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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2000
Page
9
UNC faces a chaotic coaching search after firing Carl Torbush, missing Beamer and other targets. Baddour hunts across the country, with Cutcliffe and Donnan showing no interest and Beamer’s stance complicating the landscape. The program risks paying more for less coach than during the transition.
The BCS rankings combine polls and computer averages. Poll averages include the AP and coaches polls, while the computer component uses the seven highest rankings with the lowest dropped. Schedule rank reflects opponent strength and schedules, based on opponent and opponent of opponent records.
New Orleans Saints linebackers coach John Bunting flew to Chapel Hill to meet UNC officials about the head coaching vacancy after Carl Torbush was fired. He would stay with the Saints until season's end if he took the UNC post.
LaDainian Tomlinson enters bowl season as the NCAA rushing leader with a 2,000-yard pace, 22 rushing TDs, and a school record 1,850-yard junior year. Coach Dennis Franchione notes the offense and defense helped his bid, while Tomlinson reflects on his family watching him play for the first time.
AP columnist Jim Litke reports that the BCS faces continued calls for reform as coaches and analysts argue the system rewards style points and political maneuvering more than actual performance. Miami and Virginia Tech suffered from perceived misranking, while Spurrier suggests a playoff.
Toledo finishes 10-1 and ranked 25th after losing coach Gary Pinkel to Missouri. The Rockets miss an at large bowl as UNLV earns a Las Vegas Bowl berth, Fresno State-Gow Air Force go Silicon Valley Classic, and Western Michigan wins MAC West tiebreaker.
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