Conservative Ohio State needed overtime to beat Iowa, 27-24. Predictable Charlie Weis waited until late in the third quarter – when the Irish trailed 20-3 – to open up the offense. Then, Notre Dame got jobbed by the refs in the 4th and a potential comeback was thwarted. Pitt 27, Notre Dame 22. And now, boxing.
Charlie Weis and Dave Wannstedt were hired at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, respectively, in 2005. Weis looked like a keeper after compiling a 19-6 mark (despite two bowl losses) in his first two years. Wannstedt opened a pedestrian 11-12. Both struggled in year three – Notre Dame’s program hit a nadir with a 3-9 record; Pitt went 5-7, and Wannstedt’s job may or may not have been on the line. The last two years? The Irish have improved marginally (13-9), but not like Pittsburgh, which is 17-5 and currently in the Top 10 and could be BCS-bound. Read the rest of this entry »
A source for the Miami Heat told Chud Ford this past week they were working on a way to take over the world by getting LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play with the fashionably electric Dwyane Wade next season.
One league source told me that LeBron, Wade and Bosh have all talked about playing together. Now, given the economy, the reality has changed. In the summer of 2008 we were projecting a $64 million cap for the summer of 2010. Now the league has warned teams that the cap may fall all the way down to between $50 and $53 million next summer. That’s an $11 to 14 million difference. Read the rest of this entry »
Maryland is already underway at home against Virginia Tech and South Carolina gets ready to host Florida in a few minutes. Today, both teams are wearing camouflage uniforms to salute the military. In place of names on the back of their jerseys will be military values like “Duty,” “Honor,” and “Courage.”
If there were ever a long snapper to root for, it would be South Carolina junior Matt Grooms, who walked on last year after serving four years in the Marines. Pretty cool. Read the rest of this entry »
Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton sounds a bit unenthused when it comes to Jay Cutler’s quarterbackability (hate you, Bud Light).
“I really question whether he can play,” Tarkenton said Friday. “Quarterbacks need to make their team better. If it’s a bad team, they can even make a bad team better. Somebody may say well, even Peyton Manning couldn’t help the Bears. Yes, he could. Tom Brady could, too. They might not win the championship or get to the playoffs, but they would make that team better. Those wide receivers who are struggling would be better because they would make them better.” Read the rest of this entry »
The people at SpikeTV were good enough to send me an early look at their newest original program, Blue Mountain State. While I doubt it will live up to the high benchmark of quality set by Factory, it is about college football. And you guys love college football, don’tcha?
Cleveland Browns Unfortunately Avoid Blackout: "The Browns have averted their first TV blackout since 1995. The team announced Thursday night that the remaining tickets for Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens have been purchased by the Browns, ESPN, Bud Light and WJW-TV, which will air the game." If the Budweiser Clydesdales don't have front row seats for this one, we should all be furious. [670 The Score] (21)
No, it is not a slow news day. This caricature shirt is simply magnificent. As you can see, it’s from the 1989-90 season when Dennis Rodman won defensive player of the year.
Also in 1989? Notre Dame football was actually good. So good they were ranked No. 1 going into a November 25th meeting with the Convicts. That rivalry has since been ceased, as has Notre Dame’s greatness. For most of you, that’s a crying shame.
Later on, the Irish will hopefully do their best by being their worst, and Superkick Charlie off the plank.
As for the shirt, it’s on sale at ebay for $35.99. Considering you’re wearing a Zubaz nightie three times a week, that’s a tremendous bargain.
Rotnei Clarke of Arkansas set a school record with 51-points last night. He hit 13 threes on 17 attempts. Now, you’ll have to excuse me while I make a wanking motion because he did it in 34 minutes in a game his team won 130-68 against Alcorn State.
Yeah, Arkansas needed all 51 of those points. Rotnei’s 13th three-pointer iced the game putting the Razorbacks up 118-49 with 5 and a half minutes to go. And I was all ready to start a much longer rant about why this kid played so damn many minutes in a blowout of this proportion, but then I took a closer look at the box score and thought it was overly-peculiar that Arkansas would only play 5 guys off the bench. Read the rest of this entry »
Jemele Hill! Run While You Can: "Sosa's new look implies that he has a "color complex" -- a term used to describe those who have been brainwashed to believe adopting more "white" features will help them gain mainstream acceptance ... If you don't believe there's any racial component to Sosa's new look, you haven't been paying attention to the backlash he's been receiving since those photos hit the Web." Yes, by linking it, we're doing exactly what's intended here. Honestly, after reading this, it would be only be fair that someone relentlessly hammer away at my eyes with a spiked bat. What an utterly pointless, painful, atrocious piece. [ESPN] (50)
Jemele Hill! Run While You Can: “Sosa’s new look implies that he has a “color complex” — a term used to describe those who have been brainwashed to believe adopting more “white” features will help them gain mainstream acceptance … If you don’t believe there’s any racial component to Sosa’s new look, you haven’t been paying attention to the backlash he’s been receiving since those photos hit the Web.” Yes, by linking it, we’re doing exactly what’s intended here. Honestly, after reading this, it would be only be fair that someone relentlessly hammer away at my eyes with a spiked bat. What an utterly pointless, painful, atrocious piece. [ESPN]
Cleveland Browns Unfortunately Avoid Blackout: "The Browns have averted their first TV blackout since 1995. The team announced Thursday night that the remaining tickets for Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens have been purchased by the Browns, ESPN, Bud Light and WJW-TV, which will air the game." If the Budweiser Clydesdales don't have front row seats for this one, we should all be furious. [670 The Score] (21)
Jemele Hill! Run While You Can: "Sosa's new look implies that he has a "color complex" -- a term used to describe those who have been brainwashed to believe adopting more "white" features will help them gain mainstream acceptance ... If you don't believe there's any racial component to Sosa's new look, you haven't been paying attention to the backlash he's been receiving since those photos hit the Web." Yes, by linking it, we're doing exactly what's intended here. Honestly, after reading this, it would be only be fair that someone relentlessly hammer away at my eyes with a spiked bat. What an utterly pointless, painful, atrocious piece. [ESPN] (50)
The people at SpikeTV were good enough to send me an early look at their newest original program, Blue Mountain State. While I doubt it will live up to the high benchmark of quality set by 
