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2. Lorenzo Booker's last game in a Seminole uniform.
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4. Buster Davis giving his all (as usual) in his last game as a Nole.
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6. Applauding Chris Davis in his last time in Garnet and Gold.
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8. Riding San Francisco's famous cable cars.
9. Great seafood on Fisherman's Wharf.
10. And did we mention? 
Dumpdorrell.com is about more than ousting UCLA's head coach. It's written by hardcore Bruin fans who bleed pale blue and gold. So we hit them with some of the big questions Seminole fans are asking about our Emerald Bowl opponent. They didn't shy away from giving frank answers.
Q: We hear the Bruins are practicing hard. Why is Dorrell taking this
game so seriously?
A: Dorrell and the team are practicing hard. The reason is not the game itself, but next year's season. If we win this bowl game we will go into next year with a lot of momentum, a senior heavy team, and a sweet schedule. We are losing only 3 starters next year. 14 of our returning starters are going to be seniors and we will have 20 seniors total on the team with most having had significant playing time. Our schedule next year is also easier, with our toughest opponents in and out of conference at home (Cal, Oregon, Notre Dame). The only game on our schedule that will be a challenge is at USC. If we lose to FSU we have lost all momentum and the talk will be about how bad this team did this year, how poorly coached they are, and how the epic USC win was an exception.
Q: Has the UCLA ground game faced a really stout run defense?
A: Yes, contrary to popular opinion the Pac-10 has some good rush defenses. USC is ranked #17, we are ranked #12, and Oregon State is ranked #19. Arizona St. and Washington St. have very good rush defenses as well but aren't in the top 25. Some may think there may be some fluff in those stats because the Pac-10 is a passing conference, but the top three programs have held their own in non-conference play as well. Southern Cal shut our run game down. The only reason why we reached 120 rushing against them is because they left our 
QB Pat Cowen unguarded on pass plays. He accounted for half our rushing yards on scrambles. If FSU wants to shut down our running game you have to have a linebacker shadow Cowan and make him a passer only. USC did that after Cowan single-handedly put our only TD on the board against them with 72 yards rushing on a 91-yd. drive. Our only other back that is dangerous is freshman standout Chane Moline. He is a big burly small yardage guy that will break through the line on key downs. RB Chris Markey is on and off and can be caught from behind pretty easily. We will not beat you with our running game.
Q: What kind of speed and size do the WR's have?
A: Our WR corps is disappointing to say the least. They aren't
tall (6 ft to 6'2), especially quick fast or quick, or sure handed. There are a lot of dropped passes still at this point in the year, mistakes on routes (our 2 passing TDs against ND were both mistaken routes), and we just can't seem to get any separation. It's disappointing because head coach Karl Dorrell was a WR at UCLA (a good one), coached WR in college and the pros (for the much celebrated Broncos offense) and was touted as an offensive guru. He hasn't recruited one top receiver in his 4 years.
Q: FSU's main offensive weapon is 6'-6" WR Greg Carr who outjumps smaller DBs. How big are the guys in the Bruins secondary?
A: Our secondary is small and has been burned by tall receivers all year, except by USC. If you have a QB that can place it right and good receivers then you can do what Oregon, Washington State and Notre Dame did to us. Junior CB Rodney Van (5'11'') is our most picked on defender. Our star defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker has been publicly challenging him all year to play better. He even benched himself one game. We have a freshman stud CB in Alterraun Verner, Freshman Player of the Year in the conference, but he is only 5'10 and gets burned as well. Our safeties, Dennis Keyes (6'1") and Chris Horton (6'2") are taller and very good but teams stay away from them by running the corner routes against our cover 2 and cover 1 defenses, keeping them out of plays. If your OC does his homework he will follow the lead of the teams I mentioned. Our weakest link in our defense is the pass, and our weakest link in our pass defense is the corner and over the top plays. If Carr is good, he will be the key to winning the game offensively for you guys.
Q: Will UCLA blitz often to rattle FSU Quarterback(s)?
A: Absolutely. It has been our M.O. If you have a weak and/or young QB we will attack him from the first play. Bank it. One of Pete Carroll's biggest mistakes, and least discussed, was his first play call from scrimmage. He called a short pass play down the middle. Mistake. He played right into our game plan. DC DeWayne Walker had in mind weeks ago to blitz USC QB John Booty the very first chance we got and put him on the ground, even risking a late hit penalty. Well, we got our wish and put him on the ground the very first play, sending weakside LB Reggie Carter on a stealth blitz and put Booty on the ground. Carter stood over him and said, "Get used to it. It's coming all day." Booty was rattled and never got in a rhythm. After the game, USC's tall receivers said they were getting open, but when they looked at the QB he was already on the ground or had already thrown the ball. Expect the same. DC Walker will not allow your QB to get a chance to get the ball to Carr, so he'll shorten the time he has to do that with all kinds of disguised blitzes.
