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

Latest posts

  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

Most commented posts

  1. Pat Narduzzi rebuilt Pitt with model his old boss used to close in on Duffy — 3 comments
  2. Duke football isn’t one of Kirk Herbstreit’s white flag teams — 2 comments
  3. Brian Kelly says Notre Dame QB competition is closer but better — 2 comments
  4. Ian Book’s play answering questions why Notre Dame recruited him — 1 comment
  5. Don Coryell’s Hall-of-Fame case supported by Pro Bowl record — 1 comment

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Dec
17
2020

Army’s players expanded their awareness on and off the field

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Army’s football players relied on virtual group phone calls to remain connected upon West Point closing nine months ago at the start of COVID-19 pandemic. At first, they were casual conversations from hometowns that span America – geographically, socio-economically, racially and politically. It wasn’t long, though, before more recent current events overtook their talks. The …

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Dec
17
2020

Duke hoop learning to play together; football adds 18 on signing day

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They’re some of the top basketball recruits in the nation, but they also are essentially strangers in this oddest of seasons. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed their transition from highlighting individual skills in AAU ball to executing at the Division I college level. The eight days without a game — following losses at home to Top …

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Dec
16
2020

Air Force and Army meet in game unlike any other for Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy

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I first brought this subject up with Air Force coach Troy Calhoun before October’s Navy game, long before the COVID-19 postponement of Air Force-Army Nov. 7 date rescheduled in a winner-take-all game for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. My suggestion was maybe Air Force-Army deserves a special day instead of buried in the regular season was my …

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Dec
11
2020

Army Hall-of-Famer offers pointers but not points for Army-Navy Game

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The Army-Navy Game is a time for the old warriors of America’s Game to make friendly wagers, but Rollie Stichweh says 2020 is different. The Army Hall-of-Famer explained his old Navy rivals want homefield advantage points — commonly worth three. The COVID-19 pandemic, like everything in this history-altered year, has forced the 121st meeting to …

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Dec
10
2020

Duke hoop cancels non-conference schedule; football wraps up season

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Mike Krzyzewski didn’t wait for an NCAA reassessment. The Duke basketball coach announced on his Sirius XM radio show “Basketball and Beyond” and through a school media release the Blue Devils have canceled their remaining non-conference games. “This is the best decision we could make as a program, in making sure that we are doing …

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Dec
09
2020

Coach K says college basketball needs to reassess playing games

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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said college basketball needs to reassess its ongoing approach to the season while COVID-19 outbreaks are rising within the sport and throughout the country. Krzyzewski spoke after the No. 10-ranked Blue Devils (2-2) lost 83-68 loss to No. 6 Illinois (4-1) on Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He pointed out …

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Dec
08
2020

Jordan Goldwire playing the veteran role in Duke’s young backcourt

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Time moves quickly in modern college basketball, especially in the era of NBA one-and-dones. Or in the case of Tre Jones, two-and-done. A year ago, Jordan Goldwire was the inexperienced guard without a career start learning to complement Jones, the returning starting point guard. They grew into a good fit. The lightly recruited 6-foot-2, 184-pounder …

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Dec
03
2020

Duke football isn’t one of Kirk Herbstreit’s white flag teams

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Kirk Herbstreit needs to reacquaint himself with Duke coach David Cutcliffe and his players. If any team had reason to be ready to wave the white flag — as ESPN’s Herbstreit characterized Michigan regarding its upcoming annual game with Ohio State — it’s the Blue Devils. They’re frustrating season has dropped to 2-7 overall and …

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Dec
02
2020

Michigan State’s Izzo graduates Loyer from Duke stage

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Michigan State Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo answers media questions about his players with one of two raised voices. One is protective, a defiant tone responding to anyone questioning why a player isn’t receiving more playing time or used in a different role. He may not explain the deficiencies he sees in said …

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Dec
01
2020

Michigan State and Izzo finally win first game at Cameron

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By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State coach Tom Izzo took another good team to Cameron Indoor Stadium, but this time his players responded to the usual Duke fast start and finished with a 75-69 Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic. The No. 8-ranked Spartans (3-0) delivered a pair of firsts for an Izzo-coached team …

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Dec
01
2020

Michigan State-Duke might be decided by two guys from Wisconsin

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One matchup to watch when Michigan State and Duke play is between a pair of 6-foot-9, 220-pound forwards from Wisconsin. They can play it big or small, they can score, rebound and pass. They are key position-less players added to deep and versatile rosters of teams searching for an identity from a year ago before …

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Dec
01
2020

Things I learned about Coach K and Tom Izzo

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Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski held court encircled by reporters, as usual, at the 2019 ACC media session in Charlotte – back in the pre-pandemic gathering days – when the subject turned to him rather than his team. “I’ve had enough stories written about me,” he said politely. “If I never had another story written …

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Nov
29
2020

Roy Williams still shaping Tar Heels’ lineup on Maui’s new courts

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Roy Williams is taking North Carolina on another trip to Maui, but the Tar Heels are riding a bus to Asheville in western North Carolina’s mountains rather than boarding a plane for paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But you won’t be able to tell the Camping World Maui Invitational court’s location by …

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Nov
25
2020

College football Czar needed to keep schools on same page

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Duke hopes to return to the football field Friday night at George Tech. The Blue Devils have been preparing their game plan as usual, but they can’t be sure they’ll kick off until the referee signals for play to begin. That’s college football in 2020 while trying to play through the COVID-19 pandemic. Duke’s scheduled …

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Nov
21
2020

Duke dressing up Cameron Indoor Stadium without the Crazies

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Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo encourages his players to soak up the atmosphere when the Spartans face Duke at venerable Cameron Indoor Stadium, including interacting with students camped out for tickets at Krzyzewskiville. But the sights and sounds will be more like a preseason scrimmage in a high school gym when preseason No. 13-ranked …

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Nov
13
2020

Wendell Moore ready for another year of the college basketball ‘experience’

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Duke’s Wendell Moore eagerly awaits his sophomore basketball season while two of his classmates prepare for the Nov. 18 NBA draft as one-and-dones along with a third teammate that left school early, Tre Jones. They’re about to become instant millionaires, but Moore isn’t envious. If the 6-foot-5, 216-pounder guard/forward, who was an Academic All-ACC selection …

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