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Rooney Rule Update

Don’t know how I missed this, but the NCAA released this announcement on Friday. The new hiring practices policy mandates that “any division I-A football program with a head coaching vacancy will interview at least one minority candidate“. The new […]

Rooney Rule For NCAA Hires?

Interesting column in tomorrow’s NYT. That’s right, here before daylight. William C. Rhoden makes an argument–and a solid one at that, for a “Rooney Rule” for Division-I programs looking to fill coaching vacancies. Maybe there is a problem here. During […]

Political Sports Theatre

This entire Brian McNamee v. Roger Clemens thing is beginning to look like a 12 round bout. At this round–which I assume to be either the 6th or 7th, Clemens has so far attacked McNamee with a nasty PR smear […]

LOI Day Hangover

Turns out those dirty Jacquizz Rodgers to Baylor rumors weren’t true after all. Consider him signed, sealed, and waiting for delivery. Oregonian beat writer Paul Buker posts the director’s cut of a piece on letter of intent day and Canfield’s […]

Good-Knight?

Just heard the news of Bob Knight’s resignation.  Apparently the head coaching duties at Texas Tech will be transferred to the legendary coach’s son, Pat.  With Oregon State in need of a big-time basketball coach, this news should no doubt […]

LOI Day

With National Letter of Intent Signing Day announcements approaching, it may serve us all well to mute our expectations when the national rankings are released. Oregon State recruiting classes are consistently underrated by both national and local media. Luckily for […]

Politics on The Five?

Now you can vote based on which candidate your favorite athlete or sports personality donated money towards. REPUBLICANS • Rudy Giuliani: George Steinbrenner (Owner of the New York Yankees), Brian France (Chairman in NASCAR), Jeff Gordon (NASCAR Driver), Kiki Van […]