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Russell Wilson is also quite the bargain at $681,005 this season, $817,302 next season, and $953,519 the following season. With Kaepernick at $1,397,532 the NFC championship game stands in stark contrast to the more established Brady (13.8M) and Manning (17.5M) salaries in the AFC championship. Russell’s “deal” does allow Seattle more cap room to go free agent hunting (Bennett, Avril, and Harvin this year, for instance). Go Seahawks!
When I went to State, there were seven teams in the conference.. And we liked it! Did we really let Georgia Tech in?
Northwestern has gone Under Armour too.
Crisp now no longer on the roster.
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/1364412.htmlAll I know is that this has the potential to be the finest schadenfreude I have slurped in years…Die, you cheatin’ Holes….
When you lose to Alabama and LSU like Bobby did his last year at Arkansas you get mad. When you get mad, you feel like a badass. When you feel like a badass, you buy a Harley. When you buy a Harley, you get the young girl. When you get the young girl, you act stupidly. When you act stupidly, you crash your bike. When you crash your bike, you end up in a neck brace with no job. Don’t end up in a neck brace with no job. Don’t lose to Alabama and LSU.
He hired Lucas, but Dennis Green was already the Head Coach at Minnesota when Red bought the team in 1998.He did however, keep Green on for 3 more seasons. Red has been around too many professional athletes and management personnel to spout off racist comments, but then one never knows what lies in another man’s heart. I took his “qualified to be a coordinator” comment to mean as far as coaching at UT is concerned. Does his name belong in the same hat as Gruden, Saban, and Fisher? Not yet, I believe, but maybe in the future. Time will tell.
Any voting member of the Baseball Writers Association that did not vote for Greg Maddux – Busy Guy, should be disenfranchised. 355 wins and 4 Cys?
All three are deserving of the distinction. Unfortunately, Craig Biggio missed out by two votes. Biggio is a member of the 3000 Hit Club. The club has 28 members of which 24 are in the Hall of Fame. Pete Rose is not in due to his gambling, Raphael Palmeiro is not in due to his PEDs usage, and Derek Jeter is not in the Hall because he’s still active. That leaves Biggio as the only member of the club that is not in the Hall. Biggio was not a PEDs user, but lost out for the second year in a row. There were 36 players on this year’s ballot and many were deserving. Those filling out ballots can only vote for 10 players. With players such as Bonds, McGwire, Clemens, Sosa and Palmeiro on the ballot and receiving votes, it’s a shame that players like Biggio, Bagwell, and Lee Smith lost votes to the PED users. Biggio’s 668 career doubles is the highest amount for a right handed batter. His 3060 hits should have gotten him in the Hall. Maybe next year.
McCombs never said that Strong was not capable of leading a program. In fact, he said he is “a fine coach.” Could he have been clearer as to his reasoning ? Yes, by all means. What he could have said is that Strong is a fine coach who has only 4 years experience as a head coach, played only 3 ranked teams in those 4 years (all of which were ooc) amassed seasonal records of 7-6,7-6,11-2, and 12-1. The last two seasons were with Teddy Bridgewater at QB against a weak Big East/AAC conference schedule. Look, I think that Strong is a good coach, but he is not the high profile hire that McCombs was looking for. His 2 Big East championships are nice, but to McCombs and others, they are not Big 12 championships or SEC championships. They are replacing a coach that won the National Championship for them in 2005 and won the Southern Div 7 times – a man with 244 wins on his resume.
Indeed, McCombs and other boosters at UT have too much influence with the athletic department, but UT is not alone in that respect. Yes, McCombs could have spoke more eloquently about the matter, but to call him a racist based on his comments seems to me to be a knee-jerk or trigger-happy reaction. But it sells media, does it not?
Concluding that Red McCombs’s statements were in any way racist is to take the leap that the media wishes one to take. If one claims that his statements are racist in nature, then it would follow that the claimant can read Mr. McCombs mind, because I listened to his comments and found nothing racially offensive whatsoever. The claim of racism in this case is a claim borne in media-induced stereotypes such as “Texas”, “good ole boys,” “wealthy old southern men” coupled with Strong being the first black male to be a head coach at Texas. I’ll admit that when I saw the headline, my first thought was along those lines.
No, this is more about Red not being part of the decision – a decision that he felt he had a major say-so in. The former owner of the Spurs, Nuggets, and Vikings has given UT over 100 million dollars. A business school is named for him there, and there is a statue of him in the stadium. Red likes to take credit for the hire of his friend Mack Brown, and now his feelings are hurt because he was not in on the decision to hire Brown’s replacement. Further, it is his opinion that UT could have found a much more higher profile coach with more experience as a head coach. I agree with him in that respect, so does that make me a racist? There is also the rap on Strong that he is not booster-friendly, nor does he stray far from his office or the football field to promote Louisville football and help bring in revenue for the program through personal appearances and so forth. Whether that is true I don’t know, but if it is, it probably won’t settle well in Austin. I say that in three years Strong will be told to hit the trail.
