This is sort of funny. Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith was fined $15k for his role in a sideline skirmish in last weeks Falcons/Redskins game. We showed you the video and talked about the incident on Monday HERE on OSG Sports.
((Mike Smith Photo//Courtesy: ESPN.com))
We want to say that this is laughable, but we do actually understand why Smith got fined. Right or not, you as a coach can't be sticking your nose in scuffle's like that. However...Smith, who is already loved in the Falcons locker room, in the team offices and pretty much by anyone who has ever had the good fortune to interact with him; only helped his reputation by defending his players and fighting off the advances of a completely overrated douche-bag, one DeAngelo Hall.
For those who missed it, here's the incident in question again.
As for the aforementioned Douchebag, Mr. Hall; though he wasn't fined unlike the others involved in the incident, he should perhaps be concerned that well...none of his teammates stood up for him. That goes back to his days as a Falcon, where he acquired the name "MeAngelo". Having an attitude like his is all well and good if you can back it up with your game, however Hall, though he thinks he can, never really has and has only gotten worse as his career has sunk from alleged "Pro Bowl" status, to journeyman Cornerback.
We generally don't like taking shots at people on these pages, however Hall is more than deserving of such treatment. He has continually mouthed about how "Poorly" the Falcons treated him by trading him. No, MeAngelo, you really don't get it. Sometimes its not about how you play against other teams, it's how you play with your "Own" team. Think about it.
As if the Tennessee Volunteers needed more negative attention there is more. Three Vol players were arrested early Thursday and charged with armed robbery by Knoxville police.
The 3 Tennessee players are freshman defensive back Michael Edwards, freshman wide receiver Janzen Jackson and another freshman wide receiver Nukeese Richardson (pictured). The same Nukeese Richardson that was a hot shot recruit in Florida that originally committed to the Gators but then changed his mind and headed to Tennessee.
A fourth suspect, Marie Montmarquet, also faces similar charges.
According to Knoxville police, two men were sitting in a car at a convenience store when one of the four individuals approached the pair with a semi-automatic handgun.
WATE-TV reports that the man opened the driver's door and ordered the three to "Give me everything you have." A second suspect went to another door and said "Give me everything you got."
WATE-TV also reports that Knoxville police using descriptions from the victims, spotted the suspects near Gibbs Hall on the University of Tennessee campus.
The four were taken back to the scene of the crime and victims identified Edwards and Richardson as the two who demanded money.
“At this time we are currently evaluating the circumstances surrounding an incident involving Mike Edwards, Janzen Jackson and Nu’Keese Richardson," UT Athletic Director Mike Hamilton said in a statement from UT Thursday Morning. "Any decisions or comments regarding their status will not be made until the evaluations are complete.”
Richardson was already in Lane Kiffin's doghouse for missing a practice last week. Jackson was disciplined as well for violating team rules.
Those of us at the OSG HQ will keep you updated. ((Photo Courtesy: The Tennessean))
In case anyone was wondering, here is the video of Coach Lane Kiffin slamming Florida on the recruiting of his fine player Nu'Keese. Thanks : You Tube
He's in college, and his work ethic as a kicker at Austin College is something the "normal-aged" college kids should look at as they go through their paces on the football field.
He's there way early as a full-time student and does his job...
The Kangaroos, which we all know are very prevalent in Texoma, have a big game this weekend and are going to try and put the straight-on kicker in the game for some duties.
CBS12's Maddie Garrett talked to someone at least twice her age...
Those of us at OSG HQ are hoping Thompson gets in the box score and lives to tell about it... Hey, it's something he can already talk to his grandkids about...
Nothing makes us happier than to be able to come up with what we consider witty Headlines for our stories. Nobody makes us happier to write about than Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver Chad Ochocinco. The mercurial 8 5 talks a lot of doo doo, but thing that we think makes him different...is that it is done with a sense of humor.
Last week 8 5 sent a package of deodorant to the Baltimore Ravens Defensive Backs. This week...he wanted to send some mustard to the Pittsburgh Steelers...because they play at Heinz Field...get it? However his coach, Marvin Lewis told him that it "Would not be a good idea".
((8 5 Runs from Condiments//Photo Courtesy: Larry French/Getty Images))
The Bengals are in the midst of somewhat of a revival, they are 6-2 and tied with the Steelers, whom they play on Sunday...in Pittsburgh. Ochocinco himself has had a very good season after complaining pretty much all of last season. Unlike other "Prima Donna" Wide Receivers, he seems to have decided to back up what he's talking about. He's also done a lot of good things in the Cincinnati community, including helping purchase some 3500 tickets for the Bengals game against the Texans a few weeks ago to insure that the game would be sold out.
