The Pittsburgh Steelers have only had three head coaches in the last forty-five years: Chuck Knoll (won four championships), Bill Cowher (one title), and Mike Tomlin (one title so far). How many coaches has YOUR team had since 1969?...
College kids are dumb sometimes. Especially overly macho football players.
Remember the Michigan players who threw down a stake into the MSU logo - on their field - when they were favored to lose by three touchdowns - and then lost by four touchdowns?
Well, Maryland's captains, in a fit of arrogance, chose not to shake hands with their Penn State counterparts Saturday - for no apparent reason except rivalry - given the fact that they were 1-34 for their last 35 meetings with the Nittany Lions, that word "rivalry" sounds a bit strong to us, regardless of the Terrapins victory this weekend (a 20-19 "rout").
On the other end of the sportsmanship spectrum, we watched Army and Air Force stand at attention for each other's hymns after the game Saturday morning. Cool, but expected. What was even cooler was when Notre Dame did the same thing for Navy after their game Saturday evening. The connection between the two teams goes all the way back to WW2, when the Fighting Irish helped keep Navy's team "afloat" while all of their eligible players were doing more important things in Europe and the Pacific theater. Very cool, Notre Dame.
The heartbreaking way that Ole Miss lost to Auburn Saturday night - with Daquon Treadwell's broken leg literally adding injury to insult - makes you rethink the importance of the "game" that we follow so seriously. Next week, Ole Miss will be an afterthought - playing Presbyterian College, in a classic SEC semi-bye week game - but Treadwell will be undergoing surgery and beginning a long, long rehab assignment for the use of his leg, whether he plays any more silly games with the football again or not.
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