Open letter to Al Davis
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[9:37 AM]
Dear Mr. Davis,
I'd like to throw my hat in the ring for the Head Coaching position with the Oakland Raiders. While I have no experience as a head coach I do love the game and I'm more than willing to defer player and coaching decisions to you. I'll happily stand on the sidelines barking orders from high in the owners box, I'll even wash your car for you if you'd like.
I'm willing to take a low salary, let's say $250,000.00 per year, with bonuses for reaching the playoffs, winning the AFC title, and winning the Super Bowl.
Here's the bonus breakdown I'd like to have.
1) Reaching the playoffs - $125,000.00
2) Winning the AFC title - $125,000.00
3) Super Bowl title - $250,000.00
For a total of $750,000.00 in salary and bonuses for a Super Bowl Title, I believe that's small peanuts to restore the Oakland Raiders to their former glory.
Thank you for your consideration Mr. Davis.
Just win baby!
Sincerely,
Rob Fahrni
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Fresno State Football
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[10:38 AM]
ESPN: "FRESNO, Calif. -- Fresno State somehow managed to overcome six turnovers and a 17-point deficit to take Hawaii into overtime. Another shaky kicking performance proved too much for the Bulldogs to overcome." - The giant killers still can't figure out how to win in their conference. It's the same story year after year. Pull off big wins against teams they shouldn't beat then walk into their conference ranked only to drop one to two games to teams they SHOULD beat.
I like Pat Hill, but maybe he should take a job coaching the Oakland Raiders the next time it comes up. It's time for a change. Get a coach that can teach the kids how to win in their division. Until they can do that forget playing with the big kids.
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It was only a matter of time
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[11:23 PM]
Star-Telegram.com: "IRVING -- T.O. actually believes what doomed your Dallas Cowboys on Sunday was not enough involvement by him. And I am pretty sure he was being serious." - I'd been a Cowboys fan all my life, until three years ago. That's when 'Team Obliterator' joined the team. I was no longer a Cowboys fan at that point. I've been a Chicago Bears fan since that day.
Anywho, it looks like T.O. is about to throw one of his classic tantrums, and will do his best to ruin the Boys season. Go Terrell!
Oh, and here's a tip, try to catch the ball when it's thrown to you, and quit your whining.
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Now taking bets
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[2:33 PM]
ESPN.com: "FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Ronnie Brown and the lowly Miami Dolphins ended the Patriots' record winning streak and made New England's defense look as shaky as its Tom Brady-less offense Sund" - It's near impossible to go undefeated in the NFL, only ONE team has ever done it, no I don't count just the regular season, it's all or nothing in my book. Anywho, now that the Patriots have dropped a game how long with it be before Randy Moss throws his team, or his QB, under the bus?
Record your guess in the comments.
My guess is the Pats will go 9-7, maybe 10-6, and be out the first round of the playoffs. Moss will start whining when they lose a few games and he's not getting his receptions.
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BYU vs. Washington
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[9:30 AM]
Seattle PI: "'After scoring the touchdown, the player threw the ball into the air and we are required, by rule, to assess a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty,' Pac-10 referee Larry Farina told the Washington athletic communications staffer. 'It is a celebration rule that we are required to call. It was not a judgment call.'" - The new NCAA celebration rules are ridiculous in some ways. If you witnessed yesterday's BYU - Washington game you may know what I'm talking about. Granted there is a rule that states the player cannot throw the ball "high into the air", but come on! He didn't taunt the other team, he ran to his teammates in celebration. It was an exciting finish!
The thing I don't get is after it was all said and done the BYU team rushed the field and began celebrating, where were the penalty flags? That was taunting the other team and since a game cannot end on a defensive penalty the ball should've been moved up 15-yards and they should have been allowed to take another P.A.T. I haven't heard anyone talk about that.
I understand the spirit of the rule, but that was ridiculous.
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Ringing true
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[9:31 AM]
Fox Sports: "He says he's in it to win a Super Bowl. But agreeing to this trade — I don't care if the Jets spent more than the Department of Defense this offseason, they're still coming off a 4-12 season — proves otherwise. Favre's desire to return to the championship round was less than his fear of not playing while he still thought he could. Maybe he was loathe to acknowledge that winters in Mississippi aren't what they're cracked up to be. By the same token, he should've known that winters in East Rutherford haven't been good for the Jets, either." - Brett Favre is one of the best the game has ever seen, but I can't see him taking a 4-12 team to the Super Bowl. I'm thinking more like 8-8, 9-7 at the most. I think we will see some spectacular football and they'll possibly bump off the Pats at least once if Favre is on form. The big question is will we get the Favre of last year, or the one from the year before? I'm hoping for the former and an exciting year for the Jets.
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Favre a Jet?
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[7:19 AM]
ESPN: "From green and gold to green and white. From, "Go, Pack, Go" to "J-E-T-S." From the NFL's smallest market to the league's largest." - I just happened to flick over to the NFL Network as one of their analysts was sure Favre was headed to Tampa Bay. Then the bottom line flashed with "Brett Favre traded to NY Jets."
Jets fans should have a fun season.
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NFL: Gang bangers?
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[7:20 AM]
ESPN: "An NFL official told the Los Angeles Times this week that the league was focusing its attention on players' hand gestures because of an overblown incident involving Paul Pierce during the NBA playoffs." - Here's the thing, I've seen gang bangers on the street. They stand out, and if they flash a sign with their hands, it is what it is. It's an indication they're with a gang. They also dress the part, it's so obvious. Gee, is that red hanky hanging out of your pocket because you have a horrible cold? No, it's there to tell you "I'm bad." Don't call it racial profiling; black, white, or green, it doesn't matter, does it? Let the league deal with it as they please, just shut up and play.
