By Paul Gotham If all goes as planned, the Seattle Seahawks will announce Pete Carroll as their new coach early this week. The two sides continue to negotiate the extent of Carroll's potential role with the NFC West team. Carroll leaves behind a USC program that he led to 97 wins including a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the 2005 BCS title game. Carroll's potential … [Read more...] about John Calipari and Pete Carroll: Leaving The Scene of The Crime
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Rebounds & Putbacks | 12/27
By Paul Gotham Just another night at the office Steve Nash’s numbers on Christmas Day: 14 pts. on 6-10 shooting from the field/ 1-1 from the free throw line and 1-3 from the arc. To go with those points, Nash accumulated eight assists. The final number should not be overlooked. With eight, Nash had more assists than baskets made. Phoenix defeated the lowly … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks | 12/27
CBB Splinters | December 22nd, 2009
By Paul Gotham Down to the wire Semester's end brought a buffet of college hoops on Saturday. Serendipity, a clock infarction, upsets, and upsets avoided provided another shake up of the polls. When the dust settled, six ranked teams had fallen. One Atlantic 10 team lost at the buzzer, and another won. Butler and Xavier gave everyone the weekly dose of … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | December 22nd, 2009
This Date in College Football Belt History – December 2
The 3rd ranked, 10-1 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson closed the regular season with a trip to meet the 6-4 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors coached by Dick Tomey. Playing without QB Paul McDonald who had an ankle injury, the Trojans overcame 14 penalties totaling 157 yards to claim a 21-5 victory over Hawaii behind the 152 yards rushing with a touchdown of … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 2
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 27
Coach John McKay’s 6th ranked, 5-0-1 Southern Cal Trojans came to South Bend with a 23-game unbeaten streak for the annual battle with Notre Dame. Coach Ara Parseghian had the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5-0 & ranked 8th in the nation but they had not defeated Southern Cal since 1966. Notre Dame’s top-ranked defense had only allowed 2 touchdowns through the first 5 games … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 27