#Mike Helton

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines (Derek Cianfrance, 2012)

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendelsohn, Emory Cohen, Dane DeHaan, Mahershala Ali, Harris Yulin, Rose Byrne, Robert Clohessy, Bruce Greenwood, Ray Liotta. Screenplay: Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder. Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt. Production design: Inbal Weinberg. Film editing: Jim Helton, Ron Patane. Music: Mike Patton.

A veteran cop named Deluca (Ray Liotta) is praising the rookie Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) for taking out robbery suspect Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling), who crashed through a window and died after they exchanged gunfire. Deluca says he's been on the force for years and has only had to draw his gun two or three times, and here Avery is with a righteous kill at the start of his career. "And he was white," Deluca adds, marveling -- a line that perhaps echoes more in the years since George Floyd's death than it did even in the year when The Place in the Pines was released. To his credit, Avery is not so happy about the kill, aware that he shot first and that he maybe doesn't really deserve being celebrated as a hero. Before long he will finger Deluca as a key figure in the corruption of the Schenectady, N.Y., police department. Avery has a law degree, but he joined the force -- over the objections of his father, a judge (Harris Yulin) -- because he wanted firsthand experience of law enforcement, so he parlays his exposure of the bad cops into a job as an assistant D.A., and 15 years later is running for state attorney general. But this is, as director Derek Cianfrance has said, a fable about the sins of the fathers. Both Avery and Luke had infant sons at the time of their encounter, and the boys are fated to meet. The movie actually begins with Luke's story: When he learns that he has fathered a child with Romina (Eva Mendes), Luke quits his job as a carnival motorcycle stuntman and tries to settle down and become the boy's father. Romina isn't too happy about this: She has moved on and married Kofi Kancam (Mahershala Ali), who is the only father the boy, named Jacob, will ever really know. Luke's efforts to go straight don't last long: Wanting to earn money to help support his son, he gets involved in a string of bank robberies, which eventually lead to the confrontation with Avery that results in Luke's death. The paths of Jacob (Dane DeHaan) and Avery's son, A.J. (Emory Cohen), finally cross in high school. A.J., who has been sidelined by his father's political ambitions, has turned into a swaggering, partying adolescent, and he gets Jacob into real trouble that eventuates in a confrontation with the man who killed his father. Cianfrance delivers a vivid crime thriller, but the film is a little overwhelmed by its epic ambitions, especially the thundering coincidence of the meeting of Jacob and A.J., which the filmmakers want us to see as a mythic working out of fate, but which really boils down to old-fashioned melodrama. The 140-minute run time also betrays the film's slackness, and the starry casting, especially of Ryan Gosling in a role that ends halfway through the movie, doesn't pay off very well. Fine actors like Ali and Rose Byrne (as Avery's wife) are wasted in tiny parts. In short, ambition is as much Cianfrance's undoing as it is that of his characters.  

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Kiss Me Deadly

In her film debut, Cloris Leachman says, “I could tolerate flabby muscles in a man, if it’d make him more friendly.” The film that follows is neither flabby nor friendly, but it’s one of the great film noirs with one of the bleakest endings in the genre. Contemporary critics didn’t care for Robert Aldrich’s KISS ME DEADLY (1955, Apple+), but it has grown in reputation over the years, particularly with Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard calling it the single greatest influence on the Nouvelle Vague. Ralph Meeker’s Mike Hammer is far from a crusading private eye at first. He’s lost his gun and his license and concentrates on setting up honey traps with his secretary/lover Velda (the wonderful Maxine Cooper) so he can blackmail cheating husbands. Then he picks up a near-naked hitchhiker (Leachman) who’s escaped from a mental hospital to which she was committed because she knows about “the great whatsit,” one of the best MacGuffin’s in film history. When she’s murdered, Hammer figures whatever she knew must be worth money. Then one of his few friends is murdered, and it gets personal. The corruption he encounters is everywhere, from the government to the kiss of a beautiful blonde. And Hammer is a part of it. Meeker does a marvelous job in the role, changing masks depending on whom he’s trying to manipulate and betraying a bit of glee in beating up attackers and recalcitrant witnesses. Aldrich and A.I. Bezzerides wrote some great punchy dialog for the film (and appropriated the phrase “the great whatsit” from 1932’s THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME), and Ernest Laslo createed some eerie visuals, shooting through objects and casting shadows to create an off-kilter, dangerous world. There’s a lot of good work in the cast, but it’s hard to believe Aldrich couldn’t find a better actress than Gaby Rogers to play the blonde femme fatale. Her tinny line readings sound like a bad imitation of Judy Holliday, or maybe Lina Lamont without the humor. The rest of the cast includes Albert Dekker as a crooked doctor, Paul Stewart as a mob leader, Juano Hernandez as a boxing trainer Wesley Addy as a police lieutenant who may be in love with Hammer, Marjorie Bennett as a landlady (one line, but she delivers it with aplomb), Percy Helton as a coroner, Fortunio Bonanova as an opera singer, and Jack  Elam and Jack Lambert as two dim-witted hired thugs.

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[latemodelsportsman]

Thoughts on those potential new manufacturers:

DODGE:

Sergio Marchionne is full of it, so Dodge could return or could not. He's been looking to boost Chrysler's nameplate in hopes of selling it off to someone. GM balked at the opportunity, but VW called his bluff last week. Who knows what Dodge will do, but I honestly wouldn't count on them returning based solely on Marchionne's history. Still, it would be cool to see them return. They killed the Viper and the Viper racing program, so perhaps they might be looking to drop some cash in NASCAR again. Outside of the Marchionne variable, what team would become the Dodge factory team? They made a play for Childress back in '12, but Childress declined.

VW/Audi:

VW was looking to get into NASCAR back in '10, going so far as repeated meetings with NASCAR brass and visits to several races. They walked away and later announced plans to return to F1, which was axed by Dieselgate. Dieselgate also took down Audi's motorsports program. It would make for good public relations if Audi/VW made a push into NASCAR. Still, it's a long shot.

Buick:

This one makes a lot of sense. They could benefit from the exposure, as they've quietly been making a comeback in the industry. 1: They have a checkered history in NASCAR, winning three championships in a row in the early '80s. 2: They could bring back the Grand National nameplate to much fanfare from the Old Guard. 3: A Buick program would have immediate access to Chevy's R&D, chassis, and engine. It would be pretty easy for Buick to slide back in and be accepted into the sport. The question is, which currently floundering team would Buick sink it's $ into as their flagship? Answer: Roush-Fenway. Jack wants out, but he's not going to go cheap or quietly. Buick could make him an offer he can't refuse.

