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Tim Tebow's Spring snip break

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

The University of Florida quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner sure does interesting things when away from school. During spring break, Tebow added a new facet to his fame. In an impoverished village outside General Santos City in the Philippines, Tebow helped circumcise impoverished children. On the Friday of a weeklong... [Full Story]

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Florida Gators' 2006 BCS Title Trophy Falls Off Stand, Breaks

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 15, 2008 · Comments (1)

It was broom and dustpan time in Gainesville last Friday. The Gators' 2006 BCS National Championship trophy fell off of its stand in Florida's football offices and broke Friday, Florida's operations and facilities director Chip Howard said Monday. Because Florida is preparing to move to its new offices, which are... [Full Story]

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Clarifying the Mark Richt Pay Raise

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: March 11, 2008

If we are #156 in sports blogs, where the heck is Fox Sports? As everone knows by now, Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt got an $800,000 raise for finishing #2 in the final AP Poll. According to the AP, his salary has increased from $2 million to $2.8 million. Also... [Full Story]

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Former Ole Miss QB and NFL punter Eagle Day dead at 75

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 25, 2008

He was an all SEC QB in the mid-fifties. Quarterbacks who also doubled as punters were quite common when I watched football in the 70's and 80's. Dallas Cowboy Danny White, Tom Blanchard who kicked for the Giants, Bucs, and Saints. There were others, including Sammy Baugh back in the... [Full Story]

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Auburn Had an Offensive Coordinator?

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: December 12, 2007

Who knew? AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn offensive coordinator Al Borges resigned after four seasons and will not coach in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Clemson. "After speaking with coach Tuberville for the better part of 20 minutes, it became increasingly clear that Auburn needed a new offensive coordinator," Borges said... [Full Story]

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Is Les Miles Going to Michigan After All?

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: December 11, 2007 · Comments (3)

I first reported that Miles had agreed to go to Michigan, then he came out and said he was staying at LSU. I even received a couple of emails saying that this proved that I was an idiot. Yeah, nobody missed a prediction in college football this year. Well, Sporting... [Full Story]

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Miles to Sign Extension With LSU

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: December 6, 2007 · Comments (1)

Michigan fans still harboring some faint hope that Les Miles would reconsider his decision to remain at LSU can now put that to rest, and commence wishing for someone else to take over their football program. The LSU board's athletic committee today signed off on a deal that would keep... [Full Story]

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Welcome Home Coach

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (1)

LSU has given the green light for Michigan to court Tiger coach Les Miles. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Michigan officials asked for and received permission from LSU to meet with Les Miles about the Wolverines' head football coaching vacancy. LSU athletic director Skip Bertman granted the request on condition... [Full Story]

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Mississippi Chooses Mediocrity

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: November 28, 2007

Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt resigned (in lieu of being fired) and landed a very lucrative deal with the University of Mississippi less than four hours later. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi athletic director Pete Boone thinks he's finally found his man. He had to pay dearly to land Houston... [Full Story]

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Urban Meyer introduces new "leave before Chris Leak gets on the bus" offense

Posted by John Stansbury · Published: June 3, 2006

Ah, fer the love of college football, just read this. You will not regret it.... [Full Story]

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NCAA Investigator: Alabama Couldn't Control Booster

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: June 26, 2005

An NCAA investigator has admitted that the University of Alabama could not have avoided sanctions on its football team because the booster in question was outside the school's control. NCAA investigator: UA couldn't stop sanctions (Birmingham News) The investigator who probed illegal football recruiting in Memphis said the University of... [Full Story]

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Auburn Tigers Go 13-0

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 4, 2005

Sugar Bowl: Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 No national championship, but a terrific season for the Auburn Tigers. Update (1-4): Tigers Lobbying for National Title The roar echoed through the brick walls in the basement of the Superdome without any trouble. It was coming from the Auburn locker room --... [Full Story]

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Florida Bound

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 4, 2004

Utah coach Urban Meyer is going big time by taking the Florida position. "Meyer Accepts UF�s Lucrative Offer" "Utah's Meyer Says He's Headed to Florida"... [Full Story]

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NCAA returns to South Carolina?

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: March 19, 2004

Phil Kornblut of the S.C. News Network (host of the syndicated SportsTalk radio show) has reported that an NCAA investigator returned to Columbia this week to look into academic matters in the football program. A former university academic advisor who now works for nearby Newberry College was interviewed according to... [Full Story]

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Minter hired at South Carolina

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 12, 2004

Former Cincinnati Heach Coach Rick Minter was hired Monday as South Carolina's defensive coordinator. Minter also served as an assistant to Lou Holtz at Notre Dame. The postseason coaching shuffle in Columbia, among other topics, was discussed in a column by Ron Morris in The State on Sunday.... [Full Story]

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Caldwell Spurns Holtz, Returns to Vanderbilt

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 28, 2003

Palmetto State native Robbie Caldwell, who was announced as the new South Carolina offensive line coach on December 24, changed his mind over Christmas and informed South Carolina Head Coach Lou Holtz Saturday that he would be remaining at Vanderbilt. South Carolina's coaching changes have mounted up since the end... [Full Story]

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SANCTIONS HURTING ALABAMA

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 28, 2003 · Comments (3)

It is now becoming painfully clear why Dennis Francione left the University of Alabama, one of the handful of elite programs in college football history, to take the Texas A&M job. The team has now lost three close contests to Oklahoma, and Arkansas. While all three schools are having excellent... [Full Story]

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FORMER AUBURN COACH DIES

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 27, 2003

ESPN reports, Former Tigers coach Earl Brown, who helped renew the series with Alabama after a 41-year hiatus, died at age 87. Brown died Tuesday in Leesburg, Fla., Auburn announced Saturday. He went 3-22-4 from 1948-50 at Auburn, but he did coach a 14-13 upset of Alabama in 1949, the... [Full Story]

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Auburn in Trouble?

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 17, 2003 · Comments (2)

Some disturbing news via ESPN: Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden said on tape two years ago that boosters were funneling thousands of dollars to football players when he became coach in 1993, a time when the Tigers already were on NCAA probation. "They were paying players cash, $12,000, $15,000 to... [Full Story]

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BOLD MOVE AT VANDY

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 10, 2003

Vanderbilt University is getting rid of the position of Athletics Director in an interesting move: Vanderbilt University announced a major reorganization of its athletic operations today in an effort to bring sports, academics and student life together more successfully. The university is not getting rid of its intercollegiate sports programs,... [Full Story]

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ALABAMA VS. AUBURN

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 8, 2003 · Comments (1)

Kevin Scarbinsky argues that this past weekend's games proved that, despite a series of major setbacks, Alabama continues to be a big time program while Auburn continues to be on the outside looking in. When Alabama talks about the national championship, it's remembering the past and planning for the future.... [Full Story]

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Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 25, 2003

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