Q: We see a defensive struggle with the D being the strength for both teams. How about you?
A: Absolutely. The key to winning may simply be who turns the ball over less and special teams. Our defenses may score more points than our offenses.
Q: Has UCLA rectified the cause of its four-game mid-season losing streak?
A: No. We did shore up defensive issues. But we still have no offense. We scored against OSU and ASU by fixing our defensive play (key stops and turnovers). What little offense we did muster came as a result of quick strikes after demoralizing turnovers by the opposition, or because our defense put us in good field position where it was difficult not to score. With USC, our only offense as we mentioned was Pat Cowen's one drive where he ran for 72 yards of a 91 yard drive, scrambling. Our offense often has short drives and has to settle for FGs. Our MVP is our kicker SR Justin Medlock. Sure he is All-America, but he is the nation's top kicker because we can't score. Head coach Karl Dorrell is earning a reputation as a "kicker's coach."
Q: Coach Dorrell guided the team to a win over your biggest rival, USC? Do you still think he should be dumped?
A: Yes, we think Dorrell still needs to go. He ended his 4th year 7-5, with no
discernible progress from year 1. The defense in his first year was ranked higher than this year's defense, although this year's defense is getting all the press because of the USC win. Dorrell has only 1 big victory in his 4 years here and that was the last game against USC. He is 1-10 on the road against teams with a winning record. I could go on with other similar stats but you get the picture. Had we lost the USC game he would have been fired. A UCLA beat reporter for the LA Daily News reported that Steve Mariucci was contacted prior to the USC game about Dorrell's job. Mooch is not who we want, but it indicated that our AD Dan Guerrero put feelers out there and most certainly he would have contacted others. But the job inquiries were contingent on UCLA losing to USC, reportedly. Because of the win, Dorrell is pretty much secure. A loss to FSU would definitely hurt him but he most likely will keep his job. We at DD predicted on ESPN radio during an interview weeks ago that next season is his last. At first, broadcasters thought we were insane. But since our prediction there have been many news reports to that effect. The reason: Next year we return all those senior starters, losing only 3 starters total, and we have an easier schedule. Any coach can win 9 games with this team next year, and Dorrell will do that. Then he will seek an NFL job - his very public dream. He won't win the conference and that could get him fired. The following season, 2008, we lose nearly every starter ... Dorrell won't risk coming back to another mediocre season to be fired for certain and never get a shot at an NFL job.
by Bill from Tampa
Before the game and with the team about to break
for Christmas Leonard Hamilton wondered if his Seminoles would commit to playing a forty minute game. For the first five minutes it looked FSU was not, as the St. Peters Peacocks took a 9-3 lead on a layup off the inbound play against a flat footed defense.
But when Jerel Allen nailed a three pointer at the 14:18 mark the basket seemed to spark the ‘Noles to life and propel FSU to an easy 76-63 victory.
The Peacocks utilized a 2-3 zone defense for the entire game that caused early difficulties for the ‘Noles in the form of numerous turnovers and an ineffective offense as Florida State did not take a
shot for the first several minutes. Allen’s three was the first basket of the game for FSU.
“It was good for us to go forty minutes against the zone” Hamilton said afterwards. “At times we attacked it well and will need that experience as we go into the Providence game next week.”
That was reflected in the improved shooting from behind the arc with FSU connecting on 7 of 15 three pointers.
The coach was not entirely pleased however. The miscues were a major issue. “Sixteen turnovers versus a zone defense is an area that has plagued us” commented Hamilton.
Five Seminoles scored in double digits lead by Al Thornton’s 14 points. Isaiah Swann had a good game shooting adding 12 points to go along with 6 rebounds. Ralph Mims and Casaan Breeden both scored 11 and Jason Rich added 10 points.
Thornton was worth price of the ticket alone with two highlight reel baskets and two blocked shots three quarters of the way thru in first half. The senior wowed the crowd with a NBA type under the rim back to the basket move with a defender hanging on him putting some English on the ball for the two points plus the foul. Later he added a slam dunk off the alley oop. In between the buckets Thornton defied gravity in dramatically swatting away a Quentin Martin shot.
