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http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8756418/former-big-east-commissioner-says-big-east-defections-were-inevitable

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/big_east_basketball_only_schools_c2PMii2vTg8twF80US3G6H

http://www.footballscoop.com/news/8364-the-scoop-on-skip-holtz-to-louisiana-tech

HOORAY for ME!

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8735330/big-east-direction-concerns-conference-catholic-schools-sources-say

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20121208/SPORTS12/312080085/WKU-football-coach-Willie-Taggart-decides-return-roots-heads-South-Florida?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports

South Florida: Fox Sports is reporting that Houston Nutt will interview for the head coaching job. Sources tell us that there is tremendous interest in this job.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8708294/butch-jones-cincinnati-bearcats-coach-meet-school-president-future

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8709694/bret-bielema-head-coach-wisconsin-badgers-accepts-position-coach-arkansas-razorbacks-source

I Guess it is what it is, when you need a job, take it.

http://www.courier-journal.com/

http://www.bcinterruption.com/2012/11/19/3667176/acc-expansion-uconn-louisville-cincinnati-south-florida

http://blog.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/2012/11/a_move_to_the_acc_could_bring.html

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8633324/acc-orange-bowl-finalize-12-year-deal-sources-sayDeal

Woven into the very fabric of the U.S. Constitution is the recognition of certain basic civil and political rights. Called the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments in our Constitution guarantee the right to free speech, the right to assemble, the right to religious practice, the right to legal representation and trial, etc. These rights are bedrock. They have been contested, abrogated and ignored at different times throughout our history. Different groups of people in the last 200 years have suffered the absolute denial of some of these bedrock rights. Nonetheless, the Bill of Rights represents some of the best of the American experience: its heart. What have not been foundational are those principles and rights which finally do make a society truly healthy and whole: those social and economic rights which put flesh on a theoretical political equality. These fundamental rights often are not even imagined, let alone identified and guaranteed. Indeed, the mere assumption of economic rights is often vilified. While we might defend a person’s right to speak, we do not often even imagine that that person has a right to eat. We have made great strides ensuring these civil rights. Economically, however, we are still living a Darwinian world: power goes to the victor. Rights are not factored in. This is apparent today. In 2012 our society is as greatly stratified as it was in the early years of the 20th century. The income and wealth gaps today rival those of those early decades as wealth and power once again have become increasingly concentrated into the hands of a very few. Our strides are backwards. The numbers tell one story. Today the poorest 60 percent of Americans in real dollars has lost wealth in the last 20 years. The top 5 percent has gained over 40 percent. The top 1 percent has more wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined. And the 400 wealthiest individuals on the Forbes 400 list have more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans. Yet they do not tell the other “story,†the personal ones, the countless stories with faces and bodies of children, family, kin, the stories told in wrinkles, tears, stress, heartbreak, anger and illness, the stories of individuals and families struggling against the odds: foreclosures on homes, illness and death due to inaccessibility to medical care, families trapped in chronic and generational poverty, homelessness, disappearing Main Streets, the flight of capital to other countries, the lives of promise neglected and ignored by economic structures that grind on according to the laws and policies only a very few appear to control and dictate. It can be argued that we are living in and blinded to an economic totalitarianism, yet tragically do not know it. And in the face of these stories, in the face of one out of 11 Jefferson County Public Schools students not having a permanent address, in the face of one out of five children living in poverty in Kentucky, in the face of consistently measuring toward the bottom of so many social indices, we nail our political, emotional and spiritual coffins shut with the assumption that the system in which we live cannot change. The system’s mantra is: “pull yourself up†or “shut up.†So, for example, though huge groups of people suffer poverty and have lived so for generations, we conclude that it is their fault and that they must change, not the systems and structures. Though millions of people are unemployed or underemployed or not receiving a sustainable and living wage, we conclude that it is their fault and that they must change, not the systems and structures. We propose a different assumption. We hold a different vision and understanding. While all people are called to assume responsibilities for themselves, their families, and their communities, still our systems and structures can and must be altered. Our systems and structures must become faithful to and guided by a deeper set of values and rights and a grander vision that calls forth our best. Not only is this a vision of the common good, but it is a vision of true health, well-being and security for all people. It is not a Democrat’s vision nor a Republican’s. It is a human vision, a common one, a common-sense one, and finally a spiritual one that spans our generations, neighborhoods, skin color, and class. It is a vision that arises out of a conviction that all persons matter, all have value, all count. And if that is so, then all deserve to be treated that way. The vision arises out of the wisdom that our lives are interconnected, that the hurting of one part truly affects all parts. It is time to consider, promote, and work for an expanded bill of rights: an Economic Bill of Rights. Simple yet profound, these rights form the basis of a fair, just, and healthy society. They can and should be afforded all people regardless of age, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, and creed. No one is disposable. To even imagine, let alone implement and defend these rights, would begin to awaken us out of stupor. What would it be like to live in a society that ensured the following? 1. The right to a useful job and to safe and dignified treatment, and the abolition of forced labor, human trafficking, and the exploitation of children. 2. The right to a sustainable, living wage with equal pay for comparable work. 3. The right to organize to ensure fair treatment. 4. The right to adequate protection during sickness, accident, disability and old age. 5. The right to decent, safe and affordable housing. 6. The right to affordable and adequate health care. 7. The right to a good education. 8. The right to a safe and clean environment. 9. The right to healthy and adequate food. 10. The right to vote. Not a Democrat’s vision, not a Republican’s, but a human one, a common-sense one, a spiritual one that has spanned the generations, a vision nurtured in all neighborhoods, skin colors and classes — a vision of true health, well-being and security for all people. Let us imagine this kind of vision for all and let us work and live for it, locally and nationally. PHIL LLOYD-SIDLE

