplot. Their spat may not ultimately affect the SEC at all, but it's worth keeping an eye on. It's July, anyway.
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Ah, there we go. It wouldn't be a Texas A&M conference realignment story if the Oklahoma Sooners weren't also involved. How does it go? A&M and Oklahoma plump up the West, while Clemson and ... wait, this is actually coming from national media and not a message board?
The Sporting News' Matt Hayes reports the two programs are eying the SEC, with the main issue being exactly the one you'd expect: the Texas Longhorns new network and its power to broadcast games of Texas high school recruits. The news that the Longhorn Network will feature out-of-state games sent the college football world into a tizzy Tuesday night, and from the sounds of it A&M and Okie feel the same way.
Earlier in the day at SEC Media Days, commissioner Mike Slive said on the subject of superconferences, "I could get to 16 (teams) in 15 minutes."
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It's been awhile, but here we are again. For about a week now, fresh rumors of the Texas A&M Aggies moving to the SEC have surfaced, with the school's concern over the Texas Longhorns new Longhorn Network apparently driving the speculation.
Texas A&M regents are set to meet with Network representatives to discuss what the ESPN-backed television venture means for the Big 12. It's hard to imagine they'll hear anything to like about the network, because, I mean, have you been keeping up with this thing?
If news of that meeting sets off SEC realignment buzz, just imagine what further developments in this story are going to do. A&M can't so much as glance in Austin's direction without stirring up talk that they'll be on their way to God's Conference any day now. But we've been talking about it for years now anyway, so let's keep it up!
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Tensions are mounting (ew!) between the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies over the Horns new ESPN network. Not that tensions aren't pretty much always mounting (stop that!) between these two teams, schools, and fanbases, but A&M's athletic director has pretty much accused his Austin neighbors of cheating.
Or setting up a way to very subtly cheat to great effect, at least. Aggies AD Bill Byrne thinks the network's plans to televise Texas high school football games could constitute a recruiting violation. Texas already completely dominates Lone Star State recruiting, so how much more of an edge could they possibly get?
Still, this is one more reason to believe the Aggies are at least considering a search for a way out of the Big Presently 12 Or So, with the only logical landing place being the SEC. The benefits of accepting the call-up would be obvious — a chance to become something more than an object in Texas' shadow, another recruiting pitch — and their reasons for staying are dwindling by the day.
Come on now -- you didn't think we'd make it through the 2011 college football offseason without conference realignment talk, did you? Last summer's considerable shuffling didn't affect the SEC or ACC directly, but the rumor factories (why do they always have to be mills?) didn't go down quietly. The Texas A&M Aggies and Oklahoma Sooners to the SEC, the Arkansas Razorbacks to the Big 12, half the ACC to the SEC or Big Ten, half the Big East to the ACC ... last summer was awesome. Even though none of it happened.
Certain Texas A&M supporters aren't giving up on it just yet, either. After the Texas Longhorns announced the genesis of their own ESPN network, other Big 12 members are starting to feel more than ever that there's just not room enough in the conference for, like, anybody but Texas.
Let's face it. We're going to have to talk about this stuff at some point this offseason. The Mountain West Conference added Hawaii during the football season and might be in the process of adding Utah State and San Jose State, and Nebraska, TCU, and Utah are among the schools in the middle of a switch. Those moves will surely have a ripple effect that will eventually cause the Georgia Bulldogs to join the Pac-12.
No. But I'm just saying, this stuff is out there. Get ready.
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Among other big-name companies and organizations, Amway Home, the Knights of Columbus and the son of Wal-Mart's founder have used their checkbooks to express opposition to gay marriage.
The Huffington Post is reporting nine other companies, organizations and prominent individuals have recently donated money to anti-gay marriage organizations after thousands of "traditional marriage" supporters nationwide for a national "eat-in." This was all sparked by Chick-fil-A COO and President Dan Cathy's public comments against gay marriage.
Chick-fil-A's charitable foundation, the WinShape Foundation, has donated National Organization for Marriage, the Ruth Institute, the Pennsylvania Family Institute, Focus on the Family and Exodus International, among others, all fighting to ban marriage for same-sex couples and some advocating to "cure" homosexuality, Huffington Post reported.
Those who have also donated to anti-LGBT organizations include:
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- Jim Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton
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The search for Alfred the Great
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Monday 9 June
Professor Rachel McCrindle, Professor of Human and Computer Interaction, University of Reading
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Demons: changing attitudes to alcohol, tobacco and drugs
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Mort Subite Blanche - Brouwerij Mort Subite
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Reviews by DaPeculierDane:
3/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Sold as Mort Subite Lambic on draught at the cafe in Brussels.