Prior to the game I was thinking about which team I wanted to win. I absolutely would pull for anyone against FSU, even the Soviet Red Army, but I really can’t stomach Auburn either. My first thought was that an FSU win, coupled with Clemmons’ win over THE Ohio State jackasses, might bring the ACC a bit more respect in the world of college football. But, has it really? Will it? FSU and Clemmons might get more respect, but I doubt that the conference will. To SEC and Big10 fans these two wins mean little in terms of conference strength. To them, FSU and CU are the only two programs in the ACC that are worthy of mention in college football discussions. The rest of the conference is mediocre at best in their eyes. (However, the Big10 is no juggernaut without Ohio State and, say, Michigan.) Until the ACC can develop some perennially strong programs out side of FSU and CU, it will always be viewed as a basketball conference, first and foremost. Sadly, until we have 6-7 recurring strong programs, the ACC will be the Rodney Dangerfield of BCS conferences.
The Saints come into Philadelphia for just the twelfth time since they became an NFL franchise in 1967. Their history in the City of Brotherly Love is a history of eight beatings versus only three wins. The Saints have never won a road playoff game, and a victory tonight looks doubtful for the fleur-de-lis clad Saints. With an expected game time temperature in the mid to upper twenties, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome denizens will be out of their element in more ways than one.The Eagles lead the overall series by a margin of 16-12. The Saints, losers of their last three road games, are getting 2.5 to 3 points, depending upon your book. Look for Kelly to use a lot of motion spreading out the Saints making for easy tosses by Foles, and for the league’s leading rusher, LeSean McCoy to matriculate down the field, boys. Who Dat gonna take the points?
A tale of two halves….It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going to the ACC cellar.
A few suggestions: “Liberal Fascism” by Jonah Goldberg is a very good book as is “The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis : The untold story of Barack Obama’s mentor” by Paul Kengor, Ph.D. I’m currently reading “The Great Deformation” by David A. Stockman which is quite interesting.
A very fair assessment of the situation, Tobaccordshow. Being a die-hard Bucs and Wolfpack fan, I can’t help my bias in this situation. Mike’s numbers were certainly very good considering the circus that was going on around him. His 83.9 passer rating bested RGIII, Tannehill, Flaco, Eli Manning, Fitzpatrick, E.J.Manuel, and Geno Smith.
The truth is that Glennon had little help from the running game after injuries to Doug Martin, Mike James, and Jeff Demps. The poor excuse for the running game very often led to second and long and third and long situations as the offensive line failed to produce any daylight more often than not. Ted Larsen took over for an ineffective Jamon Meredith at the end of the season at RG, but didn’t fare much better. Left tackle Donald Penn resembled a swinging gate far too often, which led to numerous sacks of Glennon.
In the passing game, Mike Williams, the number two receiver was placed on IR in mid October leaving only Jackson as a threat at the position. Rookie Russell Shepard also was put on IR leaving the Bucs to finish the season with Chris Owusu, third string TE Tim Wright, Tiquan Underwood, and rookie Skye Dawson to strike fear in the hearts of opposing secondaries. It was certainly a recipe for double-teaming Jackson, thus making Glennon’s job even more difficult.
Personally, given the situation, I believe Glennon has proved himself such that the new GM and Head Coach will look to fill voids elsewhere on the team. With 13 games under his belt without a great deal of offensive help I believe he will surprise a lot of the naysayers. With Martin back in the running game, Williams back at wide receiver, and veteran Carl Nicks back at right guard the Bucs offense should be much improved. The return of Stocker, Crabtree, and the elusive Demps will also help Glennon to manage the game. The Bucs need a defensive end to make up for the bust Da’Quan Bowers, still more help in the secondary, and perhaps a new left tackle more than they need another rookie quarterback to learn under fire. Hopefully, the new GM and Head Coach agree, for Mikey’s sake.
It’s all encouraging…Enjoy…… I remember a Burleson sky hook…Vandy will do more as he realizes his potential….he’s just starting to realize what he can do…
To this point, The Gottfather has done an exemplary job given the material left to him. How far can he take this blossoming team that inspires hope in parched fans’ mouths? His hopes are higher than yours.
Getting back to the Tyler Lewis situation, Alpha Wolf is spot on. The kid is a defensive liability, and that is what seems to be limiting his playing time. With State playing man to man defense the majority of the time, Lewis is almost always over-matched, not only in size/height, but also in terms of a quicker first step. He was a defensive liability last year, and doesn’t seem to have taken many strides (sorry) in his defensive ability this year. As for his attitude, perhaps I’m reading too much into it, but the video of the locker room after the Tennessee victory with the celebratory atmosphere doesn’t really show a Tyler that seems to be happy with the win, no, to the contrary perhaps, and I stress perhaps. See for yourself.
http://www.gopack.com/sports/coachgott/spec-rel/121913aaa.html
