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UT hopes to break even in 2013 and 2014
One year after plunging football fortunes forced Tennessee's athletic department into a $4 million deficit, officials expressed optimism that a round of belt-tightening would help the Vols show a balanced budget in the fiscal year that ends this month.
Bill Myers, the department's chief financial officer, told UT's board of trustees on Wednesday that the Vols expect to break even in the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years. Myers projected $99 million in expenses in the 2013 fiscal year that ends June 30 and a $96 million budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. The department spent $106 million in the 2012 fiscal year.
"If you look at other BCS schools of our caliber, budgets are not going down," Myers told the trustees on the Finance and Administration Committee. "So this is not necessarily a good thing.
But Myers said the department's "prudent financial decisions" would pay off when the football team's revenue grows along with its win total.
"A year ago we told you about a $3.9 million deficit because ticket sales were not where we wanted them to be and donations were not where we wanted them to be," Myers said.
The department used its reserve fund to cover the deficit and then started cutting costs, including the elimination of 19 athletic department jobs, closer scrutiny of nonconference scheduling and a review of utilities and infrastructure.
"We made a financial decision that rather than try to grow revenues when they weren't there, we tried to reduce expenses," Myers said.
Myers said UT system President Joe DiPietro and Chancellor Jimmy Cheek have been supportive of the department and "understand our business very well."
He noted that the department pays the university more than $10 million for scholarships, many for out-of-state athletes, and pays its own utilities, which costs about $3 million.
Myers also estimated that the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the SEC added nearly $1 million in travel costs across all of UT's sports programs.
Cheek said the influx of funds from the league's new agreement with ESPN should arrive in 2014.
"We entered into that agreement with the assumption that it will be significant," Cheek said.
Myers said the budget doesn't benefit for coaching buyouts "coming off the books." He said UT accounting practices call for the buyouts to be included in the budget for the year in which they occur.
"Even though we're paying it over several years, we expense it when it happens," he said.
Evan Woodbery covers Tennessee football. Follow him at www.Twitter.com/TennesseeBeat.
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#1 Jun 19, 2013
Does anybody really give a shit if all of them quit, since they all get to retire and never get fired?
#2 Jun 20, 2013
Hey, "Duke" you have THAT right. Public education has become no more than 'progressive' indoctrination, even here. More and more people are attempting to homeschool because they are sick of not being listened to as caring parents. I dare say that perhaps some of them can do a heck of a lot better job than public schools which is unfortunate. They still have to pay the taxes to support anathema AND to have it rubbed in, the public schools have the facilities, and equipment necessary for serious learning. Problem is, in the wrong hands all that 'stuff' is a waste and represses real learning. How backwards is that.
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Blah, Blah, Blah, more Leon Harrison Sock Puppetry! Who cares about anything the racist kiddie rapist says? He thinks that his victims won't catch up with him? WOW! He's so wrong.
#5 Jun 26, 2013
Even though OH voted for Obama the state still ended up on his enemies list. The impact that killing coal will have on jobs and tax revenues in our State will be tough. Most every remaining heavy manuf job in the State depend on coal plus the power plants. We are so screwed. How could we have been ignorant enough to trust S.Brown and BHO?
#6 Jun 26, 2013
Oh, you must be a product. CAN you speak coherent English?
#7 Jun 26, 2013
Yeah. It's too bad you have to wake up after the honeymoon with the class, good looking bully. Sucks doesn't it. I didn't vote for him. Never will.
#9 Jun 28, 2013
This is true, my brother Leon and I enjoy sex with children. You can't stop us.
#10 Jun 29, 2013
Man, you people are STUCK in your crazy little self made world all your own.
You have no idea what's coming and YOU are GOING to get caught in it by surprise.
#11 Jun 30, 2013
Oh, so the Apocalypse is near Mr. Truth my dear? You seem so sincere like you just shot a deer, please have no fear, Leon Harrison is here.
Leon Harrison AKA Duke of Hazard AKA Old Cold Warrior knows nothing of how the world operates, he created a fantasy internet land where he argued with himself posting obscene messages under various pseudonyms. He also express his artistic side with painting like http://i40.tinypic.com/x6epzt.jpg which he has wallpapered the inter with for no reason at all.
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ABSTRACT: Intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with high mortality in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Whether mortality has decreased recently is unknown. The 497 adult allogeneic HSCT recipients admitted to three ICUs between 1997 and 2011 were evaluated retrospectively. Two hundred and nine patients admitted between 1997 and 2003 were compared with the 288 patients admitted from 2004 to 2011. Factors associated with 90-day mortality were identified. The recent cohort was characterized by older age, lower conditioning intensity, and greater use of peripheral blood or unrelated-donor graft. In the recent cohort, ICU was used more often for patients in hematological remission (67% vs 44%; P<0.0001) and without GVHD (73% vs 48%; P<0.0001) or invasive fungal infection (85% vs 73%; P=0.0003) despite a stable admission rate (21.7%). These changes were associated with significantly better 90-day survival (49% vs 31%). Independent predictors of hospital mortality were GVHD, mechanical ventilation (MV) and renal replacement therapy (RRT). Among patients who required MV or RRT, survival was 29% and 18%, respectively, but dropped to 18% and 6% in those with GVHD. The use of ICU admission has changed and translated into improved survival, but advanced life support in patients with GVHD usually provides no benefits.Bone Marrow Transplantation advance online publication, 23 March 2015; doi:10.1038/bmt.2015.55.Bone marrow transplantation 03/2015; DOI:10.1038/bmt.2015.55 · 3.00 Impact Factor
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Article: Clinical spectrum and long-term follow-up of 14 cases with G6PC3 mutations from the French severe congenital neutropenia registry[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background The purpose of this study was to describe the natural history of severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) in 14 patients with G6PC3 mutations and enrolled in the French SCN registry.Methods Among 605 patients included in the French SCN registry, we identified 8 pedigrees that included 14 patients with autosomal recessive G6PC3 mutations.ResultsMedian age at the last visit was 22.4 years. All patients had developed various comordibities, including prominent veins (n¿=¿12), cardiac malformations (n¿=¿12), intellectual disability (n¿=¿7), and myopathic syndrome with recurrent painful cramps (n¿=¿1). Three patients developed Crohn¿s disease, and five had chronic diarrhea with steatorrhea. Neutropenia was profound (<0.5¿×¿109/l) in almost all cases at diagnosis and could marginally fluctuate. The bone marrow smears exhibited mild late-stage granulopoeitic defects. One patient developed myelodysplasia followed by acute myelogenous leukemia with translocation (18, 21) at age 14 years, cured by chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Four deaths occurred, including one from sepsis at age 5, one from pulmonary late-stage insufficiency at age 19, and two from sudden death, both at age 30 years. A new homozygous mutation (c.249G¿>¿A /p.Trp83*) was detected in one pedigree.Conclusions Severe congenital neutropenia with autosomal recessive G6PC3 mutations is associated with considerable clinical heterogeneity. This series includes the first described case of malignancy in this neutropenia.Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 12/2014; 9(1):183. DOI:10.1186/s13023-014-0183-8 · 3.96 Impact Factor
