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Wisconsin Fans Stopped Chanting and Canceled 7,193 Season Tickets. That Is How You Measure a Hot Seat in 2026

Aug 25, 2026

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Wisconsin Fans Stopped Chanting and Canceled 7,193 Season Tickets. That Is How You Measure a Hot Seat in 2026

Our Week Zero board ranks all 10, from Mike Norvell at No. 1 to the 4 coaches whose own presidents put a defense of them in writing last fall. Plus a military college that sold its jersey to a gun store. Headline

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Odom

Purdue Committed $48 Million to 2 Coaching Decisions. Indiana Put $11 Million a Year Into Its Staff and Won a National Title

Aug 21, 2026

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Purdue Committed $48 Million to 2 Coaching Decisions. Indiana Put $11 Million a Year Into Its Staff and Won a National Title

Barry Odom loses all 38 shaded rows in the workbook against Curt Cignetti and Marcus Freeman, and almost none of it is his fault.Sub Headline

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College Football

Lane Kiffin Has The Same 117 Wins As Kirby Smart. He Also Has 32 More Losses And A $91 Million Contract.

Aug 18, 2026

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Lane Kiffin Has The Same 117 Wins As Kirby Smart. He Also Has 32 More Losses And A $91 Million Contract.

We ran Kiffin's full 17-year career against Smart and Steve Sarkisian across 42 metrics. His offenses score as often as Georgia's do. His record against ranked opponents is 13-25, and LSU's 2026 schedule has 5 of them on it.

Mark Haines

College Football

Chris Creighton Took Over a Program That Had Gone 39-125 and Turned It Around. He Is Still 10-45 Against Winning Teams.

Aug 14, 2026

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Chris Creighton Took Over a Program That Had Gone 39-125 and Turned It Around. He Is Still 10-45 Against Winning Teams.

His defense finished 136th out of 136 against the run, and the 2026 schedule is the easiest he has ever been handed. The market still has Eastern Michigan half a win short of a bowl.

Mark Haines

College Football

Lincoln Riley Is 0-5 Against Top-10 Teams. Here Are The 8 Signs That Tell You Whether 2026 Is Different.

Aug 11, 2026

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Lincoln Riley Is 0-5 Against Top-10 Teams. Here Are The 8 Signs That Tell You Whether 2026 Is Different.

We measured Riley against Dan Lanning and against the three men who built USC. Then we pulled out the signs worth watching, starting with Oregon in the Coliseum on September 26.

Mark Haines

Big Ten

Rutgers Brought Greg Schiano Back For His Defense. It Just Finished 136th Out Of 136 FBS Teams.

Aug 7, 2026

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Rutgers Brought Greg Schiano Back For His Defense. It Just Finished 136th Out Of 136 FBS Teams.

7.6 yards a play, the worst mark in big-time football since 2000. Plus Purdue picks a fight with the champs, and the Mountain West settles for 47 cents on the dollar.

Mark Haines

College Football

North Carolina Needs $29 Million To Fire Bill Belichick. He Needs $1 Million To Walk Away From Them.

Aug 4, 2026

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North Carolina Needs $29 Million To Fire Bill Belichick. He Needs $1 Million To Walk Away From Them.

31 NFL teams refused to give him this arrangement and said why out loud. A board of trustees in Chapel Hill went around its own athletic director to write it anyway, and 1 year later, the general manager is on leave, and university counsel is investigating.

Mark Haines

Nebraska

Jul 31, 2026

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Matt Rhule Has Beaten 2 Ranked Teams in 10 Seasons. Nebraska Just Guaranteed Him Through 2032.

Every Rhule rebuild jumped in year 3, which is why Nebraska hired him. Inside: what year 3 delivered, and the 43-row matrix that sets him against Bo Pelini and Curt Cignetti.

Mark Haines

College Football

Curt Cignetti Went 16-0 In Year 2 At Indiana. Here Are The 7 Head Coaches Who Could Do It Next

Jul 28, 2026

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Curt Cignetti Went 16-0 In Year 2 At Indiana. Here Are The 7 Head Coaches Who Could Do It Next

Seven names we're betting are already on every athletic director's short list.

Mark Haines

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

Wisconsin Fans Stopped Chanting and Canceled 7,193 Season Tickets. That Is How You Measure a Hot Seat in 2026

Purdue Committed $48 Million to 2 Coaching Decisions. Indiana Put $11 Million a Year Into Its Staff and Won a National Title

Lane Kiffin Has The Same 117 Wins As Kirby Smart. He Also Has 32 More Losses And A $91 Million Contract.

Chris Creighton Took Over a Program That Had Gone 39-125 and Turned It Around. He Is Still 10-45 Against Winning Teams.

Lincoln Riley Is 0-5 Against Top-10 Teams. Here Are The 8 Signs That Tell You Whether 2026 Is Different.

Rutgers Brought Greg Schiano Back For His Defense. It Just Finished 136th Out Of 136 FBS Teams.

North Carolina Needs $29 Million To Fire Bill Belichick. He Needs $1 Million To Walk Away From Them.

Matt Rhule Has Beaten 2 Ranked Teams in 10 Seasons. Nebraska Just Guaranteed Him Through 2032.

Curt Cignetti Went 16-0 In Year 2 At Indiana. Here Are The 7 Head Coaches Who Could Do It Next

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