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/pitt-big-east/pitt-legend-beano-cook-dies-657150/

The Hurricanes will be seeking their third athletic director since long-serving Paul Dee, who died in May, stepped down from his post in 2008. Eichorst, who replaced Kirby Hocutt (now at Texas Tech) in April 2011, bolted UM without warning to accept the AD job at Nebraska last Thursday. Miami likely will wait until it learns more specifically what it faces in its pending NCAA case before it names a permanent replacement for Eichorst, who will make $973,000 at Nebraska – believed to be at least twice as much as he earned at UM. “We have to find out what the end result will be with that before we know what the ongoing situation is going to be with an athletic director,†longtime UM trustee Art Hertz said Wednesday. “What guy is going to cast his future without knowing exactly what the situation is and how deep the hole is?’’

Can't edit last post but this pay is 750K.

Miami can't pay him 950K per year that Nebraska is giving him. He is making 300+K at Miami. Paul Dee was at Miami for a long time but he was a Maimi guy. That is what they should look for again.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ap-source-eichorst-resigns-miami-ad-17395692#.UG2dRk082Qw Athletics Barfknecht: Canes' A.D. might draw attention from NU In My Opinion Column by Lee Barfknecht / World-herald Staff Writer Omaha World-Herald •Miami A.D. resigns; reports have mentioned him for Nebraska job •Barfknecht: Many say NU will woo BCS-level A.D. •Shatel: Osborne's greatest legacy is going for two — in his career •Osborne laid the foundation for NU's future Related links •Tom Osborne page “So, who's the next A.D. at Nebraska?'' asked the nurse Wednesday as she pulled the flu shot needle from my arm. Wish I knew. It would save wear and tear around a lot of office space in this state. But Nebraska fans aren't the only ones with high interest in the athletic director search. The college sports grapevine is sizzling with talk about Tom Osborne stepping down after five decades in athletics. High-profile jobs like this don't open often. “They will be able to get pretty much whoever they want, I believe,'' Michigan State A.D. Mark Hollis told The World-Herald. “At the same time, you want to make sure you have the right fit so you can move forward on everything Tom has put in place. “So sometimes it's not to get the sexiest athletic director, it's to get the right athletic director. I'm confident they will.'' Ohio State's Gene Smith, overseer of the nation's largest athletic department, got to know Osborne when Smith was A.D. at Iowa State in the mid-1990s. “Tom's departure is a big loss,'' he told The World-Herald. “He has done so much for college athletics as a coach and an administrator. He's a genuinely kind, good human being.'' Following Osborne won't be easy, Smith said, but the name brand of Husker athletics will attract premium candidates. “It's a great job,'' Smith said. “It's one of the best jobs in the country.'' Neither Smith nor Hollis speculated on candidates, but one name keeps bubbling up this week in phone calls to and from sources. Shawn Eichorst at the University of Miami. Before dismissing him as a hated Hurricane, check out Eichorst's background. He knows a lot more about Big Ten snow and cold than South Beach sun. Eichorst, in his mid-40s, is a small-town Wisconsin native and a graduate of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has a law degree from Marquette, something that the guy in charge of the search — Chancellor Harvey Perlman, former dean of the NU College of Law — would notice. There's also a Big Ten/Wisconsin/Nebraska tie through Badgers A.D. Barry Alvarez. Eichorst, before going to Miami in April 2011, was Alvarez's deputy A.D. at UW for three years. So let's follow the circumstantial-evidence trail a little more. BUY THE BOOK: UNBEATABLE Click the image above to learn more about "Unbeatable: Tom Osborne and the greatest era of Nebraska football," and to preorder your copy today. Alvarez, a loyal Nebraska graduate, may think it's worth touting a potential rising star to his alma mater. Such