But here we go again. Tuesday. Several teams will have considerable cap room on players that are unwanted by their current teams.But some experts say Mr. Croom's hiring is less an indication of Southern progress than of national neglect. Croom is one of only five AfricanAmerican head football coaches in major college football, which encompasses 117 schools.

SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: Pete Carroll and Jon Schneider's first pick is a pragmatic one. After draft day rumors linking Seattle to everyone from Jimmy Clausen to Dez Bryant, the 'Hawks pick Walter Jones's successor in Okung. On cue, the house deejay plays Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." One of these days, Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike" is going to supplant that tune for Seattle on Draft Day.RIVALRY: Dates to Sept. 26, 1976, when the Seahawks, in the third regularseason game in franchise history, fell to the 49ers 3721 at the Kingdome. San Francisco has won its past two against Seattle, includ