Nissan:

They could dip their toes into NASCAR by running the Titan. Truck sales have been lagging, and the standard Titan is no slouch. If the program went well, they could expand into Xfinity and Cup with the Altima and Maxima to combat rival Toyota on American soil. I can't see longtime fans accepting Nissan any easier than they did Toyota, so it probably wouldn't go over too well. Thoughts?

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AZTECS ROCKEY LONG NAMED TO PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST

AZTECS ROCKEY LONG NAMED TO PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST

 PRESS RELEASE  AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND MARATHON OIL ANNOUNCE WATCH LIST FOR 32nd ANNUAL AHA PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD HOUSTON – The college football season is heating up and this year’s American Heart Association (AHA) Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards Watch List includes a who’s who lineup of new faces and old favorites. Representing the nation’s best in college football, these…

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[Mike Helton standing in a room, caption: I knew if Paul saw me trying to build a flying machine...]

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via Politics – FiveThirtyEight

NASCAR is niche. A recent Morning Consult survey of the sport’s fans found that they’re much more male, white and Southern than other sports fans are. It’s a subculture status that some fans have relished but which NASCAR itself seems eager to shake — in the last two years, its TV ratings bottomed out after peaking in the mid-2000s, according to SportsBusiness Journal. They’ve declined for six years running, in fact. Since the mid-aughts, the sport has actively sought to expand its fan base — seeking race venues outside the South, for example — and in doing so, sometimes drawing the ire of its core fans. “We believe strongly that the old Southeastern redneck heritage that we had is no longer in existence. But we also realize that there’s going to have to be an effort on our part to convince others to understand that,” then-NASCAR President Mike Helton said in 2006.

Like so many institutions in American life, the sport was grappling with what its place would be in a more diverse county and culture.

So when the NASCAR Cup Series’ only Black driver, Bubba Wallace, called for a ban of the Confederate flag earlier this summer, saying “No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race,” NASCAR readily complied. It had already formally asked fans to stop bringing the flags to events in 2015 following the murders of nine Black churchgoers in Charleston, S.C., by a white supremacist. President Trump weighed in on NASCAR’s decision, tweeting that its flag ban was to blame for its “lowest ratings EVER!” (ratings are actually up following the flag ban).

But according to the Morning Consult survey from June, 44 percent of NASCAR fans agree with the president and said that fans should be allowed to bring the flag to races. Only 30 percent were fine with the ban. And at NASCAR races in June and July, Confederate flags reappeared. Not in the stands, but high above them; a group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans rented planes to fly the flag over the racetracks. The group’s leader, Paul Gramling Jr., told the Columbia Daily Herald that “The Sons of Confederate Veterans is proud of the diversity of the Confederate military and our modern Southland. We believe NASCAR’s slandering of our Southern heritage only further divides our nation.”

Gramling’s statement about the “diversity” of the Confederate army and his use of the term “modern Southland” speak volumes. Enslaved men were conscripted as soldiers and servants in the Confederate Army — they were hardly volunteers for the Southern cause — and Gramling’s “Southland” conjures the image of a cohesive nation, as if the Confederacy, which existed for less than five years, had not been decimated long ago.

The SCV and NASCAR’s oblique tussling might seem like a fringe issue in an election year when a pandemic and an economic crisis imperil millions of lives, but their divergent visions of what the culture of the American South is — who it’s for and of — embodies much about the political and cultural climate in which we find ourselves. Trump and NASCAR are in similar positions: overly reliant on a slowly shrinking, mostly white base. NASCAR is trying to expand its audience in order to stay relevant; Trump is not. The sport has realized something that the president can’t seem to grasp, which is that overt shows of racism turn most Americans off.

Electoral politics has played a role in normalizing on a national level the kind of neo-Confederate views that the SCV — and Trump — have condoned and promoted in recent weeks. You don’t have to have grown up in the American South to have thought that the Confederate flag was inextricably tied to what the SCV calls “Southern heritage,” but which really means a particular slice of Southern white culture. Going back decades, blocks of white votes in the South have been courted aggressively by non-Southerners who have played to the culture that has grown around these symbols and a particular nostalgic language about the Confederate past. During his 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan, a California governor of Illinois birth, appeared in Neshoba County, Mississippi — where Freedom Rider activists were famously murdered in 1964 — and gave a speech about “states’ rights,” which was read by many as euphemistic in the most loaded way possible, given the context of the place. The country had gotten comfortable with delicate work-arounds like that — the Civil War wasn’t about slavery, it was about states’ rights. For decades, parts of the country have tolerated a semantic category that blandly normalized a strain of white resentment at the Confederate defeat. Sometimes the language is more blunt, of course: the War of Northern Aggression, “the South will rise again” or “It’s only halftime.”

According to the 2010 census, 55 percent of the country’s Black population live in the South. While the region is still nearly 60 percent white, its Black and Hispanic populations are significant, and while traditionally rural, diverse, growing cities like Atlanta and Charlotte have become important business hubs. North Carolina’s Research Triangle region boasts the sort of academic power and national draw often associated with the Northeast Corridor’s Ivy League. NASCAR’s bid to diversify, geographically and otherwise, is in keeping with the modern South’s changes.

But strong vestiges of the racist Confederacy have held on in the region. Mississippi removed the Confederate stars and bars from its state flag only last month, becoming the last state in the Union to do so. While the majority of Americans — 52 percent — favored the removal of Confederate statues from public spaces, according to a Quinnipiac University survey from June, 52 percent of those from the South opposed removal, the only region of the country where a majority supported keeping the statues.

In the midst of a floundering campaign, Trump grasped onto Southern white culture — that particular strain of it — as a way to pull his head above water. A large base of his support does indeed lie in the South, as has been the case for all recent Republican presidential candidates; Bill Clinton won Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 1996, but no Democrat has since. Trump ran a race-baiting campaign in 2016, and his 2020 campaign has continued to play on long-standing tropes of racial fear, like violent “liberal Democrat” cities. Ironically, his use of federal law enforcement officers in Portland, Ore., is about as far from states’ rights as you can get.

But Trump seems to be speaking to the SCV types and not the more “mainstream” white voters he actually needs to win. The SCV, for what it’s worth, is more than the “historical, patriotic, and non-political organization” that its website says it is. Its branches have donated to Republican politicians and it controversially purchased the Silent Sam Confederate statue that was torn down at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In other words, the group is representative of the types of (white) voters who are Trump’s ride-or-dies.

But Trump has misjudged — or refuses to see — that much of white America is changing how it thinks about racial issues. A Monmouth University survey from June found that 49 percent of white Americans thought police were more likely to use excessive force against a Black person, up from only 25 percent in 2016. A Morning Consult poll from May and June of this year found that 49 percent of white Americans supported the protests unfolding across the country, and 54 percent of suburbanites supported them (white people are the majority in 90 percent of America’s suburban counties, according to Pew Research Center).

