There's that silly argument again

Over at Espn's Page 2, there is a little debate between Kieran Darcy and Scoop Jackson on which freshman sensation is better, Ohio State's Greg Oden or Texas' Kevin Durant.

Darcy gives 10 reasons to pick Oden while Scoop sides with Durant. My severe dyslexia and short attention span kept me from reading the full article but one of Darcy's arguments did manage to poke my retina ever so gently.

Now, I don't want to make it seem like I can give better analysis. Ofcourse I can't. My analogy would be something like this. "Oden looks like he's 52. Draft Durant." But still, I hate it when people bring up the fact that a certain player doesn't have a ring and that some other player is better because he does have a ring.

A lot more than just individual talent comes in to play. Trent Dilfer. Dan Marino. That should make it as clear as possible. Either way, here's Darcy's take.

"Oden is poised to be a franchise center, someone you can build a team around. Franchise centers usually win championships. His name's already being mentioned in the company of Russell, Robinson, Olajuwon, and Shaq. Lot of rings on those fingers.

Durant is most often compared to Tracy McGrady and Kevin Garnett. Some people project him as a combination of the two. That's pretty darn good – but I don't see any rings on their fingers."

David Robinson. Got his two titles only after the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan 1st overall. Had a team in '99 with Duncan, Sean Elliot, Avery Johnson and Mario Ellie. The 2003 squad included Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Bruce Bowen.

Hakeem Olajuwon. Won titles in Houston with a great team that included Clyde Drexler, Robert Horry, Sam Cassell, Vernon Maxwell and Mario Ellie. Let's not forget that Rudy T. was also at the helm.

Shaq. Came close with Penny, Nick Anderson Dennis Scott and Horace Grant in Orlando. Eventually won with Kobe, Derek Fisher, Robert Horry, Rick Fox etc. in L.A. Also won with Dwayne Wade, Antoine Walker, Gary Payton, Udonis Haslem and some other decent veteran players in Miami. In L.A. Shaq had Phil Jackson as his coach. In Miami he won with Pat Riley. You can't ask for more than that.

On the flip side...

McGrady. Had Vince Carter and not much more in Toronto. Had an injured Grant Hill in Orlando and now has his best chance at a title in Houston, but that's because he has Yao Ming, Shane Battier, Bonzi Wells and Juwan Howard. Still not the best of teams, but definitely better than where he was.

Garnett. No real argument needed here. President Bush gets more support than this guy and that's a fact. That KG hasn't hanged himself yet is a pretty amazing feat.

The point is that both guys should be great and that both could lead their respective teams to titles, but not without good teammates and not without a coach that won't screw it up.

Either way, stay tuned for my Miami Dolphins season review, in which I will embarrass myself with analogy in which I fail to even use basic pre-school math correctly.

We're moving in the right direction

Off-season wish # 1 came through. Now, wish # 2 is also a reality. Mike Mularkey won't be calling plays next season for the Dolphins.

You might think that I hate Mularkey, but that's not true. Mike's probably a great man, who likes to adopt puppies and save women and children from burning buildings.....but he called plays last season like I perform open heart surgery.

Mularkey is staying with the organization and might end up being the tight ends coach, which is a demotion from his position as offensive coordinator. Well yeah, if you need a two-point conversion to go to overtime and you end up calling a half-back pass that fails like Peyton Manning's hairline, demotion is probably not so far away then.

The next thing for Miami to do is to retain Randy Mueller as the G.M. Mueller wants to remain in South Florida but the Titans are trying to lure him away. Mueller is a great talent evaluator and I'd like to see him work his magic now that Nick Saban isn't holding him on a leash anymore. And by leash I mean locked up in a dungeon on some remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

Life kicks me in the stomach yet again.

I woke up today to the grim realization that this guy is going to a Super Bowl. Not only might he win a ring, but he'll win it on Miami's home field.

Irony really needs to stop taking tips from Anna Benson.

Cam Cameron hired as new Dolphins head coach

It's official. Cam Cameron is the new Miami Dolphins head coach. Cameron signed a four-year contract today and will follow in Nick Saban's footsteps, after he bolted for Alabama a couple of weeks ago.

So my wish came through. I've been giggling constantly for the past 3 hours and I probably won't be stopping anytime soon. Look at me right there. That's the look of someone who just pissed pure excellence.

Either way, it's Cameron first head coaching job at the pro-level, so he should be very motivated to turn things around in South Florida after a very disappointing 6-10 season that was plagued by injuries, sub-par performances and awful play-calling on offense.

Miami averaged 16.3 points a game in '06, their lowest total since the franchise's second year of existence back in 1967. Cameron has weapons that he can use now to make a pretty potent offense but questions do remain.

Will Daunte Culpepper get healthy and return to form? If he doesn't, will it be Joey Harrington or Cleo Lemon at the helm? Cameron will also have to figure out how to get Chris Chambers involved again, after Chambers basically became a non-factor last season.

