Links at Lunch: Bye Bye Beebe; BCU-Hampton’s Wild Finish

The greatest casualty of conference realignment isn’t tradition, nor is it the WAC or Big East. Dan Beebe was relieved of his duties as Big 12 commissioner, and with his departure so goes the best parody account on Twitter, @DanBeebe. But boy, did Fake Dan Beebe go out in a blaze of glory. Links begin and after the jump.

• Texas is at the forefront of conference realignment, so what better source to go than one of the preeminent Longhorn blogs for thoughts on the matter? Barking Carnival tackles this tumultuous topic.
• Should the Big 12 patch itself up either feasting off the Big East’s remains, or expanding elsewhere, there is major structural repair necessary. Allen Kenney, man in charge of BlatantHomerism.com, has some ideas for fixing the conference at Crystal Ball Run.
• For those who missed the Bethune-Cookman vs. Hampton tilt, Awful Announcing’s Matt Clapp has footage of the game’s bizarre ending…and even more bizarre call.
• Quietly, Cal and Washington lock up in what is a very big Pac-12 contest Saturday in Seattle. With Oregon State struggling, the winner has the inside track to a third place (or perhaps even higher) finish in the conference’s North division. Golden Bear Lair breaks down how the Golden Bears stack up with the UW offense.
• Grantland.com dragged its feet in covering college football, but now that it is doing so tabbed a good one in Chris Brown, who has this exhaustive dissection of the West Virginia-LSU offensive schemes.