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Friday, February 13, 2015
UNC pays Duke over $27K for paint cleanup
Paint damage from North Carolina's victory celebration at Duke in November cost more than $27,000 in repairs. From ESPN.com - College Football - UNC pays Duke over $27K for paint cleanup
Valentine’s Day: Send Your Special Someone A Customizable Song
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Makeup Tutorial: Day-to-Night Makeup Look for Valentine’s Day
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Watch: Taylor Swift Debuts ‘Style’ Music Video
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Illinois tabs ex-Bucs, Bears assistant as DC
Illinois has hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears assistant coach Mike Phair to be a co-defensive coordinator. From ESPN.com - College Football - Illinois tabs ex-Bucs, Bears assistant as DC
Our Valentine's gift to you is this Will Muschamp card (Photo)
We're feeling the love here for Valentine's Day at Dr. Saturday, and we want you to feel it as well. So we're giving you a cartoon picture of Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.
The picture is one of eight printable Valentine cards Auburn posted on its site Friday.
We know you're touched. Don't worry, we're not expecting anything in return. Except your continued readership. That'd be nice.
If an Auburn Valentine's Day card isn't your thing or you don't have anyone to give a card to, perhaps we'll direct you to the dating site set up by Arkansas State.
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Huskers' Petteway worried over mom's cancer
Nebraska's Terran Petteway says he has not been himself on the basketball court lately because he's worried about his mother, who is undergoing treatment for cancer in Texas. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Huskers' Petteway worried over mom's cancer
Bear Republic Brewing’s Red Rocket Ale Is What’s On Tap
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TCU coach Gary Patterson calls for six-team playoff
TCU’s Gary Patterson isn’t one of them. Instead, the TCU head coach told ESPN.com that the playoff should expand to six teams.
In this scenario, Patterson said the six teams would consist of a team from each Power 5 conference, plus an at-large team from “any conference.” The top two teams would receive a bye.
“To me, it makes no sense to have four playoff spots and then have five conferences,” Patterson told ESPN.com. “This way gives everybody a chance to have their champion or their best team be a part of the playoff, and a sixth team that could be from any conference, and then you get down to that final four pretty quickly and still not change the way we do things. I don’t want the bowl games to go away. I think that would be a loss to college football if we ever allowed that to happen. But doing it this way might make everybody happier.”
Patterson said he’d pitch the six-team playoff at the Big 12 meetings in the spring –but there’s a catch to his idea. In order for the current playoff to stay the same, the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC would have to eliminate their conference title games in order to free up the first weekend in December for the first two playoff games (No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5). That would allow the semifinals to remain on New Year’s Day and for the Championship Game to keep its slot 10 days later.
“I think you would probably make more money on the playoff games in December than you would with the conference championship games,” Patterson said. “Other than the SEC, there were a lot of empty seats that I saw at those conference championship games. The teams playing on New Year’s would have basically the same amount of time to get ready, and you wouldn’t take away from everybody’s recruiting or interfere with final exams.”
Of course, Patterson’s TCU squad was spurned from the 2014 when it finished sixth in the rankings and the Big 12 was shut out of the Playoff as a whole with Baylor finishing fifth. If Patterson’s idea were to come to fruition, each Power 5 conference would have a representative.
“To me, when we went to this whole committee thing, it was to find the four best teams and not wait and see how they did in their championship games,” Patterson said. “As a general rule, you already know who the best teams are by who they beat and strength of schedule. There’s no perfect way. But with this, you would never have it happen again that a conference would not have a representative in the playoff.”
Baylor beat TCU in their head-to-head matchup last season, so Baylor would have been the Big 12’s CFP representative (assuming a head-to-head tiebreaker was in place) had Patterson’s format been in effect.
Patterson says he would have accepted that outcome.
“Had we set the rule that the head-to-head winner went, I would have been happy with that because that’s what we decided,” Patterson said.
Despite the chatter, representatives from the College Football Playoff have given no indication that expansion could come any time soon. In fact, Executive Director Bill Hancock told Al.com this week that there has been “no talk of talk of expanding.”
“I think we need to give this a chance. It’s such a remarkable new innovation for the game,” Hancock said.
The College Football Playoff’s current contract for four teams spans 12 years (with 11 to go) and the CFP has given every indication that it plans to honor that contract.
It appears we may be in for 11 more years of expansion talk.
For more TCU news, visit PurpleMenace.com.