Wit like in aroma, flavor, and appearance. Strong precence of peach candy. Citric aroma and finish. Slightly creamy, lactic. plenty of candied sugar sweetness. Not bad.
I like the idea here, but I would really like more dryness. This is simply too sweet to make for session drinking.
Serving type: on-tap
11-16-2009 04:16:49 | More by DaPeculierDane
More User Reviews:
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
07-28-2014 13:47:44 | More by MSandahl23
British Columbia (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
11-06-2013 03:43:41 | More by chickenm
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
08-28-2013 03:59:39 | More by BeerOps
New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
08-13-2013 20:42:46 | More by BeerForMuscle
3.45/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On-tap at à la Mort Subite in Brussels, so you know it's fresh. On to the beer:
An inch of creamy head and a show of good lacing top this washed out yellow colored beer. Despite the color, you can't see through it. The aroma brings a white cranberry note and a little tartness. If it were in my mouth, I would have a little pucker.
The taste is soft, modest. There's that white cranberry taste, but it tastes a little watered doen. It's not sour, only slightly tart. The beer is light bodied with a subtle wateriness and a gentle sizzle of carbonation.
This is a "safe" choice for a fruit lambic. It's not too intense, and it's not wild and super tart. Authentic, I think not.
Serving type: on-tap
05-23-2013 04:30:21 | More by DoubleJ
3.63/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From: Etre Gourmet
Glass: Cantillon gueuze glass
Pours a 1cm head of slightly off-white bubbles, small to medium in size, with above average retention, lasting about two minutes. Fades to a thin cap atop the body of the beer with substantial lacing left on the sides of the glass, mostly some thick lines and clumps sticking to the sides of the glass. Body is a rich, cool yellow color, with modest orange highlights Light brings out paler orange and yellow hues. Body is hazy, about 40% opaque, with visible and fairly active carbonation.
The beer has the scent of peach nectar, lemon rind, and wheat malt, but no real hint of sourness or funk, as I'd expect from a product labeled "lambic." I'm torn about how to rate this: the beer smells appetizing, but is not really what I'd think of as representing the style at all.
Front of the palate picks up wheat malt sweetness, peach nectar, and some coriander. Mid-palate sees an intensification of peach juice, with coriander, lemon zest, modest wheat malt character, and extremely faint tartness. Back of palate finds what malt and peach juice, leading to an aftertaste that is largely the same.
The beer is medium-light to light in weight, with carbonation of medium intensity, which foams this
Serving type: bottle
02-14-2013 04:56:20 | More by falloutsnow
New Jersey
5/5 rDev +35.5%
12-16-2012 19:47:35 | More by laurastradford
4/5 rDev +8.4%
10-31-2012 20:54:51 | More by ortie
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
It's maybe a bit ironic that a brewery called "Sudden Death" rolls out a bitter of such whimsy and finesse and with a kiss of delicate fruitiness and pleasantries. Where the brewers give a great deal of skill and care to the outstanding witbier underneath, the decoration of fruit and spice delivers a softer and kinder palate.
The witbier pours with with a richer coloration than is expected for the style- a copper-peach hue diffuses light in a glowing manner with its yeasty haze. The sprite carbonation springs the to the rim of the glass with near-champagne activity, yet it builds a creamy white sheet of foam that retains and laces impressively.
Fruity aromas garner the nose with the predictable lemon and apple acidity, but an obvious peach overtone is wonderfully unexpected. True ripe peach with all its juicy pulp and tart skins seem well represented in the nose. A sprinkle of white pepper, cumin, and tangerine zest accompany the vinous notes in balance.
Without any confirmation of actual fruit additions, the taste of peach is first and foremost from sip to finish. As the taste of fruit strikes the tip of the tongue, both sultry tang and spice weave across the palate alternating with sweet fruit pulp and then dry peppery spice. Where balance can be noted, so can an embattled spirit between sweet and spice. The soft impressions of wheat and powdered sugar support the spice and allow the fruity notes to seem more ripe, plump, and sun-sweetened. Tangy sourdough and herbal hops also plays out in counterpart to the sweetness and fruit.
Light on the palate, its a combination of fruity tartness, peppery spice, and zesty carbonation that gives a champagne-like bounce off of the tongue. As the beer glides over the tongue, the middle palate is caressed with soft bready wheat and a delicate vinous tartness to finish. Light alcohols and complex pepper notes signal the finish and leaves the mouth refreshed and yearning for more.
