College football fans have been clamoring for a playoff system for years, arguing that it’s the only fair way to declare a national champion. With teams playing musical chairs atop the rankings this season, I note in my latest column for Bullz-Eye.com that a playoff system is needed now more than ever.
Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1337 of 1503)
There’s a great article on FOX Sports.com by Jason Whitlock about Charlie Weis’s continued struggles at Notre Dame, and how his experience in the NFL hasn’t transferred over to the college game.
Notre Dame is not the place to learn how to be a college head coach. It didn’t work for Gerry Faust or Bob Davie. It’s not working for Mr. Charlie. As fun as it might sound, you don’t want to lose your virginity to Jenna Jameson. You won’t last long. She’ll get bored and frustrated. And everyone who sees the tape will fall down laughing. Sounds like most Notre Dame games this year, doesn’t it?
I’m stating that Charlie Weis is overpaid. I’m stating that Weis is not the second coming of Bear Bryant. I’m stating that Notre Dame had no business giving him a contract extension, and we all should’ve pointed it out then. I’m stating that if the man was going to run out on his alma mater and head to the NFL after one year, then it would’ve said a whole lot about his lack of ethics. I’m stating that high-ranked recruiting classes won’t single-handedly fix Notre Dame.
The Great Weis Hope needs to fix himself first by toning down the arrogance and acknowledging he has much to learn about what it takes to win consistently in the college game.
Outstanding. Weis has turned Notre Dame into a complete laughing stock this season and he deserves to be called out for some of his decision-making (most notably in the Irish’s loss to Navy two weeks ago) and the lack of player development. Whitlock can be shortsighted with his opinions sometimes, but he hits the nail on the head in this article. I love the way he not only calls out Weis, but also the media for not criticizing the program for handing him that ridiculous 10-year extension three years ago.
SI.com’s Peter King in his “Monday Morning Quarterback” column on Andy Reid’s situation involving his two sons:
a. We psychologists and family counselors in the media seem to be certain it would be better for Reid and his family for him to quit his job or take an extended leave to be home with his wife and three children. I don’t remember everyone jumping to tell Tony Dungy to quit his job and go home to be with his children when James Dungy committed suicide.
Dungy had kids at home. Reid has kids at home. Suicide, drug addiction. I wouldn’t criticize either man for chucking it all to change lives in the middle of a family crisis. Nor would I pretend to know enough about either situation to know whether the right thing is to stay or quit. How do I know whether Reid has three Eagle scouts left at home or three derelicts? How do I know whether the two who went off the deep end did so alone and with no involvement of the other three kids in the family?
Memo to the media: butt out and allow Reid and his family to make the necessary decisions regarding their lives.
Here’s what some local columnists are saying in the wake of their teams losing Sunday:
– Rick Maese of the Baltimore Sun is calling for Brian Billick’s head after the Ravens failed to generate more than seven points against a horrendous Bengals defense.
– Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune absolutely rips Brad Childress and the Vikings for their embarrassing 34-0 loss to the Packers.
– George Vecsey of the New York Times says that the Cowboys severed up a big dose of reality to the Giants on Sunday.
– Jim Mashek of the Sun Herald states that the Saints loss to the Rams was inexcusable.
– Les Carpenter of the Washington Post says that the Redskins gave up on Joe Gibbs in their 33-25 loss to the Eagles.
– Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press notes that the Lions’ loss in Arizona is proof that they still haven’t earned the benefit of doubt from fans to just assume games like Sunday’s against the Cardinals are automatic victories.
– Due to his conservative approach during the Panthers’ 20-13 loss to the Falcons, Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer notes that John Fox won’t be around much longer in Carolina.
– David Climber of the Tennessean says that the Titans lack of offense is causing Jeff Fisher to make poor in-game decisions.
– Greg Cote of the Miami Herald is wondering why the Dolphins are keeping John Beck on the sidelines despite having nothing to play for.
– Despite their 31-28 loss to the Steelers, Bud Shaw of the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the Browns have no need to panic and that the defeat should be chalked up to growing pains.
– Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star says that despite their issues, the Colts pride shined through their 23-21 loss to the Chargers.
– Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star says that the Chiefs should dump this current team and plan for next season.
– Gwen Knapp of the San Francisco Chronicle says that Raiders’ head coach Lane Kiffin needs to re-think his strategy behind the use of his players (most notably LaMont Jordan).
Cowboys 31, Giants 20
The line of the day came from Ron Pitts, who did the play-by-play for the Lions-Cardinals game. After FOX showed a highlight from the Giants-Cowboys game of Terrell Owens scoring a 50-yard touchdown pass, Pitts says, “I’m a little older now, but I think I could play in that Giants secondary.” Ironically, the Giants defense has played quite well up until Owens (6 rec., 125 yards, 2 TDs) and Tony Romo (247 yards, 4 TDs) rolled into town. This was an exciting game until midway through the third quarter when things started to unravel for the Giants secondary, as Pitts humorously pointed out.
