No Chucky For U Joe Schad is reporting that after meeting with Miami, there is "zero chance" Jon Gruden becomes the next coach in Coral Gables. This is music to my ears, but painful to Miami, who clearly sought out Gruden as their top choice to replace Randy Shannon. Next up on the speculation list will certainly be Mark Richt of Georgia, who played quarterback at the school a few decades ago. Many UGA fans wouldn't mind seeing Richt go after a disappointing 6-6 season, but don't expect him to go, as the Bulldogs have one of the top recruiting classes in the nation coming in next year. One name to look out for is Oklahoma defensive coordinator, Brent Venables, who has a long time relationship with Miami AD Kirby Hotchutt, dating all the way back to their playing days at Kansas State.
Everything's Bigger on Microsoft Paint No words really needed, but check out this masterpiece telling the tale of Texas's 5-7 season. Genius. Pure genius.
Who Did Gene Chizik Pay Off? That is the $180,000 question of the day after it was reported Cecil Newton (father) was found in the wrong for soliciting money from Mississippi State, but his son, Cam, would be eligible due to the fact that he had no clue about his father's actions. Give me a break. I'm not saying Cam was the one who stirred the pot here, but he had to know something was going on when his dad finally came to him and said one day, "Now son, I don't really care if you love Dan Mullen more than Jim Tressel loves the punt. You're going to Auburn."
Rich Rod Lives? After much speculation of the awkwardness that would take place at the Michigan banquet if Jim Harbaugh showed up to be honored with his former teammates, we will now never know what would happen between Jimmy and RR next week, as Harbaugh will not attend the event, instead hitting the recruiting trail. While this may not mean anything, I think it certainly shows Harbaughs commitment to the Stanford program and may, just may show that he really has no interest in reuniting with his alma mater. Remember, Harbaugh grew up in Palo Alto, so he's at home where he is right now, and if he goes anywhere, don't be surprised to see him coaching OSU-West as head man of the San Francisco 49ers next year. I think Harbaugh is a NFL-minded guy and I think the only place he ditches the Cardinal for is the league.
Blast To 2008 That was the year "The Brew Crew" signed with Ohio State, bringing in stars such as Mike Brewster, Terrelle Pryor, JB Shugarts, Mike Adams, Lamaar Thomas, DeVier Posey, and others. Bill Greene of Scout has a breakdown of all the players in the class and how they have panned out thus far in their college careers. Interestingly enough, this class is living up to most of the hype, as a good portion of the class have become solid contributors in Columbus. The only thing missing? The little "championship hump" Terrelle Pryor vowed to help Tressel get over.
New Unis No Go While the Nike Pro-Combat jerseys OSU worn against Michigan probably made the company and school a decent buck, they were less than aesthetically pleasing to say the least. In my opinion, I don't think they would have been so bad with the regular silver helmets, but the red on red and numbers on some jerseys (see: Cam Heyward) looked way to awkward for my liking. While I got suckered in and purchased a jersey just because it's a limited edition, we know someone who would never get one. Unathletic Magazine named a list of the 5 Worst College Football Uniforms, and last Saturday's jersey made the cut at #4, right in front of Oregon's regular unis and right behind #3 BYU. #2 was Boise State (which I actually like a lot), and #1 was Syracuse's "macaroni and cheese" orange-on-orange unis.