a move also might help Alvarez extract a buddy from a messy NCAA investigation at Miami. Eichorst had nothing to do with the violations involving Miami football booster Nevin Shapiro. Alvarez told the Wisconsin school website blog “Lucas at Large'' in late summer 2011 that Eichorst likely entered the job blind. “I don't think Shawn knew that they were going to be investigated,'' Alvarez said. How will he respond? “Shawn will attack it,'' Alvarez said. “He's an analytical thinker and he's smart. He has poise under fire. I know that he won't rattle under pressure.'' What do we conclude from all that? Nothing for certain. The Nebraska search is a secretive process. The goal here is at least semi-educated speculation, not the hurling of any ol' name against the wall. The expectation among the five sources I talked to so far this week, though, is for Nebraska to hire from the outside. If so, let me cast a vote for homegrown Paul Meyers to become NU's strongest No. 2 possible. Meyers, an associate A.D., has raised more than $250 million for Husker athletics. You don't do that in this state without being smart, trustworthy, savvy and loyal, yet a truth-teller when the need arises. His talents — not just in fundraising but as a man of common sense and integrity whom Husker coaches respect — are integral to the program's success. Meyers needs a big role going forward. Besides, who better than the former Husker baseball All-American and Omaha native to help the new hire figure out the “Nebraska Way.'' Ohio State's Smith has the basics down: “Great fans, great history, great tradition — not just in football, but in other sports, too.'' Yet heavy fan interest also means intense scrutiny and powerful opinions from boosters. “But that's why it's one of the best jobs in the country, like Ohio State,'' Smith said “Now, that can cut both ways sometimes in our business. But that's what you want. You try to do things the right way and keep that passion positive.'' Michigan State's Hollis raved about Osborne's impact on the Big Ten in such a short time. “I almost had to pinch myself when I sat in an athletic directors' room with him for the first time,'' Hollis said. “Just his amazing knowledge, amazing grasp of college football and college sports overall.'' Remember, folks, this isn't some mid-level employee expressing adoration. Hollis, 50, has worked more than 25 years in athletic administration and was named Street and Smith's Sports Journal 2012 national A.D. of the year. “I feel very blessed Nebraska joined the Big Ten at a time I had a chance to be associated with him,'' Hollis said. “Wherever they go in the future, Tom has put it in a place to move it forward in a positive way.''

Arkansas has been a train wreck since Petrino left. Smith got a #10 team and they have done NOTHING. he is a one year coach.

Like he said he lied about everything. Shannon told everyone of his staff to stay away from Shapiro and I am sure he didn't know some of his assistants were involved with taking recruits to him. The three assistants, should get the biggest penalties. As for Butch Davis he ran a clean program here and I do think he was unaware about what the guy that got him in trouble was doing.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8369070/notre-dame-sports-football-hockey-acc

The Conference change was a good thing for Miami, both academic and athletic. What has hurt the CANES most are coaching changes. Had Butch Davis stayed I believe the CANES would still be a highy rated team. Coker let the conditioning slip and even though he recruited highly rated classes, they just never developed. Shannon, was a decent recruiter but not a very good head coach and the program slipped further, now it is Golden's turn and I do think he is taking this team in the right direction. As far as this weeks game, K. St. really put in us and we lost three players, one for the year. This is a very young team and they will get better each week. So we shall see.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120905/COLUMNISTS01/309050139/Tim-Sullivan-Billy-Gillispie-madman-Texas-Tech-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports