Oh, No. Not Mousetraps
pittblather.com 9/25/2008 — Back when Wannstedt was with the Dolphins, he used the gimmick of hanging lobster traps to warn his team of the danger of “trap” games. It, uh, didn’t work. Kevin Gorman noted that Wannstedt may dislike “gimmick” plays, ...

Pitt extends Dixon's deal through 2015-16
msn.foxsports.com 9/25/2008 — Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon's contract was extended three seasons through the 2015-16 season Thursday, a deal that came two years following his last extension. Dixon will receive a raise from his $1.3 million salary of last season, when ...

Orange has a chance to turn its season around
blog.syracuse.com 9/26/2008 — ENLARGE (PDF)GRAPHIC: Orange Insider: Dave Rahme's Game Preview from The Post-Standard print edition The Syracuse University football team will finally get a respite, albeit a brief one, from the spread offense that has so befuddled it. Thank goodness ...

Pitt vs SU: The Preview
theorangesports.blogspot.com 9/27/2008 — In what I have nicnamed the Survival Bowl, this week Syracuse will meet up with Pittsburgh in a game that could actually mark the end of the road for the coach that loses it.

Coaching Rumor of Interest
orange44.blogspot.com 9/26/2008 — Is this the next head coach of the Orange? Hot off the Orange::44 tip line; Lloyd Carr is at Manley Field House right now. What is he there for? Who knows. My inside source with media credentials at Manley just knows he’s there, ...

Syracuse's Greg Robinson Is Long Gone — Bleacher Report - College Football 9/25/2008
Syracuse football head coach Greg Robinson is 8-31 during his four-year tenure at Syracuse. That's just plain awful.  Syracuse fans have wanted his head for years, but Robinson was not fired after last season by AD Daryl Gross. Instead, Gross ...

Pitt picked as regional host for Legends Classic — Hoops on Hoops - NY Daily News Blogs 9/25/2008
Defending Big East Champion Pitt, Texas Tech, Mississippi State and Washington State have been selected as the four regional hosts for the 2008 Legends Classic. The tournament will tip-off with games Nov. 18-22 at the regional sites and will conclude ...

Ernie Davis statue awaiting corrections (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 9/25/2008
Nearly two weeks after the unveiling of a statue of former Syracuse University running back Ernie Davis that mistakenly depicts him wearing Nike shoes, sculptor Bruno Lucchesi is still waiting to make the corrections. He remains stunned at what has ...

Ernie Davis statue awaits redo — The Seattle Times: Sports 9/25/2008
Nearly two weeks after the unveiling of a statue of former Syracuse University running back Ernie Davis that mistakenly depicts him wearing Nike shoes, sculptor Bruno Lucchesi is still waiting to make the corrections.

Road to the Final Four at Ford Field: No. 24 Syracuse — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 9/26/2008
A National title. A Sweet Sixteen. Two first round losses. Two NIT quarterfinal defeats. It's safe to say Orange basketball has been in a state of decline, but it's not for a lack of talent. Coach Jim Boeheim brought in one of the best recruiting ...