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Archive for April, 2010

Dana Altman: “I think that we can build something here that can stand the test of time.”

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

The University of Oregon hired former Creighton basketball coach Dana Altman as the nineteenth coach in school history.  Altman comes to Eugene with a reputation of being a winner after building tiny Creighton University into a perennial winner.  In sixteen seasons at Creighton, he accumulated thirteen consecutive postseason tournament appearances ...

Uncovering Unforseen Gems on Big Ben and Dez Bryant

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Some people (like Joni Mitchell or the Counting Crows) say that "you don't know what you got 'till it's gone," but sometimes you don't know what you got until it shows up unexpectedly. For instance, I had know idea that I would stumble upon comedic brilliance while looking for usable pictures ...

Fear this Deer

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

In just his seventh NBA game, Brandon Jennings scored 55 points against the defensively inept Golden State Warriors. While the NBA community was abuzz about the clear Rookie of the Year candidate, I wondered aloud if that was the best or worst thing that could have happened to him. It ...

Pamela Anderson: “I feel like I have gone from Baywatch to Dancing with the Stars and there was a missing fifteen years somewhere.”

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

I have been a huge fan of Pamela Anderson ever since her days on Baywatch.  After relatively being out of the news for the last few years, I was excited to hear that she was going to be back in the spotlight and a contestant on Dancing with the Stars ...

Jim Schwartz And The Lions Continue Their Climb Back To Respectability

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Nobody thought it would be a quick reclamation job for Jim Schwartz as the head coach of the Detroit Lions when he was hired after their 0-16 season in 2008. That said, the former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator has made nice progress getting the Lions' franchise back to respectability sooner ...

Josh McDaniels And The Denver Broncos Roll The Dice On Tim Tebow

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

What do you know it? Last off-season the Denver Broncos made a splash by trading away their franchise quarterback Jay Cutler. This year they're up to their tricks again. Josh McDaniels and the Broncos are the team that winds up drafting Tim Tebow. It's not that they drafted the Florida ...

The Seattle Seahawks Stole Leon Washington from the Jets

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

I think everyone knows how good of a draft the Seahawks had this past weekend, but it was capped off by a couple of trades that Seattle made on the final day of the draft.  After acquiring LenDale White from the Titans and reuniting the underachieving running back with his ...

Raheem Morris Thinks He Found Four Potential Starters in This Year’s Draft

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

After a 2008 season that saw Tampa Bay go 9-7, the Buccaneers decided to start a drastic rebuilding project last year under rookie head coach Raheem Morris.  Tampa is probably a couple of years away from actually competing in the rugged NFC South, but it looks as if they are ...

Will John Fox Be Around In Carolina This Time Next Year?

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

John Fox has been the coach of the Carolina Panthers since 2002 and he is in the final year of his current contract.  Fox is motivated for another contract extension but many fans hope this will be his last season in Charlotte.   Although the Panthers have made it to the ...

Andy Reid: “We don’t rebuild baby. We just plug ‘em in and let’s go”

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

If an NFL team trades away its franchise quarterback and releases its featured running back, that team is rebuilding right?  Not in the case of the Philadelphia Eagles.  After an early exit from the playoffs, the Eagles decided to make some big moves this off-season that sent shockwaves throughout the ...