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| January 20, 2006 | Hayes, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I'm not an NFL guy. Too plastic, too commercialized, too every game ends in exactly three hours for me.

This, however, is the best time of year in the NFL--when coaches are fired and we're peppered with "ESPN has learned that (insert a coach's name) may or may not retire. Stay tuned for more on this breaking story!"

How does this relate to college football, you ask? There's this theory that NFL teams are shying away from hiring college coaches because recent big-name flops--such as Steve Spurrier, Butch Davis and Dennis Erickson--have tainted expectations. Nothing could be further from the truth; just about any NFL team in need would take a chance on ...

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