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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

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  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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Aug
15
2021

Gunnar Holmberg rolling for Duke with or without his green jersey

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DURHAM – Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg rolled to his left for some running room in Saturday night’s first scrimmage when he was tackled near the sideline. He said he was eager for some live action. “We wanted to make it as real as possible,” Holmberg said. “It’s still mid-August. We were never live in the …

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Aug
11
2021

Krzyzewski enjoys offseason coaching, leaves recruiting to Scheyer

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Duke basketball fans obviously felt relief to watch the recruiting train continue delivering the goods sans the usual lure of a chance to play “for the best coach in America” – the frequent comment from players announcing their commitment to the Blue Devils. Dariq Whitehead, a 5-star small forward, committed on Aug. 1 knowing he’ll …

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Aug
08
2021

Coach Cutcliffe on his 14 seasons alongside Coach K

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Duke football coach David Cutcliffe is back on the practice field for his 14th year that opens Sept. 3 at Charlotte. At the same time, Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is about to prepare for his 42nd and final season in Durham. Their intersection was 2008. Cutcliffe visited campus to interview for the vacant …

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Aug
08
2021

Bobby Bowden and the birth of a Florida State tradition

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The news that College Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden died on Sunday at age 91 reminded me of my 2010 interview with him. We discussed how he copied q San Diego State tradition on what became a landmark night for Florida State’s national identity despite suffering a loss at San Diego State. By TOM …

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Aug
05
2021

Coach K’s final season has stops in New York, Vegas and Ohio State

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Duke released the non-conference portion of its schedule today that includes trips in November to New York to play Kentucky, Las Vegas to face Gonzaga and the Big Ten Challenge at Ohio State. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said upon announced this will be his final season before he retires he’s isn’t interested in a farewell …

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Aug
03
2021

Imagine what Bubba Smith would have commanded in NIL market

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Bubba Smith, Michigan State’s inimitable legend, loved telling stores. He especially liked to cast himself as caught in the middle, humorously bewildered by those around him. In media vernacular, the College Football Hall of Famer turned actor best known for his role in six Police Academy movies and as a popular Miller Lite beer pitchman …

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Jul
25
2021

DeWayne Carter taking center stage on Duke’s roster

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke senior running back Mataeo Durant’s presence earlier this week at the ACC Kickoff media days was no surprise. He’s the Blue Devils’ top returning player, a preseason second-team All-ACC pick. Same with Gunnar Holmberg as one of the three players chosen to represent the Blue Devils’ Wednesday at the Westin Charlotte. …

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Jul
24
2021

NC State can take another shot at Clemson with Devin Leary and 20 returning starters

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CHARLOTTE, N.C – N.C. State’s 20 returning starters, including Devin Leary as a productive quarterback, are reason to believe the Wolfpack have enough talent to upset perennial ACC power Clemson. But that’s not the only reason. N.C. State coach Dave Doeren has proven he’s able to get his team ready for the mighty Tigers, notwithstanding …

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Jul
24
2021

Mataeo Durant makes his way from a small town to Duke

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College football lore loves stories about the kid from a small, rural town making it big. They do it with strength gained from a back-breaking work of load. This tale will probably never be topped: Bronko Nagurski was discovered in the 1920s while plowing farmland – without a horse. Minnesota coach Clarence Spears was driving …

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Jul
21
2021

Mack Brown’s Texas days taught him ropes for Howell’s Heisman candidacy

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina may be new to boasting a Heisman Trophy preseason leading candidate, but venerable Tar Heels coach Mack Brown has a history of navigating that road over his 16 years at Texas. So, Brown didn’t fret over the offseason how to address the attention third-year starting quarterback Sam Howell has gained …

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Jul
19
2021

Gunnar Holmberg’s path seemed destined to play quarterback at Duke

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Gunnar Holmberg’s given name sounds as if he was was born to play quarterback. And the choice of his parents, Sean and Jennifer Holmberg, certainly has proven prophetic. Holmberg, Duke’s projected 2021 starter as a graduate student with junior year eligibility, is living the dream. He spent the weekend in elite company, with the First …

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Jul
13
2021

The Great George Webster, an MSU pioneer from Anderson, S.C.

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Duffy Daugherty’s Michigan State Milestone Minutes on leading college football integration. Don’t believes the myths and fiction enshrouding the 1970 USC-Alabama game crafted to aggrandize USC’s role and obfuscate Alabama coach Bear Bryant dragging his feet on integration until 1971. Duffy Daugherty’s Underground Railroad I invite you to follow me on Twitter @shanny4055 Make sure …

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Jul
08
2021

Tyrone Willingham’s rise from segregated North Carolina to CFP through Duffy’s legacy

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Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty last coached the Spartans in 1972. He was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Although Daugherty died 34 years ago at age 72, his legacy lives on. We’re reminded of his imprint on college football once again with Tyrone Willingham’s appointment to the College Football Playoff selection …

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Jul
04
2021

Locker room tales on James Bond, Duffy, Biggie, breakfast with The Bear and quotes Bryant’s apologists don’t want you to hear

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Team equipment managers hear the juiciest gossip. As the locker room empties, they quietly go about their business, unintentionally a chameleon blended into the walls. Others forget they’re within earshot. Marty Daly was one of those guys at Michigan State. Daly was the Spartans’ assistant equipment manager from the 1965 to 1972, a time that …

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Jun
14
2021

Duffy Daugherty’s Milestone Minutes: Bubba Smith

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Click on Milestone Minutes type Duffy Daugherty’s Underground Railroad Follow me on Twitter: @shanny4055 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page

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Jun
04
2021

Jon Scheyer spells out his future as Duke’s next head coach

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DURHAM — Jon Scheyer took his seat at podium set up astride Cameron Indoor Stadium’s Coach K Court. He had been introduced Friday as Duke’s 20th basketball coach by president Vincent Price, outgoing athletic director Kevin White and incoming AD Nina King. Scheyer, 33, leaned into the microphone. “So, I don’t want to break any …

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