Of the 119 head coaches in what used to be called Division I football, five of them are black, now that Karl Dorrell has been fired.
Ole Miss hired Houston Nutt just hours after his resignation. Nebraska wasted little time in hiring LSU’s Bo Pelini. Meanwhile, UCLA is looking at Boise State’s Chris Petersen, Texas Tech’s Mike Leach and Steve Mariucci.
In other words, Imus interviewed more black candidates.
By the way, has anyone heard his new radio show?
Or is it on the NFL Network?
Remember when the Poulan Weed Eater Bowl was the standard for ridiculousness?
You’re one of five now, Sly. And with wins against Auburn, Alabama and Kentucky this year, you’re almost a lock to keep that Mississippi State job! (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Now you got PapaJohns.com.
One day historians will link the fall of the republic to the rise of the chain pizzerias.
Don’t know about you, but my New Year’s Eve plans are all up in the air. Talk about a quandary: Do I go with the Bell Helicopter Armed Services Bowl? The Sun Bowl or the Humanitarian Bowl? Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Chick-fil-A, or Insight?
How do you make sense of it all?
And why isn’t there a Hooters Bowl?
Breaking news: Kirk Herbstreit has accepted the position as Ohio State’s SID.
More breaking news: After losing to the Jets, the Miami Dolphins have just been declared bowl ineligible.
John Beck, the quarterback they coveted in the draft, had three interceptions and two fumbles. So who needs Brady Quinn?
Watch a weekend of college football and all you hear about is guys making plays in space.
Back when I was in college, you had to go to the hippie dorm and get a little something before you could do that.
Frustrated Patriots fans might want to take a deep breath and count to about 12. That’s about how much time Tom Brady had to throw the winning touchdown.
Saw that epic struggle between the Giants and the Bears. Ever get the feeling that playing for seeding in the NFC is like playing for the NIT?
Friend of mine just called on the way to his first physical therapy appointment. Guy wants to know if insurance will cover the Happy Ending.
My spy at the big NASCAR banquet said Tom Brokaw was funnier than David Spade.
Sounds like David Spade was as funny as… David Spade usually is. (Chris Trotman / Getty Images)
What did you think would happen when the writers went on strike?
Then there’s Tony Stewart, who went to the Carnegie Deli and ordered a cheeseburger.
Some people are just beyond help.
The real question is, did he ask for the Miracle Whip, too?
Harris poll voter Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star voted for LSU-Oklahoma in the BCS championship.
That’s a guy who had it right.
All you need to know about this year’s Heisman: The candidate with the greatest name recognition plays for Hawaii.
Where his toughest course is CPR.
According to the New York Times, Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon was doing his post-graduate work in billiards. No, I’m not kidding. That’s a class. His only one, in fact.
So who says the scholar-athlete ideal is dead?
Even as I write this, some enterprising producer is cooking up a pitch for one of those Curt Gowdy-type hunting shows with Bobby Knight. Special guest star: Dick Cheney.
Since returning to the Lakers, Phil Jackson’s team has gone from 45 wins to 42 wins. So management did the only thing it could: extend his contract and give him a raise from $10 to $12 million per.
You know next week’s fight has a shot to do some real business when you call DirecTV to scream at the operators, and the only voice you hear is Floyd Mayweather’s.
Source: On the Mark: The crazy college game
