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Archive for December, 2009

Scott Locker Explains Why His Son, Jake, Decided To Return To Washington For Senior Season

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Year one of the Steve Sarkisian era at the University of Washington was largely a big success. After not winning a game in 2008, the Huskies fired Ty Willingham after an 0-12 season and plucked Sarkisian away from USC's staff. The Huskies had a few disappointing performances and lost several ...

Mark Ingram: “When I first heard my name called, I wasn’t really that excited or happy. Then I saw my mom crying and it made me break down…”

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Alabama running back Mark Ingram is your 2009 Heisman Trophy winner. In what turned out to be the closest vote ever for the award, the Crimson Tide sophomore edged out Stanford's Toby Gerhart and Texas' Colt McCoy to bring the hardware to Tuscaloosa for the first time in the storied ...

Tony Dungy On The Lack Of Opportunities for Minority Coaches in College Football: “The NCAA has to be careful – they’re going to lose a lot of their quality people if we don’t get this turned around.”

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Tony Dungy seems to be one of the go-to-guys today for sharing opinions and advice on relevant subjects. One such widely discussed topic around this time of year is the lack of minority coaches in college football. Dungy joined Mike Francesca on WFAN in New York to talk about the ...

The Real LT Thinks Tiger Should Beat Jesper Parnevik’s Ass

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Tiger Woods has been through a tough couple of weeks. This is probably the toughest time of his life and he has now decided to take an indefinite leave from the game of golf to work on being “a better husband, father and person.” This decision is probably the best ...

For Coyotes Fans, Anthony LeBlanc = Santa Claus

Monday, December 14th, 2009

For Phoenix Coyotes fans, Christmas has come early.  What once might’ve looked bleak for Coyotes fans to keep their franchise in the Phoenix area looks like it is very much a reality.  After a roller coaster ride over the past ten years or so and a lot of drama, it ...

Brian Kelly on Why He Won’t Coach Cincinnati in the Bowl Game: “I’ve got work to do now at Notre Dame”

Monday, December 14th, 2009

During his time at Cincinnati, Kelly helped coach his Bearcats to an astonishing 34-6 record.  He captured two Big East titles at Cincinnati, was named a three-time coach of the year in the Conference, led his team to two BCS Bowl appearances and was named National Coach of the Year ...

Tim Tebow is Human After All

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Tim Tebow is regarded by many as the best college football player ever to play the game.  I am not sure if I would go that far.  Don't get me wrong, Tebow is a great quarterback and I feel lucky to have watched him play college football but to call him ...

Mardy Gilyard: “We can’t let what happened with BK mess up what we are doing right now”

Friday, December 11th, 2009

The terms of the new contract for Brian Kelly were not released, but he is the new Head Coach for Notre Dame. It’s great for Kelly, a big upgrade, and more than likely a nice pay upgrade as well. As far as his old team and players, well they are ...

Brandon Stokley Thinks His Former Quarterback Peyton Manning May End Up Being the Best Player to Ever Play in the NFL

Friday, December 11th, 2009

During his time in Indianapolis, Brandon Stokley was one of the most liked and well-respected wide receivers that the Colts had.  He was also one of Peyton Manning’s favorite targets out of the slot as well.  Well, now Stokley plays for the Broncos who have had quite the roller coaster ...

The NFLPA is Committed to Getting A Deal Done

Friday, December 11th, 2009

There has been much talk recently of an uncapped salary for the NFL in the 2010 season and a potential lockout for the 2011 season. This will be an unmitigated disaster for the NFL as it currently is the big elephant in the room when you talk about the most ...