Enjoy his Lambeau leap from the Green Bay game last month. The best part of this....he actually paid to plant his fans in the end zone. Love it! Courtesy: The You Tube
The Big 12 is a strong league this year and in it just might be the strongest this season. Kansas and Texas not only should battle it out for the conference title but for the national championship too. Oklahoma will be OK minus Blake Griffin and Mark Turgeon has Texas A&M on the rise.
BEST TEAM IN THE BIG 12:
Kansas: This was a tough pick between Kansas and Texas but the Jayhawks are damn good. Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins are 2 of the best players in college basketball. You have to love the way Collins runs the point for the Jayhawks, he’s tough and aggressive on both sides of the court. Collins could be cashing NBA paychecks this season but decided to stay in Lawrence. Cole Aldrich could be living the good life to in the NBA but chose to return to Kansas for a title run. Aldrich is the top returning big man in college basketball and he can score and rebound however, Aldrich is such a fierce presence inside he can alter the offensive game of KU’s opponent. Oh by the way, Bill Self brought in another top recruiting class including Xavier Henry.
BEST PLAYER IN THE BIG 12: Willie Warren – Oklahoma
Warren spent last season as Blake Griffin’s understudy and this year he will be the go-to guy for the Sooners. What I like is the way Warren creates with the ball in his hands. He can either slash to the hole or knock down the pull-up J. Warren is a defenders nightmare with all the moves and shots in his arsenal.
WHO GOES DANCING IN MARCH?
Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Kansas State
OSG’s Big 12 Prediction
Kansas Texas Oklahoma Texas A&M Kansas State Oklahoma State Missouri Iowa State Texas Tech Baylor Nebraska Colorado
They've had varying numbers of franchises in the southeast since the guy who started (and failed at) WHA2 created this league.
Right now, the number is seven... 2 of them, Columbus and Lafayette were in the ECHL back in the day and decided because of economics to drop, fold, and re-create themselves here...
This is the IceGators first year back, and it's not going well. They're 2-5... they've already fired one coach and coach two lasted two games.
IceGators' former-interim head coach and still-president/general manager Brent Sapergia lost it in a game against the new version of the Pensacola Ice Flyers back on Friday.
He received a game misconduct for the second straight night and was suspended from coaching, indefinitely, by the league.
Here's the nutty that got him booted back upstairs... he gives the officials anything that wasn't tied down...
Thanks to our friends at KATC in Lafayette for the raw video...
The IceGators actually haved hired their third coach this season... They're no longer accepting resumes... For now...
It only took ten minutes for the NBA officials to decide who really won the Denver-Chicago game last night...
It looked a lot like the Bulls Brad Miller hit a pivot-and-fire shot with three-tenths of a second left to give the home team the win...
But, wait... there's more... It went to the video tape and it was determined that no one can do a pivot-and-fire in three-tenths of a second...
Unless, of course, you're Trent Tucker and you can do it in one-tenth of a second... Here's your highlights from NBA.com... FOSG Beau Estes has the breakdown...
On this day of days, remember all who serve and all who have served...
While we all have an appreciation for them, it's not always roses and memorials...
We need to stay just as earnest, honest, and forthright toward our goals of staying free and loving and appreciating the definitions of that term...
The truth shall always set you free and is the only way for us to operate... Always demand it from your peers and leaders... Just ask Jake Plummer about Pat Tillman... ((HT: HBO Sports))
We're back. Another week and well, quite honestly...very little has changed. There was some sorting of the lower ranked teams, but again...nothing has changed. Florida or Alabama is going to play Texas in the BCS Championship Game. It's done. It's been decreed. You can't change it. The rest of you...you will be playing for the other games. It's already been decided. Long before there was anything that you could do about it.
Actually there were a few surprises last week. Iowa losing wasn't a surprise, it was just a when question not an if. LSU, again, not a surprise that they couldn't beat Alabama and no...just stop crying about the "Missed" interception. Does any "Real" College Football Fan think that Jarrett Lee was going to take LSU 65 yards in 2 minutes to win the game?
Anyway, this weeks clip the Major talks about there being no escape or the dozen will be executed, much the way that we already know who is in the BCS...you can't escape the reality. Thanks for providing the clips You Tube:
Now, as Casey is oh so fond of saying it's "On with the Countdown".....