Article: Decreased non-relapse mortality after unrelated cord blood transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia using reduced intensity conditioning: a prospective phase-II multicentric trial.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A prospective phase II multicentric trial was performed to obtain less than 25% non-relapse mortality (NRM) after unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT) for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) using reduced intensity conditioning regimen (RIC) consisting of total body irradiation (TBI 2Gy), cyclophosphamide (50mg/kg) and fludarabine (200mg/m2) (TCF). From 2007 to 2009, 79 UCBT recipients were enrolled. Patients transplanted in first complete remission (CR1) (n=48) had a higher frequency of unfavorable cytogenetics, secondary AML and greater number of induction courses of chemotherapy to achieve CR1 compared to the others. The median infused total nucleated cells (TNC) was 3.4 x107/kg; 60% received double UCBT; 77% were HLA mismatched (4/6) and 40% had major ABO-incompatibility. Cumulative incidence (CI) of neutrophil recovery at day-60 was 87% and CI of 100-day acute-GVHD (II-IV) was 50%. At 2-years, CI of NRM and relapse incidence were 20% and 46%, respectively. In a multivariate analysis, major ABO incompatibility (p=0.001) and TNC (<3.4x107/kg; p=0.001) were associated with increased NRM and use of 2 or more induction courses to obtain CR1 with increased relapse incidence (p=0.04). Leukemia-free survival (LFS) at 2-years was 35%, and the only factor associated with decreased LFS was secondary AML (p=0.04). In conclusion, despite the decreased NRM observed, other RIC regimens with higher myelosuppression should be evaluated to decrease relapse in high risk AML. (EUDRACT 2006-005901-67). Copyright © 2014 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation: journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 11/2014; DOI:10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.11.009 · 3.15 Impact Factor
Article: Oncogenetics and minimal residual disease are independent outcome predictors in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: With intensified pediatric-like therapy and genetic disease dissection, the field of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has evolved recently. In this new context, we aimed to reassess the value of conventional risk factors with regard to new genetic alterations and early response to therapy, as assessed by Ig/TCR minimal residual disease (MRD) levels. The study was performed in 423 younger adults with Philadelphia chromosome-negative ALL in first remission (265 B-cell precursor [BCP] and 158 T-cell ALL), with cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) as primary endpoint. In addition to conventional risk factors, the most frequent currently available genetic alterations were included in the analysis. A higher specific hazard of relapse was independently associated with post-induction MRD level ≥ 10(-4) and unfavorable genetic characteristics (i.e. MLL gene rearrangement or focal IKZF1 gene deletion in BCP-ALL; and no NOTCH1/FBXW7 mutation and/or N/K-RAS mutation and/or PTEN gene alteration in T-ALL). These two factors allowed definition of a new risk classification, which is strongly associated with higher CIR and shorter relapse-free and overall survival. These results indicate that genetic abnormalities are important predictors of outcome in adult ALL, not fully recapitulated by early response to therapy. Patients included in this study were treated in the multicenter GRAALL-2003 and 2005 trials. Both trials were registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (GRAALL-2003, NCT00222027; GRAALL-2005, NCT00327678).Blood 04/2014; 123(24). DOI:10.1182/blood-2014-01-547695 · 9.78 Impact Factor
Article: Toward a NOTCH1/FBXW7/RAS/PTEN-Based Oncogenetic Risk Classification of Adult T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Group for Research in Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Group for Research in Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (GRAALL) recently reported a significantly better outcome in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) harboring NOTCH1 and/or FBXW7 (N/F) mutations compared with unmutated T-ALL. Despite this, one third of patients with N/F-mutated T-ALL experienced relapse. In a series of 212 adult T-ALLs included in the multicenter randomized GRAALL-2003 and -2005 trials, we searched for additional N/K-RAS mutations and PTEN defects (mutations and gene deletion). N/F mutations were identified in 143 (67%) of 212 patients, and lack of N/F mutation was confirmed to be associated with a poor prognosis. K-RAS, N-RAS, and PTEN mutations/deletions were identified in three (1.6%) of 191, 17 (8.9%) of 191, and 21 (12%) of 175 patients, respectively. The favorable prognostic significance of N/F mutations was restricted to patients without RAS/PTEN abnormalities. These observations led us to propose a new T-ALL oncogenetic classifier defining low-risk patients as those with N/F mutation but no RAS/PTEN mutation (97 of 189 patients; 51%) and all other patients (49%; including 13% with N/F and RAS/PTEN mutations) as high-risk patients. In multivariable analysis, this oncogenetic classifier remained the only significant prognostic covariate (event-free survival: hazard ratio [HR], 3.2; 95% CI, 1.9 to 5.15; P < .001; and overall survival: HR, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.9 to 5.6; P < .001). These data demonstrate that the presence of N/F mutations in the absence of RAS or PTEN abnormalities predicts good outcome in almost 50% of adult T-ALL. Conversely, the absence of N/F or presence of RAS/PTEN alterations identifies the remaining cohort of patients with poor prognosis.Journal of Clinical Oncology 10/2013; 31(34). DOI:10.1200/JCO.2012.48.5292 · 17.88 Impact Factor
Article: Double umbilical cord blood transplantation for hematological malignancies: a long- term analysis from the SFGM-TC registry.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for many hematological malignancies for which umbilical cord blood (UCB) represents an alternative source of HSC. In order to overcome the low cellularity of one UCB unit, double UCBT (dUCBT) has been developed in adults. We have analyzed the outcome of 136 patients who underwent dUCBT reported to the SFGM-TC registry between 2005 and 2007. Forty-six patients received myeloablative and 90 reduced intensity conditioning regimens. There were 84 leukemias, 17 NHL, 11 myelomas and 24 other hematological malignancies. At transplantation, 40 (29%) patients were in CR1. At day 60 after transplantation, the cumulative incidence of neutrophil recovery was 91%. We observed one UCB unit domination in 88% of cases. The cumulative incidence of day 100 aGVHD, cGVHD, TRM and relapse at 2 years were 36%, 23%, 27% and 28% respectively. After a median follow-up of 49.5 months, the 3 years probabilities of overall and progression-free survival were 41% and 35% respectively with a significant OS advantage when male cord engrafted male recipients. We obtained a long term plateau among patients in CR1 which makes dUCBT a promising treatment strategy for these patients.Experimental hematology 07/2013; DOI:10.1016/j.exphem.2013.05.297 · 3.11 Impact Factor
