So we won’t see a Patriots-Colts grudge match this weekend, and we missed out on a Packers-Cowboys clash? Boo hoo. In my latest column for Bullz-Eye.com, I write that we should just be grateful that a computer didn’t pick Sunday’s AFC and NFC Championship games. Besides, the Chargers and Giants may surprise.
Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1310 of 1503)
ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski did a mock conversation between new Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino and a recruit’s dad. It’s hilarious if you know anything about Petrino and his decorative past.
Petrino: “Before we start, can I just say one thing from the bottom of my heart? This is by far the best Chex Mix I’ve ever had in my life. My wife Becky will kill me if I leave here without the recipe.”
Recruit’s dad: “Recipe? You open the bag and pour it into a bowl.”
“Hold on — I’m writing this down. Into … a … bowl. Well, I can certainly see where your son gets his smarts.”
“Yes, about my son …”
“Best recruit I’ve ever seen. He could be a legend in Little Rock.”
“You mean Fayetteville.”
“Fayetteville … Little Rock. I keep getting those two mixed up. Memo to me: buy map of state.”
“You’ve never actually seen my son play in person, have you?”
“Not exactly. But I have seen him on film and he’s absolutely the kind of student-athlete I want in, uh …”
“Fayetteville?”
“That’s the place. And while we’re discussing college campuses, do you mind me asking where your son has taken his official visits?”
“Well, so far he’s talked to Notre Dame, LSU, Florida, Mississippi and Auburn.”
“Weird — so did I. What I meant to say is, has he made any kind of verbal commitment?”
“Yes, to Auburn.”
“Weird — so did I. I mean, he’s only given them his word, right?”
“Isn’t that enough?”
“It’s been my experience that if you try hard enough, you can get out of anything, including your word.”
To read the entire mock conversation, click here.
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is going to be sticking around for a while.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig received a three-year extension through 2012 at the owner’s meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz., today. Selig, 73, appeared before Congress this week to testify about the Mitchell Report, which he authorized to examine the history of steroids in baseball.
Details of the contract have not been announced. In 2007, Selig was reported to have earned $14 million.
This isn’t too surprising. The only thing baseball owners care about is making money and clearly, they’ve made money while Selig has been in office. It’s not fair to trash everything Selig has done, however. As the article points out, he did introduce revenue sharing, a wild card playoff round, and the sport is popular again after the ’94 strike ruined the game for a lot of folks. Too bad it took his players using roids to bring fans back to the ballparks, though.
ESPN.com is reporting that Cowboys’ offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has decided to stay in Dallas and not accept the head-coaching job in Baltimore or Atlanta.
“This is huge because changing systems right now would have been really tough on Tony [Romo],” a source told ESPN’s Ed Werder.
Jones, who hired Garrett last year before hiring coach Wade Phillips, apparently convinced him his future was just as bright with the Cowboys, who are coming off a 13-3 regular season with eight of his offensive players going to the Pro Bowl.
Jones probably had to promise more than money to Garrett in order to keep him. I bet Phillips has one, maybe two more years (tops) in Dallas before Garrett becomes head coach. Jones found Garrett in Miami and you knew he wasn’t going to allow his creation to escape out the back door.
So what do the Ravens and Falcons do next? Apparently Baltimore is after Eagles’ secondary coach John Harbaugh, but it’s a little strange that they haven’t made more of a pitch to keep defensive guru Rex Ryan. My prediction is Atlanta will wind up hiring Ryan now that Garrett and Colts’ assistant head coach Jim Caldwell are unavailable. Ryan was close to landing the Chargers gig last year before they hired Norv Turner.
Growing up, we all learned not to piss dad off, especially when it came to honoring his favorite football team. This is a bit much, though.
Upset that his 7-year-old son wouldn’t wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the team’s playoff victory Saturday, a man restrained the boy for an hour with tape and taped the jersey onto him.
Mathew Kowald was cited for disorderly conduct in connection with the incident with his son at their home in Pardeeville, Lt. Wayne Smith of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department said.
The 36-year-old Kowald was arrested Monday after his wife told authorities about the incident. Kowald was taken to the county jail and held until Wednesday, when he pleaded no contest, paid a fine of $186 and was released.
Boy, Packer fans sure take this time of year seriously.
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