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      Holmes to call it a career, Jordan to Chiefs?

      November 21, 2007 /

      Following up on John Paulsen’s fantasy blog about Priest Holmes, it appears that the Chiefs’ running back has decided to retire according to Adam Schefter of the NFL Network. Holmes suffered a neck injury in the Chiefs’ loss to the Colts last week and is expected to announce his retirement within the next day or two.

      One player that could essentially replace Holmes is LaMont Jordan, who has asked for his release from the Oakland Raiders. Jordan is upset at being benched the past two games and according to the San Francisco Chronicle, he might get his wish to be released with rookie running back Michael Bush healthy enough to be on the active roster.

      Now that Jordan has asked for his release, the Raiders face two choices: Drop Jordan with nothing in return because the trade deadline was last month, or keep a disgruntled player at a time players are increasingly grumbling about the six-game losing streak and 2-8 record.
      If the Raiders decide to release Jordan, today would be the perfect time because of the situation with Bush, Oakland’s fourth-round draft pick in April.

      Rotoworld.com speculates that Jordan could wind up in Kansas City with Holmes likely on his way out of football. As Rotoworld noted, Jordan has worked with head coach Herm Edwards in New York and the Chiefs certainly need a running back with starting running back Larry Johnson expected to be out for a lengthy period of time.

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      Saban’s comments are ridiculous

      November 20, 2007 /

      Following back to back loses to Mississippi State and Louisiana Monroe, head coach Nick Saban turned to catastrophic events like 9/11 and Pearl Harbor as examples to make a point about the Alabama football team uniting heading forward.

      Citing the 9-11 terrorist attacks and Pearl Harbor, Saban said Monday his team must rebound like America did from a “catastrophic event.”

      “Changes in history usually occur after some kind of catastrophic event,” Saban said. “It may be 9/11, which sort of changed the spirit of America relative to catastrophic events. Pearl Harbor kind of got us ready for World War II, and that was a catastrophic event.”

      “What Coach Saban said did not correlate losing a football game with tragedy; everyone needs to understand that. He was not equating losing football games to those catastrophic events,” football spokesman Jeff Purington said in a statement to The Associated Press. “The message was that true spirit and unity become evident in the most difficult of times. Those were two tremendous examples that everyone can identify with.”

      I’m sorry, but even if he didn’t intend to compare football to tragedy, he’s still wrong for somewhat linking everything together. Saban’s comments are proof that we (and by we I mean the media, fans, players, coaches, etc) take sports way too seriously. Sports aren’t life, even though we want them to be sometimes. We want coaches and players to feel losses like we feel losses and we want the media to hammer them when they don’t. We love the emotional locker room speeches in movies and want sports to be something more sometimes, but everyone needs to keep things in perspective. Trying to unite a football team after losing to Mississippi State and Louisiana Monroe doesn’t pail in comparison to an entire country uniting after innocent people lost their lives in the tragic events of 9/11 and Pearl Harbor.

      College Football

      Right on as usual

      November 20, 2007 /

      It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with Kige Ramsey of “You Tube Sports”, but by golly if he didn’t hit another one out of the park with his commentary on Barry Bonds’ indictment.

      Clear, concise and to the point – that’s Kige Ramsey (for You Tube Sports of course).

      MLB

      From the penthouse to the poor house

      November 20, 2007 /

      ESPN.com is reporting that federal prosecutors are going after nearly $1 million of Michael Vick’s assets to help pay for the care of the pit bulls that were seized from his property. Of course, federal prosecutors aren’t the only ones after Vick’s bankroll.

      As part of his plea deal, Vick agreed to make restitution for the care and placement of the 54 pit bulls confiscated from his Bad Newz Kennels property in Surry County. Prosecutors cited a rash of claims by Vick’s creditors and former employer that threaten his ability to make good on the agreement:

      • An arbitrator’s ruling that Vick should repay the Atlanta Falcons nearly $20 million in bonus money.

      • A lawsuit by Wachovia Bank claiming Vick and others defaulted on a $1.3 million loan for a wine store.

      • Royal Bank of Canada’s lawsuit seeking payment for default on a $2.5 million credit line.

      • A lawsuit by 1st Source Bank of South Bend, Ind., seeking at least $2 million for loans involving a rental car business.

      Hope you saved for a rainy day, Mike.

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