Article: Treatment of adult ALL with central nervous system involvement at diagnosis using autologous and allogeneic transplantation: a study from the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To assess the role of hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) in adult ALL patients with central nervous system involvement at diagnosis, we retrospectively analyzed 90 patients who underwent autologous HSCT (auto-HSCT group; n=27) or allogeneic HSCT (allo-HSCT group; n=63) and reported to the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire registry between 1994 and 2008. At the time of transplantation, 67 patients (74%) were in first CR, 15 (17%) in CR2 and 8 (9%) with progressive disease. The 5-year probabilities of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were 52% and 46% for the allo-HSCT and 37% and 33% for the auto-HSCT groups, respectively (P=NS). The TRM at 5 years was 29.8% for the allo-HSCT group and 3.7% for the auto-HSCT group. Using univariate analysis, a time for transplantation of <12 months, the remission status at transplantation, the use of high-dose TBI and the number of the transplant were all determined to be prognostic factors for improved DFS and OS probabilities. Using multivariate analysis, we demonstrated that both the use of high-dose TBI and the remission status had a favorable impact on OS. Although the DFS and OS were better in the allo-HSCT group, the differences were not statistically significant.Bone Marrow Transplantation advance online publication, 19 November 2012; doi:10.1038/bmt.2012.213.Bone marrow transplantation 11/2012; DOI:10.1038/bmt.2012.213 · 3.00 Impact Factor
Article: Early posttransplantation donor-derived invariant natural killer T-cell recovery predicts the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease and overall survival[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells can experimentally dissociate GVL from graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). Their role in human conventional allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is unknown. Here, we analyzed the post-HSCT recovery of iNKT cells in 71 adult allografted patients. Results were compared with conventional T- and NK-cell recovery and correlated to the occurrence of GVHD, relapse, and survival. We observed that posttransplantation iNKT cells, likely of donor origin, recovered independently of T and NK cells in the first 90 days after HSCT and reached greater levels in recipient younger than 45 years (P = .003) and after a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen (P = .03). Low posttransplantation iNKT/T ratios (ie, < 10(-3)) were an independent factor associated with the occurrence of acute GVHD (aGVHD; P = .001). Inversely, reaching iNKT/T ratios > 10(-3) before day 90 was associated with reduced nonrelapse mortality (P = .009) without increased risk of relapse and appeared as an independent predictive factor of an improved overall survival (P = .028). Furthermore, an iNKT/T ratio on day 15 > 0.58 × 10(-3) was associated with a 94% risk reduction of aGVHD. These findings provide a proof of concept that early postallogeneic HSCT iNKT cell recovery can predict the occurrence of aGVHD and an improved overall survival.Blood 06/2012; 120(10):2144-54. DOI:10.1182/blood-2012-01-404673 · 9.78 Impact Factor
Article: Reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation for relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma: a multicenter experience[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background Despite therapeutic approach that combines rituximab-containing chemotherapy, followed or not by autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients experience relapses. Reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation (RIC-allo-SCT) at time of relapse may represent an attractive strategy. Patients and methods We report a multicenter retrospective analysis. Seventy MCL patients underwent RIC-allo-SCT in 12 centers. Results Median age at transplantation was 56 years and median time from diagnosis to transplantation was 44 months. The median number of previous therapies was 2 (range, 1-5) including autologous transplantation in 47 cases. At time of transplantation, 35 patients were in complete remission, 20 were in partial response and 15 in stable disease or progressive disease. The median follow-up for living patients was 24 months. The 2-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 50% and 53%, respectively. The 1- and 2-year transplant-related mortality rates were 22% and 32%, respectively. The statistical analysis demonstrated that disease status at transplantation was the only parameter influencing EFS and OS. Conclusions These results suggest that RIC-allo-SCT may be an effective therapy in MCL patients with a chemo-sensitive disease at time of transplantation, irrespective of the number of lines of prior therapy. Studies are warranted to investigate the best type of RIC regimen.Annals of Oncology 03/2012; 23(10):2695-703. DOI:10.1093/annonc/mds054 · 6.58 Impact Factor
Article: Pediatric-inspired intensified therapy of adult T-ALL reveals the favorable outcome of NOTCH1/FBXW7 mutations, but not of low ERG/BAALC expression: a GRAALL study.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Despite recent progress in the understanding of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) oncogenesis, few markers are sufficiently frequent in large subgroups to allow their use in therapeutic stratification. Low ERG and BAALC expression (E/B(low)) and NOTCH1/FBXW7 (N/F) mutations have been proposed as powerful prognostic markers in large cohorts of adult T-ALL. We therefore compared the predictive prognostic value of N/F mutations versus E/B(low) in 232 adult T-ALLs enrolled in the LALA-94 and Group for Research on Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (GRAALL) protocols. The outcome of T-ALLs treated in the pediatric-inspired GRAALL trials was significantly superior to the LALA-94 trial. Overall, 43% and 69% of adult T-ALL patients were classified as E/B(low) and N/F mutated, respectively. Strikingly, the good prognosis of N/F mutated patients was stronger in more intensively treated, pediatric-inspired GRAALL patients. The E/B expression level did not influence the prognosis in any subgroup. N/F mutation status and the GRAALL trial were the only 2 independent factors that correlated with longer overall survival by multivariate analysis. This study demonstrates that the N/F mutational status and treatment protocol are major outcome determinants for adults with T-ALL, the benefit of pediatric inspired protocols being essentially restricted to the N/F mutated subgroup.Blood 08/2011; 118(19):5099-107. DOI:10.1182/blood-2011-02-334219 · 9.78 Impact Factor