Someone seems to have leaned into Trump’s ear and told him he needs these white suburbanites in order to have a fighting chance of winning in November. Last week, he called on “The Suburban Housewives of America” — as if harkening to a membership organization from 1955 — and said that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden would “destroy” their American dream by promoting affordable housing for all in the suburbs. In Trump’s framing, by hoping to diversify the suburbs, Biden would destroy the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.” A majority of Americans in a Pew survey conducted in 2019 said Trump had made race relations in the country worse, and while white, Black and Hispanic people still differ in their views on racial issues, it’s clear that recent events have brought greater racial awareness to the forefront of white Americans’ minds.

Republicans are increasingly worried about Trump losing a state like Ohio — once thought solidly in Trump’s camp — in large part because of the president’s diminishing support in suburban areas. (I wrote at length about this Ohio suburban phenomenon back in 2019.) His embrace of the racist totems of the white South — which large swaths of the white South itself eschews — could now potentially cost Trump with the Midwestern or Northeastern (whatever you want to call Pennsylvania) voters he needs to hold onto in order to win.

Trump, a New York City-born pol who doesn’t quite seem to “get” the ‘burbs — and has never been a particularly subtle political thinker or communicator — crucially misunderstood that the muscular Southern racism the Confederate flag has long represented doesn’t work in the white suburban realms of respectability anymore. That cohort — Republican and Democratic — absorbs and displays its biases more mutedly in 2020. Trump, who came to political power riding a wave of racist conspiracy theory — it was only fair to ask questions about whether the first Black president was actually American, wasn’t it? — now suddenly seems ill-equipped for the political times.

He forgot that most of the country requires a modicum of plausible deniability in its dog whistles.

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Pac-12 Conference Postponed

The Pac-12 conference has decided to postpone all sporting events for the rest of the year. That means no soccer, no volleyball, and no football.

USC football coach Clay Helton says, “I'm disappointed and sad for our players and coaches for the amount of hard work that they put in, in preparation for a season. [I’m] sad for our student population that's having to deal with a pandemic, and it interfering with the college experience right now, and what they're having to deal with.”

USC’s rising star quarterback Kedon Slovis says, “We all kind of thought it was coming to a head at some point. But it was really sad to see that we knew that we were not going to be able to play anymore.”

This cancellation of fall sports is a public health decision.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Seth Gamradt represents USC in all health and safety-related issues at the Pac-12. He says, “Everything points to this being a benign illness in the young people in the collegiate age group, especially in the elite athletes, but it doesn't have to be. There have been some cases that have cropped up around the country of athletes who've had COVID and recovered, who have been noted to have myocarditis. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that can come after a flu illness or after a cold illness. That can place the heart at risk in the future.”

That risk is too high, Pac-12 health officials say. It’s too much of a gamble to have a player recover from COVID, end up with an enlarged heart, and then sustain a big hit on the football field.

Not only are athletes affected, but fans and marching band members.

Bryant Chang plays trumpet in the USC marching band. He says, “I've been [in] band for all four years of college. So this is very bittersweet for me because I was really looking forward to this last year.”

Kate Johnston also plays trumpet in the USC marching band. She says, “It's also really sad just because we've spent this whole summer online, and I've been doing nothing. And now I have to do more of nothing. And at first I was like, ‘Okay, well at least I'll have band.’ Because they said at first we were going to do a social distance band. And I was like, ‘That's some stability, that's still going to be really fun.’ But now that's not happening.”

There will be financial impacts too, from lost ticket revenues to TV deals and sponsorships.

Mike Bohn, USC’s Athletic Director, says USC alone is looking at tens of millions in lost revenue. “At USC, the football enterprise represents 80 to 85% of our revenue, and obviously the donations that are tied to that are factored into that as well.”

Seasonal jobs that won't be available this year for both students and lower wage workers who take tickets, sell concessions, and provide security.

The Pac-12 is hoping that the fall slate of sports could be played in spring 2021.

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2020 PAC-12 Coaching Power Rankings

Hello folks, it’s time to bust out the power rankings once again. I’ll be rating coaches against their peers conference by conference. Remember, with power rankings I weigh both recent and overall career success. I’ve adjusted my metrics a bit since last time so there might be more movement here than usual.

Let’s see where each man stands.

Check out last year’s rankings here.

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The PAC-12 has spent the last few years in the doldrums, the conference went from being a consistently strong Power conference to being one of the worst. Basically the only thing keeping the PAC-12 from the bottom is the dreadful ACC, who still have a national title contender in Clemson. There’s nothing approaching that out West.

Making matters worse, the league lost some incredible talent in the past few months. The shocking retirement of Chris Petersen at Washington was a huge blow (he was the #2 coach in the rankings last year). Petersen was leading one of the hottest programs in the league and it could spell further disaster for a conference so depleted of talent. Mike Leach’s (#4) exit for the SEC means two of the top five coaches have departed from the PAC-12. Mel Tucker leaving for Colorado after one 5-7 year isn’t quite the same in terms of importance, but it’s not great that Western coaches can get poached by other conferences who can pay much better.

Honestly, I’m pretty pessimistic about what’s going on in coaching circles for the PAC-12. As a whole, I might rate the league dead last among P5s in terms of head coaching talent. There are flashes of brilliance here and there, but a lot of programs are spinning their wheels.

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12. Jimmy Lake

First time head coach

Movement: N/A

Washington DC (ha) Jimmy Lake inherited the position upon the retirement of Chris Petersen. Lake has big shoes to fill, but the Huskies are a well oiled machine and should lead to a smooth transition.

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11. Karl Dorrell

Overall Record: 35-27

Movement: N/A

Karl Dorrell makes a surprise jump back into the college game. The former UCLA head coach has spent most of the last decade bouncing around the NFL. As head man of the Bruins, he led a mostly mediocre team that had a breakout season in 2005 before reverting back to mediocrity. It feels like a pretty uninspired hire if I’m being honest, but Colorado had to scramble to find a new coach well after the coaching carousel had ended.

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10. Jonathan Smith

Record at Oregon State: 7-17

Movement: Up 1 spot

Oregon State improved from 2-10 to 5-7 in Jonathan Smith’s second year. The rebuild in Corvallis is going a bit ahead of schedule if you ask me. I’m curious to see how much more OSU improves next season. I think a bowl is well within reach, especially if UW and WSU take a step or two back.

