Posts Tagged ‘College Football’
What to Expect When Everyone’s Expecting
Every fan base has them and every fan base thinks the other fan bases are unrealistic. We’re talking expectations, of course, and they’ve reached a point of diminishing returns in college football these days.
There’s just no way to keep college fan bases happy any more, not long-term. Take Texas coach Mack Brown as Exhibit A. [...]
Whom Should Tennessee Hire to Replace Kiffin?
Pete Carroll shocked the college football world when he left USC for the Seattle Seahawks and Lane Kiffin stunned Tennessee fans when he left Knoxville to replace Carroll. Drive through Tennessee’s campus right now and you will literally see people running around and throwing things in the streets. The famous “Rock” has all kinds of [...]
Nutt Interested in Kansas
Now that the regular season is finished in college football, plenty of coaches will start interviewing for jobs at other schools. The most interesting story of the day is that Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is interested in the Kansas job.The Kansas City Star reported that Nutt is on athletic director Lew Perkins’ list and [...]
College Football Coaching Rumors
Before we get to the juicy rumors of the day, let me address the latest Phillip Fulmer news. The former Tennessee coach says he is interested coaching Louisville and Notre Dame. I will borrow a saying from former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy and say that there is less than a zero percent chance that [...]
College Football: Weekend Overreactions
Which 7-5 SEC team deserves the ACC title? Okay so maybe Georgia and South Carolina’s wins were a product of rivalry week. It’s the way that both of these teams ran through their opponents that impressed us. Any SEC fan will tell you that you have to be pretty soft up front to let South [...]
College Football Chatter
Bowden is retiring: ESPN’s Mark Schlabach is reporting that legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden will announce his retirement on Tuesday. This is probably not his first choice, but it is the best decision. Former Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward said on ESPN on Saturday that Bowden deserves to turn around the program like Joe [...]
Schagren Says: The BCS is a Joke
Schagren Says: is a collection of random thoughts and predictions from the most random person in Knoxville, TN.
Hendrick’s goal is to fix Jr.: We all have goals in life. Some are obtainable and some are impossible. I would love a night with Rihanna, but chances are that is not going to happen. I would love to [...]
College Football Hot Seats
There could be plenty of college football coaching openings after this season and it could turn into a big game of dominoes. Here is a rundown of what the teams should do:
• Notre Dame hires Brian Kelly: The recruiting classes will go down, but the wins will go up. Kelly is so good at coaching quarterbacks that [...]
Kansas Needs Phillip Fulmer
Ever since he was hired at Kansas in 2002, Mark Mangino has made Kansas football relevant. Before 2002, all Kansas fans cared about was college basketball and college basketball recruiting. Mangino is a great offensive mind that helped lead Oklahoma to a national championship in 2000 as their offensive coordinator. The ironic part is that [...]
Required Reading
Local:
Kiffin says Berry can run through “T” on Senior Day. [Go Vols Xtra]
Chick-Fil-A representatives at Neyland Stadium on Saturday. [WVLT]
Issac Bruce endorses Larry Porter for Memphis job. [Commercial Appeal]
Regional
Georgia Tech needs Clemson to win on Saturday. [AJC]
Meyer to Notre Dame rumors won’t die down. [Orlando Sentinel]
Alabama has everything to lose against UTC. [Press-Register]
National
Lerner won’t talk [...]