South Florida extends hoops coach Heath

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07/05/2010 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of South Florida has extended the contract of men's basketball coach Stan Heath through the 2014-15 season.

Heath has guided the Bulls to a record of 41-51 in three seasons, which included a 20-13 mark and an NIT appearance in 2009-10. South Florida also had its best season in the Big East with nine regular-season victories, more than doubling the previous best total of four, and also notched a win in the Big East Tournament for the first time.

"I am very pleased to extend Stan's contract," said USF athletic director Doug Woolard. "In just three years, he has been able to position our men's basketball program as a viable competitor within the Big East Conference and nationally. Winning games in the best conference in America is no small feat, and to have us in the postseason in that period of time is one heck of an achievement.

"More importantly, I believe he is doing a terrific job of laying the foundation for continued success. We have every intention of competing at the very highest level in men's basketball at USF, and Stan is providing the leadership necessary to do that."

Heath's previous contract was due to expire on August 1, 2012.

"My family and I are honored and appreciative of USF's commitment to our basketball program," said Heath. "My staff and I look forward to the work ahead in building a championship program. It's an exciting time to be a USF Bull."

USF will return six letterwinners for the 2010-11 campaign, as well as Kansas State transfer Ron Anderson, who sat out 2009-10.

Heath spent one season as the head coach at Kent State and five years at Arkansas before taking over at South Florida. He has a career head coaching record of 151-131 in nine seasons.

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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.

"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."

Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)

According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.

As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).

Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.

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17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.

*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007

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