Melo’s DUI ‘Extreme’; ESPN’s Bondy Bans Obama?

Can’t wait for the day when the daughters of SEC coaches sing about us.

• Here’s all you wanted to know about Carmelo Anthony’sExtreme” DUI.

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At least his gal is enthusiastically standing by him.

• Sure looks like ESPN president George Bodenheimer wants to bar Barack Obama from his network.

• Golfers go under the knife: Tiger Woods needs his knee treated, while John Daly stomachs a muscle tear.

• Could next year’s T-Wolves tickets go for $1 a piece? That still seems a bit steep.

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Houston Nutt Wrote The Book On Parenting Skills

EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY has the find of the week (at least until the next Pacman strip club sighting), a video featuring the daughter of Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt.

Haven Nutt apparently likes Zac Efron, but we’ll let her tell you all about it.

Jim Grobe 3rd Coach To Give Arkansas Job The Brush-Off

WAKE’S GROBE 3RD STRAIGHT COACH TO CALL OFF HOGS: After going through a pair of orange Tigers for their head coaching job, Arkansas was zeroing in on a Demon Deacon. Now the Razorbacks are just back at ground zero.

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The NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MORNING NEWS reports that Wake Forest’s Jim Grobe decided to stay in Winston-Salem, rather than flee for Fayetteville.It’s the 2nd ACC coach this week to say no to the Hogs - as Tommy Bowden re-upped with Clemson - and the 3rd coach overall to take himself out of the Razorbacks’ running - as Tommy Tuberville chose to stick with Auburn.

Houston Nutt streak

What’s with all the rejection? It’s not like any new coach would have to deal with any ridiculous situations.RAZORBACK EXPATS tries to explain the latest spurning, with their five reasons why Grobe didn’t take the job:

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For example, Reason #2: “Was promised that his name would be displayed on banners all over the state…then he found out what that meant.”

Tommy Tuberville Rumored To Be Next Arkansas Coach

TUBERVILLE RUMORED TO BE RAZORBACKS’ NEXT COACH: Arkansas didn’t have to go far to nab its next football coach. They didn’t even have to leave the conference:

Tuberville Arkansas headline

KNWA-TV reports that Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville will become the next Razorbacks coach. Sources are telling the station that the Tigers’ coach will soon be leaving one SEC school for another.Ex-Hogs coach Houston Nutt just did the same thing, when he left Fayetteville and quickly took the Ole Miss job.

Arkansas 360 Tuberville screen

ARKANSAS SPORTS 360 further reports that an official announcement may not come until Saturday, as Tuberville is hammering out details of his contract.So, Tommy’s now off to Fayetteville, and Houston’s already landed in Oxford, where Tuberville had previously coached. Does this mean Ed Orgeron is headed to the Plains, thus completing the coaching circle?

Hogs Forget Non-Compete Clause In Nutt’s Contract

HOGS FORGOT NON-COMPETE CLAUSE; NUTT HIRED BY REBS: The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports today that Houston Nutt’s Brinks truck just pulled up to Oxford, MS, and has parked.

Houston Nutt streak

Hours after being gifted a $3.65M check in a buyout from Arkansas, Nutt was hired by Ole Miss as football coach today. With that $3.65 million buyout, Nutt will also receive a five-year contract from Ole Miss for close to $2 million a year.Jim Harris of the ARKANSAS BUSINESS TIMES has this today: “Who would have thought Arkansas would agree to pay the coach $3.65 million to leave and then not include a non-compete clause in the deal?‘”

Based on the unceasing harassment endured by Nutt at the snouts of Hogs fans over the years, we can certainly understand why they’d be miffed by the coach moving within the conference. Right, that makes perfect sense!

Nutt Resigns From Arkansas; GT, Duke Fire Coaches

NUTT CRACKS OUT OF ARKANSAS; GT & DUKE FIRE COACHES: Houston Nutt has finally cracked, deciding he’s going to flee Fayetteville:

Houston Nutt streak

TRANS WORLD NEWS reports that the Arkansas coach will announce his resignation at a news conference Monday evening, ending his 10-year reign at the SEC school.The announcement comes after another tumultuous season that finished with Friday’s upset of the then-#1 LSU in Baton Rouge.

Chan Gailey

In other employment news, Chan’s not the man for Georgia Tech anymore. The ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION reports that the Yellow Jackets fired coach Chan Gailey after six seasons at Bobby Dodd Stadium.Meanwhile, Ted Roof, Ted Roof, Ted Roof has been fired:

Ted Roof Duke

The RALEIGH (NC) NEWS-OBSERVER reports that the Duke head coach has been relieved of his duties. Roof was removed after a 1-11 season which saw the Blue Devils go winless in the ACC for the 3rd straight season.Considering the job was involved with Dookies football, being relieved must be a relief for Ted.

These recent removals brings the current list of 1-A vacancies to 7. Other schools still searching the want ads include Michigan, Nebraska, Mississippi, Baylor and SMU.

And Nutt has already been mentioned as a leading candidate for the last three.

Tennessee Fan Site Blames Adidas For Volunteers Football Woes

UT FANSITE BLAMES ADIDAS FOR VOLS’ FOOTBALL WOES: A Tennessee fan site thinks they’ve solved the mystery to the Volunteers’ poor football showing in recent years. It’s gotta be the shoes:

Tennessee Vols football

ROCKY TOP TALK blames footwear financier Adidas for the knocks taken in Knoxville. The site says it’s the shoe shucker’s sponsorship that’s making the Orange & White faithful feeling blue.As proof, RTT rattles off some other programs on the Adidas docket, such as:

• Arkansas (Houston, you have a problem)

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