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9. Nick Rolovich

Overall Record: 28-27

Movement: N/A

The third newbie to the PAC-12 is very familiar to West Coast football. Nick Rolovich spent the last four years rebuilding Hawaii football back to respectability. The Rainbow Warriors won the Mountain West’s West Division last season, a huge improvement from their place as a league bottom feeder before Rolovich came home. Now Rolovich is off to face a new challenge, and keep the ball rolling in Pullman after Mike Leach’s departure. Nobody has won in Pullman for an extended period of time, and there basically has never been two successful coaches at Wazzu in a row. Let’s see what happens.

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8. Kevin Sumlin

Record at Arizona: 9-15 Overall Record: 95-58

Movement: Down 1 spot

You know, things could be going better for Kevin Sumlin and Arizona. It seemed like a strong hire, but the Wildcats really haven’t played any good football since Sumlin took over. He’d be lower on the list in other conferences, but with so much turnover in the PAC-12 and the strength of his tenures at Houston and A&M he kind of coasts along, only dropping one spot this year.

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7. Herm Edwards

Record at Arizona: 15-11

Movement: Up 3 spots

Some things are going well in the state of Arizona. Herm Edwards has shocked more than a few people, myself included, with the job he’s done in Tempe so far. The Sun Devils finished 3rd in the PAC-12 South with wins over ranked Michigan State, Cal, and Oregon teams. The win over the Ducks drove the stake in the heart of Oregon’s Playoff hopes. It’ll be interesting to see if ASU can take the next step and seriously contend for the division.

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6. Justin Wilcox

Record at California: 20-18

Movement: Up 2 spots

Something is brewing in Berkeley. The Cal Bears have been steadily improving for the past three seasons since Wilcox came to town. Most importantly, he brought the Axe back across the Bay for the first time in ten years, avenging loss after loss to Stanford. Things are looking up.

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5. Chip Kelly

Record at UCLA: 7-17 Overall Record: 53-24

Movement: Up 1 spot

I don’t know man. Chip Kelly going up 1 spot despite two losing seasons speaks to a few things. First of all, his time at Oregon was going so well because it’s doing some heavy lifting here. Secondly, it’s that the PAC-12′s coaching is pretty depleted because going 7-17 over two years should put him much lower no matter what he’s done. Lastly, two coaches in the top four left and he only moved up one spot, so there is a bit of hilarious justice there. God damn he really did well at Oregon, look it up. I really wonder what’ll happen if he can turn things around at UCLA.

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4. Clay Helton

Record at USC: 40-22 Division Championships: 2 (2015, 2017) Conference Championships: 1 (2017)

Movement: Up 1 spot

Most USC fans actively hate Helton and want him gone but he moves up a spot because Petersen and Leach left. For Helton’s part, the 8-5 record was tied for the third best in the PAC-12 last year, so hey, that’s something right?

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3. Mario Cristobal

Record at Oregon: 21-7 Overall Record: 48-54 Division Championships: 1 (2019) Conference Championships: 1 (2019)

Movement: Up 6 spots

Ok now we’re getting to the seriously good coaches. Mario Cristobal’s Oregon stormed back to the top of the PAC-12 in 2019, winning the conference and the Rose Bowl. With Petersen’s retirement and USC and Stanford spinning their wheels, there is a lot of optimism in Eugene that the Ducks can really stake their claim atop the league for a long time.

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2. Kyle Whittingham

Record at Washington: 131-64 Division Championships: 3 (2015, 2018, 2019) Conference Championships: 1 (2008)

Movement: Up 1 spot

Kyle Whittingham stands alone as the old man in the PAC-12. He’s spent 15 mostly successful years as the head man in Salt Lake City and it seems as though the Utes are in the middle of another period of strength. The past few years has seen Utah dominate the South Division, though they still haven’t been able to win the league outright. It doesn’t look like anything is gonna change anytime soon.

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1. David Shaw

Record at Stanford: 86-34 Division Championships: 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) Conference Championships: 3 (2012, 2013, 2015)

Movement: Same

David Shaw suffered his first losing season ever as a head coach in 2019. Yeah injuries played a part, but Stanford has seen a slight decline in quality for the previous few seasons. Shaw doesn’t fall in the rankings, but he was probably only saved by Petersen’s retirement from losing his spot on top. His considerable lead over the field is starting to shrink. I’m curious to see where things go from here.

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Amazônia, a floresta que pulsa em nós #AmazôniaCentroDoMundo Indígenas, ribeirinhos, jovens europeus ativistas pelo clima e cientistas se uniram no coração da floresta, na Reserva Extrativista Rio Iriri (PA), em defesa da Amazônia e do planeta. Ficha técnica: Produção: Instituto Socioambiental Direção: Azul Serra Roteiro: Marcelo Maximo, Azul Serra, Isabel Harari Produção criativa: Marcelo Maximo Direção de fotografia: Azul Serra Captação de áudio: Marcelo Maximo Edição: Caio Ferraz Colorista: Luisa Cavanagh Motion graphics e finalização: Fred Silveira Assistente de edição: Adilson S.Junior Finalização: Quanta Post Produção de som: Satélite áudio Direção musical: Roberto Coelho, Kito Siqueira, Hurso Ambrifi, Daniel Iasbeck Producão musical: Roberto Coelho, Kito Siqueira, Hurso Ambrifi, Daniel Iasbeck, Mike Vlcek, Thiago Colli, Charly Coombes, Helton Oliveira e Ian Serra Finalização de áudio: Ricardo Bertran, Celso Moretti, Marla Cornea, Isadora Penna Coordenação musical: Ana Cordeiro, Mariana Tardelli, Rafa Oliveira Assistente de coordenação musical: Renan Marques Imagens das queimadas: Brigada de Alter Imagens veleiro: Rob Jacobs Imagens cobertura de apoio: Caio Ferraz, Rob Jacobs, Brigada de Alter, Extintion Rebellion, Youth for climate, Fridays for future Equipamento de camera: Dcine Equipamento de som: Fred França e Elite cam Agradecimento: Associação dos Moradores da Reserva Extrativista Rio Iriri (Amoreri), Eliane Brum e a todos os participantes do encontro "Amazônia Centro do Mundo".

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Sonic Characters’ Favorite Baseball Moments (as part of the sports AU)

Sonic: Dave Roberts steals second base, Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS

Tails: Kirk Gibson’s walk-off home run, Game 1 of the 1988 World Series

Knuckles: Barry Bonds’ monster home run at Yankee Stadium, 8 June 2002

Shadow: Jose Bautista’s go-ahead HR and bat flip, Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS

Rouge: Adam Wainwright strikes out Carlos Beltran, Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS

Amy: Troy Tulowitzki avoids Matt Wieters’ tag at first, 4 September 2015

Cream: Javier Baez nearly throws out Denard Span, Game 4 of the 2016 NLDS

Big: Mariano Rivera earns his 602nd career save, 19 September 2011

Vector: Vladimir Guerrero throws out Alberto Castillo, 7 July 2001

Espio: Todd Helton performs the hidden ball trick, 19 September 2013

Charmy: Gary Matthews Jr. robs Mike Lamb of a home run, 1 July 2006

Silver: Jose Reyes’ throw rips Edwin Encarnacion’s glove, 14 August 2013

Blaze: Kerry Wood strikes out 20 batters, 6 May 1998

Infinite: Carlos Villanueva throws a 57 MPH pitch, 21 August 2013

Ray: Greg Maddux throws 76 pitches in a complete game, 22 July 1997

Mighty: Troy Glaus’ go-ahead double, Game 6 of the 2002 World Series

Jet: Jeff Conine guns down J. T. Snow at the plate, Game 4 of the 2003 NLDS

Wave: Dave LaRoche strikes out Thomas Gorman, 9 September 1981

Storm: Giancarlo Stanton hits a home run out of Dodger Stadium, 12 May 2015

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CANTLON: (2/5) UCONN GETS LATE WIN OVER PC

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Ryan Tverberg’s late breakaway goal with 4:17 left gave the UCONN Huskies a 2-1 win Friday night over the visiting Providence Friars at the XL Center. “Certaintly, we're very pleased with tonight’s win," remarked UCONN Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh. "I told the boys we were in the same position last week in the third period with a tied game. Tonight we found the right play to win the game.” The Huskies won their third-straight Hockey East game. Their record improves to 9-6-0 in league play and 13-11-0 overall.  The Friars record falls to 8-9-1 in the league and 17-11-2 overall. They remain in seventh place now one point behind Merrimack and Providence College. TVERBERG WITH THE WINNER The winning play started just before a shift change as John Spetz got the puck to Artem Schlaine who in turn carried it out of the zone and smartly put it off the right-wing boards. Tverberg did the rest. Tverberg got inside position on Max Crozier for the breakaway. He got Jaxson Stauber, in net for the Friars, to make the first move, which opened the five-hole. Tverberg slipped his backhander by Stauber's right pad. Tverberg ended a 12-game scoreless drought with his tenth goal on the season. He also had an assist on the first goal for a multi-point effort. UCONN who just came off of a close, tight, physical game against Quinnipiac, found themselves in another game just like it. BALANCED ATTACK The Huskies received offensive contributions from all parts of the lineup. Jonny Evans, Carter Turnbull, and Spetz each had five shots on goal. Harrison Rees put four on the net as did Tverberg. Nick Capone, Schandor, Vlad Firstov, and Jake Flynn each had three shots. The two teams scored both goals early in the second period. Providence opened up the scoring on the back end of a brief power play as Parker Ford made a cross-ice pass to Crozier who buried his third of the year at 47 seconds past Darion Hanson. HUSKIES ANSWER BACK At 1:50 as Firstov was standing next to the Huskies bench before departing for his line change. He kept the puck in and got it to Spetz. A tightrope walk ensued for Spetz along the blue line as he went from the right point to dead center where he launched a high-rising shot. Traffic was going on in front of the Friars' net. Stauber was moving his feet and went against the grain shot for his goal. “It happened quickly. The puck came up between Vladdy’s legs and just went on my stick. I was thinking at the time to get to the middle. I just shifted it on net I don’t know who was in front (Tverberg). It was a great screen. It just floated in.” Spetz said of the goal. Cavanaugh was ebullient about Spetz's play. SPETZ “John Spetz might have had his best game of the year, tonight. Not only scoring a goal but playing well on both ends of the ice. In our defensive end, he did an excellent job.” Spetz complemented his coaches on his improved play. “The last couple of games I had slappers and one-timers that just missed the net. I did a little work with Coach (Todd) Helton this week keeping my head up when I shoot. That was the big reason for the goal, I kept my head up the whole time. Sometimes you bury your head and hope. That was brought to my attention to keep my head up and be calm out there.” The Huskies believed they had the goal ahead goal on a shorthanded play, which would have been their first shortie of the season. After an extensive and lengthy video review, the goal was nullified. The gamble in challenging the play paid off for Nate Leaman's team. Jachym Kondelik’s smart follow-up was between Nick Poisson and William Callahan on Chase Bradley’s breakaway at 14:11. It came just ten seconds into Turnbull’s penalty. FIRST PERIOD The first period was an extension of the Quinnipiac game with a dose of big hits as PC had the puck forcing UCONN to chase the game. Right off the bat, the Huskies took a penalty that negated an early power play. UCONN didn’t register a real shot on goal until the 12-minute mark off the stick of Shandor. UCONN tried to change the game with their ice breakers with some big hits on the Friars. The first came from Tverberg on the left-wing boards near the PC blue line on Ford of their first line. Then twin hits first from Jacob Gourley at center ice on Chase Yoder that sent him flying and then Capone suckered into a powerplay on Jamie Engelbert, but UCONN gave it right with a  penalty of their own shortly thereafter. LINES FIRSTOV-KONDELIK-O’NEIL GATCOMB-EVANS-TURNBULL SCHANDORE-SCHLAINE-TVERBERG BRADLEY-CAPONE-VEILLEUX WHEELER-REES BERGER-SPETZ KINAL-FLYNN GOURLEY HANSON TERNESS SCRATCHES Austin Metcalfe Cassidy Bowes Gavin Puskar John Wojciechowski Sasha Teleguine Ryan Keane UCONN MEN'S HOCKEY HOME Read the full article

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Best Baseball Nicknames Of All Time

Luke “Old Aches & Pains” Appling

Frank “Home Run” Baker

James “Cool Papa” Bell

Charles “Chief” Bender

Wade “Chicken Man” Boggs

Lou “The Franchise” Brock

Max “Scoops” Carey

Earle “The Kentucky Colonel” Combs

“Wahoo” Sam Crawford

Bob “The Heater From Van Meter” Feller

Frankie “The Fordham Flash” Frisch

Lou “Biscuit Pants” Gehrig

Leon “Goose” Goslin

Rich “Goose” Gossage

Burleigh “Ol’ Stubblebeard” Grimes

Tony “Captain Video” Gwynn

“Sliding” Billy Hamilton

Charles “Old Tomato Face” Hartnett

James “Catfish” Hunter

Walter “The Big Train” Johnson

“Honest” Joe Kelly

Chuck “The Hoosier Hammerer” Klein

Connie “The Tall Tactician” Mack

Greg “Mad Dog” Maddux

Mickey “The Commerce Comet” Mantle

Juan “The Dominican Dandy” Marichal

Bill “Little Joe Chest” McGowan

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Todd “The Toddfather” Helton

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Fotos: Misael Camarillo / MIRADOR

Zacatecas, Zac.- Ante el compromiso de buscar la conquista del título en la temporada 2018-2019 en Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional próxima a iniciar, de manera oficial y mediante un gran espectáculo audiovisual celebrado sobre la Mina Club, de la Mina del Edén, fue presentado ante los medios de comunicación, el equipo Mineros de Zacatecas.

