http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com Daily Camera sports with Neill Woelk Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:20:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mike Leach, the coach fired by Texas Tech after he dared attempt to discipline the son of ESPN talking head Craig James (and former player for one of the dirtiest programs in college football history),  wants to get back to coaching. Leach is currently hanging out in Key West, Fla., waiting ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/20/leach-wants-to-get-back-to-coaching/ From the Associated Press wires: Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti is stepping down after less than a year in the position to become a college football analyst with ESPN. Bellotti was head coach of the Ducks for 14 seasons before he formally took over as athletic director last July. His resignation ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/19/oregons-bellotti-resigns/ The first day of spring ball for Nebraska is still about a week away, but there's no doubt the Huskers have big expectations.  When defensive tackle Jared Crick was asked recently by the Lincoln Journal Star about folks forecasting NU as a possible preseason Top 10 team, Crick had this ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/16/high-expectations-for-huskers-and-other-notes/ It's good to see former Buffs continue their football careers in the coaching world. Ex-Buff  standout defensive back Ronnie Bradford, who made the transition a smooth one, has joined  Jeff Tedford's staff at Cal. Tedford also announced Saturday that he has hired former Oregon QB Akili Smith. Smith and Bradford will work ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/13/cal-hires-ex-buff-bradford/ The College Football Hall of Fame released its 2010 ballot on Thursday, and there are three Buffs on the list. Advancing to the national ballot were former coach Bill McCartney, along with two stars from the Mac glory years, running back Eric Bieniemy and linebacker Alfred Williams. I have to believe ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/12/college-football-hall-ballot/ OK,  I might be jumping the gun here a little.  The Colorado men's basketball team has to beat Texas Tech on Wednesday to just get to the point that the Buffs would be NIT-eligible. And, there's always the outside chance that CU could run the table in the Big 12 tourney ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/09/nit-scenario-id-like-to-see/ My apologies. I've been using bad information passed on to me; I should have checked. When the CU Board of Regents voted in 1994 to decline the Pac-10 invitation, the final vote was actually 6-3 . Three regents who had been elected in November but had not yet been sworn in as ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/07/correction-on-regent-vote/ CU hoops boss Jeff Bzdelik and associate head coach Steve McClain haven't stopped in their pursuit of a big man to fill what appears to be the one glaring gap in the Buffs' roster. Two of the players are on their wish list are currently playing JC ball in Idaho. One they've ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/04/the-hunt-for-a-big-man/ That was a big win for Jeff Bzdelik's Buffs in Nebraska on Tuesday. Along with ending the dreadful road drought, the Buffs kept themselves in contention for a postseason spot. If they can get a win Saturday at home against Texas Tech -- and pick up a Big 12 tourney ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/02/good-win-for-buffs/ The Buffs' practices will be open this year again, beginning with Saturday's opening workout. Here's the entire spring schedule  (NT indicates no tackling in practice) ... CU spring schedule March 6 -- 8:30 a.m. meetings, 10 a.m.-Noon practice, shorts-helmets; Junior Day March 9 -- 2:30 p.m. meetings, 4-6 p.m. practice, shorts-helmets March 10 -- Pro ... http://outofbounds.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/01/cus-spring-football-practice-schedule/