Link to Sports Illustrated article. I share this link and this topic for multiple reasons, including the broad fact that it is generally interesting news. First, note how the STUDENTS have to PAY FOR TICKETS. I highlight this because we have not yet blogged about the current issue of the potential increase of student fees […]
Coaches
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 […]
More Fun With Rankings- ACC Coaches
Here’s something to play with on a Thursday morning in August. Our favorite ESPN ACC blogger is at it again. (I suppose I’m using a “neutral” favorite there– neither a compliment nor in the perjorative.) Since we had so much fun with the stadium rankings, here is a ranking of the ACC coaches. Now, these […]
College Assistants Ride Salary Wave
Remember when Chuck Amato’s initial “million dollar staff” was big news? Seems a bit modest in 2008 – see more info here.
Some familiar names on the move
Back in 2005 we did a little “Connected Coaches Webrun” that just popped into my mind when I read this quick entry from The Sporting News. When Brandon Miller left Ohio State last spring to get experience as an assistant coach at Butler after years of working for Thad Matta in administrative positions, Matta suggested […]
Another Valvano Player Hired as NBA Coach
Add former Wolfpacker Vinny Del Negro to the list of Jim Valvano’s former players who have made a big splash in basketball years after their playing careers ended. Multiple media reports indicate that Del Negro is set to become the Head Coach of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. The deal isn’t complete, but sources said Del […]
Capel & Haith Rumors Swirl Around Columbia
We haven’t spent much time talking about the coaching carousel this off-season so we decided to open this entry for our readers to share things that they are seeing and hearing in the marketplace and to link interesting articles, blog posts, and internet ramblings. Our neighbors to the South – whom we should play every […]
Fowler’s Failures Manifests into a Pearl of a Jewel
Sit back and get dedicated for a moment. You can’t skim this entry. You can’t loaf through this one. This is one of those to which your mind must be committed to absorbing and investing the time to read the links and the text. In the early part of this decade our blog followed some […]
Bowden’s Buyout Structure
With the annual talk of Clemson fans’ disappoiintment with Tommy Bowden — and our Athletics Director thinks OUR fans are difficult? — I am estimating that there will come a time in the future when the information and facts information included here will be of value to a conversation that you may have. So, I […]
Former NC State/WVU Player Sean Berton Weighs In On Rich Rodriguez
Sean Berton, who transfered to NC State after Rich Rodriquez was hired at WV, gave his take on Rodriguez in a message board post on Scout.com Hey all… This is your pal Sean Berton… just dropping in to wish you all good luck in the Fiesta Bowl…This will be the first game that I will […]
