Excellent article on the NCAA in The Atlantic “I’M NOT HIDING,” Sonny Vaccaro told a closed hearing at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 2001. “We want to put our materials on the bodies of your athletes, and the best way to do that is buy your school. Or buy your coach.” Vaccaro’s audience, [...]
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The Weekend In Sports
First the positives: The University of Saskatchewan Huskies beat the UBC Thunderbirds making Coach Brian Towris the winningest coach in CIU football. For you American readers, this is a pretty big deal. Brian Towris wins year in and year out with no scholarships and until recently, inferior facilities to almost every other university in Canada. [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Sports Fan (2010 Edition)
Hockey Night in Canada Retro Puck & Stick Rug :: While Gary Bettman doesn’t respect the traditions of the NHL, that doesn’t mean that you can’t. Check out this retro Hockey Night in Canada welcome rug which would look great every Saturday night as you host your friends and family for the Hockey Night in [...]
Navy now has a winning streak against Notre Dame
This is getting out of hand. Navy knocked off Notre Dame again and this time the Midshipmen made it look easy. Ricky Dobbs scored three touchdowns and Alexander Teich ran for 210 yards to lead Navy to its third victory against the Fighting Irish in the last four seasons, a 35-17 rout on Saturday at [...]
Contextless Sports Thoughts
For some reason, I think bringing in Charlie Weis as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns makes some sense if the Browns think that Brady Quinn can be salvaged as a decent quarterback. Mangini’s offensive philosophy doesn’t fit anyone in Cleveland (other than opposing defenses). I am not so confident that giving Bernie Kosar a [...]
Stay Classy Notre Dame
Not all of the details are out but punching Jimmy Clausen in the face after a family dinner isn’t really the way to convince their star quarterback to come back another season. The group decided to leave after words were exchanged with others at the bar, the official said. As they were leaving, Clausen’s girlfriend [...]
Here Comes the Irish
I saw this today and thought it was spectacular. Not only because I am a Notre Dame football fan but because I loved the video production. There was only a couple of cameras used and while the audio capture is tremendous, I was wondering why more churches, seminaries, and colleges aren’t using YouTube more to [...]
Contextless Football Thoughts
Well the University of Saskatchewan Huskies beat our illiterate arch rivals from the University of Regina Rams in a close game at Griffiths Stadium. Congratulations to the University of Regina for making it close. Someone just needs to help them understand the score. While the U of S is 2-0 this year, they don’t look [...]
