April 30, 2007
In the midst of a rant about the BCS system, Notre Dame, and being disrespected, an emotional Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema broke down and started crying about his personal life, too.
“When you’re not married, you’ve got to kind of go to other people,” Bielema said.
Bielema’s plush office sits high above the grandstands at Camp Randall Stadium, with a panoramic view of the field. But yes, it sometimes gets a little lonely at the top. The coach is single and says he isn’t currently in a serious relationship.
“I’m pretty much trying to focus on the football team,” Bielema said. “I’m not saying it’s not available, or out there. But at this point, it’s very difficult, that side of my life. But also, probably because I’ve been stubborn in the past. I’ve had several multi-year relationships, and you know, when it comes time to put that little diamond ring on, I tend to get a little nervous.”
Since we can’t rewind time and watch a Sugar Bowl matchup that wasn’t terrible, we’ve done the next best thing - Bret Bielema, welcome to the Dating Game!
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Posted by Tomek
April 27, 2007
Editor’s Note: On the eve of the NFL Draft, H2DN presents the Third Round of our Conference Draft, as we attempt to reorganize D-1A Football. Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks!
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Round One Two
1 (15) ACC: I felt like I should take another ACC team here, and 
Georgia Tech is a solid football team who manages to do fairly well despite Chan Gailey’s best efforts to drive the team into the ground. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Shooter McGavin
April 26, 2007
Yesterday, Oregon State’s Mike Riley was handed a raise and contract extension through the 2012 season. Riley will make a base salary of $850,000 that rises each year to about $1,100,000, not including bonuses. His contract also includes new rollover provision:
Riley’s contract also stipulates that a year will be added for every season the team participates in a bowl game.
Other coaches throughout the league have rollover provisions built into their contract. For instance, Kent State’s Doug Martin’s contract rolls over another year if the team has a .625 winning percentage in the MAC or if they finish in the top two of the MAC East.
And some coaches just have to keep breathing for their rollover provision to kick in. In state rival Mike Bellotti, Navy’s Paul Johnson, and Virginia’s Al Groh are among the coaches with contracts that automatically rollover each season regardless of outcome.
The most interesting coaching contract in the league, however, belongs to Penn State’s Joe Paterno. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Tomek
April 23, 2007
In the world of College Football, money is a key factor to success. Whether you are building new facilities, paying salaries, or buying off referees you need a lot of cash. To keep up with the ever-growing expenses of running a top tier college football program, the officials at LSU have come up with a new idea.
Generally, a big school has no problems selling out games, but for low interest non-conference match-ups the school generally must charge $10 or more less than what they would charge for other games. For schools with large stadiums, this costs nearly $1 million in ticket sales alone. The athletic officials at LSU have a way to counteract this. We caught a report out of the LSU Athletic Department about “Free Lick Her” at the non-conference games.
Wanting to know more, we called the LSU Athletic Department. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by drunkpaul
April 21, 2007
The latest installment of the popular video game series about college football, which was originally scheduled for a July 17th release, has been pushed back indefinitely. Although an official release date has not yet been given, the press release hinted that it could take “about a month” longer.
Rumors about the delay revolve around a NCAA committee’s decision to submit a proposal banning the use of text messaging in recruiting. This proposal still needs to be approved by the Board of Directors; however, if it goes through, EA will need to recode part of the game.
NCAA Football ‘08 comes with updated rosters, playbooks, and stadiums. It also includes a retooling of the “dynasty mode” to make it more “real”. The hallmark of this year’s change is an entirely new recruiting system. A few weeks ago, H2DN was invited to sit down and playtest it at EA’s headquarters. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Tomek
April 20, 2007
For the sake of full disclosure, I am a die-hard Ohio State fan, and I feel like I have been raped by the entire state of Florida. Twice.
As a result any hatred I feel towards them can understandably be seen as nothing more than bitterness. So when I say that Chris Leak is the next Tee Martin, or wish that he has a less successful NFL career than Craig Krenzel, it’s only because I’m jealous that Troy Smith did not lead his team to victory in the BCS Championship Game.
Now, however, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I have a completely logical reason for hating everything about “Gator Nation.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Shooter McGavin
April 19, 2007
In my second of my How-to series of updates, I now explore the world of the College Marching Band. Most college fans and students have two outlooks when it comes to marching bands:
1) “Who the fuck are these guys, and why do I have the uncontrollable urge to throw batteries, beer, cups of piss (University of Georgia exclusive) and other things at them?!”
2) “Our marching band is the GREATEST IN THE NATION, who won WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, and if you talk bad about us, you are a STUPID FAGGOT”
Needless to say, the Marching Band is a explosive topic that one must be careful when discussing. However, almost every school with a football team has a marching band, but most of the time, you never see them. Obviously these schools have not had any exposure for their band and needs to work on that, as the Marching Band is a sacred tradition along with beer, tailgating and jorts. Have no fear, however, as I am here to help you in all your “8 to 5″ needs.
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