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Key officials leaving, but Jim Delany in talks for contract extension
By Teddy Greenstein
Chicago Tribune
Published on Wednesday, Jul 02, 2008
BCS officials have been blasted so hard over the years, they should have invested in earplugs.
Now they might want to make a new purchase — name tags.
Athletic Director Kevin White has left Bowl Championship Series partner Notre Dame for Duke. Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese will step down in June 2009. Tom Hansen will retire as the Pacific 10 commissioner in July 2009.
That's three of the BCS' seven key figures either gone or with one loafer out the door.
''We won't recognize anyone at the next meeting,'' Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany joked.
Speaking of Delany, how much longer will he continue? Is he considering riding off with Hansen and Tranghese?
The answer is no.
Delany is in talks with conference officials about a contract extension that could take him through 2013. His current deal expires in 2010, so there's no great urgency.
But the bottom line is that Delany, who celebrated 19 years at the conference on Tuesday, is poised to continue to call the Big Ten's Park Ridge headquarters his home. And that means that the pro-BCS, anti-playoff crowd will continue to have its strongest advocate.
''The most important thing with these jobs is to be relevant,'' Delany said in a telephone interview. ''Very few people leave too early. Some people leave too late. I've had a great run, and I work with great people and have a lot of support. The key thing is: Am I asking the right questions? Can I still make a contribution? Are we moving in the right direction? If the answer is no, I need to know that.''
By all accounts, the answer does appear to be yes.
Delany's has a long list of accomplishments: lucrative television deals with ABC/ESPN and CBS, the early success of the Big Ten Network, the league's strong position in the BCS and maintenance of its Rose Bowl ties, adding Penn State, developing the first collegiate instant replay for football and the adoption of a gender-equity plan.
Delany is just the fifth commissioner in league history since 1922, when the position was created. Tranghese, meanwhile, has logged 19 years at the Big East; Hansen has racked up 26 as the Pac-10's boss.
Hansen has been Delany's closest ally in his opposition to a playoff or Plus-One system. A new Pac-10 commissioner will not alter the picture, Delany predicted.
BCS officials have been blasted so hard over the years, they should have invested in earplugs.
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