Is this a(nother) sign of the apocalypse or just someone -- Fred Smith -- being out in the open regarding the primary driving force in college athletics?
Memphis attempts to buy its way into a BCS conferenceGo here for the remainder.
Jeff Eisenberg
Rivals
June 13, 2010
Instead of relying on a powerful football program, a widespread fan base or a strong academic profile to earn an invitation to a more formidable conference, Memphis is taking a slightly more unconventional approach.
The Tigers are offering a bribe.
Multiple sources told CBSSports.com that deep-pocketed FedEx CEO Fred Smith has made it known his company is willing to pay as much as $10 million a year to any BCS conference willing to pluck the Tigers from Conference USA obscurity. Memphis-based FedEx is a major supporter of the university, but the corporation would also benefit from the Tigers joining a more prominent league because the naming rights to the school's arena would increase in value...
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