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UK football thinks outside the color lines
kentucky.com - 12/25/2008
UK football thinks outside the color lines
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One of the hottest topics of the December coaching carousel continues to be the lack of black head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Turner Gill/Auburn situation was plastered all over the national media, with Auburn alum Charles Barkley sharply criticizing his school for passing ...
Did Iowa St. and Auburn Make A Deal?
ventaboutsports.blogspot.com - 12/21/2008
Did Iowa St. and Auburn Make A Deal?
— ventaboutsports.blogspot.com — Many people, especially Auburn fans and alumni, were questioning the hire of Gene Chizik as head the... new Auburn head coach. Chizik had a less than stellar tenure at Iowa St., and many Cyclone fans thought he would get fired from there. Before that ... (more) Did Iowa St. and Auburn Make A Deal?

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Was Auburn Racist Over Turner Gill? NO! Now SYRACUSE, on the Other Hand...
bleacherreport.com - 12/19/2008
Was Auburn Racist Over Turner Gill? NO! Now SYRACUSE, on the Other Hand...
— bleacherreport.com — Auburn did not refuse to hire Turner Gill because he was black or because he had a... white wife. Quite the contrary: Auburn University badly wanted to hire the man. He was high on their list, one of the first persons that they interviewed, and they ... (more) Was Auburn Racist Over Turner Gill? NO! Now SYRACUSE, on ...

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blogs.courant.com - 1/2/2009
News And Notes... Donald Brown? You're Good Off The Field Too
— blogs.courant.com — What's good? First off Happy New Year all. Hope ALL your good wishes for 2009 come true. I... got a chance to meet some of the players' parents tonight. Many of them are staying here at the Rennaissance and were in the lobby of the hotel, ... (more) News And Notes... Donald Brown? You're Good Off The ...

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Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds — ... Chip Cosby, Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky is ahead of the curve in hiring a racially diverse staff and a coach in waiting who is an African American. ...

Time to get back to the Wildcats: Friday Open Thread
A Sea Of Blue — ... I guess we'll find out soon. Dawg Sports has a brief prediction for UK vs. East Carolina in the Liberty bowl.  I hope he's right.  In other Liberty Bowl-related news, John Clay offers his services as counsel for the defense of Kentucky's defense. Hip 2 Da Game says Kentucky is a team to keep an eye on this year, owing to a top 15 rating in both defensive and offensive efficiency. The Herald-Leader picks up on the theme of Gregg Doyel's article that we commented on the other ...

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