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Dave Wannstedt talks Louisville
Quotes from The 'Stache's weekly press conference: --"As we get ready for Louisville this week there's no question as a football team from top to bottom, that they're the best team we've played in our conference. All you have to do is look through the Big East statistics. They're in the top-third,...
Touchdowns Before Checkdowns
-- This would have made for a great t-shirt while he was here: "Coach Bowden stresses touchdowns before checkdowns, not checkdowns then touchdowns. He lets me be who I am. He understands who I am as a quarterback." How touching. "Coach Bowden and I understand each other," Beck said. "Sometimes...
Wannstache Week: That's How They Do It In The PA
N&O: Kushner, who's from Bethlehem, Pa., said N.C. State's players will have a chance to prove how physical they are this week. "One thing Pitt likes to do is hit you in the face," Kushner said. "That's the way football is played up in Pennsylvania." Lots of talk this week about Pittsburgh's...
Wannstache Week: Mixed Signals
Wannstedt discusses NC State. By the sound of it, Pittsburgh's front seven will be every bit as tough to deal with as South Carolina's, if not moreso. The Panthers return a pair of defensive ends that combined for 13 sacks and 26 TFLs in 2008. NC State, meanwhile, will be protecting Russell...
Bowl Previews: Non-SEC New Year's Eve (Armed Forces, Sun, Insight)
Armed Forces Bowl, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN What it is: An innovative lobbying approach to ingratiate sponsor Bell Helicopter to the military. The Teams: Houston, Air Force How Houston got here: By rebounding from a 1-3 -- including a 31-28 loss to Air Force -- to win six of its last eight, including a...
Rich Rodriguez to Michigan; Bobby Petrino Immediately Expresses Interest in Moving to Morgantown
After nearly a month of palace intrigue, it's all over. Rich Rodriguez, High Sensei of the combat art we know as Ninja Football,* has taken the head coaching job at Big Blue. Brian is happy (he didn't even make a sailboat reference in the announcement). MSC is pleased as punch. The M Zone...
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