Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1321 of 1503)

      Did Rodriguez pull a Petrino?

      December 17, 2007 /

      With the news that Rich Rodriguez is leaving West Virginia to become the next head coach at Michigan, some are now arguing that he’s no better than Bobby Petrino.

      Rodriguez met with his team for 10 minutes this afternoon to tell them he is leaving, and that he’s not going to coach in the Fiesta Bowl, all but ensuring a blowout loss to Oklahoma.

      Rodriguez then walked back to his office, leaving players “somber-looking,” the reports say.

      Thanks a bunch, Coach Rod.

      I will not debate the merits of Michigan versus West Virginia. What upsets WVU fans is that, no more than a week ago, Rodriguez told West Virginia media “you’re stuck with me.”

      He’s a liar.

      I think it’s a valid argument that what R-Rod did to WVU was no better than what Petrino did to Louisville and Atlanta. Did Rodriguez lie about not jumping ship? Yes, although certainly not as bad as Petrino, who on Monday evening guaranteed Falcons owner Arthur Blank that he would be back next year, only to do the “Woo Pig Sooey” chant with Arkansas cheerleaders less than 24 hours later. Did Rodriguez leave a team in the lurch? Yes, although once again, not as bad as walking out on an NFL team with three games left to go on the schedule.

      Is what Rodriguez did open for criticism? Absolutely. Is he Bobby Petrino? Well, there can only be one Bobby Petrino…and he’s off somewhere practicing the Gator Chomp or some other college football tradition, you know, just in case.

      College Football

      Monday Morgue

      December 17, 2007 /

      Here what local NFL columnists are saying in the wake of their teams losing on Sunday:

      – When it comes to December, the Cowboys of 2007 look way too much like the Cowboys of 2006, writes Dallas Morning News columnist Tim Colishaw.

      – David Steele of the Baltimore Sun now realizes how low the Ravens can go when they lost to the previously winless Dolphins.

      – Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press warns that the real Lions are back, meaning this season could still get a whole lot worse.

      – Steve Serby of the New York Post says that Dr. Evil and his Greatriots prevailed yet again over the Jets.

      – Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that the Falcons reached a new low in their wretched season with a 34-point loss to the Bucs.

      – Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star writes that there’s no reasonable explanation for why the Chiefs are playing the way they are.

      NFL

      Dismal franchise for sale!

      December 15, 2007 /

      For Sale: Putrid (and we mean that in the best sense): Miami Dolphins franchise.

      Asking Price: $19.99, but willing to negotiate.

      Additional Parts: Will throw in a 1972 Miami Dolphins poster (you know they went undefeated that year, right?), one (1) Don Shula autographed place mat from “Shula’s Restaurant” and one (1) Mercury Morris.

      Description: This wonderful offer is for the current Miami Dolphins organization. This team may be 42 years old, but it’s still in mint condition. Sure, at 0-13 it doesn’t sound like a great offer, but think about the location of the franchise and who wouldn’t want to wear teal full time? This is a re-builders dream and remember, we once had Dan Marino!

      Warning: Needs new quarterback, offensive line and an entire defense. No buy backs.

      NFL

      Baseball reeks

      December 15, 2007 /

      Here’s just one small example of why we can’t only hold the players accountable for baseball’s steroid era, but also general managers, owners and team personal.

      The Mitchell report, released Thursday, included a 2002 incident in which Stan Conte, then the Giants’ trainer, told Sabean that he suspected Barry Bonds’ personal trainer, Greg Anderson, was dealing steroids in the clubhouse. Sabean took no action.

      Shortly after federal agents raided Balco Laboratories and Anderson’s home in September 2003, Magowan told investigators that he asked Sabean whether the Giants “had a problem” with Anderson dispensing steroids to players.

      “According to Magowan, Sabean responded that he was not aware of any problem the Giants might have,” the Mitchell report stated. “However, Sabean strongly denied that such a conversation occurred.”

      Sabean took no action. That says it all right there, doesn’t it? You’ve got the team trainer for the Giants telling the GM to investigate whether or not some crook was handing out steroids like Wohlers Candy and the GM does nothing. The players should be held most accountable here, however, we cannot overlook that the owners and in some cases, even the general managers knew what was going on and yet because butts were in the seats and money was pouring in, they did nothing. So lets not only ridicule the players, because the whole league reeks to high Heaven.

      MLB

      “Bobby Petrino changes jobs like we change clothes”

      December 14, 2007 /

      Kige Ramsey of “YouTube Sports” weighed in on the Bobby Petrino situation and as usual, Ramsey’s insights were terrific.

      First and foremost, I’m glad to see Kige is in the festive mood – those Christmas directions really bring a lot to this clip. More importantly, I love the fact that Kige took, “three to four hours” to come to the conclusion that Petrino ditching a team made sense. Had Kige not taken that much time to think about this issue, he might have just assumed that Petrino stiffing the Falcons was a random act.

      The bottom line is that nothing – and I mean NOTHING – is getting past Kige Ramsey (of YouTube Sports).

      NFL

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