Y'all Sports: 2010-03-19T20:29:23Z Copyright (c) 2010, Bo ExpressionEngine tag:yallsports.com,2010:03:19 tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22175 2010-03-19T19:27:00Z 2010-03-19T20:29:23Z Bo Bellotti quits as Ducks AD, joins ESPN

Former Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti has resigned as the Ducks' athletic director and will join ESPN as a college football analyst.
Bellotti, who assumed the position of athletic director in July, will provide studio and game analysis among several ESPN platforms, making his debut April 17 on ESPNU's telecast of Auburn's spring football game.

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3/19/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22171 2010-03-19T13:17:00Z 2010-03-19T14:18:09Z Bo Auburn basketball willing to pay for hot name; Tubby Smith enters coaching buzz

AUBURN -- Auburn, which has spent $90 million on a basketball arena that will open next season, is prepared to make another sizable investment in the sport when it hires its new basketball coach.

People familiar with the search process say the university is willing to significantly increase what it has paid former coaches in order to attract someone with a proven record to replace Jeff Lebo, who was fired last Friday. A list of candidates includes coaches who could command high salaries, such as Minnesota's Tubby Smith, who has SEC experience at Kentucky and Georgia.

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3/19/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22165 2010-03-19T12:49:00Z 2010-03-19T13:50:52Z Bo Five Reasons Ohio Will Beat Ohio State

What? Ohio State playing in-state nemesis Ohio in the Sweet-16?

A week ago this would have been the biggest joke around town in Columbus, Ohio. Now, after 14-seed Ohio has just upset three-seed Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it is certainly possible.

BleacherReport.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22164 2010-03-19T12:44:00Z 2010-03-19T13:45:33Z Bo Tiger Woods’ return to Masters may not be shown live

Masters chairman Billy Payne was not available for comment Thursday. But a source in Augusta said there "absolutely" is the possibility Woods will play outside live TV coverage. ESPN’s Wildhack also was not available to amplify on his aforementioned prepared statement, but an ESPN source said "it is true" that Woods could play before TV coverage commences.

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3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22163 2010-03-19T12:19:00Z 2010-03-19T13:20:52Z Bo College Ball's Talent Deficit (and Why It Doesn't Matter)
The sheer ability of players on the floor is down, but March is as mad as ever

The biggest difference on the court is the dearth of top post players. This season, there were no players taller than 6-foot-8 on the All-Big Ten, Pac-10 or Atlantic Coast Conference first teams. All the big men are "now playing on the perimeter," Mr. Anderson says. "And if you find one of those great post guys, they're definitely one-and-done or at most two-and-done," that is, leaving the college game after their first or second year.

WSJ.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22162 2010-03-19T12:16:00Z 2010-03-19T13:17:30Z Bo Upsets take tourney to new level

Of course, if Thursday was any indication, Big East teams can't be comfortable on Friday. Four more of them are in action, including regular-season champion Syracuse, the No. 1 seed in the West. The Orange play 16th-seeded Vermont in Buffalo, N.Y.

Of course, most college basketball fans remember what happened the last time the Orange and Catamounts met.

Have you ever heard of T.J. Sorrentine?

ESPN.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22161 2010-03-19T12:14:00Z 2010-03-19T13:15:08Z Bo Leach says he'll return to college game

Mike Leach is far from the world he knew in landlocked Lubbock.

Instead of preparing for spring practice at Texas Tech, the former Red Raiders coach is enjoying fishing, exploring and meeting the people in Key West, Fla., where he and his family moved after he was fired in late December.

And although he sounds contented with the laid-back lifestyle in the Florida enclave, there is still much unresolved in Leach's life: He has sued Texas Tech over his dismissal, his furniture is in storage and his house in Lubbock is not yet sold.

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3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22160 2010-03-19T12:11:00Z 2010-03-19T13:12:23Z Bo Michigan-Notre Dame set as Big House's night debut

The game is set for Sept. 10, 2011, and new Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said he expects an unprecedented atmosphere at Michigan Stadium for the latest chapter in the rivalry between two of college football's most storied programs. "For us, it's an experiment," he said Thursday. "If all goes well, we'd like to have one game a year at night at Michigan Stadium."

