Well it’s that time of year in the NFL. Football coaches are on the move, but not in a good way. This Monday after the regular season ends is when the firings start. And the process is underway with Washington owner Dan Snyder already sacking Jim Zorn. Who else has a bulls eye on their shirt? (more…)

So Coach Mike Leach has now responded in interviews about his dismissal by Texas Tech.  And as I start to scan the articles about what happened, I see the usual “he said, she said” different sides of the story.  We may never really find out what happened, but my question at this point is,  What is the lesson of this particular situation?  What should college football and football fans really learn from all of this? (more…)

When Brian Kelly recently accepted the head football coaching job at Notre Dame it stirred a pretty intense debate on several talk radio shows.  People were ripping the coach for leaving his team in the lurch and others were saying that it was just business as normal.  I heard a call from one for the NCAA to forbid this kind of change, in other words a coach had to finish out his contract for the year.   Well, it’s an interesting debate and, as usual, I have an opinion or two. (more…)

Peyton Manning has his Indianapolis Colts off to a tremendous start this football season.  And he is not having too bad of a year personally either, by the way.  So, to me, it begs the question  “Is he the best ever at the quarterback position in NFL history?” Some may say that it is too early to ask that question.  That you have to wait until he is finished before you try to make those kinds of comparisons.  But if you look at what he has accomplished so far, I’m not sure that it’s crazy to ask the question. (more…)

The sharks are circling in Tallahassee and some would even say that there is blood in the water.  You have probably read or heard about it on mulitple occasions.  But it does beg the question:  When is it time for a legend to step down?  We see it with coaches, players, even celebrities.  Brett Favre, Joe Paterno, and we could name many more.  But what is the answer? (more…)