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University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman acknowledged Friday that hiring Rich Rodriguez was a mistake.

Coleman, who was speaking to the Rotary Club of Flint, Mich., said the university was trying to get away from Lloyd Carr's outdated offensive style and that the spread seemed like the cutting edge way to go.

"We thought, OK, well let's go hire the guy who invented the spread offense," Coleman told the crowd. "[Rodriguez] was a hot, young coach with a different approach."

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The ACC spring meetings begin today and of course all eyes will be on Florida State.

The Seminoles have been the subject of possible expansion to the Big 12 because of money, television and geographic placement. But those wishing for this move — especially those in Florida State's camp — should probably pump the brakes a little bit, look past the dollar signs and look at the level of competition.

Florida State is not ready for the Big 12.

[Dan Wetzel: FSU trustee may have lit fuse on move to Big 12]

Yes, the Seminoles have a $2-plus million budget deficit and Big 12 money would erase that problem quickly. And yes, Florida State is in a desirable location, has a great fan base and could probably parlay a move to the Big 12 into its own television network.

But in terms of competition, Florida State is not ready to leave the comfy confines of the ACC where it is regularly favored to win the ACC Atlantic Division — though it hasn't won an ACC title since 2005 — for a high-octane, cash-laden conference like the Big 12.

(Charles Smith/AP)

South Carolina and Missouri haven't even played as SEC rivals yet, but coach Steve Spurrier is already getting into the rivalry spirit.

During a speaking engagement in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last week, Spurrier said the two schools need to embrace the rivalry, name it and play for a trophy.

The name?

"Since Missouri is also in Columbia, we're going to have the Battle of the Columbias with a big trophy. It should be fun," Spurrier told Rivals site GamecockCentral.com.

(courtesy of KUSports.com)

The rivalry between Missouri and Kansas might be over in athletics, but it could find a new home on the highways of Middle America.

The Kansas University Alumni Association is trying to persuade the Joint Committee on Transportation to offer Kansas-themed license plates in the state of Missouri. Missouri recently started offering Pittsburg State (located in Kansas) license plate themes and the alumni association thinks the more than 30,000 Kansas fans living in their rival state should be able to show their fan allegiance proudly on the back of their cars.

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Jim Delany isn't making a whole lot of friends in the SEC.

Earlier this month Delany proposed that the potential college football playoff include the top four conference champions as long as they're ranked in the top six of the national rankings.

Of course, this plan has been about as popular as the movie "John Carter" (even with Tim Riggins starring in it). But Delany hasn't stopped his pursuit of having his plan heard and told the Associated Press that he wants to reward conference champions because he doesn't have a lot of regard for teams that don't win their conference. More specifically, Delany doesn't have a lot of regard for national champion Alabama, which not only didn't win its conference, it also didn't win its division.

[Related: Alabama-Arkansas tops list of best September games]

"I don't have a lot of regard for that team," Delany told The Associated Press. "I certainly wouldn't have as much regard for that team as I would for someone who played nine conference games in a tough conference and played a couple out-of-conference games on the road against really good opponents. If a poll doesn't honor those teams and they're conference champions, I do.

"Some people think it should just be the top four teams; some people think it should just be the four highest-rated champions. I was just floating some ideas of how you might have a hybrid where champions were respected and there was still room for at-large."

Idaho wide receiver Ken McRoyal was shot and killed in Los Angeles early Sunday morning after attending a song release party for the rapper Ray-J in Hollywood, CBS Los Angeles reported.

(Idaho Athletics)McRoyal and a friend had gone to another party at the Brewery Lofts near Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles and that's where the gunshots broke out. A witness who found McRoyal and called 911 said he was still alive when the ambulance came. McRoyal died at the hospital. A second unidentified man was wounded and taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where his condition was not known.

[Also: Big Ten commish Jim Delany doesn't think much of Alabama]

The University of Idaho athletic department confirmed McRoyal died, but did not elaborate on the cause. However, coach Robb Akey did release a statement:

"It's a devastating loss," coach Robb Akey said. "We've lost a brother, a teammate, a family member. But, more importantly, a momma lost her son today.

"All of our prayers go to the family — that they can be strong in their healing from this tragedy."

(Melina Vastola/US Presswire)

During the past week or so, expansion has seemingly centered on the nonautomatic qualifying conferences, which are trying to remain competitive after several defections to the "Big Six" conferences (if you can even include the Big East in that category anymore).

However, on Thursday, Orangebloods.com columnist Chip Brown threw out another scenario that could get the major wheels of expansion turning once again.

Brown, who was at the forefront of Big 12 and Pac 12 expansion two years ago, writes Florida State should consider moving to the Big 12 for the money.

[Dan Wetzel: Florida State trustee may have lit fuse on move to Big 12]

On Wednesday, the ACC announced its new media rights package with ESPN, which would net each ACC team about $17 million, which is up from the $13 million deal the conference previously had. But Brown asserts the Seminoles could be in for quite the windfall if it were to switch conferences and form its own network similar to the University of Texas.

There's a reason why coaches hate the offseason — too much time to get into trouble.

And that's exactly what's happened at West Virginia after two defensive backs found themselves on the wrong side of the law Tuesday.

Darwin Cook and Terence Garvin were arrested and charged with shoplifting after being accused of stealing Gatorade and snacks from a local Sheetz. The incident occurred on April 12, but the two were arrested Tuesday after being identified on surveillance video.

Police say surveillance footage shows Garvin take a plastic Sheetz bag from behind the counter then Cook allegedly took three bottles of Gatorade and two bags of Doritos. Garvin can be seen swiping a couple of bags of pretzels. The two placed the items in the bag and left the store without paying.

According to the criminal complaint the incident happened on April 12th and arrest warrants for Garvin and Cook were obtained on April 25th.

Shoplifting merchandise worth less than $500 carries a maximum $250

Coach Dana Holgorsen told The Dominion Post that he was aware of the incident and that he was still gathering facts. He would take the appropriate action once all the facts were known.