LSU coach set up to fail
The News Review:
- LSU coach set up to fail
- Heating Flaws: BMW’s China JV to recall 1,000 cars
- Longtime resident recalls old Fayette County
- Mike Lucas: Clinkscale denied chance to play at home in Pasadena
LSU coach set up to fail
Arkansas News – Dec 29, 2004
Quarterback Marcus Randall, a senior who looked like a superstar against Arkansas, was behind freshman JaMarcus Russell much of the year. All of that adds up to plenty of offensive potential, which always gets fans excited. The other part of the equation is that most of the talent is home grown and Louisiana residents anticipate even more from their own. Consider how much Arkansas fans expected from Cedric Cobbs a couple of years ago and Peyton Hillis last year and Darren McFadden in the years to come. Broussard and Vincent are from Louisiana. So, too, receivers Craig Davis, Skyler Green, and Early Doucet. In fact, two-thirds of the LSU players are from Louisiana, including 16 signed earlier this year.
Heating Flaws: BMW’s China JV to recall 1,000 cars
indiacar.net – Dec 29, 2004
Brilliance is Chinas largest maker of minivans and was the first Chinese firm to list on the NYSE in 1992, but its road has been rocky. Two years ago, former chairman Yang Rong fled to the US after being accused of unspecified economic crimes by Beijing. In September, Brilliance drastically cut its full-year sales target for its BMW JV to more than 10,000 units from 18,000 and it also scaled back sales targets for its minibuses and home-grown Zhonghua sedans. Analysts doubt whether Brilliance can achieve even its revised BMW sales target, given that it sold just over 7,000 units in the first 11 months of the year. Earlier in December, two top Brilliance executives left the company less than a month after the firms auditor resigned. Brilliances Hong Kong-listed shares have fallen 65% this year on uncertainty about management and fears of overcapacity in Chinas auto market.
Longtime resident recalls old Fayette County
Citizen.com – The Citizen.com – Dec 29, 2004
Brown has been quietly capturing stories for more than 70 years in Fayette County. “My family moved from Shakerag to Fayetteville when I was five and I never moved away. My ancestors for several generations have lived in Fayette County, so I’m certainly ‘home grown’ and my roots go deep. ” Those roots continue to deepen; Brown’s grandson, Aaron Brown, attends Montessori school in Fayetteville. Brown’s characters are lifted from his memories as a child growing up along Highway 85 just south of the courthouse, and from his years as a school administrator. Many who went to area schools from the 1950s to the 1970s recall “Dr. Brown” as their principal.
Mike Lucas: Clinkscale denied chance to play at home in Pasadena
madison.com – Dec 29, 2004
Like today’s tour of Busch Gardens,Wednesday’s trip to Clearwater Beach or Thursday’s excursion toGameWorks, a trendy Ybor City entertainment venue, co-founded bySteven Spielberg. All of these attractions are appealing toClinkscale, who has a particular fondness for video games and homecooking. Regarding the latter, he would rather be home. Or what hecalls home – Pasadena. In the UW football guide, Clinkscale’shometown is listed as Altadena, Calif. , a community of 42,000 inthe San Gabriel Valley, bordered on the west by the Arroyo Seco, onthe east by Eaton Canyon and the south by the City of Pasadena. Clinkscale, who attended Muir High School in Pasadena, did get achance to go home over the Thanksgiving break…
“But you have to letit go. A sign of maturity. By his own admission,Clinkscale has grown up considerably since he first committed tothe Badgers and made the trek from Altadena to Madison. He was notthe most hyped prospect in his recruiting class, which includedfive other players from California (Traison Lewis, Kalvin Barrett,Ryan Aiello, Chris Catalano and Adam Espinoza). In this context,Clinkscale has grown accustomed to playing in the shadows of histeammates, even though he has been a mainstay on the offensiveline, starting 43 of 49 games, including 28 straight. “Being away from home makes you grow up alittle bit faster,” said Clinkscale, a second-team All-Big Tenselection (coaches’ vote). “It makes you take on moreresponsibilities because you don’t have family to fall back on.