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3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22159 2010-03-19T11:48:00Z 2010-03-19T12:50:05Z Bo Day 1 at the Dance: It was Utter Madness

Was this the best first day ever in an NCAA tournament? I’ve covered six of them, can remember 22, and this was the craziest. Eight of the 16 games went down to the final possession, the best being the Danero Thomas two-dribble buzzer-beater that lifted Murray State over Vanderbilt. Seven lower seeds won, the most improbable being No. 14 Ohio — the nine-seed in the MAC tournament! — knocking off No. 3 Georgetown in a game that didn’t come close to the final possession, because the Bobcats were dominant. It made for a phenomenal day of television. Keeping tabs on it from New Orleans Arena was its own form of madness.

SI.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22158 2010-03-19T11:45:00Z 2010-03-19T12:47:04Z Bo Urban Meyer owes us all an explanation

Gators coach Urban Meyer spoke for six minutes following the first practice of the spring in Gainesville, pursing his lips every time someone asked how he felt.

In fact, Meyer stared down anybody who even attempted to pose the "How are you feeling?" question.

Sorry coach Meyer, but you owe us all an explanation.

OrlandoSentinel.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22157 2010-03-19T11:28:00Z 2010-03-19T12:29:20Z Bo Best player in NFL draft field?

But how many times has a player been told it's time to leave campus pronto because things will be easier in the NFL?

That's basically the counsel University of Tennessee safety Eric Berry received from his defensive coordinator, Monte Kiffin, after the 2009 season.

"Monte told me I'd be a fool to come back," Berry said at the scouting combine.

The evidence would seem to support Kiffin's position.

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3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22156 2010-03-19T11:22:00Z 2010-03-19T12:24:13Z Bo Who should play with Tiger at Masters?

For pure theater, why not make Y.E. Yang part of the threesome? He dealt Tiger his first loss in a major championship when Tiger took at least a share of the lead into the final round. Yang ended the streak at 14 with his last-round heorics in last year's PGA Championship. If Yang wasn't bothered then, he won't be bothered at the 2010 Masters.

Or, seeing as it's going to be crazy anyway, why not make it Phil Mickelson and Ryo Ishikawa? Mickelson and Tiger played together last year in the final round in front of fans 10 deep all around the course, so nothing would be different. Remember, no one is allowed inside ropes except players and caddies. As for Ryo, the guy is 18 but he has ice in his veins. And his hair is already spiked, so if he gets spooked and his hair jumps skyward, we won't know.

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3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22155 2010-03-19T11:10:00Z 2010-03-19T12:13:08Z Bo NCAA madness: Can Friday top Thursday?

Eddie: The afternoon set in Spokane. OK, it probably won't surprise anyone who's really been paying attention if Siena knocks off a depleted Purdue squad. Utah State might be more of a flyer in their all-Aggie matchup to follow, but Texas A&M won't overwhelm USU physically, and the Utah Aggies have a significant advantage at the free-throw line.

Tim: I picked just two upsets on my bracket for Friday: Louisville over Cal and Siena over Purdue. That's it. I know, nothing too sexy there. My flyer for the day -- but one which I couldn't pull the trigger on in the bracket -- is Oakland. Wouldn't be stunned if they beat Pitt.

USAToday.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22154 2010-03-19T11:08:00Z 2010-03-19T12:09:53Z Bo Dolphins' Chad Henne on Tim Tebow: 'He's not an NFL quarterback'

Tebow, showing off his overhauled throwing motion to NFL talent evaluators for the first time, drew positive reviews. NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock called Tebow's improvement "ridiculous."

But Henne remains skeptical of the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner.

He told WQAM radio in Miami:

"My judgement is that he's not an NFL quarterback. I'll leave it at that."

USAToday.com
3/18/10 ]]> tag:yallsports.com,2010:/2.22153 2010-03-19T11:03:00Z 2010-03-19T12:08:20Z Bo Madness of March on Full Display Day One of NCAA Tourney

With 16 games being played on day one, only a handful were without drama near the end as the madness of March was on full display. This could have been one of the best opening rounds in recent memory full of upsets, overtimes, and broken streaks.

While there are 16 more games left to be played in the first round, let us not forget the great things we saw on day one.

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