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Stoops Says No Interest in Notre Dame

With the Notre Dame job still occupied last week, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops had simply been able to dismiss rumors of him bolting to the Fighting Irish as just talk. With the announcement Monday that Charlie Weis has indeed been fired, Stoops wasted little time taking his name out of the running for the Notre Dame job....

Stoops to Irish Flies in Face of Logic

If you believe rumors, then Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops would be interested in coaching Notre Dame should the Irish send Charlie Weis packing after five seasons. The initial thought: Yeah right. "That's ridiculous," Stoops said of the reports on Monday. According to a story appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times, Stoops is...

Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 4

Every Thursday, Pickin' on the Big Ten breaks down action across the conference.ABOVE: The average college football fan's perception of Ohio State's reputation after last Saturday's USC game.College football needs better villains.In the wake of Ohio State's soul-shredding loss to Southern Cal last Saturday, the Grave...

Pac Ten Football Preview '07: Top Five Games

It seems that any week of the season, just about any Pac Ten team can beat any other, unless the former is named Stanford--and after surprise upsets in 2006 by Arizona over California and UCLA and Oregon State over Southern California the axiom proved true--setting up some good revenge matches for 2007 in addition to a...

07 Issues: Passing of an Important Generation

Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles is expected to step down this week. His departure is yet another symbol of the passing of one of college football's greatest generations, the great coaches who presided over the game from 1960 or so until the mid to late 1970's. Broyles coached the Razorbacks from 1958 to 1976...