Article: Reduced-Intensity Conditioning before Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients Over 60 Years: A Report from the SFGM-TC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This retrospective multicenter report assessed the outcome of 600 patients with hematologic diseases older than 60 years who received reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), with the specific aim to compare outcomes of patients between 60 and 65 years old (N = 493) with those older than 65 years (N = 107). Except for donor age, there were no significant differences between the groups regarding patients, diseases, and allo-HSCT characteristics. At time of RIC allo-HSCT, 276 patients (46%) were in complete remission. With a median follow-up of 22.8 and 23.7 months in the younger and the older groups, respectively, 2-year relapse, nonrelapse mortality, disease-free survival, and overall survival rates were similar in both groups (29.6% vs. 20.4%; 29.9% vs. 34.6%; 40.6% vs. 46.7%; 49.2% vs. 50.2%, respectively; P = NS for all comparisons). In a Cox multivariate analysis, after adjustment for disease and transplant factors, age per se was not an adverse factor for survival (relative risk = 1.08; 95% confidence interval, 0.81-1.44, P = .62). We conclude that in selected patients, RIC allo-HSCT could be offered to patients over 65 years old.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation: journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 07/2011; 18(2):289-94. DOI:10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.07.013 · 3.15 Impact Factor
Article: Double Reduced-Intensity Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Retrospective Study from the SFGM-TC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to describe the outcome of patients who underwent double allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) with reduced-intensity conditioning regimens (RIC). Forty-five patients who received double RIC-AHSCT between 1997 and 2006 were retrospectively studied. The predominant diagnosis was acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (n = 17). Other diagnoses were aplasic anemia (AA) (n = 5), myelodysplasic disorder (n = 5), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (n = 4), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CML) (n = 3), myeloma (n = 3), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (n = 3), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) (n = 2), Hodgkin's disease (HD) (n = 2), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (n = 1). Main indications for RIC-AHSCT 2 were relapse (n = 25, 56%) and early (n = 8, 18%) or late (n = 12, 26%) graft failure. Median delays to reach a neutrophil count of 0.5 × 10(9)/L and platelet counts of 50 × 10(9)/L were significantly smaller after the second AHSCT. Among 25 patients who relapsed after RIC-AHSCT 1, 14 patients (56%) presented a response improvement after RIC-AHSCT 2. In this group, 9 patients sustained a complete response and 5 patients a partial response. Moreover, among the 20 patients who had early or late graft failure following RIC-AHSCT 1, 9 (45%) finally reached an engraftment. Disease-free survival (DFS) was significantly improved after RIC-AHSCT 2. Thirteen patients (28%) died of transplant-related mortality (TRM) at a median delay of 69 days (range: 0-451) after RIC-AHSCT 2. Double RIC-AHSCT is a feasible procedure that allows a response or engraftment not observed after RIC-AHSCT 1. The main indication is relapse. However, TRM remains high.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation: journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 07/2011; 18(2):250-6. DOI:10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.06.015 · 3.15 Impact Factor
Article: Impact of genetic abnormalities after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma: a report of the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The impact of cytogenetic abnormalities in multiple myeloma after allogeneic stem cell transplantation has not been clearly defined. This study examines whether allogeneic stem cell transplantation could be of benefit for myeloma patients with high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities. This is a retrospective multicenter analysis of the registry of the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire, including 143 myeloma patients transplanted between 1999 and 2008. The incidences of cytogenetic abnormalities were 59% for del(13q), 25% for t(4;14), 25% for del(17p) and 4% for t(14;16). When comparing the population carrying an abnormality to that without the same abnormality, no significant difference was found in progression-free survival, overall survival or progression rate. Patients were grouped according to the presence of any of the poor prognosis cytogenetic abnormalities t(4;14), del(17p) or t(14;16) (n=53) or their absence (n=32). No difference in outcomes was observed between these two groups: the 3-year progression-free survival, overall survival and progression rates were 30% versus 17% (P=0.9), 45% versus 39% (P=0.8) and 53% versus 75% (P=0.9), respectively. These data indicate that allogeneic stem cell transplantation could potentially be of benefit to high-risk myeloma patients.Haematologica 06/2011; 96(10):1504-11. DOI:10.3324/haematol.2011.042713 · 5.94 Impact Factor
Article: Autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients with mantle cell lymphoma beyond 65 years of age: a study from the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Limited experience is available on the feasibility and efficacy of autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) beyond 65 years. We analysed 712 patients with MCL treated with ASCT from 2000 to 2007 and reported to the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation registry. Patients>65 years were compared with patients<65 years for the end points non-relapse mortality (NRM), relapse incidence, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Seventy-nine patients were ≥65 years old. Median time from diagnosis to ASCT was longer in the elderly patients (11 versus 9 months, P=0.005); they had more commonly received at least two treatment lines (62.0% versus 47.9%, P=0.02) and were less commonly in first complete remission at ASCT (35.4% versus 51.2%, P=0.002). Median follow-up after ASCT was 19 and 25 months, respectively. NRM was comparable at 3 months (3.8% versus 2.5%) and at 5 years (5.6% versus 5.0%). There were no differences in relapse rate (66% versus 55% at 5 years), PFS (29% versus 40%) and OS (61% versus 67%) between both populations of patients. ASCT beyond 65 years of age is feasible in selected patients with MCL and results in similar disease control and survival as in younger patients.Annals of Oncology 04/2011; 23(1):166-71. DOI:10.1093/annonc/mdr035 · 6.58 Impact Factor
Article: Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation As Salvage Therapy for Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Relapsing After an Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation: An Analysis of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Registry[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To analyze the outcome, including nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse rate (RR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS), of patients with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (DLBCL) relapsed after an autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) and treated with an allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (allo-SCT). The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation database was scanned for a first allo-SCT in relapsed DLBCL after a previous ASCT between 1997 and 2006. Other inclusion criteria were age at allo-SCT ≥ 18 years and availability of an HLA-identical sibling or a matched unrelated donor. A total of 101 patients (57 males; median age, 46 years) were included. Median follow-up for survivors was 36 months. Myeloablative conditioning regimen was used in 37 patients and reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) was used in 64 patients. Three-year NRM was 28.2% (95% CI, 20% to 39%), RR was 30.1% (95% CI, 22% to 41%), PFS was 41.7% (95% CI, 32% to 52%), and OS was 53.8% (95% CI, 44% to 64%). NRM was significantly increased in patients ≥ 45 years (P = .01) and in those with an early relapse (< 12 months) after ASCT (P = .01). RR was significantly higher in refractory patients (P = .03). A time interval to relapse after ASCT of < 12 months was associated with lower PFS (P = .03). The use of RIC regimens was followed by a trend to a lower NRM (P = .1) and a trend to a higher RR (P = .1), with no differences in PFS and OS. No differences were seen between HLA-identical siblings and matched unrelated donors. Allo-SCT in relapsed DLBCL after ASCT is a promising therapeutic modality. Patients with a long remission after ASCT and with sensitive disease at allo-SCT are the best candidates for this approach.Journal of Clinical Oncology 02/2011; 29(10):1342-8. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2010.30.2596 · 17.88 Impact Factor