With the Seminole offense struggling early, St Peters didn’t give FSU much chance to get in rhythm as the Peacocks would run the shot clock on every possession. Fortunately FSU was able to draw many fouls, getting into the bonus situation at the 13:03 mark.
After trading leads for the next few minutes Mims’ three pointer opened up an 18-14 lead that began to give the ‘Noles some space. Thornton and Breeden’s back to back three balls with roughly one minute remaining in the half gave FSU a 40-29 lead.
Raul Orta’s traditional three point play closed the scoring and the ‘Noles took a 40-31 lead to the locker room.
Again Hamilton emphasized coming out strong to start the second half and the players responded. Rich found Uche Echefu under the basket for a quick basket. Swann connected on a three from above the key. Rich added two free throws. After Toney Douglas nailed a three ball from the right wing on a nice assist from Swann, the Peacocks found themselves in a hole 50-33 forcing St Peters to call timeout to slow the run.
It didn’t work as St Peters never got closer than 12 points and were down by as many as 21 before Hamilton started bringing in freshman point guard Josue Soto, and walk-ons Matt Zitani, and Brian Hoff. The Peacocks were able to whittle away some of the deficit but never threatened the Seminoles.
After allowing St Peters to shoot 48% in the first half, the Seminole defense locked down, allowing just 36% in the second.
Another area of big concern for Hamilton was rebounding. The ‘Noles were out rebounded badly 42-25.
Hamilton addressed the issue saying “we have got to be more aggressive to be more effective rebounding the ball." He added, “In this area I am very concerned."
That falls mostly to the frontcourt of Echefu and Ryan Reid who combined for just 6 boards. Hamilton defended Reid somewhat saying while not very ill he was not 100%. “Uche seemed to lose some energy with some easy shots by St Peters.”
Still the head coach complimented his 11-2 team as they close out the out of conference portion of the schedule next Friday against Providence in Tampa. “We showed signs of being an outstanding team. We just need to work out a few bugs.”
A stubborn Coastal Carolina team would not go away. But Florida State managed to make enough plays to hold off the feisty Chanticleers Thursday night to win by the score of 78-65.
Even though the outcome was in favor of the Seminoles, Coach Leonard Hamilton couldn’t say he was all that pleased with his team’s performance. “We needed a little humility” the head coach said after the game obviously referring to the closeness of the game and final score.
Hamilton acknowledged his team did not bring it for all forty minutes and was disappointed with the second period performance. Giving a back-handed criticism to his team Hamilton said “They (Coastal Carolina) simply executed better than we did in the second half."
Fortunately FSU was the more athletic team overall and found ways to get to the free throw line. The ‘Noles went to the line 21 times connecting on 16 while Coastal was just 4-7 from the charity stripe.
Florida State nearly went the first half without committing a foul but picked up two late in the half.
FSU struggled in the second half to make baskets. For more than four minute stretch after the ‘Noles built an 18 point lead good looking shots would go in and out of the cylinder.
Again fortunately for FSU Al Thornton, Toney Douglas, and Jason Rich struggled very little. Thornton scored 21 points on 6-8 from the floor with 8 of 10 free throws. Douglas was 8 of 12 for 17 points and Rich 50% adding 15.
The Achilles heel for FSU however was three point shooting. With Coastal Carolina employing a 2/3 zone and often a 1-3-1 that really caused problems, the ‘Noles could not break the zone converting just 4 of 18 three balls.
Meanwhile it was Coastal’s perimeter shooting (9-22) that kept them in the game. Joshua Mack’s three pointer from NBA range pulled the Chanticleers to within six, 69-63, with only 3:35 left.
FSU started off the game well enough. On the strength of dribble penetration and several mid-range jumpers the ‘Noles were able to get out to a 25-13 lead at the 8:40 mark.
The highlight play during that period was Ralph Mims drive into the lane dishing off to a cutting Isaiah Swann along the left baseline to give FSU an 18-9 lead.
But three straight baskets in transition by Carolina closed the gap just one minute later. Moses Sonko’s rebound and coast to coast made the score 27-20.
Defensively Hamilton could not have been pleased as Carolina was shooting 53% at that point.
The Seminoles stretched out the lead to 39-28 with Thornton the main contributor scoring six points most of which were at the free throw line. Mack canned a three to bring it back to an eight point margin. But Ryan Reid answered with a put back and Douglas nailed a 12 foot jumper with four seconds left to give FSU a 43-31 halftime lead.
