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Bill Byrne: I've Been Turned Down More Times Than A Bed Sheet
Texas A&M's move to the SEC! SEC! SEC! has created a mess with the Aggies 2012 home schedule. They are still trying to figure out if the Arkansas game will be in Cowboys stadium or if the (now) conference game will move to home-and-home. There also is a two-game hole in the non-conference...
Chip Kelly, From The Ducks To The Bucs?
Reports out of both Oregon and Tampa are saying that Chip Kelly is about to jump to the NFL Bucs. In his short three-year tenure as the Oregon Ducks head coach, Kelly has a phenomenal 34-6 record -- including three BCS Bowl appearances including a BCS title game loss to Auburn. Supposedly Kelly has...
Report: Mack Brown to Get Contract Extension
The Austin American-Statesman is reporting on its website tonight that the UT Board of Regents will extend Mack Brown's contract through the 2020 season. The Board of Regents are scheduled to meet this Thursday by telephone to consider the contract extension. The new deal would add four years to...
HBO HAS To Make This Happen
Peter Berg, the producer behind Friday Night Lights," has a new football project. He wants to make a mini-series with Mike Leach -- and he wants it on HBO. Leach made a cameo on the TV show and then spent four weeks with Berg in Hollywood, just hanging out. "I was just fascinated with him," Berg...
The Antitrust Suit That Scares the Hell Out of the NCAA...
...was filed almost three years ago by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon. It has since evolved into a class-action suit that is being handled by a high profile law firm. It is – at best – halfway through its torturous path through the court system. The plaintiffs allege that the NCAA and...
NCAA Proposal Would Cut Football Scholarships to 80
Saturday, the NCAA Board of Directors will vote on several sweeping rules changes, including cutting the total of football scholarships from 85 to 80. The Board of Directors will also vote on a proposal to reduce women's basketball scholarships from 15 to 13. University of Nebraska Chancellor...
Craig James: SMU Gifts Were Insignificant
Before joining in a debate among Republican candidates for the Senate Thursday night in Austin, Craig James again stated that he accepted "an insignificant amount" of gifts from SMU boosters while playing for the Ponies. James, along with Eric Dickerson formed the "Pony Express" from 1979-82. The...
Stoops Brothers: Together Again
Mike Stoops will be re-joining his brother's staff at Oklahoma. Stoops, recently let go as Head Coach at Arizona will return as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs coach. Stoops will replace current secondary coach Willie Martinez -- who technically hasn't left yet. Martinez is expected...
BCS Championship Ratings Down -- Changes May Be Coming
Over 24 million viewers tuned in to watch Alabama bludgeon LSU in the BCS championship game, a number that works for ESPN. Meanwhile Conference Commissioners are thinking about making some changes to the BCS System. The final rating for the Championship game was 14.0, which means that 14% percent...
jones Top Ten - Final - 2011 Season
Ah, but to live life unapologetically, that’s the spirit, yes? To root out your cynicism and sow instead joy. To live life in the moment with nary a care for tomorrow. College football’s national championship comes tonight. Are we really going to ruin this grand occasion with our complaints and...
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