Desde uno de los lugares más emblemáticos y representativos del estado de cantera con corazón de plata, todos los jugadores y cuerpo técnico de la escuadra minera, desfilaron por el túnel de las ilusiones zacatecanas, para ser presentados ante la afición, bajo el compromiso y convencimiento de ser nuevamente, uno de los equipos protagonistas de la liga, desde la temporada regular, hasta las últimas instancias en playoffs.

Acompañados por un completo programa de actividades para tan magna celebración, los jugadores conocidos ya en el plantel por toda la afición, Nick Harney (ala-pívot), Isaac Gutiérrez (ala pívot), Mike Helton (escolta), así como los zacatecanos Sergio Escobar (alero), Raúl Navarro (alero), Pablo González (base), Jorge Talavera (escolta) y Víctor Lamas, encabezaron el recorrido de presentación.

Le siguieron como recientes incorporaciones, Wendell McKines (ala pívot), Jerime Anderson (base), Jonathan Rodríguez (escolta), Joaquín Villanueva (pívot), Denis Clemente (base), Fernando Benítez (pívot), y Jordan Williams (alero).

Y como piezas fundamentales en la estrategia de construir en cada partido una victoria y hacer del Gimnasio Marcelino Gonzáles, una verdadera fortaleza, también formaron parte del pasillo de luces y sonido, el cuerpo técnico, encabezado una vez más por el head coach puertorriqueño, Manuel “Manolo” Cintrón, su asistente, también boricua Héctor “Bobby” Porrata, Víctor López como segundo asistente, y Oscar Murillo, en la parte médica, Fernando Luviano, como preparador físico, y José María Medina, en la parte de utilería.

Sin embargo, tal como lo señaló al dar su mensaje de bienvenida, el presidente del club Mineros de Zacatecas, Juan de dios Fernández Orozco la presentación oficial de los jugadores y cuerpo técnico, únicamente fue la cereza del pastel en la ceremonia, ya que también se dieron a conocer, entre otras cosas, el proyecto televisivo Mineras Tv, el grupo de animación, la mascota, la botarga, el tema musical, y claro, la piel que portarán desde el jueves 11 de octubre que arranque la temporada cuando visiten a Santos de San Luis Potosí.

Bajo la conducción de Alejandra Rosales, Ana Rentería y Laura Esquivel, el proyecto Mineras TV, un nuevo y fresco concepto en el manejo de la información basquetbolera, dio inicio de manera formal al encabezar el protocolo del evento e informar a su vez, que este formato de televisión, arrancará sus transmisiones el 10 de octubre en punto de las 8:30 a través de las plataformas digitales.

En presencia de los invitados especiales, encabezados por el director general del Incufidez Adolfo Márquez Vera, del propio presidente del club, Juan de Dios Fernández Orozco, y del comisionado general de la LNBP, Alonso Izaguirre López, se dio paso a diversas presentaciones que transformarán a Mineros de Zacatecas, en un mejor proyecto.

Con la proyección de un video en el que se resaltó el contexto histórico del equipo, se dio paso a la presentación oficial del tema musical de Mineros de Zacatecas, “Corazón y Basquetbol”, bajo la autoría de “Tha G”, con un rap urbano, y posteriormente al grupo de animación, conformado mediante casting, que también realizó parte de las rutinas que se mostrarán al medio tiempo de los partidos como locales.

En el centro de la pista, también hicieron su aparición, el peculiar chango, mascota nombrada como “la carta fuerte”, y la nueva versión de Roque “El Minero”, botarga oficial, quienes para sorpresa de todos los presentes, se enfrascaron en un gran duelo de baile en el que ambos quisieron mostrar sus mejores pasos, pero fueron derrotados por un retador incógnito, que salió de entre el público para llevarse los aplausos del respetable y resultó ser Enrique Álvarez, coreógrafo del grupo de animación.

Una vez ocurrido lo anterior, fue turno de dar a conocer la vestimenta de local, visitante y alternativo que portarán durante toda la temporada.

El primer jersey es color blanco con franjas en plata y vivos negros, en tanto, el segundo, que utilizarán en su mayoría de visitantes, es rojo con las franjas plata y los vivos en negro, mientras que el uniforme alternativo es negro con las franjas en plata.

De esa forma, llegó el momento de dar a conocer a jugadores y cuerpo técnico de la escuadra minera, quienes desfilaron uno a uno por posiciones, todos con la ilusión de brindar una gran temporada y espectáculo a la afición zacatecana.

Como timonel una vez más de esta sangre nueva, Manolo Cintrón, hizo uso de la voz para agradecer por la confianza recibida nuevamente y reafirmar el compromiso de dar resultados.

“El equipo es parecido al estilo que me gusta jugar”, agregó.

Y por último, previo a la fotografía oficial del equipo, el portavoz de la LNBP Alonso Izaguirre, auguró el mayor de los éxitos al conjunto zacatecano, que no solamente presentó oficialmente a los jugadores y cuerpo técnico, sino también a la mascota, además de los uniformes oficiales de local, visita y alterno, para afrontar la campaña 2018-2019.

También felicitó al presidente del club Juan de Dios Fernández Orozco y al director general del Incufidez Adolfo Márquez Vera, como principales artífices del resurgimiento del basquetbol profesional en Zacatecas.

Finalmente, auguró que Mineros es un proyecto que dará frutos a corto plazo, siempre en busca de ofrecer el mejor nivel deportivo, para el equipo y para la liga.

