ANOTHER VOL ARREST, RICKY WILLIAMS IS VERY SPECIAL & STANFORD BAND VS. USC
Another celebrated Tennessee freshman, Nyshier Oliver(yes, yet another former "Real name of the day" guy) was arrested. The 18-year old cornerback was nabbed at a local Dillard's department store using the 'five-finger discount' to secure a $110 polo shirt. The best part of this whole story? He shoplifted this shirt 3 hours before the Volunteers kicked off against Memphis. Focus, Nyshier, focus.
Two major college injuries to report, Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews, the nation's leading rusher, will miss Saturday's game with Louisiana Tech. Mathews suffered a concussion last Saturday in Reno, playing the Nevada Wolfpack. Oklahoma State quarterback, Zac Robinson, won't be available tomorrow night against Colorado. The 34-game starting senior will miss his last home game because of what is apparently a concussion. The Cowboy coaching staff isn't saying what type of injury he suffers from, but I watched the ferocious collision he had with 2 Texas Tech defenders & I'd would say he suffered a concussion. All three players involved were down on the field for a few minutes, Robinson the longest, finally helped from the turf & straight into the locker room. Backup Alex Cate has taken all the snaps in practice this week.
On the pro injury front, Miami's Ronnie Brown will miss tomorrow night's game in Carolina. Brown is Miami's leading rusher & the main man in their feared Wildcat offense. He suffered a foot injury that many have speculated will sideline him for the rest of the season.
I told you yesterday of Cleveland quarterback Brady Quinn's cheap shot cut block of Raven linebacker & leading pass rusher, Terrell Suggs. It has been determined Suggs will miss several games with a sprained MCL. The NFL fined Quinn $10K today, which matches the fine they levied against Brett Favre for the same infraction, but safety Eugene Wilson didn't miss playing time after he was chopped down by Favre. It should have been more expensive for Quinn to disable the Baltimore pass rush.
The world is crumbling around Kansas coach Mark Mangino & I think the whirlwind is directly linked to the Jayhawks' collapse & not on coach-player relations, it's a smokescreen. If the 'Hawks were say, 7-3 & bowl bound, this would've been covered up most likely, but as the record declines, the torch & pitchfork crowd comes out looking for someone to blame. Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock said in today's edition Mangino's problems are all linked to his weight. The 5' 10" Mangino tips the scales somewhere in the neighborhood of 450-500 according to Whitlock. At that weight, Whitlock, who formerly weighed nearly 400, reasoned Mangino feels terrible all the time, he's angry all the time because he feels lousy & he's shown his anger many times according to stories out now in abundance. I figure he has about 11 days on the job.
Ricky Williams is a marvel. The 32-year old former Texas Longhorn Heisman Trophy winner now becomes the main man in the Miami Dolphin running attack. The foot injury sustained by Ronnie Brown makes this necessary. Ricky was at one time the NCAA all-time rushing leader with 6,279 yards, this from a kid who stopped every morning on the way to class & bought a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts that he consumed before he parked his car. Ricky has over 8,000 yards in the NFL, had back-to-back 380-carry seasons & missed over a full season with two suspensions for pot smoking. He played in the CFL while suspended. He still has the skills, talent & desire to finish games off. His 4th quarter running sealed the Dolphins win against Tampa Bay. Ricky is something special, he's known as the "best teammate I ever had" by more than a few guys he's played with over the years. He always has that infectious smile on his face, no matter how tired or battered he is. He's come a long way back from his drug problems & I love watching the passion he still has for the game of football, the respect he has for both teammates & opponents, it's apparent no one doesn't like Ricky Williams.
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh had better hope his program stays strong for a few years, because he, his team & even the band has stirred up a hornets' nest in LaLaLand, home of the USC Trojans. Harbaugh called for a 2-point conversion up 48-21 in the 4th quarter. He responded to Pete Carroll's whining about the score by poking him with a stick at midfield after the game & in the press. His team taunted the Trojans as they were dismantling them but what the Stanford band did at halftime has the entire USC student body in an uproar. If you haven't ever seen this band(how could you, they NEVER show the band at halftime) it's very unique to say the least. For some 30-years their band members wear whatever they want, don't believe in precision marching or formations, they just move about anyway they want & this whole circus is led by a 10-foot tall 'Tree' mascot. They've been green at Stanford for a long time. If you remember your college halftime shows, you'll know both bands march & play for about 10-minutes each & then play will resume. Each band has an announcer who introduces the songs & formations. Here's the Stanford band announcer during their stint on the L.A. Coliseum field, taken from YouTube:
"USC can't take all the credit for the successes of it's students. After all, it takes a special kind of man to be wanted for sexual harassment, drug trafficking, tax evasion, prostitution, child abuse & disruptive flatulence, but that's just the kind of captain of industry that Joe Francis is."
Joe Francis is the weasel behind the despicable "Girls Gone Wild" videos. He was imprisoned for many of the charges listed in the band's program. Stanford has long been a place where outspoken people can thrive but they may have crossed the line this time. The Trojan crowd booed so loudly it was difficult to hear what the announcer said after the above quote. Publicly mocking an entire university because of one slimy graduate is kinda unfair, I'm sure Stanford has more than a few skeletons in their closet. Mark October 9th on your 2010 calender, it's the day the Trojans go north to Palo Alto in search of revenge.
