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      Belichick a genius? Not without T-Bone.

      January 29, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune) posted an interesting piece about Bill Belichick’s coaching record prior to Tom Brady.

      • Belichick was 36-44 with the Browns.
      • The Patriots were 5-11 in 2000, Belichick’s first year, sans Tom Brady. And they lost their first game in 2001, also without Brady.
      • Total record of 41-56 with one playoff appearance and no victories.
      • Starting with Game 2 of the 2001 season, Brady has started every game for the Belichick-led Patriots. Since then, New England is 86-25 in the regular season with three Super Bowl titles and possibly a fourth on the way.

      Of course, these numbers don’t mean Belichick isn’t the super genius the media has made him out to be, but 41-56 without Brady? For you mathematicians out there, that means Belicheat won only 42% of his games without the Golden Boy. Kind of staggering when you think about it.

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      S.E.C. RUMBLINGS

      January 28, 2008 /

      Flying under the national radar is Mississippi State. Coach Rick Stansbury has the Bulldogs off to a 5-0 start in the SEC. Last weeks win over #17 ranked Mississippi solidified their arrival onto the scene. Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes have led the charge. They have a big game this week at Arkansas.

      Over at LSU there is mounting discontent with the Tigers and John Brady. The Tigers are winless in the conference and have slipped mightily since their Final Four run a couple of years ago. This could be a losing season for the Tigers and be the last one for John Brady at the helm.

      Florida is maturing rapidly as shown by their twenty point win over #14 Vanderbilt. Billy Donovan has the Gators climbing quickly and could make some noise come tournament time. Vandy on the other hand is quickly becoming this year’s version of Clemson. How do you spell free fall…

      Sliding over to the Big 10, kudos to Michigan state who matched their best win total after 20 games (18-2). After beating rival Michigan, who is on track for a losing season, does anybody remember who beat the Spartans in an exhibition game. That’s what I thought…

      Duke is back with a vengenance. The Blue Devils escaped with a road win over Maryland. The Terps were coming off a road win over North Carolina lest than ten days ago, but couldn’t manage to hold serve at home. Coach K has the Blue Devils playing faster than ever. Some would say because of his Olympic Association with Suns Coach Mark DAntoni, I say it’s because he has no true post and is playing the best way possible for his personnel. That’s why they are 17-1 and he is in the Hall of Fame..

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      Whose dog did Ryan and Singletary kick?

      January 28, 2008 /

      Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is set to interview Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks again according to the Washington Post.

      A day after assistant head coach-defense Gregg Williams, who was once under consideration to replace Joe Gibbs, left the organization, the Redskins finalized plans for another session with Meeks, who runs the Colts’ defense, a source close to the search said. Owner Daniel Snyder and Vinny Cerrato, executive vice president of football operations, are expected to meet with Meeks in Indianapolis.

      Only a year ago, several teams interviewed San Francisco 49ers’ assistant head coach Mike Singletary for their vacant head coaching positions. Rumor has it that Falcons owner Arthur Blank loved Singletary last year, but the team didn’t even bring him in for an interview this year. Rex Ryan was the Chargers’ second choice after Norv Turner last year, but now it looks like he’s heading back to Baltimore after the Falcons and Dolphins passed on him for their head coaching vacancies.

      So what gives? Obviously I’m not in the know, but how are Meeks, Mike Smith (Atlanta’s new head coach), John Harbaugh (Baltimore’s new head coach) and Tony Soprano (Miami’s new head coach) better candidates than Singletary and Ryan? Nothing against those coaches, but since 2003, the Ravens’ defense hasn’t finished lower than sixth under Ryan. And Singletary has been highly praised for his work with Defensive Rookie of the Year Patrick Willis, as well as being a great motivator.

      What am I missing?

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      If nothing else, Clemens has a game plan

      January 28, 2008 /

      Roger Clemens’ agent released an 18,000-word report Monday to refute allegations that his client’s career rebounded around the same time he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.

      “Clemens’ longevity was due to his ability to adjust his style of pitching as he got older, incorporating his very effective split-finger fastball to offset the decrease in the speed of his regular fastball caused by aging,” said the report, created by Randy Hendricks and two associates at his firm.

      Clemens’ former trainer, Brian McNamee, claimed in last month’s Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball that he injected the pitcher with steroids and human growth hormone at least 16 times in 1998, 2000 and 2001. Clemens vehemently denies the allegations, and Clemens and McNamee are among five witnesses scheduled to testify before a House committee on Feb. 13. Clemens also has sued McNamee for defamation.

      If Clemens is innocent, this is the right way to approach the situation. Every day there seems to be a report out of the Clemens’ camp trying to prove his innocence. Here’s the thing though, if he is guilty, he’s digging himself a deeper hole. So on one hand it’s almost novel that he’s going to great lengths to say he’s innocent, but if he’s guilty he’s only screwing himself in the end for HOF consideration. Plus, how convenient is it that his agent is saying Clemens started making changes to his pitching style right around the time McNamee supposedly injected him with human growth hormone? Hmm.

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