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Steroids dealer to the NFL
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[7:45 PM]
ESPN: "PLANO, Texas -- A convicted steroids dealer who recently met with NFL security officials and gave them names of players he said bought steroids from him has been found dead in his home." - WOW! That's kind of suspicious isn't it? Further down the article...
"When explaining why he did not want to go public, Jacobs said: 'The kinds of people I know about could put a bullet in the back of my head.'"
Scary isn't it?
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Gee, that was a mistake
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[12:39 PM]
It would seem a publisher was overly confident New England would go 19-0. Apparently this was available on Amazon for a while.
Whoops.
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14-6
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[10:48 PM]
ESPN: "The Giants, 12-point underdogs, ruined the New England Patriots' quest for a perfect season. New York, which lost six of 16 games in the regular season, prevailed 17-14 at University of Phoenix Stadium." - I couldn't watch the game, I couldn't stand the thought of the Patriots winning, period. I checked on the score from time to time, but wouldn't watch because I'm superstitious and didn't want to jinx the game. Kim and I head off to bible study this evening and they have the game on, the final minute-forty. I couldn't believe the Pats were up, it was killing me, but I got to see the Giants on the game winning drive. Plaxico Burress, wide open in the end zone, I jumped out of my seat I was so excited! Then I realized the Patriots had 30 seconds on the clock, an eternity with three timeouts. I held my breath through four plays and jumped out of my seat again! Congratulations New York Football Giants, and thanks for ruining the perfect season!
P.S. - The 2007 New England Patriots are the only team in NFL history to go 18-1, and not win the Super Bowl, they set another record! Congratulations fellas.
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Championship Sunday
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[11:07 AM]
My picks for today...
Packers over Giants
Chargers over Patriots (upset special!)
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You have my vote!
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[1:55 PM]
ESPN: "The president of the University of Georgia is calling for an eight-team playoff system for college football's top division, saying the Bowl Championship Series -- which left Georgia out of its championship game -- has become a 'beauty contest largely stage-managed by the networks.'" - WOW! I couldn't agree more. This years BCS games were a joke. They're still not getting the matchups right. If we had a playoff system we could have a true National Champion because they won their way to the top. Look at the "big" bowl games. There were a number of them with mismatches, including the National Championship game which has happened two years in a row. A tournament may result in the same two teams, but this year, who knows?
Here is a list of blowouts in bowl games this year.
Cotton Bowl: Mizzou 38 - Arkansas 7
Rose Bowl: USC 49 - Illinois 17
Sugar Bowl: Georgia 41 - Hawaii 10
Fiesta Bowl: West Virginia 48 - Oklahoma 28
And the biggie, The BCS Title Game: LSU 38 - Ohio State 24
You may say the title game was close if you're only looking at the score. It was a blowout. LSU dominated after a slow start.
West Virginia, Mizzou, Georgia, and USC all looked really good. Using an eight team playoff this is what it could've looked like this year.
#8 Kansas vs. #1 Ohio State
#7 USC vs. #2 LSU
#6 Missouri vs. #3 Virginia Tech
#5 Georgia vs. #4 Oklahoma
As a fan, I'd LOVE to see this happen. Figure it out on the field, not with a computer.
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BCS Championship?
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[3:07 PM]
Who's in the title game? I love the way this season has played out. Nobody has been able to stay on top! Having said that I was hoping Mizzou would finish #1, didn't happen. Even West Virginia blew their shot!
So, logically it should be #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Georgia, right? Well, who knows. I'm ok with those two in the title game. Hopefully this year Ohio State won't lay an egg like they did last year, what a stinker that game was. It's looking more and more like LSU will be #2, that somehow doesn't seem right? Using that logic shouldn't they jump over Ohio State as well?
Oh, yeah, what about the only undefeated team in the nation? Yes, Hawaii finished perfect, congratulations!
I'm also in favor of a playoff system, but there's way too much money involved in the BCS system now and they just signed a bunch of new contracts. In the end money talks baby!
Oh, and the playoff system wouldn't prevent us from having bowl games, they'd just be a part of the playoff system.
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New England Patriots
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[11:41 AM]
Ok, I'm going to step out here and say the New England Patriots will lose at least one game. It's very difficult to go undefeated in the NFL. Something will happen along the way that will cause them to lose.
My suggestion to the remaining teams. Get to Tom Brady and knock him to the ground, period. He can't take a hit and will take proximity sacks, dropping like a rag doll when he feels the presence of a rushing defender. Watching the Buffalo Bills rush two lineman, on occasion, last weekend made me ill. You can't let that guy stand back there all day with three big threats running down the field. I know, I know, I'm not a profession analyst but it seems to make sense.
Oh, and another thing. If I were Pittsburgh I'd start prepping Hines Ward to play as a Free Safety and put him right over the top of Randy Moss. Hines Ward is a real throwback, smash mouth football all the way. He brings it each play so why not let him take a few shots at New England's wide receiver's? Mix up your defensive fronts, send four and five at a time, bring those backside safety blitzes and unchain James Harrison. That guy's a monster.
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College Football
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[9:14 PM]
I don't know about you but I love how College Football is playing out this year. My most sincere hope is everybody loses at least one game and we get a pair of unknowns playing for the National Championship. I'm not a huge fan of Florida football but I was hoping USF would run the table and force folks to make a tough choice, that doesn't seem likely now they've choked against Rutgers. Here's hoping Boston College pulls a rabbit outta the hat.
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