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AP: But the end of his time as Vols coach left him wanting more. “I just don’t think I’m finished. I’m a young guy. I’ve got great energy.” Fulmer, who will be 59 next month, said he’s already working on a staff. “When you win 75 percent of the games you’ve played, you’ve done something [...]

Still talking basketball. And a few other sports. According to the AP, “Barnhart added he’s not concerned about allegations of NCAA violations at Memphis that became known after Calipari was hired. The coach has not been deemed “at risk” by the NCAA, and Barnhart stressed Calipari is eager to help the Wildcats win the right [...]

Steve Spurrier was on his game Friday at SEC Media Days. He looked and sounded energetic. It was much different than the drained Spurrier who was in Birmingham for the Region’s golf event earlier this summer. When Spurrier was on the Finebaum radio show during the golf tournament, he sounded exhausted. To my ears, the [...]

If you couldn’t get enough of the Alabama recruiting video, errr…Sportsouth’s “Under the Lights”, you can catch it again. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, “The program will be aired again at 9 p.m. today, then again on June 25 at 7 p.m. and twice on June 29, at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.” Dumbass returns [...]

Tony Franklin thinks he knows everything. Including how to run a championship program. His hubris is without limit; Franklin will even tell a national championship coach what he should be doing. According to Franklin, coordinators should be able to speak freely to the press. He told Paul Finebaum he’s an adult and knows how to [...]

Saban already planning for LSU road trip The Commercial Appeal’s Ron Higgins provides an insight into how methodical Nick Saban can be. Saban’s already holding meetings about road trips. I bet the office staff wishes Saban was out evaluating instead of puttering around the office. Saban was discussing with his coaching staff just the other [...]

As the SEC Spring Meetings unfold, the conference is focused on revenue. It is good news on that front, according to Mr. College Football. Financially, it has also been another good year for the SEC. After placing nine teams in bowls, including two (LSU, Georgia) in the BCS, the league is expecting another record setting [...]

Croom gets pay raise Sylvester Croom’s base pay was bumped up from $215,000 to $250,000, the Clarion-Ledger reported. Croom earns about $1 million annually. One other bit of interesting news from the Clarion Ledger’s report, the combined salary of SEC Western division coaches (excluding Croom) is a combined $14.85 million. Alabama’s Nick Saban and LSU’s [...]

Roll Bama Roll is leading the campaign to get Alabama fans to donate in the Charity Bowl. You earn points for your school by making donations to the American Red Cross, CARE, or the International Rescue Committee. Advertisement: Story continues below Florida player shot Talk about bad luck for Florida. A player was shot in [...]

By Capstone Report Richard Hendrix looks to be a late first round or early second round NBA draft pick, according to consensus mock drafts from NBA experts. Hendrix is listed as the 40th overall pick by CollegeHoops.net, NBAdraft.net, and the 29th pick (a late first round pick) by draftexpress.com. Hendrix was not listed on the [...]

Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino doesn’t like the “Saban Rule” banning the head coach from visiting schools during the spring evaluation period. If you are keeping score, that makes Saban, Les Miles, Urban Meyer and Petrino who have publically repudiated the rule. Houston Nutt is quoted in the same story talking about the rule. He said [...]