Published on: 4th February, 2011
Has it really been five straight for the SEC?That's right.Starting with Urban Meyer's Florida Gators in 2006, and now with Gene Chizik's Auburn Tigers in 2010, the SEC has owned the BCS Championship.The last time a non-SEC team won the championship was in 2005 when Vince Young led ...Published on: 2nd November, 2010
This week's Hot Seat has a number of new faces, including Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, who is struggling big-time in his first year in South Bend. There are also some regulars that haven't gotten fired yet, and aren't getting enough wins to justify a second (or even ...Published on: 31st October, 2010
Driving home from work Friday evening, I listened to the West Virginia-Connecticut pre-game show.When Tony Caridi, voice of the Mountaineers, asked coach Bill Stewart how WVU would beat the Huskies that night, the beleaguered coach repeated his same mantra. "We just have to play tough Mountaineer football. If we play ...Published on: 23rd October, 2010
Frustrated? Of course. Surprised? Not in the least. You can trace today's WVU loss to Syracuse to Jan. 4, 2008—the day former AD Ed Pastilong and W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin conspired early in the morning following an emotional Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma to hire Bill Stewart. Today, Syracuse coach Doug Marrone proved ...Published on: 8th October, 2010
West Virginia is apparently paying UNLV around $750,000 to travel across the country for an apparent throttling by the heavily favored Mountaineers. This is far cheaper than the $1.2 million that Ohio State is paying Colorado to come to Columbus next fall, but its still a good chunk ...Published on: 24th September, 2010
Evaluating the best players just three weeks into the season is akin to applying to Harvard after your child makes straight As in first grade.But it's college football and we love to evaluate players and teams every week. And we love lists. Could there be 10 or even ...Published on: 21st September, 2010
It's interesting how just three weeks into the season some of the names that many thought would be on the Hot Seat all season have found a way to get off of it (even if it's temporary).So for all of you Dan Hawkins' haters, or for the people ...Published on: 14th September, 2010
It takes much more than a bad week to make the Hot Seat Rankings, but just because you win doesn't mean you won't be added.Just ask West Virginia's Bill Stewart if he isn't feeling a little heat after a too-close-for-comfort, overtime win against Marshall. There are some new faces on ...Published on: 12th September, 2010
Leading up to Saturday's match up between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 17 Miami, there was a lot of talk about the similarities between the opposing quarterbacks: Terrelle Pryor and Jacory Harris. In reality, the two are totally different quarterbacks and that was never more evident than during the ...Published on: 30th August, 2010
It would be almost unheard of for a coach (even one on the hot seat) to get fired after the first game of the season. But an unexpected loss or shocking victory could set the tone for the future of many coaches. There are some clear-cut coaches whose jobs are ...