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Lane Kiffin returns to ‘SC

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Tennessee head coach and former USC assistant Lane Kiffin is going to be the next head coach at the University of Southern California after only one season at the helm of the Volunteers. His father, Monte Kiffin, will be joining him as the Defensive Coordinator. Also returning with him is Ed Orgeron. Norm Chow is rumored to be a possibility… Read more »

Crisis averted!

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The State of the Union WILL NOT pre-empt the season premiere of Lost on Februrary 2nd. We now return your to your regularly scheduled panicking about stuff that actually matters.

Complaint of the Week: So This is the New Year and I Don’t Feel Any Better

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Complaint of the Week: So This is the New Year and I Don’t Feel Any Better   It should be noted that I will not hesitate to steal song lyrics from anyone (ANYONE), even Death Cab for Cutie, if it suits my whims. I. Will. Not. Hesitate.   Moving on…   So, 2010 started a mere eight days ago and… Read more »

Complaint of the Week: Now Joining the Already Cluttered Blogging Landscape: Tim Stevens?

Hello and welcome. My name is Tim Stevens and I’ll be your host through this and (hopefully) many other editions of Complaint of the Week. This is what I call my intro column. No real content, just me subtly begging you to keep reading me. Tomorrow (or possibly later today)…that’s when the real content arrives. But please, please, please don’t… Read more »

Record industry continues to misunderstand their problem

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So, reading the BBC, and the record industry position on illegal file sharing. The long and short of it is, the record industry association is shocked that illegal file sharing isn’t decreasing. Though, given the economy and the expansion of broadband, I think they should probably just be happy it isn’t increasing exponentially. And then to further demonstrate that they… Read more »

Kelly in at Notre Dame

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ESPN is reporting that two sources have confirmed to them that Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly will be the next coach at Notre Dame. UPDATE BY BRENDAN: Now confirmed; question mark removed from headline. 🙂

Bowl picture complete (well almost)

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The BCS show was as predicted, and all the other bowl games have shaken out at this point, with one exception: the EagleBank Bowl has to wait for the result of the Army/Navy game next Saturday. If Army wins, the Black Knights will edge out the UCLA Bruins. Here’s the BCS setup: Championship: #1 Alabama vs #2 Texas Rose: #7… Read more »

Cop killer shot, killed by Seattle officer

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Maurice Clemmons, the “suspect” in Sundays execution of four Lakewood, WA police officers was shot and killed this morning by a Seattle policeman. Clemmons was found to be carrying a gun that had belonged to one of the slain officers. A number of people, including members of Clemmons family, are in police custody for allegedly aiding Clemmons in his attempts… Read more »