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Jayhawk Fan
posted 1/9/2008 from
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How bad did things get for Ohio State
in Monday night's Bowl Championship Series title game? The
cheerleaders leading the team onto the field for the start of the second half forgot to use their spellchecker and O-H-I-O became O-O-H-I. Louisiana State fan Seth, who was at the Superdome, said he was laughing too much to get a picture, but another Tiger fan did and the full photo is on display ...
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When offensive lineman Kevin Hart of Fernley, Nev.,
announced his commitment to California last Friday, he did
so in front of a packed school gymnasium . Two local TV stations showed up to film the event as he prepared to become the first Fernley ...
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Louis of the Trojan Haters Club could not
have picked a better day to venture into the
enemy camp. During the UCLA fan's trip to the USC campus Saturday, he made his way to USC's Swim Stadium, where officials were having a fundraiser for physically ...
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You have to like it when the USC
Song Girls are wet, which happened to be the
case Saturday at the annual Swim With Mike fundraiser on campus. Once again, the Wiz would like to thank the Trojan-Haters Club for a look at the festivities, and you can ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 12/13/2007 from
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Think coaching salaries are out of line? Some
bowl executives are laughing all the way to the
bank, Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. In 2002, Gary Cavalli earned $90,000 as executive of a new postseason game in San Francisco. In 2006, his compensation package was $362,018 for the game now called the Emerald Bowl. “Frankly, my compensation package is none of your .
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 3/10/2008 from
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The Ray Ray McElrathbey story is a special
one. The Clemson reserve tailback gained national fame for
taking custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr in 2006 , then received a rare waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to get assistance from the university and the public in taking care of his younger brother and still maintain his football eligibility. On Saturday, Clemson announced that...
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More information has become available on the closely
guarded Wonderlic scores of NFL quarterback prospects. Mac Mirabile
has posted his annual look at the scores and John David Booty, left, formerly of USC, and Andre Woodson, formerly of Kentucky, ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 10/25/2007 from
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We're all different, right? We beg to differ:
ESPN analyst Lou Holtz = Granny Clampett, Kansas' Mark
Mangino = Jabba the Hut & more...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 1/10/2008 from
thewizardofodds.blogspot.com
A disgruntled Washington booster offered $100,000 to university
president Mark Emmert six weeks ago if Emmert would
fire coach Tyrone Willingham , the Seattle Times reports . The booster was identified as multimillionaire attorney Ed Hansen, a Washington alum and former three-term mayor of Everett, which is located north or Seattle. Hansen also asked for the termination of Todd Turner as ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 11/12/2007 from
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Michael Lewis, author of " The Blind Side:
Evolution of a Game ," has a terrific op-ed
piece in the New York Times titled " Serfs of the Turf ." Oh, how college football players are getting screwed. Writes Lewis: "At this moment there are thousands of big-time college football players, many of whom are black and poor. They perform for the intense pleasure of millions of rabid college ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 1/31/2008 from
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The stated goal of the Bowl Championship Series
is "to match the two top-rated teams in a
national championship game and to create exciting and competitive matchups between eight other highly regarded teams in four other games." But the BCS fell far short of that goal this past postseason, with a sharp decline in viewership of four of its five games, according to Nielsen Media Research...
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Louisiana State coach Les Miles, whose team is
a popular pick to play in this season's BCS
title game opposite USC, is calling into question the strength of the Pacific 10 Conference, suggesting the Trojans should be a cinch to make it to the Jan. 7 ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 11/1/2007 from
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Mr. Burns of The Simpsons and Paul Finebaum
of the Mobile Press-Register....
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Much has been made of Nick Saban's contract,
which at $4 million a year, makes him the
highest-paid coach in Division I-A. Turns out his Alabama team just lost to Louisiana Monroe's Charlie Weatherbie, right, the lowest-paid coach in I-A . ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 12/5/2007 from
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How low can you go? This is Georgia
Tech offensive lineman Trey Dunmon with a flagrant clip
against Georgia's Brandon Miller. Keep an eye on the right-hand side of the screen, near the referee. Dunmon was ejected and Georgia Tech was penalized 15 yards. We're told that Dunmon's dad is a message board denizen and defended his son's play in this post . Thanks to James and Blake, who spotted ...
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The bizarre case of Fernley, Nev., offensive lineman
Kevin Hart took another turn Tuesday when it was
reported that Hart's parents paid a man who represented himself as a recruiter in hopes their son would get a scholarship. Hart, pictured with ...
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soulstar
posted 8/2/2007 from
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Looks like Harbaugh will never be welcomed back
to the University of Michigan.
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Keeping track of which coach is on the
hottest seat of them all is best left to
professionals. Thus we turn our attention to Coaches Hot Seat , the authority in tracking the coaching carousel. Currently assuming the No. 1 spot in the preseason poll ...
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Did Nebraska's Bill Callahan refer to Tom Osborne,
above, as "that crusty old f---"? This is one
of the allegations in a book written by a Nebraska student that will be released in early November. Callahan is also alleged to have said that Osborne, ...
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Jayhawk Fan
posted 11/29/2007 from
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Because we care, here is the latest on
the coaching openings: Arkansas : Good luck, Razorback fans.
First, Tommy Tuberville's name is being tossed about . Consider that Texas A&M just took a look at Tuberville's $6 million buyout clause and said no, so the chances of Tuberville becoming Arkansas' coach are slim and none with none being a heavy favorite. Oakland Raider coach Lane Kiffin ...
Buckeye Cheerleaders Fail Spelling Test