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July 26, 2008

SEC coaching lucrative but treacherous

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/COLUMNISTS01/807260538/1002/SPORTS Southeastern Conference football has never been content simply with being better. The need to be bigger is also written into the league’s DNA. Bigger stadiums. Tailgating extravaganzas that would dazzle Her Royal Highness. Round-the-clock recruiting obsession. Head coaching salaries that make Wall Street blush. It’s that final item that intrigues me more than trying…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 25, 2008

Column: No looking back for LSU coach

Column: No looking back for LSU coach HOOVER — Darth Vader arrived at SEC Football Media Days without his black cape, breathing apparatus and mask — or even his white ball cap that looks a couple sizes too tight. Les Miles has what everybody else wants, the national championship trophy. But the LSU coach, who…