RUTS IS RIGHT

It does indeed appear, as Run Up The Score said last week, that Rich Rodriguez will be the next coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Unless somebody slaps some sense into him before he signs the contract, that is.

HAWKPOCALYPSE NOW

Tough times to be Hawkeye, these are. First of all, the university is getting dangerously close to a no-confidence vote directed at the Board of Regents, who thus far have failed to hire a president to replace David Skorton. Not even the intervention of your next president, Gov. Tom Vilsack, has been able to settle the situation. The Board of Regents apparently wants to hire someone with significant past experience in health care administration, reflecting the significance of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Outside observers are calling for someone with a more traditional academic background, suggesting instead that a vice-president could be hired to serve as a liaison between the administration and UIHC. At the center of it all is Regents president Michael Gartner, whom you may remember.

Meanwhile, The Haircut has no idea why one of his players transferred to Silo Tech. But don’t worry; everything’s fine in Iowa men’s basketball . . .