Presentan al equipo de basquetbol Mineros de Zacatecas temporada 2018-2019 was originally published on Periódico Mirador

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Alabama looks human, and the biggest takeaways from college football week 4

No. 1 Alabama beat No. 11 Florida 29-27 on Saturday, but the Crimson Tide showed something that didn’t seem possible after two weeks. The Crimson Tide might be human after all. The Gators made it a four-quarter game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and offered a blueprint for others trying to do the unthinkable and beat Alabama in 2021.Florida made that almost happen in three easy steps.Survive the first quarter: Alabama jumped out on Florida 21-3 after the first quarter, and Bryce Young hit 12 of 16 passes for 138 yards and three TDs. The Crimson Tide has outscored its opponents 45-3 in the first quarter through three games. Most teams are done at that point. Florida weathered that first punch. Young was just 10 of 19 for 102 yards for the rest of the game. The Gators’ defense didn’t give up the big play the rest of the way. MORE: Breaking down the biggest plays in Florida-Alabama thrillerRun the ball, stop the run: The Crimson Tide finished with 28 rushing attempts for 91 yards, and it’s clear at this point Najee Harris is missed. Brain Robinson managed 91 yards on 5.2 yards per carry and new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien stuck with the running game. It’s just not a game-changer through the first quarter of the season.Florida, meanwhile, had 245 rushing yards and averaged 5.8 yards per carry with a diversified attack they stuck with. The Gators scored three TDs on their first three possessions in the second half, too. That’s a credit to quarterback Emory Jones.A dual-threat quarterback: Redshirt freshman Anthony Richardson did not play because of a hamstring injury, and that would have been an interesting wrinkle. But Jones played well. He hit 18 of 28 passes for 195 yards and shook off an early interception. Jones added 19 carries for 77 yards, and Florida had a chance to tie with 3:10 remaining on a two-point conversion that was just short.MORE: Clock malfunction adds to chaos of final moments in Bama winAll that still wasn’t enough to stop the Crimson Tide from extending their FBS-best 17-game win streak, and those three keys have to go right for anybody to have a chance against Alabama.Yet, that tease of mortality is out there, now. Florida went four quarters with the Crimson Tide in a game that resembled last year’s SEC championship game. Maybe a rematch with Richardson in the fold is possible down the line. No. 2 Georgia might have a chance with that ferocious defense. No. 17 Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin could make it interesting Oct. 2. Even Jimbo at Texas A&M, Coach O at LSU and SEC West surprise Arkansas can feel a sense of hope.Dare we say, "A New Hope" against the Alabama Death Star?

More Penn State-Auburns, please

Getty Images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/48/c3/johan-dotson-9-18-gettyjpg_1576tinhgr7ay1js8lnatsh2zo.jpg?t=-66190837&w=500&quality=80 The ABC prime-time game was fun, right?Penn State tight end Tyler Warren leapt over the pile for a goal-line touchdown. Auburn's Jarquez Hunter hurdled a Penn State defender on a break-away run. The Tigers had a chance to win on the final play, but Auburn's Bo Nix's desperation pass was broken up by Nittany Lions' safety Jaquan Brisker.The "Whiteout" between No. 10 Penn State and No. 22 Auburn was a fun-filled matchup, and the Nittany Lions won 28-20 with the help of a big-time performance from Sean Clifford, who finished 28 of 32 passing for 280 yards, two TDs and an interception.One of the casualties of the SEC vs. Alliance talk is that it theoretically could hamper more matchups like this in the future. Let's hope it's not like that. SEC-Big Ten matchups produce a lot of heat in bowl season, but the best hope to replicate Saturday's atmosphere remains the potential for on-campus games in the expanded College Football Playoff. This game felt like a CFP quarterfinal.RELATED: Is there 'mutual interest' between James Franklin, USC?The Nittany Lions will make the return trip to Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2022. Alabama has future home-and-homes with Wisconsin (2024-25) and Ohio State (2028-29). Nebraska has a home and home with Tennessee in 2026-27, but there should be more matchups like this scheduled in the future.The Auburn-Penn State matchup was just the eighth on-campus matchup between the Big Ten and SEC since 2010. It was the first regular-season game at a home site between ranked teams from those conferences since No. 3 Alabama beat No. 23 Penn State 27-11 on Sept. 10, 2011.We should not have to wait that long between matchups.

Sooners (really) can't lose

There was beautiful nostalgia with No. 3 Oklahoma and Nebraska taking a one-score slugfest into the fourth quarter on the 50th anniversary of their fabled Game of the Century, even if it will be a Big Ten-SEC matchup next time.Oklahoma closed out the Huskers in a 23-16 victory, but left questions about the Sooners' resume after two one-score games against inferior non-conference opponents. Oklahoma needs to rediscover its blowout genes in Big 12 play.Nebraska closed Oklahoma's lead to 14-9 in the third quarter, but Isaiah Coe blocked the extra point and Pat Fields returned for a two-point conversion. Spencer Rattler hit 4 of 5 passes for 45 yards on the ensuing touchdown drive, and D.J. Graham came up with a jaw-dropping one-handed interception.   Yet the Huskers, like Tulane in the opener, still had a last-chance drive before the Sooners came up with back-to-back sacks. Rattler, a preseason Heisman favorite, averages 250.3 passing yards with seven TDs and two interceptions.The Sooners remain clean heading into a potential seventh straight conference championship run. Still, Oklahoma does not want to take a loss and fall in that one-loss conversation with Ohio State and Clemson, not with just one ranked Big 12 team left on the schedule. It's best to have the one-up on the Buckeyes and Tigers.That's something to think about with a Week 4 prime-time matchup against West Virginia. In other words, run it up Lincoln Reilly, or face those doubts.

Cincinnati passes one of its big tests

Stop questioning No. 8 Cincinnati's top-10 credentials. The Bearcats rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat Indiana 38-24 in one of their two prove-it games against Power 5 opponents this season.When Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell took a field goal off the board after an offsides penalty and went for it on fourth-and-1 with 6:49 remaining against the Hoosiers, it was on. The Bearcats scored TDs on four of their last five possessions.The truth is Cincinnati is right where it belongs. Since 2018, Fickell has led the Bearcats to the sixth-best record in the FBS, one that compares favorably with the College Football Playoff regulars.Best FBS records since 20181. Alabama 41-3, .932 2. Clemson 41-4, .911 3. Ohio State 35-4, .897 4. Notre Dame 36-5, .878 5. Oklahoma 36-6, .857 6. Cincinnati 34-6, .850 Georgia is a half-game behind the Bearcats at 34-7. The next step is obvious. Cincinnati has a bye week to prepare for Notre Dame, a game that will have even more shine if the Irish can knock off Wisconsin at Soldier Field. This is the Bearcats' best chance to appeal to the CFP committee that they need to stay in that conversation.That game has so many coaching ties. Brian Kelly used to coach at Cincinnati. So did Irish defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman. Fickell, of course, shot down interest in the USC job. That's because he's the ideal fit to be Notre Dame's next coach when Kelly retires.Win there, and Cincinnati will have a good look at 12-0. At that point, could it bypass a step and play in the Big 12 championship against Oklahoma?We wish we weren't kidding.

