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The Dig: Where Do I Sign? Edition
National signing day for college football is only two days away, and UTEP's 2012 recruiting class is beginning to take its final shape. The Miners now have 16 confirmed verbal commitments for next season, and a few more will likely sign on the dotted line come Wednesday. With that, here's what's...
The Nittany Lion in Winter: The Long Life and Sad End of Joe Paterno
Henry: My life, when it is written, will read better than it lived. Henry Fitz-Empress, first Plantagenet, a king at twenty-one, the ablest soldier of an able time. He led men well, he cared for justice when he could and ruled, for thirty years, a state as great as Charlemagne’s. Act One, Scene...
Joe Paterno's sad demise
Joe Paterno died of a broken heart. I think there were a lot of people that had a part to play in that, whether it be the board of trustees and the way they handled his situation or even the media and the way they covered everything over the last several months. - Todd Blackledge It is custom to...
The Dig: Who's Got Next Edition
Things might not be going like many had hoped for the Miner men's basketball team, but you can't say the same for the ladies. The Lady Miners are absolutely rolling right now, off to a 17-2 start, including 6-0 in conference play. They have beat 4 of their 6 conference opponents by double digit...
Joe Paterno Passes
I had this ready to go last night, but I waited until it was confirmed. An icon passed today. Paterno is up there with the likes of Bear Bryant and John McKay among others. Paterno was a great football coach who sadly stayed longer than he should have. There will be time to look at his legacy, both...
Eastern football is in the dregs
Things are not exactly going well as of late for programs east of the Mississippi River, and north of the Mason-Dixon line. For the most part, they're all in complete disarray. Here's a quick overview: Penn State: Anyone who isn't familiar with this story has been living under a rock for the past...
BCS Programs Making Coaching Moves While Boston College Stands Still
Brian: It has been a big, big year for the college football coaching carousel. To date, a total of 24 Division I-A programs will be breaking in new coaches in 2012, including 11 from BCS AQ conferences. Within the conference, North Carolina just hired Southern Miss's Larry Fedora to replace the...
Perspective from Arizona: How the Joe Paterno cult following takes fandome too far
Forget Joe Paterno for a second. Let's go to Tucson, Arizona on April 2, 2001. University of Arizona students were pissed. Duke had beaten Arizona 82-72 in the NCAA Championship game, and given an excuse to get drunk and angry, Arizona Wildcats fans took to the streets, setting fires, rioting --...
Things I Will Not Ask At Big Ten Football Media Days
The Big Ten Football Media Kick off is right around the corner, and once again yours truly will be in attendance. Media Days is a strange beast. You sit around in a giant conference room staring at a podium listening to pre-prepared remarks that mean next to nothing and watch horrifically fat,...
They Got The News, Time To Cruise In Brady's Jeep With The Top Down
LSUFreek, as usual, outdoes himself. I know this is up a little bit after the fact, but I can't stop laughing at it. In the left hand corner watch the little shimmy from Paterno. On the right, scratch your head and wonder in amazement as to how Freek ever found a photo of Dantonio smiling....
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