Monthly Archive:: December 2004
29 Dec 2004
Bzdelik whacked in Denver
There were rumors in the offseason about the firing of Jeff Bzdelik, and the general public reaction was disbelief. The Nuggets had such a huge turnaround, they made the playoffs, they were an exciting team, what’s a guy have to do, etc. etc. etc… And yeah, all those things were true, but it was also
29 Dec 2004
Death toll continues to rise in Asia
60,000, and still climbing. Millions are homeless. I remember the first reported death toll I read was about 6,000… it just keeps on skyrocketing. A tragedy like this is just unfathomable. More then 20 times more people died because of this thing than did on 9/11… and the diseases that are going to ensue from
29 Dec 2004
Vanderbit player killed over argument about cars
This is both monumentally tragic and completely absurd. A running back at Vanderbilt, Kwane Doster, was killed Sunday morning, and today, reports surface that indicate he was killed by a guy he was arguing with earlier about who had the nicest ride. Arguing about who has the nicest car is dumb to begin with. Killing
28 Dec 2004
The Terrell Owens excuse
Yes, the Eagles rested McNabb and Brian Westbrook and Tra Thomas… but I’m pretty sure that was mostly the Eagles first-team defense that the Rams ran all over on the first drive of the game. 10 straight plays, all of them runs, 73 yards gained, over 5:00 on the clock chewed up… and that was
28 Dec 2004
From the Mailbag…
Kinda funny, you make fun of the Vikings for blowing a lead in the fourth quarter, but the Chargers blow one too, 15 points if I am not mistaken. Does that make them bitches? By the way I was rooting for the Chargers to break Manning’s arm, so his cheap ass record wouldn’t be set.
28 Dec 2004
A brief history of athletes doing each other’s wives and girlfriends
Anna Benson and Vanessa Bryant are mentioned, but I never knew about any of the rest of them. This is a quality read from Slate.com. I had no idea that Jeff McInnis was accused of banging Phil Ford’s wife while he was at UNC. I do have a slight recollection of Joe Horn being accused
28 Dec 2004
Longwood frightens Illinois
Andy Katz wrote a long article previewing what’s probably the biggest mismatch in the college basketball season, #1 Illinois against… Longwood. Longwood coach Mike Gillian had a plan to stop the game with a timeout if Longwood jumped out to a 2-0 lead, and get a picture of the scoreboard. The Lancers never did get
28 Dec 2004
Giants players hate Tom Coughlin
Apparently, most of the assistant coaches do, too. “Guys absolutely hate Tom Coughlin,” one Giant told the New York Post. “He’s not the type of coach we’re going to go and put everything on the line for. Guys don’t play for him; we play because we have to play and you’re not going to win
27 Dec 2004
Researchers find gay penguins in Japanese aquariums
For those of you wondering where Mario Lemieux has been hanging out during the work stoppage…
22 Dec 2004
Website Neglect
I’m a douchebag. I just haven’t had any time the past few days, with getting things done for Christmas, friends in town visiting, alcohol binges… there just hasn’t been time. I wasn’t even able to watch a full day of football on Sunday, and that just never happens. That’s like the pope not staying for