The "U" hired Randy Shannon to 'turn things around' down there with that Miami program. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2690489 I have three main thoughts on this. 1) Way to go outside the program to fix things. Don't you think that might have made sense? If Larry Coker had issues controlling his team, which means his staff had issues doing so, why would you go within the staff to replace him?  That is just dumb. From both an executional and a PR point of ...
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The LSU Series: An Overview, or: “Even Bob Davie Beat LSU”
Notre Dame heads into the Sugar Bowl this season with a 5-4 lead in wins against LSU. I dug that fascinating tidbit up using George Macor's awesome Notre Dame Football Database. Here's the relevant info: Ara went 1-1 against LSU, winning a 3-0 barn-burner and losing an 8-28 shellacking. Faust went 2-1. A 27-9 revenge win, a 30-22 reiteration of the point, and a 7-10 loss of focus. Lou was 0-1 against LSU and will never forgive himself for it, having lost the game 19-21. Such a ...
Friday Roundup
Before I get to the Roundup, I want to point out that there are precious few moments left for YOU to win this. All you have to do is follow these rules. And if you do so, you might produce something fun like this: So get going! The Roundup: EDSBS points out that when a Head Football Coach of Football, West Virginia University says he's planning to stay with his team forever, it's sorta like when your 11th grade girlfriend promises that she'll stay with you forever. But don't feel ...
Man Fakes Mental Retardation for 20 Years by Disguising Self as Heisman Voter
TACOMA, Wash.--Tacoma resident Pete Costello has been pretending for the last twenty years that he is mentally retarded so that his mother could collect disability checks due to his "condition." He and his mother are now being prosecuted for fraud after Social Security workers became suspicious. Costello was able to pull off the ruse for twenty years by casting his annual vote for the NCAA's Heisman Trophy, and lobbying strongly for clearly inferior football players. Costello was ...
The Music Must Have Ended…
The musical chairs of major college coaching positions seems to be ending rapidly tonight. Miami has apparently given the job to former DC Randy Shannon. Rich Rodriguez must be getting sick of hearing, "yeah, but it's the Big East," cuz Bama says he be theirs. And by all accounts Tom O'Brien really is going to NC State. So I guess that leaves Round 2: Who will BC and West Virginia, among others, pick up? Let's play this one to "How Much is that Doggy in the Window?" ...
Brady Quinn Wins the Maxwell Award
In a bit of an upset, even though he said he didn't think it was, Brady Quinn brought home the award for College Football's Most Outstanding Player tonight. I'm really happy for Quinn, as he has worked his butt off, and succeeded despite some challenges in the O-Line and a host of criticism from the media (most especially ESPN). It's nice to see the award voters recognize his accomplishments, both this year and over the past 4 years. Congrats, Brady. And enjoy the trip to the Heisman ...
BC Job Opens Up. Oddly, Bob Davie’s Name Still Not Withdrawn From Consideration
Weird. NCState fires Chesty McChesterchest. Out of nowhere, they apparently have snagged Boston College's head coach Tom O'Brien as a replacement. Why a guy would leave one mid-tier ACC team for another is beyond me. We can only assume such a "lateral move" is akin to you or I jumping to a new company just to get away from coworkers/bosses you can't stand. That he's running away from Fredo should surprise nobody. Weirder. Bob Davie is, somehow, an actual potential candidate for the ...
Brady To Be Stiff-Armed By Heisman
According to the website StiffArmTrophy.com, Brady Quinn is projected as the 3rd vote-getter in the 2006 Heisman race. We've been unable to reach Brady for comment. And by "unable," I mean, we haven't even tried because we don't exactly roll with the big dogs at this point. But it would be awesome if I could call him up and be all like, "Hey, Brady. This is domer.mq of HerLoyalSons.com," and then he'd be all like, "Hey domer.mq! How are ya! What do you need? Want a comment on a ...
When Bruins Fans Attack
We may have to start a new award for "most disgusting injury to a college football fan" after this one. "I see my husband come around the front of the car, covered in blood and just adrenaline-pumped, and screaming and saying, 'They hit me with a bottle, they hit me with a bottle,'" she said. "The glass that hit his eye went through every layer of eye, severing it all, all the way to the jelly." Guess I don't have to worry about my caloric intake for the day. Most of it's sitting in the ...
“Chris Donald Recruiting Video,” Or “How QBs Learned to Start Worrying and Crap Their Pants”
[youtube]rf8pTD0WDwg&NR[/youtube] Stick around for the last play, when Donald absolutely destroys a hapless running back before destroying the QB (or possibly vice-versa). It's down to Notre Dame and Tennessee for this kid? Oh, my. ...