We have just read that UNC star Tyler Hansbrough will have his jersey retired. He will be just the 8th player in Tar Heel history to have his number retired - pretty impressive stuff.

Fortunately, our inside source was on the scene for Tyler’s comments to the media. According to the AP article, Hansbrough had this to say about his honor:

“It truly is something special to have accomplished. In fact, it’s kind of hard to sit here and talk about how it feels to be put in the same category as the players who are up there already.” Read the rest of this entry »

It’s that time of year again, folks! Actually, we might be a little late on it this year. But here we go… CIV’s NIT Tournament Preview!

While the field is not yet set for either of the post-season tournaments, we like to get this preview out early, so you can look ahead to some teams that might make some noise in this year’s NIT. Read the rest of this entry »

We came across this article earlier today, which contained an awesome quote from former New York Giant Tiki Barber. Of course, Barber is now famous for (a) criticizing and making fun of Eli Manning earlier this season, and (b) retiring the year before the Giants won the big one. Anyway, here’s the quote from Tiki that got our attention:

“I feel great joy for them because I know in a lot of ways I helped a lot of guys on that team,” Barber said. “I know Brandon [Jacobs] was someone who benefited from me being there; even criticizing someone is a way of getting them to think about themselves.”

His comments rang true to us. Then, we thought, what other people might Tiki have led to greatness through his catty criticisms? Read the rest of this entry »

Ever wonder why we think referees are such huge a-holes? Well, thanks to ESPN’s coverage of the Tennessee-Florida game, we now have solid proof. Check out ref Ted Valentine on the clip below. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re not really sure what to do with this one.

In light of our recent post found here, talking about how aspiring failures should look into Methodist University, MU changed the wording of a phrase on its admissions page.

What it used to read:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out in the world.“

 What is now reads:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out into the world.”
Note the difference. They left in the phrase “strike out,” but changed what followed to make it sound a little less like they are preparing their students to fail.

We are torn because we appreciate the fact that the administration of MU reads our blog and listened to our suggestion, but we can’t ignore the fact that they left in the part of their message inspiring potential students to strike out.

After much internal dialog, we have decided that although they followed our advice, we will NOT be inducting MU into our Ring of Honor.

Note: One suggestion we would have is for them to find someone other than Reggie Jackson to come up with a mission statement. Check here for more on that.

We remember back in the 2006-7 NFL season when the Saints returned to play in the Superdome. You had U2 and Green Day there singing, ESPN covering the game, and about 45 minutes of pre-game about how much the Saints mean to the city of New Orleans.

The Saints were the saving grace. The people of New Orleans could cheer on the team and forget about their troubles. The Saints back in town would help bring people and money back into the city. Articles like this one were written about how much the Saints helped New Orleans. All true statements. Read the rest of this entry »

We know that this is a time of the year when many teenagers out there are deciding where they want to attend college.  Well, if you are afraid of having success after graduation from college, then we’ve found the school for you… Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC.

Why Methodist?  The school’s admission page on its website says it all:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out in the world.”

So, if you are concerned about having too much success and would rather “strike out in the world,” then Methodist is your place.  Not to mention, these guys know how to use a sports analogy!

For more info on the school, visit its website: http://www.methodist.edu/Admissions/index.htm

Mark it down, folks.  The week of January 14, 2008, can officially be known as “The Week of the Escape-goat.”  We already detailed the Titans dropping Norm Chow as an escape-goat for their offensive woes.  And now, turns out that the magazine Golfweek is placing all the blame for its awful cover this week on the editor.

Now, we realize the duties of an editor, but we’re not so sure that this guy necessarily deserves to get the boot.  By now, we’re sure you know of the noose put on the cover of Golfweek, a ploy that many are rightly bashing as a cheap attempt at some publicity regarding the comments by analyst Kelly Tilghman.  And yes, the editor does have close to the final say in what gets in the magazine and what doesn’t.  But there is someone above the editor - the company that owns the publication.

This comment by William P. Kupper Jr., president Turnstile Publishing Co. that owns the magazine, struck us as odd.  He said: “We were trying to convey the controversial issues with a strong and provocative graphic image. It is now obvious that the overall reaction to our cover deeply offended many people. For that, we are deeply apologetic.”

He used the word “we.”  That says to us that his company knew what the cover would look like, and decided to go along with that decision.  So basically, they told the editor that the idea was fine to put a noose on the cover, then when that cover did not go over as expected by the people who gave the OK, they get rid of the editor.

Imagine a defensive coordinator suggesting to the head coach that the team blitz on a key 4th down.  Coach agrees that the blitz is the right idea.  The blitz fails and the opponent scores the game-winner.  Then the team fires the defensive coordinator.  Doesn’t seem right, does it?  Well, that’s essentially what happened here.

We agree that the editor should be held accountable for backing what turned out to be a pretty terrible idea.  But so should Kupper or Turnstile Publishing.  If they thought that cover was a bad idea, we feel certain that it would never have appeared this week.  It’s a different story if the parent company did not know what the magazine was planning.  But in this case it appears they did.

And that’s why we’re calling this “The Week of the Escape-goat.”