Article: Phase II Prospective Multicenter Study of Treosulfan Based Reduced intensity Conditioning in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematological Malignancies From 10/10 HLA Identical Unrelated DonorBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 02/2011; 17(2). DOI:10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.12.398 · 3.35 Impact Factor
Article: Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis: a report of the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire (SFGM-TC).[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative treatment for myelofibrosis. We report an analysis of the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire (SFGM-TC) registry including patients with myelofibrosis transplanted between 1997 and 2008. Potential risk factors affecting engraftment, non-relapse mortality (NRM), overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analysed. One hundred and forty-seven patients, aged 20-68 (median 53) years, diagnosed with primary (53%) or secondary myelofibrosis underwent HSCT; 59% of patients were transplanted from a matched sibling donor. The conditioning regimen was myeloablative in 31% of patients. Ninety percent of the patients engrafted. Factors affecting favourably engraftment were splenectomy before HSCT, human leucocyte antigen (HLA) matched sibling donor, peripheral stem cell use as source of stem cells and absence of pre-transplant thrombocytopenia. Four-year OS, PFS and NRM survival were 39% (95%confidence interval [CI]: 31-50), 32% (95%CI: 24-43) and 39% (95%CI 30-48), respectively. Multivariate analysis indicated that HLA-identical sibling donor, chronic phase disease and splenectomy in men had favourable impact on OS.British Journal of Haematology 02/2011; 152(3):331-9. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08417.x · 4.94 Impact Factor
Article: Antithymocyte globulins and chronic graft-vs-host disease after myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation from HLA-matched unrelated donors: a report from the Societe Francaise de Greffe de Moelle et de Therapie Cellulaire[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This retrospective report assessed the impact of rabbit antithymocyte globulins (ATG), incorporated within a standard myeloablative conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) using human leukocyte antigen-matched unrelated donors (HLA-MUD), on the incidence of acute and chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD). In this series of leukemia patients, 120 patients (70%) did not receive ATG ('no-ATG' group), whereas 51 patients received ATG ('ATG' group). With a median follow-up of 30.3 months, the cumulative incidence of grade 3-4 acute GVHD was 36% in the no-ATG group and 20% in the ATG group (P = 0.11). The cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GVHD was significantly lower in the ATG group as compared to the no-ATG group (4 vs 32%, respectively; P = 0.0017). In multivariate analysis, the absence of use of ATG was the strongest parameter associated with an increased risk of extensive chronic GVHD (relative risk) = 7.14, 95% CI: 1.7-33.3, P = 0.008). At 2 years, the probability of nonrelapse mortality, relapse, overall and leukemia-free survivals was not significantly different between the no-ATG and ATG groups. We conclude that the addition of ATG to GVHD prophylaxis resulted in decreased incidence of extensive chronic GVHD without an increase in relapse or nonrelapse mortality, and without compromising survival after myeloablative allo-SCT from HLA-MUD.Leukemia: official journal of the Leukemia Society of America, Leukemia Research Fund, U.K 09/2010; 24(11):1867-74. DOI:10.1038/leu.2010.200 · 10.16 Impact Factor
Article: CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cell depletion improves the graft-versus-tumor effect of donor lymphocytes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Donor T cells play a pivotal role in the graft-versus-tumor effect after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Regulatory T cells (T(reg)s) may reduce alloreactivity, the major component of the graft-versus-tumor effect. In the setting of donor lymphocyte infusion after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, we postulated that T(reg) depletion could improve alloreactivity and likewise the graft-versus-tumor effect of donor T cells. The safety and efficacy of T(reg)-depleted donor lymphocyte infusion was studied in 17 adult patients with malignancy relapse after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. All but one had previously failed to respond to at least one standard donor lymphocyte infusion, and none had experienced graft-versus-host disease. Two of the 17 patients developed graft-versus-host disease after their first T(reg)-depleted donor lymphocyte infusion and experienced a long-term remission of their malignancy. Four of the 15 patients who did not respond after a first T(reg)-depleted donor lymphocyte infusion received a second T(reg)-depleted donor lymphocyte infusion combined with lymphodepleting chemotherapy aimed to also eliminate recipient T(reg)s. All four developed acute-like graft-versus-host disease that was associated with a partial or complete and durable remission. In the whole cohort, graft-versus-host disease induction through T(reg) depletion was associated with improved survival. These results suggest that T(reg)-depleted donor lymphocyte infusion is a safe, feasible approach that induces graft-versus-host or graft-versus-tumor effects in alloreactivity-resistant patients. In patients not responding to this approach, the combination of chemotherapy-induced lymphodepletion of the recipient synergizes with the effect of T(reg)-depleted donor lymphocyte infusion. These findings offer a rational therapeutic approach for cancer cellular immunotherapy.Science translational medicine 07/2010; 2(41):41ra52. DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.3001302 · 14.41 Impact Factor
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It shouldn't surprise anyone that the bistro fare at Daniel Boulud's Miami restaurant is exquisitely delicious. After all, Mr. Boulud is acknowledged as one of the finest — if not the finest — French chefs working in America today. Still, without an executive chef like Jarrod Verbiak to translate Boulud's culinary magic, all we'd be talking about is an eatery with a famous name on the sign. Dining here is a class act from start to finish. The décor is sophisticated in an understated manner. Service is smooth, polished, and professional. The sommelier is one of Miami's most knowledgeable — which helps when diners have to deal with a 30-plus page wine list. And the cuisine is flawlessly French: towering displays of shellfish; charcuterie platters themed on Lyon; a peerless pâté de campagne; and soigné entrées such as duck confit and the famous $32 DB burger of sirloin beef, short ribs, and foie gras. Desserts range from cheese plates to madeleines to delicate treats composed of petite components. Prices are high for a "bistro" but reasonable for the dining experience proffered.