After the intermission FSU seemed temporarily confused by the 1-3-1 look Carolina came out with. Steven Sexton’s three in transition from the right corner made it 45-36.
But FSU rattled off nine straight points starting with Thornton’s three from the right wing and ending with the play of the game when Ralph Mims stole the ball dribbled down the court and lobbed an alley-oop to Thornton for the slam dunk.
With the score 54-36 and 16:02 to play, FSU looked to have finally gotten control of the game for good. However that seemed to a turning point for the better for Carolina.
FSU could not buy a basket. For almost six minutes all the ‘Noles could muster offensively was a single free throw. Jack Leasure scored two three pointers the second of which had Jerel Allen chasing him back and forth along the baseline until Leasure finally worked himself open in the right corner.
The Chanticleers had closed the score to 55-48 and despite Hamilton calling a couple of timeouts he could not seem to get his team back on track.
Using his next to last timeout of the game however Hamilton employed a strategy of going small. The guard heavy lineup went on an 8-0 run to give FSU a 63-48 lead at the 8:02 mark.
Even after Thornton stole the inbound pass from Joseph Harris taking it the distance for the slam and a 67-53 lead Coastal would still not go away easily. Leasure scored five quick points on a set shot three pointer and a breakaway layup off a FSU turnover.
The Seminoles helped again when Douglas was called for a 5 second violation trying to inbound he ball. Shortly after that Mack hit his NBA range three to make it 69-63 with plenty of time remaining.
Hamilton called his last timeout to set the strategy. That was obviously take care of the ball and play tough defense.
FSU didn’t commit another turnover while Douglas canned an 18 foot jump shot and added a layup off a steal seconds later. Thornton added a block of Sonko’s attempted layup and Swann, driving the ball in, found Mims in the right corner for a wide open three with 1:10 left to seal the game.
Carolina could only score one more basket to make the final margin 78-65.
The Seminole defense locked down when it counted in holding Coastal to just 46% for the game while the offense connected on 51% despite the 22% from behind the arc.
Credit goes to Florida State in not stumbling against a team good enough to get the upset. The Tribe will have to execute a little better though as the tougher part of the schedule approaches.
Florida State’s last game before the Christmas break is Saturday against St Peter’s at the Civic Center. Tip off is at noon.
What's holding up a deal with Jimbo Fisher as FSU's new Offensive Coordinator? Look no further than Nick Saban. According to syndicated radio host and former coach Max Howell, Bama will be offering Saban a deal he can't refuse on Dec. 31st, immediately after the Dolphins final game of the year.
If Saban takes the job, Fisher would be his first choice as Bama's O.C. where he would have full control of the offense. But if Nick takes his time to decide? Then Jimbo would have to fish or cut bait with FSU. Recruiting season will be in full-swing and the Noles can't afford to wait. The incentive for Jimbo at FSU is a shot at becoming head coach in two or three years when Bowden steps down — an opportunity he wouldn't get at Bama.
Why would Saban return to the college game? Howell hears that Nick hates the NFL and his wife hates Miami. In fact, earlier this month Birmingham News columnist Ray Melick wrote: "If [they're] willing to wait until the NFL season is over, Alabama has a chance to get Nick Saban. People who have been around Saban say now that he has been back in the NFL, he has expressed regret over leaving the college game. They say Saban has come to believe the college game is more rewarding, because of the chance to teach and impact lives. If Saban isn't enjoying himself, if he doesn't make the playoffs and for whatever reason thinks next year might be his last year anyway, why not make the jump now?"
Howell also told ChantRant that if Saban doesn't take the job, Bama's back-up is Rick Neuheisel. According to Howell, Neuheisel — currently QB Coach of the Ravens — is tight with some of Alabama's Board of Trustees. We'll continue to cover the Tide's soap opera for one big reason: our game on Sept. 29th next year.
With "defensive struggle" already penciled in for the Emerald Bowl — now just one week away — San Francisco weather is brewing up a potentially miserable day for players and fans. Check out the Weather Channel forecast here. And let's hope that Santa brings us better conditions and a faster track for the game. The Noles need every positive factor possible to score enough points to avoid a losing season.
by Bill from Tampa
Coming off a week of final exams and little practice it was expected that Florida State’s offense might be a little out of sync. That wasn’t exactly the case as the ‘Noles’ defense in the first half left much to be desired against the visiting High Point Panthers.
