Top 10:
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Oklahoma State
4. Oregon
5. Stanford
6. Arkansas
7. Boise State
8. Houston
9. USC
10. Michigan State

Archive for September, 2008

SN Radio: Tressel & MacPherson Pt. 2

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Syracuse Legend Dick MacPherson, known affectionately as Coach Mac, is interviewed along with Ohio State’s Coach Jim Tressel by Tim Brando on Sporting News Radio. Listen to the great stories Coach Mac and Coach Tressel tell about each other.  Also, Coach Tressel talks about this Saturday’s game against Wisconsin.  Click here for Pt. 1Pt. 3Pt. 4

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SN Radio: Tressel & MacPherson Pt. 1

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Syracuse Legend Dick MacPherson, known affectionately as Coach Mac, is interviewed along with Ohio State’s Coach Jim Tressel by Tim Brando on Sporting News Radio.  Listen to the great stories Coach Tressel tells about his early days of coaching for Coach Mac.  Also, Coach Mac talks about Coach Tressel developing into an outstanding head coach and watching him make the Buckeyes into a national contender each year.  Click here for Pt. 2Pt. 3Pt. 4

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Weekly Wisdom: George Welsh

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Coaching Legend George Welsh talks about Clemson, the effect of the 85 scholarship limit and the impact of adding the 12th game to the schedule.  Former Virginia coach, Welsh, gives his thoughts about Oklahoma and a few of the upsets from week 4.

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Legends Nike Game Balls: Week 5

Monday, September 29th, 2008
Here are the Legends Nike Game Ball Winners for Week 5 of the 2008 college football season.
Offense: Jaquizz Rogers, RB Oregon State
Defense: Brandon Graham, DE Michigan
Special Teams: Kentrell Lockett, DE Ole Miss
Offensive Coordinator: Jim McElwain, Alabama
Defensive Coordinator: Buddy Green, Navy

SN Radio: Post Game with Pat Dye

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Auburn Tigers’ Coaching Legend Pat Dye reviews this week’s Legends Poll and all the upsets from last week’s play on the Sporting News Radio Post Game Show with host Peter Brown.

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Sporting News Today: Legends Like OU, ‘Bama

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Legends Poll moved Oklahoma to No. 1, after watching Oregon State defeat last week’s top team, USC, on Thursday evening in Corvallis.   ‘Bama rocketed up to No. 2 from No. 7.   Two of our coaching legends, Pat Dye and John Ralston, voted Alabama as the nation’s top team, after watching the Tide’s strong showing against an undefeated Georgia team between the hedges in Athens last Saturday night.

Every Monday, only Sporting News Today will show you how several ex-coaches voted.  Click on image to view complete story.

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September 29, 2008

NFL Coaching Legends opine on Davis, Rookie QB’s

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
In an exclusive, Sporting News Today has joined forces with the Legends Channel’s Pro Football Connection to interview former coaches Dan Reeves and Chuck Knox about a variety of topics around the NFL. Click on image below to read article.
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September 27, 2008

SN Radio: Osborne & Beamer Pt. 2

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Legend Tom Osborne, currently Athletic Director at Nebraska, is interviewed along with Virginia Tech’s Coach Frank Beamer on Sporting News Radio. They discuss their schools’ early season play and this Saturday’s big game.  Click here for Pt. 1

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SN Radio: Osborne & Beamer Pt. 1

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Legend Tom Osborne, currently Athletic Director at Nebraska, is interviewed along with Virginia Tech’s Coach Frank Beamer on Sporting News Radio.  They discuss their schools’ early season play and this Saturday’s big game.  Click here for Pt. 2

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What I Think of When I Hear Georgia-Alabama

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

In an LFCA & Sporting News Today Exclusive, former Georgia coach Vince Dooley led the Bulldogs from 1964-1988, and former Alabama coach Gene Stallings coached the Tide from 1990-96, both spoke with SN Today’s Dave Curtis.  They give their first-person accounts of the Georgia-Alabama series heading into Saturday’s showdown between the two schools.

Click here to view article > Thoughts by Dooley and Stallings