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College Football Rumors – Mack Brown Leaves Texas
The only reason, as it turns out, that Mack Brown didn’t announce him leaving the Texas football program was because the rumors of him stepping down leaked, so he decided to change the date by a day, and get to do it on his own terms. He’ll remain with the team until after the Alamo Bowl, but then step off his perch, and leave the head coaching job of the Longhorns to someone else.
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College Football Rumors – Nick Saban Staying With Alabama, Mack Brown Trying to Stay in Texas
A potentially massive change in the head coaching scenery of College Football isn’t going to happen at the moment. Nick Saban is staying with Alabama, probably signing another massive extension to remain as the head coach of the Crimson Tide until the end of his career, while Mack Brown isn’t planning on stepping down or leaving Texas, instead announcing he’ll be fighting to keep his job.
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College Football Rumors – Alabama Doesn’t Think Nick Saban is Leaving to Texas
We’ve been over this a few times – except for the money, there’s nothing that Texas have to offer that Nick Saban should feel too much of a pull towards and will make him leave Alabama. Right now, according to some of his players at the program, he’s even told them he isn’t going anywhere, although that doesn’t really mean anything.
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College Football Rumors – Mack Brown Quitting Texas, Nick Saban Leaving Alabama
With no bowl games for the next couple of weeks, the most interesting thing happening right now in College Football is the head coach carousel. You won’t find bigger schools than Texas and Alabama to get involved in such a thing, as it seems that Mack Brown is closer to announcing he’s stepping down as Longhorns coach, while the Tide are getting worried that Nick Saban is going to be the man that fills his shoes.
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Manchester United Rumors – Alex Ferguson Between Retirement and Staying
It’s one thing when the Sun and the Daily Mirror insist that someone is on his way out, but when both the Telegraph and The Times claim that according to sources around Manchester United, Alex Ferguson will be announcing his retirement, it does become more than just meaningless shouting into the wind.
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What Have Real Madrid Been Up to This Summer
Despite their only signing so far being young French Centre back Raphael Varane, Real Madrid are keen on spending plenty of money before the season starts, with Brazilian wonderkind Neymar looking like their premier target.
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Transfer Frenzy – Torres to Chelsea, Carroll to Liverpool?
The contracts haven’t been signed yet, but it seems these are done deals – Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea for around 45-50 million pounds, Andy Carroll from Newcastle to Liverpool for 35 million.
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Daily European Transfer Round Up
A round up of transfers and rumors from around Europe today.