The beer world is full of criticize over fruit in beer; and often those comments are indefensible. But when the fruit notes are authentic, bold, and in balance with a high quality base beer underneath- the beer is fully capable of speaking for itself.
Serving type: on-tap
10-29-2012 17:16:10 | More by BEERchitect
3.58/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a slightly hazy powdered straw color with a solid half inch white head that lingers. Eventually coats the glass with lacing.
Bruised peach and confectioners sugar dominate the aroma, with light floral notes and subtle herbal hops adding intrigue.
Flavor is more bitter than suggested by the aroma, with earthy peach forming the backbone. There's a subtle tartness that gives way to peach pit at the finish. The body is lightly bready, a touch sweet and floral. Very subtle for the style, with a lightly peppery finish.
Body is moderate, with fairly moderate carbonation. It's somewhat creamy.
Overall, a very peach forward brew, favoring subtlety. It's somewhat one note. But you really can tell the peach flavor is authentic.
Serving type: on-tap
10-27-2012 03:40:01 | More by barczar
3.4/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a cloudy, maize color. 1/2 inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong apricot, slight sweet malt, sugar, and a hint of pale malt. Fits the style of a Lambic - Fruit. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of apricot, slight sugar, slight sweet malt, hint of pale malt, and a hint of alcohol. Overall, good blend, but the tartness/acidity level is too low.
Serving type: on-tap
10-06-2012 13:02:31 | More by Tone
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
09-02-2012 15:35:04 | More by t0rin0
New Hampshire
3.28/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
At Eb's
Comes to the table a slightly hazy pale golden color with a rocky off white head that slowly dissipates. Smells of apricots and peaches mostly with maybe a hint of earthy spicy yeast. Light sweet fruit flavor, peaches mild cherries and apricots come to mind with a bit of earthy yeast in there as well. This smells and tastes nice with lots of light fruit, but I find it hard trying to figure what this beer is trying to be. It's not really what I am expecting when I have a wit or a lambic. Tasty but odd.
Serving type: bottle
08-26-2012 01:19:14 | More by johnnnniee
4.25/5 rDev +15.2%
07-21-2012 23:38:53 | More by KimenTshom
4.25/5 rDev +15.2%
06-03-2012 20:46:07 | More by ant1
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
05-25-2012 14:45:35 | More by illini4x4
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
05-13-2012 05:02:24 | More by KCM
4/5 rDev +8.4%
04-22-2012 00:30:32 | More by jrfehon33
2.5/5 rDev -32.2%
04-21-2012 23:56:09 | More by jwat
4.5/5 rDev +22%
04-06-2012 14:48:33 | More by seancake
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
03-31-2012 21:57:03 | More by BellsFan
3.63/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Look - golden yellow with a hint of beige. Cloudy haze poured with no head.
Smell - fruity with definite peachiness. Hints of vanilla and butterscotch as well.
Taste - Flavors of peach, white nectarine, and banana come through the strongest with more breadiness than tartness. The fruit flavors paired with a hint of vanilla remind me of a cream soda. Very surprising as the fruitiness & tartness was more subdued. Interesting to say the least.
Mouthfeel - thick and smooth. More creamy than carbonated.
Overall - an interesting take on the lambic style. Very smooth and drinkable. A little watered down but enjoyed being surprised. Would like to try again.
Serving type: on-tap
03-11-2012 15:59:34 | More by abrethanson
New York
4/5 rDev +8.4%
03-03-2012 02:36:35 | More by bckayaalp
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Fuku Burger in Hollywood, CA.
Pours a hazy light orange with a 1/2 inch beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Thin broken rings of lace line the glass one the drink down. Smell is of peach and white nectarine with some slight sour aromas. Taste is also of slightly tart peach and white nectarine flavors. This beer has a crisp level of carbonation with a prickly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good fruit lambic that is easy drinking.
Serving type: on-tap
02-19-2012 17:49:13 | More by UCLABrewN84
Mort Subite Blanche from Brouwerij Mort Subite
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During a phone call Thursday with U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki agreed to meet with representatives from the Save the VA Committee regarding the Hot Springs VA Medical Center.
Johnson, Chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, will host the January meeting in Washington, DC and will invite the other members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to participate.
Wednesday, the congressional delegation sent out letters expressing their disappointment when Shinseki declined a personal meeting with Save the VA, offering only a sit-down with an under secretary of the VA.
