You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
Report: Skip Holtz Going To Syracuse
Sunday morning: Michael Bradley from the NFL Network reports that Skip Holtz will be named Syracuse University’s football coach on Monday. Link from Syracuse, NY television station The Wiz of Odds is also covering it Published on 12/05/2008 at 3:35pm There might be trouble on the Pirate ship, as it looks like there’s some substance [...]
The bye-bye Bowden entry aka a look at some candidates for Clemson (RUMOR UPDATE @ 2:40pm)
RUMOR: “BOWDEN TO BE FIRED THIS AFTERNOON” – from Block C (didn’t happen…yet) The Wolfpack’s idle week has obviously given us the opportunity to focus on some interesting coaching situations developing across the country at places like Tennessee and Auburn. You can all but guarantee that Tommy Bowden will probably be run out of Death [...]
Fox: 10 Coolest College Football Coaches
You know that it is an interesting list when Joe Paterno is the top coach. The ACC doesn’t land a single ‘cool’ coach on the list. Check that…Clemson’s next coach makes the cut. Skip Holtz, East Carolina Coaching what was once referred to as a directional school, Holtz has made football relevant again in a [...]
Quick Hitters from Around the Region
Last night, the 11 pm ESPN ticker had a wealth of one-liners of general interest. Here are the ones that caught my attention and a few more that I’ve run across today: 1) Beecher hopes to stick as Gamecocks QB Although Beecher, a junior with the highest grade-point average on South Carolina’s roster, might make [...]