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Class to Night Out: Valentine’s Day Dress
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New Vols OC DeBord: Rust won't be an issue
Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike DeBord doesn't expect any rust factor as he returns to coaching from a two-year layoff. From ESPN.com - College Football - New Vols OC DeBord: Rust won't be an issue
Drake Got Kicked Out The Kanye West Concert [VIDEO]
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Texas leads CFB underachievers
Longhorns lead pack of teams that struggle to beat outmanned competition From ESPN.com - College Football - Texas leads CFB underachievers
Illinois hires ex-NFL assistant Phair as co-DC
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Romantic Comedies Literally Warm You Up
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Weis says he does not intend to coach again
Charlie Weis told the South Bend Tribune it's "highly doubtful" that he'll ever coach again. From ESPN.com - College Football - Weis says he does not intend to coach again
Could freshmen become ineligible to play again?
Freshmen have been eligible to play in NCAA sports since 1972. But could the rule change again, barring freshman from participating in varsity-level sports?
It's a possible consideration, according to CBS Sports. As NCAA reform starts to happen following the vote to give the Power Five conferences greater power to set rules and structure, the Pac-12 sent the following suggestion to fellow Power Five conferences.
7. Address the “one and done” phenomenon in men's basketball. If the National Basketball Association and its Players Association are unable to agree on raising the age limit for players, consider restoring the freshman ineligibility rule in men's basketball.
Yes, the point specifically addresses basketball. But the CBS report raises these important questions.
There are many unanswered questions, of course. Would scholarships have to be added and increase costs? Would all freshmen have to sit, or only those who do not reach an academic benchmark? Would this only be for basketball, or for other sports as well? Would athletic skills become rusty without competition? Is the idea only to better prepare athletes academically or is it to also integrate them socially? Does freshman ineligibility even accomplish one or both of those goals? Could this idea help repair the widening cracks in the NCAA's model, which is being threatened by many sides?
The whole report is a must-read if you're a big fan of college sports or simply interested in the landscape of NCAA reforms. Our guess here is that there are too many of those questions above to make sweeping rule changes that affect the eligibility of freshmen playing football.
The academic concerns of many recruits coming into universities are an incredibly valid point and we don't intend to belittle it. However, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, has already mentioned a desire for more scholarships beyond the currently-limited 85. If freshmen couldn't play, how much would scholarships need to increase by? 25? How would an increase then affect Title IX and other sports?
NFL teams may not be too happy about it either. While its three-year rule is currently a model for any potential age-limits in the NBA, making freshmen ineligible would mean that early entries into the NFL draft would have a maximum of two years of playing time before declaring. How vital is the third season of participation, even if it's spot-duty, to a player's pedigree?
Freshman team games could exist, but those would then be an extra set of expenses for schools, even if they were piggybacked onto existing game weekends.
NCAA reform is going to be messy and complicated; the cost-of-attendance reforms previously passed probably aren't going to be an indicator for how everything else will go. Many things will be suggested and discussed before they ultimately aren't implemented. For football, we're thinking freshman ineligibility is one that won't get further than the discussion phase if it's even considered at all.
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Patterson: Put six in playoff, erase title games
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Report: Potential Rutgers recruiter gave $1M
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North West Had A Total Meltdown At Her Dad’s Show
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Texas brings in LSU's Brick Haley to coach the defensive line
"It's a great day," Haley said. "It's a dream come true. Football in the state of Texas is unbelievable. Having an opportunity to be a part of that, and coming up in coaching I've worked in the state a couple of times, and just knowing the rich tradition and the history of Texas football is so exciting. Growing up it was always a dream to coach college football in the state, and the greatest accomplishment would be to coach college football at The University of Texas, which now I have the opportunity to do, and I can't wait."
During Haley’s time at LSU, he coached nine defensive linemen who were selected in the NFL draft, including first round picks Michael Brockers and Barkevious Mingo.
"Brick is a guy we're so excited to be bringing to our staff," Strong said. "He has such a great reputation for developing defensive lineman and has developed so many great players over the years. I really enjoyed getting to know him during his visit with our staff. You could tell right away that he's a great fit for us because he's very driven, focused and takes a lot of pride in his work. He just brings so much experience as a coach having worked not only with the defensive line, but also as a defensive coordinator. He's recruited this state for years and extensively in the Houston area, so he knows the state and can hit the ground running there, as well."