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New World Development and its controlling shareholder, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, have agreed to guarantee a minimum HK$707 million first-year payout from the proposed spin-off of the group's hotel subsidiary.Monday, 10 June, 2013, 5:18am
New World Development executive director Adrian Cheng Chi-kong is the only Hongkonger to make Fortune's list of business stars aged under 40, which includes Google's Larry Page and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am
Henderson Land Development chairman Lee Shau-kee said his ageing peer Cheng Yu-tung's condition is stable.
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Cheng, the founder of New World Development, was admitted to hospital last month, just six months after he retired as chairman and executive director of New World Development. He remains there.16 Oct 2012 - 4:03am
NWS Holdings, which operates duty-free shops and toll roads in Hong Kong and on the mainland, is bracing for a hit from a change in mainland toll road policy and the end of its duty-free licence at the Hong Kong International Airport.26 Sep 2012 - 3:33am
Hong Kong property tycoon Cheng Yu-tung, who retired as chairman of New World Development in March, is in hospital with an unknown illness.
His eldest son, Henry Cheng Kar-shun, the firm's new chairman, confirmed his father was in hospital but said there was no serious problem with his health.21 Sep 2012 - 2:26pm
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Property tycoon Cheng Yu-tung may not be Hong Kong's richest man, but unlike his wealthier friends he now has time to enjoy his money.
Last month Cheng, 86, said he would quit as chairman and executive director of New World Development, one of the city's leading property firms, which he founded in 1970.12 Mar 2012 - 12:00am
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery plans to raise up to HK$22.05 billion to support its aggressive expansion in what may be the largest initial public offering in Hong Kong this year.
The jeweller, which is controlled by property billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, has set a price range of HK$15 to HK$21 for the 1.05 billion new shares being offered.6 Dec 2011 - 12:00am
After leading Chow Tai Fook Jewellery for more than five decades, Cheng Yu-tung decided to give the family business a new look by listing it in the stock market.6 Dec 2011 - 12:00am
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One hundred and thirty-six days into his campaign, Pong Yat-ming feels good about himself.
Pong, a freelance educator, is on a one-year boycott of property conglomerates and large retail chains in Hong Kong.
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We live in a restored house from the 1920s about 2 miles east of downtown. We have bikes available for rent for $5 a day per bike. We also live right on a bus line. We are a 10 - 15 minute walk to downtown, maybe a 5 minute bike ride.
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The Audacity of Youth: Teenage String Octets
On Sunday May 26, in the concluding concert of the 2012/2013 season of Sunday Concerts, The Phillips Camerata performed a program of string octets by Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. It was a first in the museum's musical history to present eight string musicians and a unique opportunity to hear works written for this unusual form. The rich combination of strings produces a compelling sonority in any acoustic, but in the intimacy of the wood paneled Music Room, these two wildly contrasting works were heard up close and personal, with all their depths and intricacies on view.
The repertoire for string octet, (a double string quartet consisting of four violins, two violas, and two cellos) is unhappily slim. Octets and septets for woodwind instruments, or string and wind combinations, have enjoyed a happier life in the classical canon. There may be good reasons for this: how do you control eight string voices individually and as a whole? Does the lack of other orchestral instruments lead to a shortage of musical color at the composer's disposal? Whilst these may be valid questions, perhaps the short answer as to why neither Mozart, Beethoven, nor many other great masters attempted the string octet is quite simply because they never got around to it.
Why then that the 16-year-old Mendelssohn and 19-year-old Enescu decided to turn their hands to the form is intriguing. Both composers were child prodigies and crafted these works in their teens. A delicate time for even the most prodigious composer, many of the teenage works of the great composers hardly attest to the image that genius emerges on the scene fully formed. Many of these early efforts are condemned to the drawer, stripped of their themes and recast with renewed grandeur, or destroyed in fits of Byronesque self-recrimination. However, both Mendelssohn and Enescu managed to compose music that remains compelling irrespective of its adolescent, hormonally-charged origins.
The two works offer vastly different sound worlds. Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat Major sparkles with originality and the work's four movements showcase his consummate skills as a composer. He seamlessly combines fugue and counterpoint, complex orchestral textures, and tapestries of interweaving themes, which continually surprise and engage the listener. Throughout this piece you can feel Mendelssohn's joy in having found his voice. After the first performances of the Octet his name began to be uttered in the same breath as the great masters.
Enescu's world is decidedly more dramatic and emotionally charged. Influenced by the folk music traditions of his native Romania, Enescu drives a raw almost primitive quality through the heart of his Octet in C Major, written at the turn of the 20th century. Approaching this form was an endeavor Enescu took very seriously, almost to the point of torment, writing, "No engineer putting his first suspension bridge across a river can have agonized more than I did as I gradually filled my manuscript paper with notes." This strength of purpose is apparent from the very first notes of Enescu's Octet, which plunge us into an unsettling world, charged with a powerful sense of pathos.
Both of these works exhibit the hallmarks of maturity, yet retain the probing and inquisitive sense of youth. They demonstrate the meticulous and hard fought transition from child prodigy to established artist, and carry forth a clarity of musical vision that remains as rich and artistically vibrant as it did when these works were heard for the first time.
Jeremy Ney, Music Consultant
What's the big deal about Beethoven?