USC snaps out of it

It was a tough week in Trojan land with the Monday firing of Clay Helton following a listless loss to Stanford. Up next was the somewhat uninspiring destiation of Washington State, and USC played like it didn't want to be there for the first quarter plus.USC trailed 14-0 and lost a fumble on its own 35-yard-line early in the second quarter. Starting quarterback Kedon Slovis was already lost for the game. Things were not looking bright for interim coach Donte Williams' debut. Would this be another Trojan humbling?BENDER: Top 10 candidates to replace Clay HeltonNope. From that point forward, the Trojans outscored Wazzu 45-0 behind a brilliant outing from backup QB Jaxson Dart. The freshman was 30-for-46 for 391 yards and four touchdowns, though he did have two interceptions.Slovis is scheduled to return to practice this week, but with Dart putting up such big numbers, Williams may have to navigate an unexpected QB situation during his interim period.

Week 4 Sneak Peek

— Wisconsin-Notre Dame is an elimination game of sorts for the Badgers. Wisconsin is 5-4 in its last nine games dating back to the COVID-interrupted 2020 season. This is a big one for Paul Chyrst. Brian Kelly can become Notre Dame's all-time win leader, surpassing Knute Rockne. Soldier Field should be rocking.— Texas A&M and Arkansas is the best-guaranteed matchup between ranked unbeaten teams, and it’s fitting it will be in Jerry World. The Aggies have won nine straight meetings in this rivalry that dates back to 1903.— Tennessee coach Josh Heupel gets his first taste of the rivalry with Florida, or whatever you call a matchup when one team has won 15 of the last 16 meetings. Can the Vols catch the Gators with a hangover?

Mike Norvell done at FSU?

Getty Images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/d8/e/mike-norvell-9-18-gettyjpg_l01j079psmt1fjh02mlygtgi.jpg?t=-65937725&w=500&quality=80 Wake Forest beat Florida State 35-14. That’s the Seminoles’ worst loss to the Demon Deacons since a 30-0 shutout on Nov. 11, 2006. Bobby Bowden coached three more seasons after that loss. Will Norvell last three more games?After what happened with Helton last week, you can’t rule anything out. Any feel-good material from the Labor Day comeback against Notre Dame has been lost since a Hail Mary loss to Jacksonville State and a three-TD loss to Wake Forest. Remember, Willie Taggart was fired two weeks after a 22-20 loss to the Demon Deacons in 2019. Florida State is 0-3 for the first time since 1976.You can see the "Fire Norvell" campaign, and it’s easy to see what comes next. The "Hire Deion" movement is building. Deion Sanders won his first two games at Jackson State as a first-time coach, and no hire would bring more excitement to the program.Would Coach Prime work in Tallahassee? The Seminoles are 14-23 since Jimbo Fisher left. Any better ideas?

Extra points

— Which top 25 Michigan team should you buy more stock in? The Wolverines improved to 3-0 and average 350.3 rushing yards per game after a 63-10 victory against Northern Illinois. The three-headed attack of Blake Corum, Hassan Haskins and now freshman Donovan Edwards is imposing. Corum (407 yards, 7 TDs) averages 10.7 yards per carry. Michigan State should join Michigan in the AP Top 25 after knocking off No. 24 Miami 31-17. Kenneth Walker III (493 yards, 5 TDs) averages 8.6  yards per carry. These uneasy brothers look like identical twins. The Spartans are a better bet to be unbeaten when they meet the Wolverines on Oct. 30. We'll buy the Wolverines if they win at Wisconsin on Oct. 2; a victory that has eluded them since 2001.— D'Eriq King hot takes are coming given he was the first quarterback to take advantage of NIL deals this offseason.   Miami QB D'Eriq King was one of the stars of the name, image and likeness rush. Miami loses to Michigan State, now 1-2, with win a 2-point victory over Appalachian State. Partners would find him hard to activate now. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 18, 2021 King hit 38 of 59 passes for 388 yards with two TDs and two interceptions despite suffering a shoulder injury during the game. Is King worth seven-figures worth of NIL deals? That's debatable, but NIL is designed for college players to take advantage of their opportunities, especially the ones who might not go on to NFL stardom. The market will eventually correct itself. Piling on King is unnecessary.— Ohio State's defense didn't alleviate too many concerns after allowing 487 yards in a 41-20 victory against Tulsa that was a one-score game with 12:07 left in the fourth quarter. Ryan Day said defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs did not make the play calls this week, leaving them to secondary coach Matt Barnes. The good news? It won't be easy to outrun the Buckeyes when freshman TreVeyon Henderson is loose. Henderson totaled 270 yards, the third highest single-game total in Buckeyes' history. He scored on TD runs of 48, 52 and 54 yards. Henderson has 339 yards through three games, and it is not too early to peek at that Ohio State freshman rushing record. J.K. Dobbins set that with 1,403 yards in 2017, which broke the record of 1,237 yards set by Maurice Clarett in 2002. Henderson can be that kind of difference-maker.— Clemson managed to weather a one-hour, 52-minute weather delay against Georgia Tech and needed a goal-line stand with a game-saving tackle by James Skalski to stave off the Yellow Jackets in a 14-8. Clemson's defense has yet to allow a touchdown this season. Perhaps the most-surprising development for the Tigers is quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei has just one TD pass through three games, and Clemson failed to get a play of more than 20 yards against Georgia Tech. The Tigers’ perception won’t be helped by the fact the ACC remains as unpredictable as ever. The ACC Coastal does not have an unbeaten team. West Virginia beat No. 15 Virginia Tech 27-21 with a help of a goal-line stand in the Black Diamond Trophy game, and Pitt lost a 44-41 shootout with Western Michigan. No. 21 North Carolina also knocked Virginia from the unbeaten ranks in a 59-39 shootout. Sam Howell passed for 307 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 112 yards as he tries to reignite his Heisman campaign.— Notre Dame's Kyren Williams busted loose with a 51-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that sealed a 27-13 victory against Purdue. Still, the Irish do not have the same-old dominant offensive line. Notre Dame totaled 120 rushing yards on 3.5 yards per carry, and through three games those numbers are at 317 yards on 2.9 ypc. The Irish have a curious +20 point differential through three games as a result. Their next two opponents, Wisconsin and Cincinnati, also have a bye week to prepare. Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan will be the subplot Saturday, but how that running game stacks up against the Badgers is the real story.— Other than Michigan State, here is a quick roll call of unranked 3-0 teams in the Power 5: Baylor, Boston College, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Texas Tech and Wake Forest. Those teams had a combined record of 40-53 last season, and the Eagles and Cowboys were the only teams with winning records last season. — Cincinnati and No. 16 Coastal Carolina are the only ranked Group of 5 schools, but Memphis made its case to join those two after a 31-29 victory against Mississippi State. The Tigers won despite being outgained 468-246 with the help of this wacky 94-yard punt return by Calvin Austin III.SMU also improved to 3-0 with a Hail Mary from Tanner Mordecai to Jr. Roderick Roberson for a 39-37 victory against Louisiana Tech.   Read the full article