Before his time at LSU, Haley spent two seasons as defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears. He also spent time in the college ranks as a defensive assistant at Mississippi State (2004-06), Georgia Tech (2002-03), Baylor (where he was defensive coordinator from 1999-01), Clemson (1998), Houston (1997), Troy State (1994-96) and Austin Peay (1991-93).
Haley said he’s crossed paths with Strong in coaching many times over the years.
"I've known Charlie for a long time, not in a situation of working for him, but I knew what kind of person he is, and I've always respected the things he's done on and off the field," Haley said. "Having an opportunity to go and visit with him and sit down and talk football, it was really pretty cool. We were picking each other's minds and talking about ball, and getting to know him in an off-the-field setting was great. To actually sit down and have some quality time to visit was awesome."
In addition to Haley, Strong also hired Jeff Traylor to coach the Longhorns’ tight ends and special teams.
Traylor was the head coach at Gilmer High School in Texas for the past 15 seasons and won three state championships.
"Honestly, I was extremely happy in my hometown (of Gilmer)," Traylor said. "This is where I was raised. There were only a couple of schools I would consider leaving for, and one of those schools called. Having an opportunity to coach at The University of Texas is a dream come true."
The addition of Traylor is a coup for Strong for its recruiting in east Texas.
"Jeff's a tremendous football coach who has built a program at Gilmer that has had unbelievable success," Strong said. "He's a guy that we've watched, admired and really gotten to know. The thing about Jeff is he's just so passionate about the game and his players. We had a chance to get him in for an interview and around our staff, and he really impressed all of us. He has a great deal of knowledge and experience and having coached in this state for so long, really knows Texas. East Texas has so many great players that it really helps us to have a guy like Jeff on staff that knows the area so well. We're excited to have him on board."
The hires of Haley and Traylor round out Strong’s staff for the 2015 season.
For more Texas news, visit Orangebloods.com.
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Weekend Homework: Could UK's undefeated march end at home?
Kentucky is quickly running out of potential roadblocks in its schedule, so the question is worth asking: If a loss is extremely unlikely, why couldn't it come at Rupp Arena? From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Weekend Homework: Could UK's undefeated march end at home?
K-Pop Inspired Fashion – Part 2
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Freshman eligibility will be up for discussion
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Pinterest Is Finally Introducing A Buy Button
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Texas hires former LSU def. line coach Haley
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Cal S Avery Sebastian transfers to Notre Dame
Notre Dame received a boost to its secondary on Thursday night when safety Avery Sebastian, a graduate transfer from Cal, committed to play his fifth year for the Fighting Irish.
Sebastian, who will be eligible to play immediately, announced his decision on Twitter.
I have officially committed to the University of Notre Dame! Extremely blessed & excited to be apart of the Notre Dame family! GO IRISH
— Avery Sebastian (@JimThqrpe4) February 13, 2015 After an injury-plagued career at Cal, Sebastian announced his intent to transfer two months ago.
A four-star recruit out of McDonough, Ga., the 5-foot-10, 195-pound Sebastian made an impact on special teams as a true freshman in 2011 before making four starts and recording 56 tackles as a sophomore in 2012.
He was the full-time starter heading into the 2013 season, but tore his Achilles tendon in the Bears’ season-opener, ending his season. Sebastian was then listed as the team’s starter at safety coming out of spring practice, but he played only seven games and made 21 tackles while dealing with another leg injury.
Notre Dame returns just four scholarship safeties from the 2014 team – two of which (Drue Tranquill and Nicky Baratti) were injured when the season ended. Sebastian provides a much-needed veteran presence to the unit.
For more Notre Dame news, visit BlueAndGold.com.
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Four-star LB Smith chooses Georgia over UCLA
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Taylor Swift’s New ‘Style’ Video Looks Like A Ralph Lauren Ad
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Kendall Jenner Covers Allure’s March 2015 Issue
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Majority Of College Basketball Coaches Want 30-Second Shot Clock
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5 Reasons To Go Grad School
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Star Dakota Johnson: Ten Shades of Red Carpet Pics [PHOTOS]
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WATCH: Tom Hanks Does David Letterman in Retirement [VIDEO]
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Southern Miss finishes with 4 players in loss
Ray Rodriguez scored 14 points and hit a key 3-pointer in overtime to help Florida International edge Southern Miss, which ended Thursday night's game with just four players on the floor. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Southern Miss finishes with 4 players in loss
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