Last Sunday, The Phillips Camerata began its five-concert exploration of Beethoven's piano concertos, in collaboration with resident musicians from the National Gallery of Art. In the space of a few weeks, all five concertos will be performed at our two institutions in a project that explores the depth and scale of these great works in arrangements for chamber ensemble. Camerata pianist Irina Nuzova began the cycle on Sunday with Piano Concerto No. 1, followed by Piano Concerto No. 2 performed at the National Gallery yesterday afternoon with soloist Edvinas Minkstimas. Concertos 3-5 will be performed respectively by pianists Danielle Deswert Hahn (April 7 at 6:30 pm at the National Gallery), Thomas Pandolfi (April 14 at 4 pm at The Phillips Collection), and Mykola Suk (April 21 at 6:30 pm at the National Gallery).
What does Beethoven offer us in these works? Almost always a journey of some kind. If we trace an arc from the first to the last concerto, we can see the enormity of Beethoven's musical achievement. This can also be found in his 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, and in the symphonies, but never is this voyage so uniquely distilled as it is in the piano concertos. By the time he had completed the first concerto, aged 28, Beethoven had established himself in Vienna as the preeminent keyboard virtuoso of his age. He had absorbed the influence of Mozart and Haydn, and this is evident in his first two concertos. Yet having done so in his 20s, he wanted to show himself as more than the inheritor of their tradition, rather as a revolutionary, dragging the coattails of courtly Viennese society into the dawn of a new musical age. By the third concerto, composed in 1800, it is clear that he was trying something totally new and never before heard.
It was a timely shakeup of the status quo. Until the arrival of Beethoven, composers were largely expected to fulfill obligations to patrons and aristocracy, and music was the gilded flower of social elites. However by the late 18th century the system began to break down–music was being written for a broader audience and published and sold more widely. It was becoming universal. Beethoven's passionate and explosive new music grasped the spirit of his epoch; truly a man of his time, Beethoven's compositions elevated music to new levels of expression.
Beethoven the man was a complex and contradictory character, however. He was often gloomy, dark, and intolerable. He detested crowds, led a miserable love life, and through his growing deafness suffered the greatest affliction imaginable for a musician. Yet it was precisely through this adversity that he channeled his art, communicating incredible hope, positivity, and warmth. Our fascination with his life is because his music takes us on an intimate journey through it; we share in his joys, loves, and pains in equal measure.
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The Demon Deacons might be the ultimate overachievers. Florida State? Quite the opposite. Mark Schlabach ranks the season's biggest surprises -- and biggest disappointments.
Notre Dame and Auburn won't finish the 2006 season where they hoped -- playing in the Jan. 8 BCS championship game in Glendale, Ariz. Ohio State will be there, which we all expected, and the Buckeyes probably will play Southern California, a team everyone should have expected to be there.
Wake Forest, of all teams, will play in the Orange Bowl if the Demon Deacons beat Georgia Tech in Saturday's ACC championship game in Jacksonville, Fla. The Demon Deacons would be perhaps the most unlikely BCS participant, a bigger surprise than undefeated Boise State or even Rutgers.
Here's a quick look at 10 overachievers and 10 underachievers, many of whom are now looking for new coaches:
2. Rutgers -- Last season, coach Greg Schiano accomplished what many thought was impossible, leading The State University of New Jersey to a 7-5 record and its first bowl game in 27 years. He followed that with a 10-1 record going into Saturday's finale at West Virginia, and can win the Big East championship and earn a BCS bowl spot by beating the Mountaineers. Schiano believes he has only scratched the surface at Rutgers -- star tailback Ray Rice and quarterback Mike Teel are only sophomores -- so don't expect him to leave for Miami.
3. Oklahoma -- Sooners coach Bob Stoops might have done his best coaching job this season, after dismissing quarterback Rhett Bomar in the preseason for violating NCAA rules and losing star tailback Adrian Peterson to a broken collarbone in midseason. The Sooners took the backdoor to Saturday's Big 12 championship game against Nebraska, after losing to Texas, and can claim a spot in the Fiesta Bowl if they beat the Cornhuskers.
4. USC -- The Trojans are supposed to win 10 games each season with the way coach Pete Carroll has recruited in Los Angeles. But the accomplishment of possibly reaching another BCS title game, which is where the Trojans probably will end up if they beat UCLA on Saturday, can't be ignored. USC lost quarterback Matt Leinart and tailback Reggie Bush, the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, and a boatload of other players to the NFL. But the Trojans won the Pac-10 Conference an unprecedented fifth consecutive time and lost only once against one of the country's toughest schedules.
6. Cincinnati -- The Bearcats quietly were establishing themselves as one of the country's sleeping giants early this season, especially after they played No. 1 Ohio State to a 13-7 halftime deficit before losing 37-7 on Sept. 16. Cincinnati then upset No. 7 Rutgers 30-11 on Nov. 18 despite playing with quarterback Nick Davila, an emergency starter. Bearcats coach Mark Dantonio parlayed his team's 7-5 record into the Michigan State job.
7. Wisconsin -- All Bret Bielema did in his first season replacing Barry Alvarez was lead the Badgers to an 11-1 record and a spot in the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl. If Wisconsin didn't play in the Big 10, it probably would be in position to receive a BCS at-large berth (Michigan and Ohio State are expected to play in BCS bowls; rules stipulate only two teams from one conference can play in the BCS).
8. Arkansas -- Razorbacks coach Houston Nutt entered the season on the hot seat, but managed to win the SEC West despite playing with a freshman quarterback for much of the season, and after hiring Gus Malzahn, a high school coach, as his offensive coordinator. The Hogs were knocked out of the BCS title game race after their 31-26 loss to LSU on Friday, but they can win the SEC championship by beating Florida in Atlanta's Georgia Dome on Saturday night.
9. Rice -- After enduring a 14-game losing streak and finishing 1-10 in 2005, the Owls were picked to finish last in Conference USA's Western Division this season. But under new coach Todd Graham, the former Tulsa defensive coordinator, Rice finished second in its division. With Saturday's 31-27 win over SMU, the Owls finished with a 7-5 record after winning their last six games and are eligible to play in a postseason bowl game for the first time since 1961. With former Texas quarterback Major Applewhite calling plays, receiver Jarett Dillard has emerged as one of the country's best players, with 20 touchdown catches this season.