The Dirty Dozen:
1) Florida 9-0 (We were quick to put them back at #1 as Brother Jon pointed out. My argument was that they looked like it vs. Georgia. The question now is how do you explain eeking out a game at Vanderbilt? You don't. Remember, it's pre-ordained. This Week: Florida 23, South Carolina 13) 2) Texas 9-0 (They are taking care of business. Last week's win at UCF was allegedly because the media caused UCF to lose...so says George O'Leary RIGHT HERE. Right...Texas is also pre-ordained. Who in the name of all that is Big 12 will beat them...nobody. This Week: Texas 31, Baylor 8) 3) Alabama 9-0 (SEC Conspiracy theorists cry that a missed interception last week was part of the SEC trying to protect the Tide. Uh...no. We talked about this earlier. It just DOESN'T MATTER. This Week: Alabama 17, Miss. St. 13) 4) TCU 9-0 (Did San Diego St. play there JV last week? TCU just keeps taking care of business. They only have one true test left, win it and it's which BCS game is going to have to take them. This Week: TCU 31, Utah 26) 5) Cincinnati 9-0 (I like this team, but there is no excuse for almost blowing last weeks game. Plus, the QB question is going to now start hovering around them. It's been proven you can't keep 2 QB's on the field and happy. We will see how it plays out. This Week: Cincy 39, W.Va. 21) 6) Boise St. 9-0 (Just cruisin'. They are going to be hurt by the fact that they haven't played a varsity game in a couple of weeks. And they are just barely beating the JV. Still, they haven't lost, so that counts for something. This Week: Boise St. 30, Idaho 20) 7) Ga. Tech 8-1 (We love that Coach Paul Johnson has some balls. Great call to win in OT last week. But, we've known CPJ since the 80's when he was at Ga. Southern and it wasn't a surprise. Really, he is the same coach now as he was then. This Week: Ga. Tech 28, Duke 17) 8) Pittsburgh 8-1 (Somehow, the Wannstache has his team in BCS contention. Well, they are pretty good. And deep. There test comes in December vs. Cincinnati. Win and you are in. This Week: Pitt 34, Notre Dame 31) 9) Oregon 7-2 (Yeah, they tanked versus a fairly good Stanford team. Not a total surprise after they'd beaten USC the week before. It will be interesting to see how they roll LeGarrette Blount back into the team. This Week: Oregon 37, Arizona 21) 10) Miami 7-2 (They are still way too inconsistent. The 2 losses were games they might should have won (I know...bad grammar). Stop the mistakes and we could be talking BCS for them. But...we're not. This Week: UPSET SPECIAL North Carolina 23, Miami 21) 11) LSU 7-2 (Was the Alabama game a "Slobberknocker" or what? Boy, they had a ton of injuries and it ended up hurting them. They still are better than most. Let's see what Lester Miles has left up his sleeve. This Week: LSU 31, La. Tech 24) 12) Houston 8-1 (Yeah, I said it! I just don't like USC or Iowa or the other "Big Name" teams still lingering around the Top 10. How about these guys? How can you not like Case Keenum? So what if there games resemble pinball. It's fun to watch. This Week: Houston 71, UCF Media 25...George O'Leary blames the fans this time)
Special Mention- Memphis 2-7...Just for letting Tommy West speak to the media...after FIRING HIM!!!!
The Bottom of the Barrel: 5) Washington State 1-8 (Bwaaahhaaaahahaahahaaahahahahahahahahaha!!!! This Week: UCLA 128, Wash. St. 3) 4) W.Kentucky 0-9 (No, firing David Elson isn't going to spare you from this, though you do move up closer to escaping the poll this week. It doesn't matter if it's your 1st season in the Sun Belt...you still suck. This Week: La. Monroe 28, WKY 10) 3) Rice Krispies 0-9 (Even adding marshmallows will not help this team. For those who aren't old enough, Kellogg's tinkered with Rice Krispies, adding the puffy, foam form of candy (they are a candy aren't they?). Anyway, they killed the taste and doubled the sugar content...Hooray! This Week: Tulane 40, Rice Krispies 39 Marshmallows) 2) Eastern Michigan 0-9 (Ewww. Really, we don't know much about this team, but we suspect that there is a reason for that. With the exception of the fighting LeFevour's, the directional Michigan schools usually aren't very good. This Week: W. Mich. 30, E. Mich. 28) 1) New Mexico 0-9 (Okay, so now they admit they messed up the Locksley punching out his coach incident. Isn't it a little late for that now? It still doesn't explain why Locksley was hired in the 1st place. Me thinks that Locksley won't be the only one look for employ this winter. This Week: BYU 113, New Mexico 10)
Last Week: 13-3; Overall: 101-33. Good thing I don't pick the spread (not the offense) though.
It seems that college kids will always be college kids, and athletes will always be athletes. Cliques will be cliques and chest will get puffy...
Apparently, that's what happened the night that UConn football player Jasper Howard was murdered.
Affidavits released show witnesses saw Howard take a swing at one of the guys brought up on charges and that one of his teammates "disrespected" a woman at the dance. That's what started the whole thing....
Thanks to our friends at WTNH-TV in New Haven for the disappointing news...
