- There are five finalists going to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony -- Texas QB Colt McCoy, Florida QB Tim Tebow, Alabama RB Mark Ingram, Stanford RB Toby Gerhart and Nebraska DL Ndamukong Suh.
- ESPN's Heather Dinich thinks the voters missed out on Clemson's C.J. Spiller. I voted him third, but I could have very easily been persuaded to vote Suh. Either way, McCoy and Tebow probably shouldn't be in the discussion.
- Houston Nutt is at it again. This time he's on Kansas' short list to replace Mark Mangino, writes J. Brady McCullough of the Kansas City Star. I can't believe Auburn ever seriously put up with this guy during its coaching search last December. Seems like such a headache.
- Nutt can't allow the talks to drag out, writes ESPN.com SEC blogger Chris Low.
- Buffalo has granted Turner Gill permission to speak to Kansas about its vacancy. Now that sounds like a good fit.
- Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate aren't waiting around to see how Notre Dame's coaching search turns out. They're NFL bound. And whoever takes the Fighting Irish position just saw his first season get all that much tougher.
- Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will listen to what Notre Dame has to say. If I'm Kelly, I don't pass up this opportunity. Stanford's Jim Harbaugh doesn't sound interested. Of course, all coaches have to say that.
- Cincinnati fans apparently don't want Kelly to leave.
- Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong will meet with Louisville about its coaching vacancy today in Florida, writes Eric Crawford of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
- Virginia moved quickly to hire Richmond's Mike London to replace Al Groh, and apparently there wasn't a Plan B, writes Doug Doughty of the Roanoke Times. I used to cover Virginia and think this a great hire. London has UVa ties. He can recruit the valuable Tidewater area (where Groh got slaughtered) and brings some energy back to a program in need of a lot.
- London's hiring brings the number of minority coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision up to 12. That's still only 10 percent, but considering where it was a couple years ago, that's good progress.
- Why did the Gator Bowl take a 6-6 Florida State team over many more worthy candidates? Oh, it's sold 77,474 tickets in already. Apparently Bobby Bowden is still a draw in Florida.
- The USA Today has a really cool chart showing how all the coaches in the USA Today Coaches Poll voted. Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News breaks down some oddities in the voting, most notably Kelly voting his Cincinnati team No. 1 (he's a confident guy).
- Rob Thamel of the New York Times writes about what a shame the BCS is.
- Clever, Jacksonville Jaguars. Clever. I'm sure the 12,000 fans in attendance thought this Tiger Woods spoof was funny.
- Deadspin has a list of people Charlie Weis has ticked off on his way out the door at Notre Dame.
- And lastly, a public service announcement. OK, folks. It's football. Never take it as seriously as these two marines who argued about the outcome of the Big 12 title game.
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Why in the world would you say that McCoy and Tebow shouldn't be in the discussion? Please don't tell me you're on the Ingram bandwagon. They are clearly better football players than he is, and more important to their team. What does the incsripton on the award say again?
I just went back and read your Heisman article, which at least clarifies your opinion. I still think McCoy and Tebow are better football players than your top 2. Suh is a better football player than your top 2, as well. Ingram is not the best player on his team, much less the best player in the country.
Honestly, they didn't have all that great of seasons,at least compared to what they did last year. Even compared to the other quarterbacks out there. I think they got back to New York just based on their reputation.
You say the number of black coaches in the SEC is 12, about 10%. I don't know the exact demographic breakdown anymore, now that Latinos comprise the largest minority. But 10% doesn't seem too out of line.
Tommy Tuberville and Phil Fulmer might be experiencing a rude awakening. Like old movie stars, your name isn't out there for a year and nobody wants to know.
If they want to coach again, they may have to take a little ego dip just to get back in the game.
I meant to say FBS, not SEC. Damn no edit function.
I think 10 percent is still extremely low, considering most coaches are former players and a large number of players (half maybe, I'm not sure) are minorities. That's the biggest beef with the hiring practices in college football.
But like I said before, getting up to 12 from where it was a couple years ago is good progress.
As for Tuberville and Fulmer, they don't want to be out of the game too long. Otherwise you'll end up like Dennis Franchione or worse, Terry Bowde, and be out of the game for a long time.
I clicked on your link about how coaches voted and bammers are all upset that Kelly didn't vote them number one. Not everyone has to gush over the tide like they're the best thing since sliced bread. Hell, he's watched his team all year. Probably hasn't even seen bama. His team deserves a chance to prove they're number one.
It's not like Cincinnati has a loss this year. I have no argument against it being voted No. 1. Or TCU. Or Boise State. This is why the polls and BCS are worthless.
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