View the video of the Mike Leach-inspired WSU Cougar Pirate Flag on ESPN Gameday See also: http://www.historyguy.com/sportshistory/leach_mike_coach.htm The response of among WSU Cougar football fans regarding Mike Leach’s hiring by Washington State University was immediate. Within days of Mike Leach’s hiring by Washington State, the now-famous tradition of flying the Cougar flag on ESPN Gameday took [...]
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Rumors swirling about Cougar Nation place the names of both WSU Quarterback legend Jack Thompson, and fired former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach as possible replacements should Washington State University coach Paul Wulff be fired. After a dismal tenure as the Cougar’s coach, and especially with his failure to get the Cougs into a bowl [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cam Newton Wins the 2010 Heisman Trophy
The 77th annual Heisman Trophy award winner was announced on December 11, 2010, 5 PM PT at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The finalists for the Heisman Trophy this year included Auburn’s Cam Newton, Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Oregon’s LaMichael James, and Stanford’s Andrew Luck. Cam Newton of Auburn University won the [...]
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Heisman Trophy Candidates 2010 The 77th annual Heisman Trophy award winner will be announced on December 11, 2010, 5 PM PT at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The finalists for the Heisman Trophy this year include Auburn’s Cam Newton, Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Oregon’s LaMichael James, and Stanford’s Andrew Luck. Auburn’s [...]
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Go to http://www.historyguy.com/sportshistory/rose_bowl_history.htm to see information on the Rose Bowl games of the 21st Century, including the two BCS National Championship Games played in Pasedena this decade.
Read the rest of this entry »Las Vegas Bowl History: BYU defeats OSU in Windy Bowl Game
The Maaco Las Vegas Bowl of December 22, 2009, is now history, with Brigham Young University (BYU) defeating the Oregon State University (OSU) Beavers in a very windy desert football bowl game in Las Vegas, Nevada. BYU defeated Oregon State 44 to 20. This edition of the Las Vegas Bowl was unique in that for the [...]
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