Listen below to hear Bob Davie, New Mexico’s new head football coach and former ESPN analyst, talk about Arizona hiring Rich Rodriguez last month. He talks about why the hire is a “home run” and says the school’s athletic director, Greg Byrne, is one of the best in college athletics.

For the full interview with Bob Davie listen to Episode 133 on 110SportsPodcast.com. He discusses the challenges ahead for his new job, what he learned from his time at ESPN and conference expansion. Plus, he talks about his good friend Urban Meyer and his jump back into the game and thoughts on Mike Leach.

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Victor and Matt from 110sportspodcast.com discuss Arizona hiring Rich Rodriguez. Greg Byrne, the school’s athletic director, got ahead of the game by letting Mike Stoops go earlier in the season. We discuss whether it was a good hire, how much success he can have and why past issues with the NCAA should not happen again. Please watch!

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• After seven and a half seasons at the helm of the Arizona football program, head coach Mike Stoops was relieved of his duties on Monday by the university and athletic director Greg Byrne. The move was made after 10-straight loses to BCS opponents. From this standpoint, this record is simply unacceptable and warrants the dismal. The unfortunate thing for Stoops is Arizona is a basketball school. Hoops will always be the main event in Tucson. With Byrne pulling the trigger and deciding to take the program in a new direction he’ll have to make football a priority. Translation: upgrade the facilities and be willing to spend money on a coaching staff. Arizona’s football staff, including Stoops, were well under paid not only from a national level, but from the conference perspective as well. By making this move midseason with still a very slim chance of making a bowl game shows the administration is willing to throw this season away and jeopardize next year’s recruiting class. The speculation of the new coach has already begun and if Byrne wants to make the home run hire he needs a coach that has established himself already. Only problem with that is that an elite level coach will not uproot his family and move to the desert for mediocre facilities and not much of a pay increase. Former athletic director Jim Livengood was unable to land a coach with head coaching experience back in 2004 and settled for the hottest assistant at the time. Now, eight years later Byrne embarks on his own coaching search with the hopes of landing the guy to get the Wildcats to its first Rose Bowl. Let’s hope Byrne’s next coaching decision is better than his last.
• The Chicago Cubs might have taken a huge step forward in ending their century-plus long championship drought with the hire of general manager Theo Epstein from the Boston Red Sox. Imagine the legacy of Epstein if he were to win World Series titles first in Boston then win it all with Cubs. There is no guarantee that the streak will end, but if there is one guy who could do it Epstein would be a safe bet. By spending time in a big market like Boston it will prepare him for an equally big market of Chicago. He has experience in negotiating deals that have brought in some big names such as Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez just to name a few. This will come in handy when the Cubs make a serious run at St. Louis’ Albert Pujols and Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder, both who are free agents at the end of the season. If the Cubs’ organization is serious about making a run for a championship they’ll need to spend some money and land either Pujols or Fielder. Getting a manager who can manage big names and knows the pressures of winning with a passionate fan base is also essential. Maybe, just maybe former Red Sox skipper, Terry Francona, might just get a call.
• For a prediction on the 49ers-Lions football game please head over to read the “Vic Predicts” post.
• Don’t forget to check out our latest podcast with nine-time Pro Bowler and former Oakland Raider Tim Brown.

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Listen below to hear Mike Stoops, Arizona Wildcats head football coach, talk about being named to many experts annual list of coaches on the “hot seat.” Stoops is coming off three straight bowl appearances but with momentum being slowed, big losses in crucial games and a new athletic director, many wonder how many wins Stoops needs this season to keep his job. Listen below to hear him discuss this topic and he explains why he is not that worried.
Audio Clip (2:06): Mike Stoops on his job security

For the full interview with Mike Stoops listen to Episode 118 on 110SportsPodcast.com. He discusses the Wildcats tough schedule, if schools worry too much about getting on TV, if he has lost any respect for former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and comments on the controversy with ASU linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Plus, he talks about which fellow Pac-12 coach he would want to play for.

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In his first year as athletic director at Arizona Greg Byrne discusses conference expansion, the possibility of the football team playing a home game in Phoenix, his father, who is the AD at Texas A&M, Mike Stoops, Sean Miller and the future of Arizona basketball.

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