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Name: Tom Shanahan
Date registered: April 8, 2018
URL: http://shanahanreport.com

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  1. Here is the unromantic Alabama Rose Bowl story the media won’t tell you — December 27, 2023
  2. My Michigan State history lesson for UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz — December 11, 2023
  3. Antonio Gates on his fatherly advice for his namesake and Nick Saban’s advice he ignored — September 22, 2023
  4. Another round of realignment brings up folly of adopting legends — September 7, 2023
  5. Air Coryell, the offense that changed football, lands in Canton — August 6, 2023

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Dec
27
2023

Here is the unromantic Alabama Rose Bowl story the media won’t tell you

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Writers, start your keyboards. TV reporters, tell your cameramen to hit the record button. Open-minded college football fans, brace yourselves. Romantic stories on Alabama returning to the Rose Bowl are about to roll out. Alabama has been matched against Michigan in the College Football Playoffs in The Granddaddy of Them All. The one-dimensional storyline you’ll …

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Dec
11
2023

My Michigan State history lesson for UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz

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Welcome to Michigan State, President Kevin Guskiewciz. I’ve been told you have a high school and college journalist background. We have that in common, although upon further review I recognize your post-college career leaves me trailing your brain power like a nose tackle chasing a speedy tailback. The further review was I learned that prior …

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Sep
22
2023

Antonio Gates on his fatherly advice for his namesake and Nick Saban’s advice he ignored

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Antonio Gates Sr. prefers climbing Spartan Stadium’s steps to its upper reaches when attending Michigan State football games. The vantage point allows one of the NFL’s greatest tight ends to anonymously watch his namesake, Antonio Gates Jr. “I get the game tickets on my own with friends, and I don’t leave my name at will …

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Sep
07
2023

Another round of realignment brings up folly of adopting legends

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MEMO TO: Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti FROM: Tom Shanahan, author and award-winning writer on college football integration. DATE: September 7, 2023 RE: Conferences adopting legends through realignment. ——————————————————————- I live in ACC country, and I want to caution you on adopting legends from new members. Now that you’ve left the TV industry to take …

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Aug
06
2023

Air Coryell, the offense that changed football, lands in Canton

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CANTON, Ohio – Mindy Coryell took the stage to represent her father Don Coryell on Saturday afternoon at his post-humous Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement. She was by his side for the unveiling of his bust. Of course, she was. If you’re from San Diego, you’ve heard the legendary stories of little Mindy quietly …

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Aug
02
2023

Don Coryell enters Hall of Fame having helped preserve a safer game

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Don Coryell’s enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5 in Canton, Ohio, celebrates his prolific “Air Coryell” passing game, but his legacy extends beyond his offensive genius. His style transformed the game at a time critical to the sport’s lifeline. As Air Coryell took flight in the 1970s and 1980s, the …

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Apr
12
2023

We should be discussing women’s Final Four progress instead of blame game

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We should be still awash in the glow surrounding the 2023 LSU-Iowa NCAA women’s basketball title. The parallels with the 1979 Michigan State-Indiana State men’s championship deserve more discussion. When Michigan State’s Magic Johnson faced Indiana’s State’s Larry Bird, the showdown captivated the nation. The 24.1 TV audience rating remains a record (as does Michigan …

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Apr
01
2023

Izzo seems rejuvenated despite missing his ninth Final Four

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The Final Four is not on the schedule. Sometimes fans at elite programs forget it’s a tough road to navigate. At Michigan State, it’s true a Final Four opportunity escaped the Spartans with the Sweet Sixteen loss to Kansas State, but that’s a backwards view – an over-and-back violation of the program’s 25-year streak of …

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Mar
05
2023

Honoring Earle Edwards’ NC State legacy

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NC State historian Tim Peeler and NC State ground-breaking running back Charley Young will join me to discuss the Wolfpack football legacy that Earle Edwards established as the school’s head coach, 1954-70. The March 8 event is part of the Raleigh Sports Club’s weekly luncheons. ——————– RALEIGH PORTS CLUB March 8: Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Program, …

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Feb
20
2023

Tom Izzo’s special place on campus helps Michigan State gain solace

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Michigan State interim president Teresa Woodruff acted promptly, providing a compassionate message about an unspeakable campus tragedy. Her leadership at a media briefing belied she’s been on the job only three months. Michigan State campus police chief Marlon C. Lynch also spoke, accompanied by East Lansing and Lansing officials. They praised the first responders. Their …

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Feb
03
2023

Jimmy Raye’s Underground Railroad journey told in documentary on NFL Network

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CANDOR, N.C. – Jimmy Raye’s pioneering story began with Michigan State’s Underground Railroad, departing segregated Fayetteville, N.C., in 1964. His journey crossed the Mason Dixon Line. It carried him on to ground-breaking playing and coaching careers in college and the NFL. Seven decades later, telling his story includes historic restored train cars found in a …

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Jan
27
2023

NFL Network airing NFL 360 documentary on Jimmy Raye

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The NFL Network has announced February 7 as the first date to air its NFL 360 Videos documentary on Jimmy Raye’s ground-breaking careers as a Black quarterback and Black college and NFL coach. The start time is 8 p.m. ET on the NFL Network. The film is part of series of shows the NFL Network …

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Jan
16
2023

The NFF’s MacArthur Bowl dates to split titles era

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Georgia won its second straight football national title a week ago today, beating TCU. A day later the Bulldogs were officially awarded the MacArthur Bowl, the National Football Foundation trophy annually presented to the national title team. You might be thinking, of course. Who else gets the trophy? Well, most college football fans take for …

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Dec
21
2022

Army and NFL can celebrate Andre Carter on draft day

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Nobody waves the flag better than the NFL, so imagine the league’s draft day stage if Army West Point All-American linebacker Andre Carter’s name is called as a first-round pick. The cameras find Carter, who has been projected among the top 50 picks and as high as 22nd in mock drafts. The 6-foot-7, 260-pounder climbs …

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Dec
14
2022

Ken Niumatalolo understands history of largely untold tale

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The college football world quickly came down on the side of Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo upon news Sunday he was unceremoniously dismissed. Twitter reacted within moments and stories were posted and printed in the old-fashioned world within a day. How do you let go a guy who is on the way to the College Football …

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Dec
03
2022

One slanderous word explains objections to script about Duffy Daugherty

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What if a movie with a doctored script depicted Michigan State College Football Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty using the N-word? Unaware viewers may take that as an accepted portrayal of Daugherty. That’s the concern of Jimmy Raye and Michigan State teammates who played on Daugherty’s ground-breaking 1960s teams. They were college football’s first …

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