We have just learned that, in an unprecedented move, the AP will be releasing a mid-week, updated college football poll. The reason?
After several sports writers watched the USC practice on Tuesday, they have decided to switch their vote for the number 1 team to the Trojans. The combination of how great the Trojans looked in just shoulder pads and helmets on Tuesday at practice along with a rumor that made its way through the grapevine that Georgia looked sluggish during special teams drills has led at least 4 writers to change their vote.
One writer, who asked that he not be named, told us the following, “USC looked great in the Coliseum on Tuesday, really looked like the number one team. But heck, I did not even see Georgia’s practice, but I did hear from my brother-in-law’s cousin’s barber that the second string defense for Georgia was giving up big plays left and right. I have to change my vote after a report like that.”
It is reported that USC will not be bumped up to 24 first place votes, while Georgia will drop to 17 and Ohio State will be losing one as well.
In light of Alex Rodriguez’s boooo-tiful performance last night against the Red Sox (0-5, 2 double plays), we started thinking about the least clutch performers of all time. You know, your anti-Jordan or anti-Woods. If you were given the choice, you would probably take Craig Counsell at the plate with the game on the line over A-Rod.
In an effort to remind A-Rod that he has company (since he for sure reads this blog) and amuse ourselves, we bring the you the Top 10 Chokers in Sports… Read the rest of this entry »
As one of the greatest bands of our time - Boston - once sang, “It’s been such a long time.”
While it has been quite a while since our last post here, we’ve decided it’s time to start complaining again. We were pretty busy during the summer, and really - baseball does not rile us up all that much. But we feel certain that the Olympics will offer some things to complain about, and football season is just around the corner.
So stay tuned, we should be back later today with something clever and fun. Back aboard the blog train!
In light of the breaking news involving OJ Mayo and the Bill Duffy Associates Sports Agency, we decided to come up with a list. Let us first note that we are not fans of Kelvin Sampson. In fact, we have spent much time here bashing the guy. That being said, he made phone calls he was not supposed to make. Phone calls. And now, for the second time in the last 3 years, USC finds itself in the middle of a scandal involving an athlete receiving money and gifts from sports agents. And for the second time in 3 years, we assume the NCAA will do nothing.
And so we bring you…
The Top 5 Things Kelvin Sampson Wishes He Had Done Differently To Avoid Punishment From The NCAA
(5) Not made those 550 impermissible calls while head coach at Oklahoma.
(4) Not made even more of the same type of impermissible calls that he got in trouble for making at Oklahoma while he was the head coach at Indiana.
(3) Had a sports agent make those recruiting calls for him. Calls he would “know nothing about.”
(2) Not made recruiting calls at all. Instead, just have sports agents lure kids to his school with offers of cash, televisions, and cell phones. Luring he “knew nothing about.”
(1) Coached at USC.
We had some debate here at CIV. Do we take the time to point out all the mistakes made by The Nevada Appeal’s Joe Santoro or not? We’ve already done it once, so is it worth the effort to do it again? Of course it is!
Here’s our problem with Santoro… he clearly does not take the 2 minutes it would take to check his facts before writing his blurbs. He’s not like Mike Freeman, who just writes the cheapest, most ill-conceived stories to get a rise from people. Santoro just plain writes incorrect statements. And we can’t figure out why.
He does not make small errors, like missing a guy’s lifetime batting average by .003. It’s big things, like thinking Memphis University is in the state of Kentucky. Hence, we feel the need to once again call out Mr. Santoro for his obvious blunders.
As always, feel free to check here for the entirety of his Friday opinions. Read the rest of this entry »
This morning on the radio, we thought we were listening to a commercial for a car dealership. You know, one of those where the guy screams about how many extra Capris they received this month and how he has to get them off the lot.
Turns out, it was a college basketball commercial. And for the University of Indiana, no less. After seeing this article, the commercial made a lot more sense. It went something like this…
“This weekend only, all scholarships must go! That’s right, if you’re in the Bloomington area this weekend, come on down for a tryout. If you’ve ever played basketball, cheered for basketball, watched a game, watched someone watch a game, have few class credits or no credits, come on by! Let me put it you simple folks, we got four scholarships too many for next season on account of all the players leaving Indiana, and they must go ASAP! We are handing out scholarships in a fire sale like you’ve never seen. Ever wanted to experience the excitement of Big 10 basketball??? Ever wanted to be a part of a game where the teams combine to score 86 points??? Well now’s your chance, but act fast. We know these scholarships will be gone quickly, so don’t sit there just wishing you could play D-1 basketball - make it happen!”
But what really topped off the commercial for us was the guy who spoke to the fine print really quickly at the end.
“Certain restrictions may apply. You are not eligible if you live in Alaska or Hawaii, or have spoken to, looked at, or received a text message from Kelvin Sampson.”
Our inside source spoke with college hoops analyst Jay Bilas momentarily last week. Here’s what went down…
Q: Jay, if you could pick one of these two things which would it be - Duke having won the National Title in 1986 when you were on the team, or having Tyler Hansbrough stay at UNC for his final season so you could call a few more of his games?
Jay (without hesitation): Have Tyler stay and out-compete everyone for one more year in college.
Today, after seeing this news, we imagine that Jay Bilas has a feeling of euphoria deep in his heart.
After reading this quick news report about FSU wide receiver Preston Parker getting arrested on weapon and drug charges, we would like to echo the sentiments of the article’s final paragraph and offer a shout-out to Randy Spetman.
That last line stated: “The 21-year-old’s arrest is the first major discipline problem at the school since the arrival of new athletic director Randy Spetman earlier this year.”
Congrats, Randy! Wow, a job well done. After all, you were hired on February 4th of this year. That means you made it 2 months and 18 days without one of Bobby Bowden’s “players” getting in trouble. Must be a record!
We can only imagine how wonderful those 2 months and 18 days were for you, Randy. Going around the office, or the country club, telling everyone: “It’s now been 2 months and 14 days that I’ve had my job and not one of Bowden’s recruits has had a major discipline problem. La, la, la. How great I am!”
This is not a knock on Spetman, as he did not write the article. We just find it humorous that the AP writer chose to mention this piece of info at the end - as if it was something to be impressed by.