Monthly Archives: September 2010

Another Run-In With John Law…

September 21, 2010 – 10:16 am

The NY Post reports this morning that Jets’ WR, Braylon Edwards, was arrested for DWI this morning around 5:00 AM. The report says he blew 0.16 on the breathalyzer, which is double the legal limit. I guess Edwards was doing extra credit work in the “taunting seminar” for Hard Knocks and missed the team colloquium [...]

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Mish-Mash Monday

September 20, 2010 – 11:08 am

Mike Bianchi posed a very interesting question in his weekend column in the Orlando Sentinel: “Question: Now that Reggie Bush has given back his Heisman Trophy, what about Eric Crouch and Gino Torretta?” On the other hand, perhaps, maybe we should ask the braintrust that is the keeper of the Heisman Trophy: “What were you [...]

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Weird Stuff Today…

September 17, 2010 – 1:32 pm

When we designate days or months as times to honor or remember or bring awareness to certain things, we can wind up with interesting juxtapositions. Consider: September is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month September is also Children’s Good Manners Month. The world of international soccer has a way of providing head-shaking moments now and again. [...]

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Mythical Picks – NFL – Weekend of 9/19/10

September 17, 2010 – 11:38 am

Let me take a quick look back at last week’s Mythical Picks to see how things played out in real life: I liked the Saints to win and cover 5 points. The game was a Push. I liked the Jags to cover 3 points as a venue call. They did. I suggested Tennessee/Oakland would go [...]

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Mythical Picks – NCAA – Weekend of 9/18/10

September 17, 2010 – 8:52 am

First, a quick recap of last week’s NCAA Mythical Picks: Based on Week 1 result – – Oregon 72, New Mexico 0 – – , I asked if Oregon was that good or New Mexico that bad. Oregon clobbered Tennessee in Week 2 and New Mexico lost to Texas Tech by 5 TDs. Answer: Yes! [...]

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Thank You, Sally Jenkins

September 16, 2010 – 9:59 am

For the past few days, there has been a lot of gassing about the allegations that the NY Jets may have behaved in less than a completely courteous fashion in the presence of a female reporter from a Mexican TV network. If you have not heard about this “issue”, I am glad to see that [...]

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Lotsa “Stuff” Today…

September 15, 2010 – 8:10 am

Today falls right in the middle of National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week in the US. This date in history has two other ties to academia: In 1616, the first free public school opened its doors in Frascati, Italy. Today Frascati is best known for its casual dining options and its mediocre local wine. [...]

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The Clock Is Ticking …

September 14, 2010 – 11:55 am

On 11 September, the Washington Post had this item buried in the midst of its Sports Digest section: “… Bruce Pearl acknowledged providing misleading and incorrect information to the NCAA during a 17-month investigation into possible recruiting violations.” The item went on to say that the University of Tennessee had reduced Pearl’s contract by $1.5M [...]

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Civility And Good Manners Today

September 13, 2010 – 1:14 pm

Today is Miss Manners’ birthday – – and I would never think of revealing a woman’s age. As a tribute to Miss Manners, I will try to maintain a higher level of discourse today. As an example, I will say that the Redskins/Cowboys game last night was inartistic and did not provide a full expression [...]

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The Real Cradle Of Coaches

September 10, 2010 – 12:02 am

Let me say unequivocally that I like NBC’s Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth as an announcing team for NFL football; I think they are the best around. That is why I was a bit disappointed during last night’s Saints/Vikings telecast when they focused on an interesting happenstance but failed to give it a historical perspective. [...]

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