December 22, 2005
You Need to Get Out MoreHere's Dan Shanoff from ESPN on tonight's Las Vegas Bowl:
Las Vegas (BYU/Cal): Is it me, or is there a cognitive disconnect between BYU playing in Sin City?
It's just you, Dan. Maybe you need to get out of New York more often. Las Vegas is chock full of Mormons, and BYU has been playing in Las Vegas for ages ... even before they were in the same conference as UNLV.
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November 27, 2005
OJ Simpson "Almost a Ute"If you are a college football fan, here is a strange story from the LA Times:
Almost a Ute: Before he enrolled at USC, O.J. Simpson went to the University of Utah on a recruiting trip. It was the summer of 1966 and Utah coach Mike Giddings, a former USC assistant, wanted Simpson. The coach handed the future Heisman Trophy winner over to several players for a get-acquainted session. Among them was an offensive lineman named Norm Chow, who would eventually become the Trojans' offensive coordinator under Coach Pete Carroll.
According to Giddings in "Conquest," Simpson committed to Utah that day, signing a letter of intent. But when Simpson returned home, a tenacious USC assistant, Marv Goux, persuaded him to enroll in junior college for one more year in order to join the Trojans.
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October 24, 2005
Astros and White Sox Uniform WatchThe two World Series teams have colorful uniform histories.
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Placekicker is the Homecoming QueenWhat a clash of eras. A high school placekicker is a young woman, and she was voted Homecoming Queen.
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October 02, 2005
BYU Wins!You didn't think I was referring to football, did you? Yeah, right!
But the women's soccer team at BYU is awesome.
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September 26, 2005
Ok, I am crying now ...This is almost enough to make me a Notre Dame fan.
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September 24, 2005
Funny Headline"Football wives club support team, each other"
That poor support team! Someone needs to do something about these violent wives.
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September 20, 2005
Rich, but Not a LegendESPN asks the dumbest poll question I have seen in a long time ...
Which player will wind up winning the most majors?
| Jack Nicklaus | |
| Annika Sorenstam | |
| Michelle Wie | |
| Tiger Woods |
Michelle Wie is a phenomenal 16-year-old golfer, but she is not yet a phenomenal professional golfer. Indeed, she has never won a professional tournament! To suggest that she will break records for wins in majors is assinine. She may never be a great pro. Just remember Bobby Clampett ...
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September 14, 2005
Urban Meyer DoublespeakGreat coach, but consistency is not a strength:
At Utah last season, Urban Meyer spiced up the Utah-Brigham Young rivalry (and fired up his players) by placing BYU emblems in the urinals in the locker room the week of the game. So far, he has no plans to do something similar for this week's rivalry game against the Vols.
"Sorry to let you down," Meyer said. "If you watched our kickoff coverage the last two weeks, my focus has not been on playing games with games. I have great respect for (Tennessee). We'll do some things within the team. The thing is you don't want to ever cross that line and disrespect (your opponent). We're always going to respect our opponent."
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September 03, 2005
Heisman WatchCollege football fans, note this name: Brian Calhoun. In Wisconsin's shootout with Bowling Green this afternoon, Calhoun had 258 yards rushing and five touchdowns. I attended the game, and he gained many of those yards because of his own skill. Only a junior, Calhoun may have to wait a year to get serious Heisman attention, but he is a keeper.
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