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December 26, 2009

RIP, New Year’s Day bowl games

http://blog.al.com/solomon/2009/12/rip_new_years_day_bowl_games.html You won’t find many instances when Bobby Bowden (388 career victories) and Gene Chizik (12 wins) belong in the same sentence. This is an exception. On Jan. 1, Bowden and Chizik will be eager participants in the latest — and most blatant — examples of how college football killed New Year’s Day. Auburn, which…
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December 25, 2009

Giving the Saints Marching Orders

Giving the Saints Marching Orders After Hurricane Katrina, the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints went from a struggling franchise threatening to leave town to a symbol of the city’s resurgence, playing a key role in community and business redevelopment. A key component of the team’s about-face is its 32-year-old executive vice president, Rita Benson…