Thanks to YAHOO! SPORTS O.G. Michael Silver, Isaac Hilton will now forever be known as the pro football prospect with the surest way to the Canadian Football League. Not able to take the pressure of having his measurements taken and his body analyzed like a blogger examining photos of Erin Andrews, Silver reports Hilton let loose:
“The poor kid pissed himself,” recalls one scout who witnessed it. “He was standing up there … and it all just came out. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen.”
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The SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS reports that Bob Davie would rather stay in the press box than roam the College Station sidelines again, as the ESPN analyst turned down a chance to become the defensive coordinator for Texas A&M.
It would have been a homecoming of sorts for Davie, who coached the Aggies’ D from 1989-93. It was Bob’s last stop before South Bend, where he took the DC job for ND before becoming the Irish HC in 1997 - and we all know how well that went. Read more…
AGGIES NAB EX-PACKERS COACH, TUBERVILLE STAYS PUT: Auburn fans can rest easy, as their head coach won’t be taking the next train to College Station.
The ASSOCIATED PRESS gets the newsletter that former Packers coach Mike Sherman has been tabbed by Texas A&M to replace the outgoing Dennis Franchione.Sherman had played QB and spent time as an assistant for the Aggies, last roaming the Kyle Field sidelines in 1996.
The current Houston Texans assistant won’t resume his new duties until after the NFL season. In the meantime, A&M defensive coordinator Gary Darnell will coach the team in their bowl game.
The move ends speculation that Tommy Tuberville would be leaving the Auburn Plains for Aggieland. After the Tigers’ 6th straight Iron Bowl win, it’s just the latest national tragedy to befall Nick Saban.
• M GO BLOG is feeling blue about who might be the next Michigan coach - Kirk Ferentz?!
The same coach who led Iowa to a season-ending loss against Western Michigan?• In other college job openings, THE WIZARD OF ODDS is on the lookout for a plane sent from Lincoln to Baton Rouge.
• Richard Justice of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE suggests former Green Bay coach Mike Sherman might Pack his bags for College Station.
• LARRY BROWN SPORTS sees no moral victory for the Eagles in their close call against the Patriots:
• YOU BEEN BLINDED gives us news that Tiger Woods’ caddy likes to be a driver when he isn’t handing them out.• GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES gobbles up how they spent their Thanksgiving at Ford Field.
• RUMORS AND RANTS calls Saturday’s UCLA-Oregon game the worst college football game ever played:
• GOING FIVE HOLE remembers former Penguins coach and Stanley Cup winner Bob Johnson.• THE ANGRY T putts around how Fred Couples is cleaning up at the Skins Game.