That changed dramatically in the second half with FSU’s defense clamping down leading to a 30-5 run over twelve minutes of the period. The Panthers at one point went 8:04 without scoring a point.
Lead by Al Thornton’s 22 points, the ‘Noles easily pulled away for a 81-64 victory.
The margin did not reflect how much FSU dominated in the second half. The Panthers, a good shooting team, basically matched the Seminoles shot for shot shooting 50% over the first half and trailed by two just points only because Thornton canned his third straight three pointer right before the buzzer to take back the lead for FSU.
“In the first half we did not have as much energy as we should have,” said Leonard Hamilton. “We just were not in a defensive rhythm.”
In the second half though FSU used its defense to create offense with numerous steals and blocked shots in holding the Panthers to just 41% for the game.
It helped that the ‘Noles did a better job at controlling the boards. Down by three in that statistic, FSU grabbed four more boards in the second period to finish 38-37.
In that category Uche Echefu provided the impetus pulling down 12 boards with 5 offensive rebounds. “We need to have him rebound more and tonight he stepped up," Hamilton added.
Echefu also added 11 points with two three balls to his credit.
Thornton joined the 1,000 point club moving in to 38th place on the all-time scoring list. Fittingly his 1,001 point came on the three ball right before his buzzer beater in the first half.
Shooting 0-9 from behind the arc in his previous three games, the senior forward was 3-5 for the game. Said Hamilton, “Al works as hard as anyone else at three point shooting.”
Also joining Thornton and Echefu in double figures was Toney Douglas and Jason Rich with 15 and 10 points respectively.
Every time the ‘Noles eked out a lead, the Panthers would work their way back to trail by just one or two points. Twice in the first half FSU stretched out to a nine point lead but sloppy play allowed High Point to close the gap and stay close.
“We knew this team was a little better than most people knew”, commented FSU’s head coach.
Panther coach Wally Lundy would not allow FSU to go on extended runs calling timeouts to stem the momentum. The strategy paid off in the first half.
Jerald Minnis, cousin of former FSU wide receiver Snoop Minnis, hit a basket with thirteen seconds left in the half to give High Point its second and last lead of the game, 41-40.
Thornton’s heroics quickly erased that lead.
Increased intensity by the defense gave FSU several opportunities for quick baskets. Seconds after his offensive put back, Echefu’s blocked shot gave Isaiah Swann an easy transition layup. Douglas finished off a steal with another layup.
Thornton forced another turnover by High Point and was fouled on the play. It proved to be the turning point in the game. After Thornton made the first free throw, Lundy was called for a technical foul. Thornton calmly sank all four attempts that gave FSU a 55-44 lead at the 16:05 mark.
High Point would score just one basket over the next eight minutes as an aggressive man to man Seminole defense produced several more steals by Thornton, Swann, and Jerel Allen and fast break baskets.
After another transition layup by Allen and an offensive putback by Echefu, FSU lead 73-46 with less than eight minutes to play.
High Point cut into the margin in the last couple of minutes as FSU cleared the bench. Along with Matt Zitani and Brian Hoff, Josue Soto saw his first playing time of the season logging four minutes.
Soto was thought to be redshirting this season. While Hamilton did not address the issue in the radio post game show he did say that “while not totally ready, we saw an opportunity for some minutes and to get him some confidence”. Calling him a “smart, heady player” Hamilton wanted have Soto gain some experience as the ACC portion of the schedule approached just in case.
Hamilton also singled out backup point guard Ralph Mims play saying he played “a tremendous floor game” in running the team.
For the game FSU shot 49% from the floor and continued its league leading shooting at the line connecting on 74%. FSU was 7-22 from behind the arc.
Also of note was the 9 blocked shots.
That did not seem to impress the coach however calling them a “surprise”. “Hopefully we don’t have to rely on that and instead
reinforce our defensive principles to prevent the ball from getting inside.”
Next up for the 9-2 ‘Noles is Coastal Carolina. The 4-5 Chanticleers lost Monday night to Charleston 70-49. Tip off is at 7:00 PM and there is no TV for the game.
After four seasons covering UCLA for the L.A. Daily News, Brian Dohn knows Bruin football. He took time
out from his daily coverage duties to answer some questions about the Noles vs. Bruins matchup. By the way, you can keep up with UCLA's Emerald Bowl preparations by reading Brian's articles, and his Bruin Blog.