10. Virginia Tech -- After losing quarterback Marcus Vick, who was dismissed after the 2005 season for troubles on and off the field, the Hokies weren't expected to contend for an ACC championship this season. Besides breaking in sophomore quarterback Sean Glennon, Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer had plenty of holes to fill on the offensive line and defense. But after losing badly to Georgia Tech and Boston College early in the season, the Hokies regrouped to become one of the most-improved teams in the country. They finished 10-2 and will probably end up in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, not a bad destination for what was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
1. Florida State -- The Seminoles' collapse over the last two seasons has been more than alarming. FSU went 8-5 in 2005, but still won the ACC championship and lost to Penn State in triple overtime in the Orange Bowl. No such luck this season. After the Seminoles narrowly beat Miami in the opener, the wheels came off quickly. The Seminoles lost to Clemson, North Carolina State, Boston College and were shut out by Wake Forest 30-0 in Tallahassee on Nov. 11, the first time coach Bobby Bowden's team had ever been held scoreless in Doak-Campbell Stadium. Bowden's son, offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden, was the scapegoat and last week resigned under pressure. But FSU's problems are bigger than one man and more changes probably are coming.
3. Iowa -- With so many coaching openings around the country, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz's name surely would have emerged as a candidate somewhere. But not after the Hawkeyes limped to a 6-6 record in a season in which they were expected to challenge Ohio State and Michigan for the Big 10 Conference championship. Worse, Iowa finished 2-6 in Big 10 play and lost to Indiana, Northwestern and Minnesota.
4. Arizona State -- This was a disaster from the start, when Sun Devils coach Dirk Koetter flip-flopped on his quarterbacks during the preseason. Koetter first named senior Sam Keller the starter, then abruptly switched to sophomore Rudy Carpenter. Keller left for Nebraska, and Carpenter struggled mightily in his first full season as a starter. The Sun Devils finished 7-5 and lost to California, Oregon and USC by an average of more than three touchdowns. Koetter was fired on Sunday.
5. Alabama -- Big things weren't expected from the Crimson Tide until 2007, after they lost a slew of top players to graduation. But nobody expected Alabama to finish 6-6 and 2-6 in the SEC this season. Alabama came within a couple of eyelashes of finishing 0-8 in the SEC with close wins over Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. The Tide lost to Auburn for the fifth straight season, and coach Mike Shula was fired Monday.
7. Pittsburgh -- The Panthers seemed like one of the sport's upstarts early in the season after a 6-1 start that included victories over Virginia and Cincinnati. But the Panthers collapsed just as quickly, losing their last five games to finish 6-6. Coach Dave Wannstedt's team gave up more than 40 points in each of its last three losses to Connecticut, West Virginia and Louisville.
8. Texas -- The Longhorns not only played their way out of a chance at the BCS title game, but they lost their last two games to get knocked out of the Big 12 championship game. Perhaps too much was expected of Texas after losing Vince Young, but the defending national champions were surprisingly porous on defense in losses to Kansas State and Texas A&M and a close win at Texas Tech.
9. Clemson -- Considered among the favorites to win the weak ACC and even a dark horse to play for the national title, the Tigers once again faded down the stretch, losing three of their last four games to finish 8-4. Clemson was plagued by poor special teams throughout the season, and quarterback Will Proctor buckled under pressure late in the season. Saturday's loss to rival South Carolina added insult to injury.
10. Notre Dame -- The Fighting Irish began the season ranked among the top five teams in the country, but played very poorly in losses to Michigan and USC. The Fighting Irish's best victories came against Penn State and Georgia Tech, good but not great teams, and they had to come from behind to beat Michigan State and UCLA. The Irish were good enough on offense to stay in most games, but the defense continues to be the team's Achilles' heel.
On (and Off) The Mark
Can the Wolfpack go from "The Chest" to "The Chin?" After Amato was fired Sunday, don't be surprised if NC State athletics director Lee Fowler makes a serious run at Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, a former Wolfpack linebacker. The Wolfpack talked to Cowher when Amato was hired in 2000, but the longtime NFL coach indicated the timing wasn't right. Now that the defending Super Bowl champions are essentially out of the playoffs with a 4-7 record, the timing might be right for Cowher to return to his alma mater. His wife, a former NC State women's basketball player, already lives in the Raleigh, N.C., area in a home they purchased within the last year.
Off the Mark
Yes, maybe it was time for Alabama coach Mike Shula to go. There's no way a Crimson Tide coach can survive a 0-4 record against rival Auburn and 2-14 record against Arkansas, Auburn, LSU and Tennessee. But the Crimson Tide once again failed miserably in handling a coaching change, leaving Shula's future open to speculation for more than a week before finally telling the coach and his staff late Sunday night that they were being fired. Shula's replacement will be the Tide's eighth coach since Paul "Bear" Bryant retired after the 1982 season and the fifth since 2000. And Alabama fans wonder why the Tide hasn't played for a national championship since 1992.
On the Mark
If you're a fan of a 6-6 team such as Kansas, UCLA, Pittsburgh or SMU, curse Northern Illinois, Troy and Louisiana-Lafayette while you're worrying about your school's dim postseason hopes. Because the latter three teams might all finish with 7-5 records, they'll be in line to receive at-large bids to bowl games before any team with a 6-6 record. Teams such as Alabama, Florida State and Miami, which also finished 6-6, will receive bowl invitations because their conferences have enough tie-ins to accommodate them. But teams in conferences with too many bowl-eligible teams for their allotted spots are in danger of being left out for schools from the Sun Belt and Mid-American conferences that finish with 7-5 records.
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On the Mark
USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett. USC quarterback John David Booty. Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm. Kentucky quarterback Woodson. East Carolina's strong finish. Boise State running back Ian Johnson. Wake Forest tailback Kenneth Moore. South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe. Georgia linebacker Tony Taylor. Georgia cornerback Paul Oliver. Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford. Miami's Coker going out a winner. Oklahoma tailback Allen Patrick. Texas A&M's big win. Virginia Tech's defense. North Carolina's Brandon Tate. Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan. LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell's accuracy. Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor. BYU quarterback John Beck's touchdown pass at the horn.
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Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball. Florida's kicking game. Clemson's collapse. West Virginia. Notre Dame's defense. Virginia's offense. Duke and Florida International, each finish winless. UTEP's finish.
Mark Schlabach covers college football and men's college basketball for ESPN.com. You can contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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