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At Florida State: Enters the season battling for playing time at rover behind Jerome Carter and Kyler Hall...has played in 34 career games during his first three seasons including three bowl games--the Orange in 2003, Sugar in 2002 and Gator in 2001...three career starts came in the first three games of the 2002 season against Iowa State, Virginia and Maryland...fully recovered from ankle surgery which limited his availability during spring workouts in 2003...won the Big Hitter Award on defense following spring practice in 2002.
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A Murfreesboro company that recycles household trash is now helping to recycle the lives of non-violent criminals. It's part of the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center (RCCWC) work release program. And it's making a difference for offenders one plastic bottle at a time.
LaGreggory Sweatt was sentenced to a year at the work center after being convicted of driving under the influence.
"We're all not bad," Sweatt said. "We all deserve a chance like anyone else."
And he's getting that chance by participating in the RCCWC work release program.
"You're able to work while you are incarcerated and when you get out, you'll have a work history," Sweatt said.
He's making $7.50 an hour at All In One Recycling in Murfreesboro. The company is not only recycling trash, but the lives of these offenders as well.
"It's helping to recycle my life and it's helping the community out," Sweatt said. "I think everyone should be recycling; it's a really good program for inmates."
All In One was conceived when the owner saw the tons of trash being buried at what's commonly referred to as Mt. Trashmore, the BFI landfill near the Walter Hills Community in Rutherford County. The business started with one employee now it has 10, four of them are inmates.
"We can count on them to get the material moved through quickly, and they also get something in return," co-owner Kaley Brownlee said.
There are strict guidelines: no visitors, no phone calls, no drugs or alcohol. The money they make is used to pay fines, court costs, transportation and any child support or restitution. The program is helping to prevent the inmates from re-offending once they are released.
"The program is set up to get the offenders back on track in life," said RCCWC Sgt. Jason Peralta. "A lot of time when they get back in society they get mixed up with the wrong friends again and then it's like a revolving door for them."
The inmates are non-violent, non-felony offenders, so the employers don't have to worry about safety, according to work center officials. Plus they are monitored with a GPS ankle bracelet.
"Being a female I get a lot of questions (like), 'where is the guard,'" Brownlee said. "They are no different than anyone else I hire off the street. Like you said they have a GPS ankle bracelet on; if they want to run they can, we are going to find them."
Sweatt said he's learned his lesson as well as gained skills to be a productive member of society.
"I definitely will not get back out there on the highway and drink and drive," he said. "I have children of my own, and I definitely wouldn't want get out there and hurt anyone else's children."
One inmate worker at All In One Recycling recently graduated the program, and was given a letter of recommendation for another job.
Swanson Christian Products in Murfreesboro also hires work release inmates. Work center officials said the company is so impressed with the workers, they just offered a female offender a full-time job.
RCCWC officials are also looking for other faith-based companies that are willing to participate in the work release program. For more information you can contact Bernard Salandy, work center superintendent or Sgt. Jason Peralta at (615) 898-7847 or visit their website: http://www.rutherfordcountytn.gov/cwc/index.htm.


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Jason Taylor can dance, but he apparently couldn't talk Andre Carter out of No. 99. So rather than have a dance-off for the right to No. 99, the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end, acquired on Sunday from Miami, will be wearing No. 55 for the Redskins. To get around the rule that prevents D-linemen from wearing numbers in the 50s, Taylor is listed as an LB/DE. But don't expect to see Taylor in any positional meetings with London Fletcher and Marcus Washington anytime soon.
Maybe No. 55 is a bad choice since the last major Redskins newomer given the number was linebacker Mike Barrow, an ironman before he arrived in Washington but who hurt a knee before camp in 2004 and never got on the field here.
The last man to wear 55 in a regular season game for the Redskins is the late Kevin Mitchell, who did so from 2000-03. Of course the most famous No. 55 in team history is nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker Chris Hanburger. Somewhere, the ornery Hanburger is probably not happy that his number will be worn by someone else, but he has to be happy that it was given to a star instead of fringe backer Rian Wallace, who was switched to No. 57.
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Toronto police Staff Sgt. John Spanton can usually feel his blood pressure rising when he tunes into modern police dramas. Spanton, an "old-time copper" who has nearly 30 years of policing under his belt, says the portrayal of police work in most cop shows is "totally inaccurate." Everything from the way the officers act to the accuracy of their gunfire makes him cringe. Read more.
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