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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Prior to this past season, Vontaze Burfict had dreams of a Pac-12 Championship and possibly being a first round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Unfortunately the Pac-12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year had an awful season in Tempe and that poor momentum has carried over to the pre-draft ...
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
In 2006, Todd Graham spent exactly one year as the head coach at Rice before moving on to Tulsa. Graham spent a few years there and was the head coach at Pitt this past season. Once again, after just one year, he's on the move again, this time heading to ...
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
I can't say that I've ever had a girl break up with me via text message, but I imagine that's what the Pitt Panthers feel like this week when they received a text message that Todd Graham was leaving them to go coach Arizona State. It was a shock to ...
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Since leading the Arizona State to a 10-3 season and tie for the Pac 10 title in his first year with the program, Dennis Erickson has had three straight disappointing seasons in the desert, finishing no higher than fifth in the conference since 2007. Last season was even more gut-wrenching ...
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
What was the greatest sports story of the past weekend? Some may argue it was Virginia Commonwealth rolling into the Sweet 16 after no one believed they deserved to be in the tournament. Some may even say it's the Butler Bulldogs, who find new ways to win nail biting college ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
It's hard to keep Dennis Erickson down. He's found a way to remain in the national spotlight as a college football coach throughout his career. First it was Miami, then Oregon State, and now Arizona State. Yes, the Sun Devils stumbled a bit last year, but don't count on them ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
Ask Brian Griese and Jake Plummer just how hard it is to follow in John Elway's footsteps. Now, imagine being 18 years old and being under even more pressure to live up to that amount of hype.
John's son, Jack, was being groomed as the next big quarterback prospect since he could ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
At the start of the year, most pundits thought that the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by senior All-American Tyler Hansbrough, would be cutting down the nets come April. At one point, there was even talk of the 'Heels navigating a tough non-conference and competitive ACC schedule undefeated. That of ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Herb Sendek never really got the credit and recognition he deserved coaching in the shadows of the Duke and North Carolina programs when he was at North Carolina State. Now that he has Arizona State poised to make its first NCAA Tournament in years, Sendek is finally being appreciated for ...
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