ChantRant: It appears the Bruins got stronger at the end of the season, beating USC and Arizona State. Is that true, and if so, why?
Brian: Certainly, UCLA played its best football the last three games, 
and I'm throwing Oregon State into the mix. The biggest reason is the defense played well. Very well. Their tackling was solid, and the blown coverages were limited.
Another key was the defensive pressure, which centered on heavy blitzing and trust in the cornerbacks in man-to-man coverage. Offensively, UCLA was pretty much the same. The Bruins drove between the 30s, but stalled many times and had to settle for field goals.
ChantRant: After beating their biggest rival, can UCLA perform like that against FSU? Or is the Emerald Bowl more of a reward of a fun trip with a game attached?
Brian: 
I think the best thing for UCLA is playing a school with the reputation of Florida State. I know the Seminoles aren't as good as they usually are, but after playing bowl games against WAC and Mountain West schools, the Bruins are fired up to be playing a big-name program. That said, I do not think it is possible to bring the intensity UCLA had in the USC game, and for obvious reason. It's like asking Florida State to bring the same intensity as it brings for Miami or Florida.
ChantRant: Did QB Patrick Cowan come of age in the USC game, and can he repeat the performance against FSU? Can he handle pressure in the pocket, especially if linebackers don't allow him to run?
Brian: I don't think Cowan came of age. He simply did what he's been doing since taking over the starting role. He completed about 50 percent of his passes, made a couple of nice throws
and then some that made you shake your head. He had one strong running drive against USC, and that ended in a touchdown. However, USC coach Pete Carroll made the quick adjustment by putting a linebacker on him as a spy, and Cowan didn't do too much with his feet after that. The biggest thing Cowan did was not turn the ball over, which caused USC to drive for touchdowns rather than have 30- and 40-yard drives.
ChantRant: Will Dorrell attack FSU the way he did USC, with stout defense and ball control keyed by Cowan's ability to run?
Brian: Yes, I think that will be the game plan. Cowan with some rollouts where he can run or dump the ball to his fullback or tight end, running back Chris Markey with some tough running between the tackles and a heavy blitzing defense behind coordinator DeWayne Walker. He tried to play conservative cover-2s in the middle portion of the season and his secondary got picked apart. UCLA isn't a great blitzing team, but the linebackers should do enough to put pressure on Florida State's quarterbacks.
ChantRant has learned that the Tuscaloosa braintrust, after being rebuffed by Rich Rodriguez, has turned its attention to a new list of candidates for the Tide head coaching job. They include:
1. Forrest Gump - Who better than one of the fastest, most quotable, and best-loved players ever to wear the Crimson and White? Truly, Forrest epitomizes everything great about the Tide pigskin tradition. And think what a great "first lady" Jenny will be, as she helps Forrest restore an air of dignity to the position not seen since the days of The Bear.
2. Hayden Fox - 
This up-and-comer has gained a reputation as a proven winner after putting the Minnesota State Screaming Eagles on the college football map. Hiring Fox means a package deal for Bama, as he brings his trusted assistants Luther and Dauber to form a solid foundation for the staff. Best of all, put a houndstooth hat on the tall, stern Fox and he's practically a dead-ringer (sorry, poor choice of words) for Bear Bryant.
3. Mike Price - Don't laugh. All reports say that Price is a changed man since slinking off to UTEP. So if he was a good enough to walk in the footsteps of The Bear a few years ago, why not a second chance? Why should a few silly lap dances get in the way of making Bryant-Denny rock like it's 1973?
Reached after his daily radio show on 620
The Bull in Raleigh, Logan said bull to any rumors about him and FSU. Here's the gist of our interview with the former ECU coach.
ChantRant: Coach, any truth to the rumors about you being a candidate for the O.C. job at FSU?
Logan: "Lord have mercy, where in the world did you get that? That's kinda fantastic. I don't know anybody down there, to be honest with you."
ChantRant: Well, you know Dave Hart, the Athletic Director.
Logan: "Yes, I do. Dave and I worked together three or four years. But that ain't coaching."
ChantRant: If you got a call about the job, would you be interested?
Logan: "Well, that doesn't even get a 'no comment.' That's just off the radar screen for both parties, I'm afraid."
ChantRant: Are you committed to return to the NFL-Europe to coach quarterbacks again next year?
Logan: "Yeah, I'm under contract there and that's what I do, develop quarterbacks. Been doing it for three years. I've had a lot of success with those youngsters, and it's an awfully good job."
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