Enterprise Journalism Release – December 1, 2011

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Syracuse: Coach Boeheim’s Change in Support of Assistant Fine
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN2)

Reporter John Barr will examine Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim’s change in support for assistant Bernie Fine from the day the story broke to the day Fine was fired 10 days later.

Running up the Score?
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 10 a.m., ESPN2)

He’s coach of the top-ranked 2A high school football team in Texas, but Refugio’s Jason Herring is hardly admired or heralded.  In fact, he has been threatened and is disliked by fellow coaches -- some who even refuse to shake hands with him after games.  It’s all because of Herring’s coaching strategy.  Sunday on “Outside the Lines,” John Barr gets to the heart of Refugio’s run to the state title and why it has become the source of the coach’s misery.

Austin Box Letters
College Gameday (Saturday, 9 a.m. ESPNU; 10 a.m. ESPN)

Before every football game he played, Austin Box received a letter from his father, Craig. Those words, messages, and memories took on a different meaning when the Oklahoma linebacker passed away in May. Tom Rinaldi examines the power and the impact of those letters on a family still searching for answers.

“Playoffs? Playoffs?”
Sunday NFL CountDown (Sunday, 10 a.m. ESPN)

"Playoffs?  Don't talk about playoffs. You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game." Ten years ago, then-Colts head coach Jim Mora immortalized this quote in the post-game press conference after a loss to the 49ers, and it became a sound bite for the ages. Mora's rant has been often repeated by players and coaches, and it has even crossed over into pop culture in commercials. ESPN.com's Greg Garber revisits this moment with Mora and the media members present that day.

"Part of me was taken aback, because he exploded, and was looking right at me. But I'm thinking this is what I need to do for my job." - Tim Bragg, WRTV sports reporter whose question sparked Mora's response.

"You know you're not going to the playoffs, and then to ask me that kind of question, 'What does this do to your chances of the playoffs?' That's kind of ridiculous." - Jim Mora, on the question that sparked his rant 10 years ago

The Pursuit of Perfection
Sunday NFL CountDown (Sunday, 10 a.m. ESPN)

The Green Bay Packers enter Week 13 with zero losses, and talk has already begun about a perfect season, a feat only accomplished by the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Three teams in recent history have gotten close to perfection, and each of them have taken a different paths toward that goal by either embracing or downplaying the objective. ESPN.com's Greg Garber analyzes the 1998 Broncos, the 2007 Patriots, and the 2009 Colts to see how their approaches to perfection could affect the Packers decisions.

Ozzie Guillen in the “Interview Issue"
ESPN The Magazine

What do a designated hitter and Ozzie Guillen’s bulldog, DH, have in common? More than you’d think -- but Miami’s new manager has love for only one. Tim Kurkjian interviews Ozzie Guillen.

"I like our owner, Jeffrey Loria. I've told him he can ask me anything about baseball. If he doesn't like the answer, I couldn't care less." – Ozzie Guillen