Two major college injuries to report, Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews, the nation's leading rusher, will miss Saturday's game with Louisiana Tech. Mathews suffered a concussion last Saturday in Reno, playing the Nevada Wolfpack. Oklahoma State quarterback, Zac Robinson, won't be available tomorrow night against Colorado. The 34-game starting senior will miss his last home game because of what is apparently a concussion. The Cowboy coaching staff isn't saying what type of injury he suffers from, but I watched the ferocious collision he had with 2 Texas Tech defenders & I'd would say he suffered a concussion. All three players involved were down on the field for a few minutes, Robinson the longest, finally helped from the turf & straight into the locker room. Backup Alex Cate has taken all the snaps in practice this week.
On the pro injury front, Miami's Ronnie Brown will miss tomorrow night's game in Carolina. Brown is Miami's leading rusher & the main man in their feared Wildcat offense. He suffered a foot injury that many have speculated will sideline him for the rest of the season.
I told you yesterday of Cleveland quarterback Brady Quinn's cheap shot cut block of Raven linebacker & leading pass rusher, Terrell Suggs. It has been determined Suggs will miss several games with a sprained MCL. The NFL fined Quinn $10K today, which matches the fine they levied against Brett Favre for the same infraction, but safety Eugene Wilson didn't miss playing time after he was chopped down by Favre. It should have been more expensive for Quinn to disable the Baltimore pass rush.
The world is crumbling around Kansas coach Mark Mangino & I think the whirlwind is directly linked to the Jayhawks' collapse & not on coach-player relations, it's a smokescreen. If the 'Hawks were say, 7-3 & bowl bound, this would've been covered up most likely, but as the record declines, the torch & pitchfork crowd comes out looking for someone to blame. Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock said in today's edition Mangino's problems are all linked to his weight. The 5' 10" Mangino tips the scales somewhere in the neighborhood of 450-500 according to Whitlock. At that weight, Whitlock, who formerly weighed nearly 400, reasoned Mangino feels terrible all the time, he's angry all the time because he feels lousy & he's shown his anger many times according to stories out now in abundance. I figure he has about 11 days on the job.
Ricky Williams is a marvel. The 32-year old former Texas Longhorn Heisman Trophy winner now becomes the main man in the Miami Dolphin running attack. The foot injury sustained by Ronnie Brown makes this necessary. Ricky was at one time the NCAA all-time rushing leader with 6,279 yards, this from a kid who stopped every morning on the way to class & bought a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts that he consumed before he parked his car. Ricky has over 8,000 yards in the NFL, had back-to-back 380-carry seasons & missed over a full season with two suspensions for pot smoking. He played in the CFL while suspended. He still has the skills, talent & desire to finish games off. His 4th quarter running sealed the Dolphins win against Tampa Bay. Ricky is something special, he's known as the "best teammate I ever had" by more than a few guys he's played with over the years. He always has that infectious smile on his face, no matter how tired or battered he is. He's come a long way back from his drug problems & I love watching the passion he still has for the game of football, the respect he has for both teammates & opponents, it's apparent no one doesn't like Ricky Williams.
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh had better hope his program stays strong for a few years, because he, his team & even the band has stirred up a hornets' nest in LaLaLand, home of the USC Trojans. Harbaugh called for a 2-point conversion up 48-21 in the 4th quarter. He responded to Pete Carroll's whining about the score by poking him with a stick at midfield after the game & in the press. His team taunted the Trojans as they were dismantling them but what the Stanford band did at halftime has the entire USC student body in an uproar. If you haven't ever seen this band(how could you, they NEVER show the band at halftime) it's very unique to say the least. For some 30-years their band members wear whatever they want, don't believe in precision marching or formations, they just move about anyway they want & this whole circus is led by a 10-foot tall 'Tree' mascot. They've been green at Stanford for a long time. If you remember your college halftime shows, you'll know both bands march & play for about 10-minutes each & then play will resume. Each band has an announcer who introduces the songs & formations. Here's the Stanford band announcer during their stint on the L.A. Coliseum field, taken from YouTube:
"USC can't take all the credit for the successes of it's students. After all, it takes a special kind of man to be wanted for sexual harassment, drug trafficking, tax evasion, prostitution, child abuse & disruptive flatulence, but that's just the kind of captain of industry that Joe Francis is."
Joe Francis is the weasel behind the despicable "Girls Gone Wild" videos. He was imprisoned for many of the charges listed in the band's program. Stanford has long been a place where outspoken people can thrive but they may have crossed the line this time. The Trojan crowd booed so loudly it was difficult to hear what the announcer said after the above quote. Publicly mocking an entire university because of one slimy graduate is kinda unfair, I'm sure Stanford has more than a few skeletons in their closet. Mark October 9th on your 2010 calender, it's the day the Trojans go north to Palo Alto in search of revenge.
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