DEAR COACH ROD

MVN's Football University: Rant of the day, Big East football is not big at all

AEM posted 1/5/2008 from mvn.com

What a great win for West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl, giving the fans of the Big East something else to cheer about, maybe. Why do I say maybe? Because believe it or not, the win against Oklahoma in the BCS Bowl game is further proof that the Big East isn’t the “big time” conference that the media wants you to think it is.

U-M hires 2 of Rodriguez's West Virginia assistants

kcudah posted 1/5/2008 from www.detnews.com

At least two West Virginia assistant coaches will follow former Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez to Michigan. Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Calvin Magee will join Rodriguez's staff in Ann Arbor. So will defensive backs coach Tony Gibson. Michigan athletics spokesman Bruce Madej (MA'-dee) says he can't comment on an ESPN-dot-com report that three other assistants also ...

Five assistants leaving West Virginia for Michigan

kcudah posted 1/5/2008 from sports.espn.go.com

Five West Virginia assistant coaches, including assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Calvin McGee, are headed to Michigan to follow former Mountaineers' coach Rich Rodriguez, according to a person briefed on the decision.

Those BCS games sure have been awesome so far

The Big Lead found this 1/5/2008 on 100percentinjuryrate.blogspot.com

During our week off, we had a chance to kick back and watch (I use that term loosely) the bowl games without having to write anything about them. We especially appreciated you anonymous commenters who called us pussies for doing that. After all, you ...

BCS Buster Bracketology

bcsbusters posted 1/5/2008 from www.ncaa-schedule.com

Most of the teams competing within the College Football Bowl Sub-division, better known to longtime collegiate gridiron supporters as Division I-A, are locked out of ever competing, not only for a BCS Bowl opportunity, but the national championship itself. This was never more evident this week when West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez left his alma matter for the Michigan job. Not sure I ...