I am very excited though to see how he'll use Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams together. It's no coincidence that the 4 remaining teams in the play-offs all use some sort of running back platoon. If used right, Brown and Williams could be as good or even better than the likes of Bush/McCallister and Maroney/Dillon.

But that's the key word right here. Excitement. Exactly what this franchise needed after the entire Nick Saban drama.

Dolphin's coaching job down to two candidates

The vacant Miami Dolphins coaching job is supposedly down to two candidates, Chargers O.C. Cam Cameron and Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey. Cameron was expected to continue his second interview today and could land the job if he gives a strong interview.

Cameron led the NFL's top-scoring offense in 2006 and is one of the top assistants around. Some might argue that his job was easy considering he had LaDanian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Phillip Rivers and various members of The Justice League. But running an offense is not that easy. Miami has some good skilled players themselves in Ronnie Brown, Chris Chambers, Marty Booker, Randy McMichael and hopefully Daunte Culpepper, but Mike Mularkey still managed to suck on levels that I couldn't imagine.

The defense on the other hand is set with Dom Capers calling the shots there. Capers got a 3-year extension a couple of days ago, meaning that Jason Taylor and friends don't need to learn a new scheme. Taylor flourished under Capers and won the Defensive Player of the Year after doing all sorts of nasty things with opposing offenses.

Miami's main problem last season was scoring points, and Cameron should improve that unit if he takes over. Culpepper's health and the play of the offensive line are still big areas of concern, but the offense should be able to score more than it did last season. Especially if Ricky Williams also returns to the mix.

But I'm getting to far ahead of myself here. Chan Gailey is rumored by some to be the favorite for the job and I wouldn't be surprised if Gailey becomes the head man. Either way, I think that both of these guys could turn things around which is the most important thing right now.

EDIT : Dom Capers has been offered a 3-year contract extension but he hasn't signed it yet.

Rex Grossman is awesome

All of the talk heading into the Seahawks-Bears game was about the play of Rex Grossman. As you know by now, Rex Grossman either plays like a mixture of John Elway and Joe Montana, or he plays like Mr. Bojangles right there. And yeah, Mr. Bojangles is not really good at doing the forward pass.

But Rexy stepped up today. He went 21-38, with a touchdown and 1 interception. In overtime, when facing a big 3rd and 10 in his own territory, Rex showed huge male genitalia and hit Rasheen Davis on a 30-yard pass that set up the winning field-goal.

Not many quarterbacks would've made that throw right there. In fact, it was pretty damn awesome. I did a quick Google search on the word "awesomeness" and this was the result.

Yes sir, that's fairly accurate.

Random Observations, Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears, 2nd half

Fox just did an interview with Saints coach Sean Peyton and he looks like he got about 1 hour of sleep last night. I don't blame him though. If I was a New Orleans resident, I'd be in jail right now or in need of some medical attention.

• Lance Briggs just stuffed Shaun Alexander on 3rd down and the Seahawks have to kick a field-goal. I'm not going to beat around the bush about this. Lance Briggs would look damn good in a Dolphin uniform next season. Either way, Josh Brown comes in and kicks a 40-yard field-goal and the Bears lead is down to 21-17.

• Matt Hasselbeck connects on a big third down pass with Deion Branch and Seattle appears to be in business here. Branch should just wave those horrible green gloves in the face of whoever is covering him and he should be open all day long.

• And Seattle leads. Shaun Alexander runs it in from 13 yards out and the Seahawks take the lead 24-21. There used to be a time when Chicago's defense was actually intimidating.

• That's what speed will do for you. Kelly Jennings was giving Bernard Berrian plenty of space and even Andrew Walter could've completed that pass.

• Pete Hunter puts a stop to the party. Chicago was deep in Seattle territory and Pete Hunter picks off Rex Grossman. This one was not Grossman's fault though. It was a catchable pass that just bounced off of Mushin Muhammad and into the waiting hands of Hunter.

• Oh, and Matthew Hasselbeck gives it right back. Hasselbeck gets picked off by Ricky Manning Jr. and the Bears get the ball right back. Hasselbeck should have never thrown that ball and Mike Holmgren is furious. Ricky Manning responded by driving to Denny's and kicking somebody.

• Devin Hester returns another punt for a touchdown but this one will get called back for a block in the back penalty. Jay is blaming the penalty on the fact that the Hurricanes suck. Jay really needs new material.

• The Bears still get some points from that drive. Robbie Gould kicks a field-goal and ties the game at 24. I'm hoping they go to overtime so that Matt Hasselbeck can make another prediction in the referee's mic.

• HUGE stop by the Bears defense. They stuffed the Hawks on 3rd down and Seattle decided to go for it, and got stuffed again. Chicago will take over with great field position and plenty of time to get into Robbie Gould's range.

• Seattle's defense answers right back and forces the Bears to punt. Seattle has the ball back and now they can try to get in field-goal range for Josh Brown. My bladder can't handle so much action.

