Texas Tech clearly believes football is its number one priority as evidenced in the $500,000 per year pay raise for head coach Tommy Tuberville. Despite Texas Tech faculty members being told to take a pay freeze in 2011 and Tech facing an 8% reduction in state funding which translates to millions of dollars, the university was able to find some extra coin for their beloved football coach. While Tuberville is slated to make at least $2 million per year...
On Tuesday, February 15, 2011, all eyes will be on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as Sam Keller’s team of lawyers will defend the district court’s ruling that EA Sports and the NCAA owe Keller and former college football player royalties for portraying their image and likeness in the popular EA Sports NCAA Football game franchise. EA Sports releases its college football game annually and uses the success of college athletes to create a more realistic game. These...
With TCU still reveling in their dramatic 21-19 Rose Bowl win over the #5 Wisconsin Badgers, the alumni continue to find creative ways to celebrate and to gloat for all of Columbus, Ohio. According to Dallas radio station 1310, the TCU faithful collected money to purchase up to 20 electronic billboard signs in-and-around Columbus to not only send a stern message to Ohio State but to memorialize their signature win: “Congratulations to TCU for their BCS Rose Bowl Victory-Little Sisters of the...
Florida OC Steve Addazio was successful at Florida, but can he replicate his offensive ingenuity as a head coach at Temple? Temple made a bold move with the hiring of Steve Addazio, but is he the right man for the job? There is no question that Addazio has good pedigree and brings unparalleled coaching experience to Temple; however, Temple fans better be patient, because it’s a lot easier to accomplish great things when you are backed by a school rich in...
There is no denying the success that Coach Urban Meyer has brought to the University of Florida, but behind those sharp Nike Pro Combat Uniforms comes a world of bedlam. Since Meyer took over the reins in 2005, he amassed an impressive .851 winning percentage (57-10) and is a dominate 32-8 in SEC play bringing 2 BCS Championships and one Heisman trophy to Gainesville. What he also brought to the program was a failure to discipline and a failure...
The calls for Georgia head coach Mark Richt’s head are growing louder and louder with each passing day. UGA fans from all over the state are becoming increasingly frustrated with their front man, and the news of UGA’s QB Logan Gray’s potential transfer doesn’t bode well for Richt’s job security. In today’s instant gratification society, sports fans want to win, and win NOW. However, Georgia firing Richt would be one of the worst mistakes the school’s athletic department could make....
Tim Tebow was in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, this weekend to sign autographs for his south Florida fans. However, the University of Florida’s version of Britain’s Winston Churchill made one couple’s visit one that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. An enamored, slightly obsessed, Tebow fan enlisted the former Gator quarterback’s assistance with proposing to his soon to be wife. It’s hard to to tell who’s happier, the fiance or her future husband. Watch the video,...
In an act of unprecedented greed, Florida alum Tim Tebow is going to charge $160.00 to sign autographs and pose for photos on Saturday, March 6, at Palm Beach Autographs, Avenues Mall from 1-5 p.m. So for all you kids who have been saving your allowance and bullying your friends for their lunch money, Saturday is the big day to help Tebow cash in. There is speculation that Tebow’s throwing mechanics are not improving and his NFL stock is dwindling....
