As Andrew Sullivan would say, Know Hope: The Seahawks still do not have an agreement [with Pete Carroll] despite widespread reports, but are closing in on a coaching contract, according to a league official with direct knowledge of Seattle’s coaching search. The official told The Associated Press Saturday the team is in “discussions” with Carroll and does not plan on… Read more »
It sounds like the annual postseason ritual of Pete-Carroll-to-the-NFL rumors is more than just rumors this year. The L.A. Times is reporting that he’s gone, or damn close to gone: “the Seahawks and Carroll are close to a deal, which is believed to be a five-year contract to become president and head coach at $7 million a year.” The Daily… Read more »
Pat Forde makes the case: Where would you rank the following team going into the 2010 season? It is coming off a 14-0 season capped by a victory in a BCS bowl. It returns 21 of 22 starters from a team that finished the 2009 season ranked in the top five. It loses the fewest graduating players in the entire… Read more »
The final AP and coaches polls are out, and Boise State is ranked #4 in both, behind #1 Alabama, #2 Texas and #3 Florida. It was quite close for the #2-4 spots: 1399 to 1370 to 1366 in the AP poll; 1360 to 1323 to 1312 in the coaches poll. Joe Lieberman circa 2004 might call it “a three-way split… Read more »
Doug Mataconis, a 41-year-old attorney in Bristow, Virginia, won the 5th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest tonight by correctly picking the BCS champion, Alabama. Mataconis, pictured at right in his Facebook and Twitter profile photo, is an alumnus of Rutgers and George Mason, a blogger at Below the Beltway and The Liberty Papers, and a prolific tweeter…. Read more »
Official start time is 6:00 PM Mountain Time, but I’m “launching” early so people can start chatting, if they so choose. Liveblogging will begin in earnest at 6. If you see a triangular “play” button, click it to get started. Then, to join the “chat,” you’ll need to click the icons next to where it says “Login to comment during… Read more »
David K. (Texas) vs. Mataconis (Bama) Pick ’em Contest co-leaders David K. and Doug Mataconis picked different teams in tonight’s BCS Title Game — David predicted a Texas win, Doug an Alabama win — so all of the contestants 1 point back are mathematically eliminated, and it’s a two-man race for the 5th annual contest championship, to be settled based… Read more »
2009 may have been Taylor Swift’s best year ever, but Beyonce had one of the best years of all time. OF ALL TIME!!!
Heading into the final game of college football season — the BCS title game between Florida and Alabama tomorrow night — David K. and Doug Mataconis are tied for the lead in the 5th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest with 21-12 prediction records, and six contestants — Esteban Coca, Jon Schuman, Neil Waechter, Charles Fenwick, Brandon Allen,… Read more »
Stop by tonight at 6:00 PM Mountain Time (8pm Eastern) for a Living Room Times live blog/chat during the BCS “National Championship” Game!
