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John Madden — farewell and godspeed to a true icon

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Everyone in this life is unique, but some people definitely stand out more than others, and some seem downright irreplaceable. We lost one of those irreplaceable types today with the passing of John Madden, who died unexpectedly at the age … Continue reading →

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Hot Seats, Heismans and other lessons from Week 6

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Charlie Strong … had his team almost ready to beat Oklahoma on Saturday. The Longhorns actually held the lead three times before finally digging too big of a hole and narrowly losing by five points to their biggest rival. … Continue reading →

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Hot Seats, Heismans and other lessons from Week 5

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Charlie Strong … has to be feeling the heat, and may be the next coach to get the axe. After a great start to the season, the ‘Horns have fallen to two teams that fans expected them to win. … Continue reading →

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Hot Seats, Heismans and other lessons from Week 4

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Les Miles … won’t last until the end of the season. Mark that one down. The rumor mill had Miles gone a year ago as he was en route to a 9-3 finish. Now, he’s 2-2 in September, and upcoming … Continue reading →

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Hot Seats, Heismans and other lessons from Week 3

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Les Miles … won this week, but it wasn’t pretty. Every week is a must-win game for Miles, who is just “good enough” at this point. But when you have no margin for error, one little slip here or … Continue reading →

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Hot seats, Heismans and other lessons from Week 2

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Pat Fitzgerald … will find himself at the center of a firestorm, now that Northwestern has started 0-2 with losses in two games that the Wildcats were 100 percent expected to win. The fact that the most recent one … Continue reading →

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