2.25 Million Reasons Clemson Fans Should Be Mad at Clemson, Tommy Bowden
<a href=”http://patrickdonohueonline.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/p1_bowden_feature.jpg”><img class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-230″ title=”p1_bowden_feature” src=”http://patrickdonohueonline.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/p1_bowden_feature.jpg” alt=”” width=”358″ height=”243″ /></a> Tommy Bowden owes much of the $2.25 million he’ll receive this year to the University of Arkansas. It was the Razorbacks’ baffling interest in Bowden to fill their coaching vacancy last year that led the Tigers to extend their head coach’s contract through 2014, [...]
Is Auburn going to stink Saturday against LSU? AU’s administration seems to think so
In an AP article in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the dean of students at Auburn University, Johnny Green, had the following to say to students in an e-mail: “First, please join me by agreeing to demonstrate your support for, and not criticism of, our football team. That means no booing! Remember, the team isn’t trying to [...]
Is Time Running Out For Steve Spurrier?
A loss to Vanderbilt (a program that hasn’t been to a bowl in 26 years) and the involvement of five players in an on-campus fight – the hits just keep on coming for Steve Spurrier. Since becoming the Gamecocks’ head coach in 2005, the Ole Ball Coach has been a mediocre 22-17, including a dismal [...]
What’s Wrong with Greg Schiano?
The ESPN crew calling tonight’s UNC/Rutgers game made an observation that I’ve noticed for the past two seasons – Greg Schiano no longer appears to be enjoying himself as the head coach of Rutgers. Once the picture of a resurgent program, Schiano was arguably one of the most energetic, demonstrative coaches in all of college [...]
O’Leary tees off on Orlando Sentinel, gives his side of player’s death
It appears that the beef between UCF head coach George O’Leary and the Orlando Sentinel is on its way to being resolved but not before O’Leary wrote a lengthy op-ed piece detailing his side of the Erick Plancher story. Plancher died during off-season drills in March, sparking a war of words between the paper and [...]
Obligatory Pre-Season Hot Seat Post
With the start of the 2008-2009 college football season looming head, I thought it time to post my obligatory list of those coaches who might find themselves without a job or under intense scrutiny this time next year. I broke it down by conference and I should preface this by saying this is a list [...]
LSU receiver picked as SEC’s biggest sleeper
ESPN.com blogger Chris Low posted his list of the top 10 most underrated players in the SEC poised to have a big year in 2008 and LSU wide receiver Demetrius Byrd topped that list. As Low points out Byrd got off to a slow start in his first SEC season out of junior college but [...]
Kirk Ferentz on the hottest seat of all
ESPN’s Big Ten blog posted its hot seat list today and topping the list was Iowa head coach — and former much sought-after golden boy — Kirk Ferentz. The blogger writes of Ferentz: “(Ferentz’s) contract extension takes him through the 2012 season and includes a heavy buyout, but Ferentz needs strong results this season to [...]
