Super Tuesday?
January 8th, 2008, 2:24 pm · Post a Comment · posted by patrickdonohue
Joe Gibbs retires — again
After an emotional year, Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs retired as head coach of the Washington Redskins this morning. Gibbs had limited success in the four years since his return from retirement but this does little to tarnish his reputation as one of the greatest NFL coaches ever. I never really sensed that Gibbs was all that enthused about his return and I understood why he came back in the first place.
It now becomes very interesting to see what happens in Washington. Surely, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams will be an option but perhaps not a big enough name for owner Daniel Snyder.
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Time for hoops
With the college football season now officially behind us, I can now shift my attention to college basketball. My beloved Hoosiers tip-off tonight against Michigan on ESPN and while John Belein’s Michigan team is struggling, any road win in the Big Ten is huge. I like IU’s backcourt as much as any in America with Eric Gordon, Jamarcus Ellis, Jordan Crawford and now AJ Ratliff coming back from missing the first part of the year with academic ineligibility issues. The frontcourt features some real bruisers with DJ White, Mike White and 295-pound, former Chipola Junior College star DeAndre Thomas. Go Hoosiers!
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Senior Bowl staffs announced
The coaching staffs from the 49ers and the Raiders will be coaching the North and South teams in this year’s Senior Bowl.
This year’s game could be a good one with the list of players committing to play including Kentucky quarterback Andre Woodson, Georgia Tech running back Tashard Choice, Alabama wide out DJ Hall and corner Simeon Castille and Oklahoma State wide receiver Adarius Bowman.
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Raging Rocket
I honestly don’t know what to say about Roger Clemens’ press conference yesterday in which he played a taped conversation between himself and former trainer Brian McNamee, a tape that did more to muddy the waters than it did to clarify anything. What struck me about the press conference was Clemens’ crankiness about having to answer semi-pointed questions from reporters. It leaves you to wonder how he’ll respond to flat-out accusatory questions he is sure to receive when he appears before Congress as he said he intends to do. The McNamee/Clemens issue is likely never to resolve itself in any definitive way but the fireworks have been, at the very least, entertaining.
