http://www.footballrumormill.com All the Latest from the Coaching Carousel... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Trickle down economics are alive and well in college football. With many contracts being negotiated or finalized, nearly a dozen schools in the NCAA's 120-school Football Bowl Subdivision have made deals under which they will be spending at least 38% more on their offensive or defensive coordinator in 2010 than ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/11/assistant-coaches-salaries-spiking-in-football/ Arizona State will complete its offensive transformation to a faster system using more motion and no-huddle under its new offensive coordinator, coach Dennis Erickson said. “It’s going to be a huge turning point offensively in our program,” said Erickson, going into his fourth season with the burden of 9-15 record ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/10/dennis-erickson-says-arizona-state-football-is-reaching-%e2%80%98turning-point%e2%80%99-on-offense/ Spring football practice is beginning at many universities. And after a bit of an off-season, Sen. Orrin Hatch resumed attacks Tuesday on the Bowl Championship Series, too. Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., sent a letter to BCS executive director Bill Hancock attacking — and seeking more information about ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/10/senator-orrin-hatch-launches-new-attacks-on-bcs/ (Dave) Brandon had a lot on his calendar Monday, his first day as Michigan's athletic director, but acknowledged nothing on his list of things to do was more important than his plan for Rich Rodriguez and college football's winningest program. "It's critical," Brandon said. "If you look at the annual ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/09/new-michigan-ad-football-success-is-critical/ The Fighting Irish have found a home away from home. Notre Dame may be coming to Chicago as soon as 2012. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick confirmed on Monday what has long been in the works: Soldier Field is the target venue for an off-site home game slot yet to be ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/09/irish-trying-to-host-game-at-soldier-field/ Follow FootballRumorMill.com on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fbrumormill http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/09/follow-footballrumormillcom-on-twitter/ Incoming Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said he’s seen improvements in the football program under Rich Rodriguez and won’t mandate a number of wins Rodriguez needs to keep his job. So how will Brandon evaluate Rodriguez’s performance after the season? “Much like your boss, there’s a lot of different things ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/08/rich-rodriguez-won%e2%80%99t-be-judged-on-just-wins-losses-at-michigan/ Nine million dollars. It`s the initial price tag for the University of Colorado to move from the Big 12 Conference to the Pac-10 by 2012. The biggest question from the Colorado perspective, if the Pac-10 comes calling, is whether absorbing the initial cost of switching conferences is too much or ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/08/pac-10-move-would-cost-colorado-9-million/ Mindy Brown is on a crusade to warn people about radiation from cell phones. It started after her husband, Fresno State football coach Dan Brown, developed brain cancer. Before slipping into a coma a year ago, he said “make sure everybody knows,” she said. “I promised I would.” Dan ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/08/widow-of-fresno-state-football-coach-gets-word-out-about-cell-phone-radiation/ If Rutgers was invited to the league and merely looked as if it had a chance to compete for a Big Ten title, its TV numbers would be competitive with any current member. A good part of the reason is its size. Rutgers not only has a comparable enrollment (37,000) ... http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/03/08/home-depot-motorola-ceos-are-rutgers-grads-could-help-with-big-ten-move/