An interesting article from the NY Times entitled "Scrambled Conferences Keep Teams in Air".
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/s...l=1&adxnnlx=1387759601-w69HszpvCa5o9Qc8yP556w
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/s...l=1&adxnnlx=1387759601-w69HszpvCa5o9Qc8yP556w