Sorry, forgot to post this earlier.
Steelers Open Thread
Hopefully they will try to not suck.
*** Update ***
Parker out for the season. Fuck me.
Parcells Coming to Atlanta
Not a big football fan myself, but this seems to be good news:
Bill Parcells said he’ll probably accept an offer from the Atlanta Falcons to become the National Football League team’s vice president of football operations, ESPN reported.
Parcells said he has no plans to return to coaching, the network reported on its Web site. He said he’d oversee rebuilding the football team, including hiring a coach to replace Bobby Petrino, who quit after 13 games. Parcells, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships, quit as coach of the Dallas Cowboys in January.
Again, not a fan (more of a hockey kinda guy) but I recognize the positive economic impact of a winning NFL franchise. Atlanta could certainly use all the help we can get. Can Parcells pull it off?
FU, RichRod
I extend a middle finger to you:
According to WVU players, at a team meeting Sunday afternoon at the Puskar Center, Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez announced that he is leaving West Virginia University to take over the football program at the University of Michigan.
Rodriguez left the meeting without talking with reporters.
Rodriguez’s wife Rita, was seen crying both before and after the meeting.
She did speak with reporters, but would not comment on what was said at the meeting.
Reports surfaced Friday afternoon that Rodriguez flew to Ohio to meet with Michigan about its open coaching position. The Sporting News reported Rodriguez flew to Toledo to negotiate with the Michigan representatives. The Detroit Free Press cited two sources who confirmed the meeting.
Bastard.
*** Update ***
The prick isn’t even coaching the bowl game. And the Steelers are sucking.
Steroids in Baseball
This is getting far more attention than it deserves (I am watching CNN while working), but here is the report. Expect a few days/weeks of blatant hypocrisy from sports announcers, commentators, fans, and owners, when everyone on the damned planet knew this crap has been going on forever. In fact, the same people bemoaning the ‘cheating’ are the ones who looked the other way when the home run was allegedly saving baseball in the mid t0 late 90’s. Steroid use was, at the time, deemed to be good for baseball, use was rampant and widespread, and owners, the league and players knew it, fans and announcers knew it (have any of you seen Sammy Sosa’s head?), and now we are going to have to listen to sanctimonious jerks pretend they never knew there was gambling going on. As annoying as the fans and announcers will be, the position of the owners and MLB will be even more irritating, as they ACTIVELY worked against ending steroid use. Their inaction was a clear green light to people who already would sacrifice everything for just a little more zip on their fastball and a little more power in their swing and a little more pep in their stride.
Imagine if, in ten years, the GOP and the media decide to get outraged about intelligence being finessed before the Iraq war, they launch an investigation, and then get shocked when they see what they find. That is the level of stupid this baseball steroid report is right now.
Steelers Open Thread
Obligatory Steelers/Patriots open thread.
I guess this is what death row feels like. The imminent sense of doom that you can’t do anything about all the while hoping the Gods intervene and spare you.
*** Update ***
I stand by my assessment from six weeks or so ago. The patriots will only lose if Brady has pneumonia or a supermodel stabs him in the arm.
Open “I HATE THE PATRIOTS” THREAD
Does it make me a bad Steelers fan to be openly rooting for the Ravens?