Steelers 31, Browns 28
The biggest take away from this game is that the Browns are for real. Did they win? No, but they had the Steelers on the ropes for most of the game and really outplayed them in some areas. This game seemed to come down to in-game adjustments and big plays. Ben Roethlisberger and the defense made the plays when they had to, and Cleveland just couldn’t adjust to the changes Pittsburgh made after halftime. Get the Browns anything that remotely resembles a defense, however, and there’s a great chance they win today.
Packers 34, Vikings 0
Do the Packers remind anyone else of the Broncos in terms of finding free agent running backs and turning them into somewhat productive performers? Samkon Gado? DeShawn Wynn? Ryan Grant? Seriously though, nice game by Grant (119 yards, 1 TD). Brett Favre, however, once again stole the show by throwing for 351 yards and three touchdowns. You know things are going your way when you should have been intercepted on an underthrown pass to the end zone, yet the ball pops up into the air and comfortably in the arms for one of your wide outs for a touchdown…I seriously hope Adrian Peterson isn’t badly hurt. He’s off to such a fantastic start to his career; I’d hate to see his first season end this way.
Jaguars 28, Titans 13
I don’t know how anyone can feel like they have a pulse on either of these teams. Jacksonville gets stomped by New Orleans last week, only to turn around and score 28 points on a very good Tennessee defense. Not too mention, rush for 166 yards in the process. Vince Young had a nice day through the air in terms of yardage (257), but threw two interceptions in the process. He now has a touchdown to interception ratio of 3:8, yet the Titans are still 6-3. Weird.
Cardinals 31, Lions 21
This is what we call a trap game in the gambling world. The Lions had been hot and Arizona has been inconsistent. What do you get? A Cardinals blow out of course. It’s hard to get in an offensive rhythm when Jon Kitna has nowhere to throw and the defense doesn’t have to respect the run (Detroit rushed for –18 yards). The Cardinals were just more physical, more energetic and overall, the better team on this given day. Rookie Steve Breaston turned this game on its head with a couple of nice returns, too.
Rams 37, Saints 29
Who saw this coming? Make no mistake about it, the Saints were handed their ass today, plain and simple. Marc Bulger (302 yards, 2 TDs) was outstanding, Steven Jackson finally had running lanes, and Torry Holt (8 rec., 124 yards) was open all day. Everyone who broke their necks trying to jump back on the Saints bandwagon recently, is currently sacrificing their ankles jumping off again.
Eagles 33, Redskins 25
How do Gregg Williams and the Redskins defense allow Brian Westbrook to go hog wild on them? Did they not think that the Eagles were going to try to get the ball to Westbrook? Seriously, that’s all Philly does! Washington hasn’t looked the same since getting smacked in the mouth by New England three weeks ago.
Falcons 20, Panthers 13
He wasn’t overly impressive by any means, but give Joey Harrington credit for finally leading a team to victory with less than a minute to play and the game on the line. He took quite a hit after he released the ball, yet Harrington did a nice job on the 30-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Alge Crumpler with less than a minute to play. Was Steve Smith crying after this game? Come on Steve, I know you’re ultra competitive, but you can’t cry after a regular season game, big guy. Super Bowl, yes. Week 10 loss to the Falcons, no.
Broncos 27, Chiefs 11
There’s the Denver defense we’ve all come to know and love. The Broncos kept things simple today by loading the box against the run and changing their looks to confuse Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard. Without Larry Johnson playing, however, it’s tough to measure how good a win this is for Denver. Are they back? Probably not, but a win is a win and up until these last two weeks, KC was playing pretty well.
Bills 13, Dolphins 10
This was an ugly win, but it kept Buffalo in playoff contention and that’s all that matters. What a kick in the teeth for the Dolphins, who finally got a solid game out of their defense, yet the offense fails to show up. Jesse Chatman (124 yards) looked real good, but it was a lack of big plays that doomed Miami. The Fish may have to wait another two weeks before having another legitimate shot at their first win (vs. Jets, Week 13).
Bengals 21, Ravens 7
Here’s the bottom line. If you can’t generate more than seven points against the Bengals defense, you’re automatically deemed the worst offensive team in the league. Period – end of story. Shayne Graham kicked seven goals and none of them were longer than 35 yards. What a brutal game.
Bears 17, Raiders 6
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Bears offense struggles for three and a half quarters, yet manages to score on a long touchdown pass and wind up winning an ugly game. Rex Grossman deserves some credit for dealing with a tough situation and turning it into a positive when he got another chance to play. He fumbled on the very first snap he took, yet came up with the big play (59-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian) at the end of the game to get Bears fans thinking, “Hey, maybe this kid deserves another shot!” Okay, maybe not.
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