A web site named Redshirted.com, owns and sells fireyourcoach domain names for internet web sites. Among the names this site owns and is offering for sale are firebillcallahan.com (Nebraska coach), firejoegibbs.com (Washington Redskins coach), firejefftedford.com (Cal coach) and 18 more. Bid prices listed range from $250 down to $50. (No Ivy League coaches are on the roster.)
Here's the kicker: Some colleges (and apparently others) are actually buying the names from this site to head off problems.
This blog explains that the University of Iowa Athletic Department did just that, buying the domain FireKirkFerentz.com from Redshirted to keep it out of the hands of anyone else. If you click on firekirkferentz.com you will be automatically forwarded to the regular Iowa athletics web site. If you click on firedanhawkins.com (the Colorado coach) you'll go to a page this has this very honest message:
This site is being held to prevent someone with negative intentions from obtaining it.In case you are wondering, the average domain name will run from $10 to perhaps $25.
Speaking of the Internet and blogs, the Dartmouth Mirror has a piece about various Dartmouth blogs. Whether you lean left or right the story says there's something out there for you. Um, it also happens to mention there's a Dartmouth football blog ;-).
While returning Dartmouth football players are going through pre-preseason conditioning, a few are already in pretty good running shape as members of the track team. At yesterday's Snowflake Classic track meet at Tufts, freshman defensive back Pete Pidermann was a triple winner, running the 110 hurdles in 15.43, claiming the 400 hurdles in 54.57, shaving almost two seconds off the time he ran during spring break, and running the third leg on the victorious 4x400 relay. Junior wide receiver Brian Evans finished second in the 100 meters in 10.97 and in the 200 meters in 22.25. Also running the 100 and 200 was junior defensive back John Manning.
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