• Tank Johnson sacks Matthew and the Seahawks won't get into field-goal range. We are headed into overtime and Fox shows that great video of Hasselbeck during that coin-toss in Green Bay. My day is complete.

• Seattle's first possesion in overtime leads to nothing. The Bears force a punt and now we'll see what Rex Grossman is made of.

• Grossman is made of pure ice and awesomeness. He connects with Rasheen Davis and the Bears are very very close to field-goal range.

• And the Bears win. Robbie Gould just made the biggest kick of his life and the Bears will host New Orleans next week in the NFC Championship game. Bears win 27-24.
  

Random Observations, Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears

The Bears and the Seahawks are minutes away from kick-off and Fox has done a great job of beating the storylines into the ground. Will it be "good" Rex Grossman or "bad" Rex Grossman? Will the Seahawks offense be able to move the ball on the Bears defense? Even my mother is now aware of the fact that Lovie Smith's contract hasn't been renewed yet.

• Deion Branch should get fined for wearing those gloves. I'm pretty sure that someone in the crowd got a seizure by looking at those things.

• Joe Buck reminds us now how good and how bad Rex Grossman has been this season. Qualilty stuff right here.

• Touchdown Bears. Thomas Jones caps a nice opening drive with a touchdown and the Bears are off to a good start.

• Rex Grossman just got nailed and appeared to fumble it, but it's ruled an incomplete pass and the Bears catch a break. Somewhere, a Raider fan just started to cry uncontrollably.

• Touchdown Seahawks. Matt Hasselbeck connects with Nate Burleson and he fights his way into the endzone for the score. Hasselbeck appeared to hurt his hand but I guess he's ok. Game tied 7-7.

• That didn't last long. Rex Grossman answers right back and throws a bomb to Bernard Berrian for a 68-yard touchdown. Berrian ran right past Kelly Jennings and Jay is going to remind me that the Hurricanes suck. Chicago leads 14-7.

• Devin Hester bobbles the ball on two straight punts now. Maybe he's nervous, or anxious to make a big play and the ball is just getting away from him. Jay will casually point out that it's because the Hurricanes just really really suck.

• Julian Peterson sacked Rex Grossman, Grossman loses the ball and the Seahawks recover. Momentum decides to make a visit to the Seattle sideline.

• And the turnover comes back to hurt Chicago. On 4th- and goal, Mike Holmgren decides to go for it and Shaun Alexander bounces it in. The game is tied at 14, and all the pressure is back on Chicago's offense.

• Ok, that was easy. Grossman leads a nice quick drive and the Bears march steadily down the field and Thomas Jones runs it in from 7 yards out. I'm already looking forward to all the halftime talk about the "good" Rex Grossman. Bears lead 21-14.
  

People get paid to write stuff like this

The Miami Dolphins are busy interviewing candidates for the vacant head coaching job and a decision is expected to come within the next two weeks. A lot of fans, much like myself, don't like the idea of getting Pete Carroll but much rather go with an up-and-coming assistant such as Cam Cameron or Ron Rivera.

Armando Salguero, a Miami Herald writer and Dolphin beat writer disagrees with us. I haven't had issues with an article in quite some time, but Armando took care of that very well.

If I read you guys correctly - through your posts on this blog and emails sent to me -- you're not too keen on the idea of hiring Pete Carroll to be Miami's new coach.

No, not really. We've been down that road before with a gentleman called Nick Saban and that didn't work out too well. Neither did Butch Davis in Cleveland or Steve Spurrier in Washington.

That amazes me. I am not going to campaign for Carroll because I don't think he's the best available coach out there -- that would be either Mike Martz or Mike Sherman, in my estimation, as long as neither has personnel authority.

Bill Cowher could be available if the price is right. I think most people would agree that he's better than Martz and Sherman combined.

But you guys are saying things like, "I prefer Cam Cameron," or "Mike Singletary is a star in the making." That's crazy.

You guys don't know anything about these people other than what you know about them today. How many of you out there know Cameron's real first name? ....

Still no answer?

It's Malcom.

Ah, so knowing someone's full name is now a required criteria for wanting him as a head coach. I wonder if the Jets knew Eric Mangini's bra size before hiring him. And I wonder if all the Saints fans knew Sean Payton's middle name. Oh, did they did you say? Good for them then....

More importantly, how many know that the little kid on the skateboard down the street could get the San Diego offense to score points? Cameron may someday be a great head coach, but I know the last time he was a head coach anywhere he compiled a 18-37 record at Indiana.

Right, and Mike Martz had to somehow work with Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce, Marshall Faulk, Tory Holt and Az Hakim. What a bunch of scrubs. It's amazing how he succeeded calling plays for those cast-offs.

Ron Rivera? Never been a head coach anywhere.

Ken Whisenhunt? Never been a head coach anywhere.

Let me throw some names around. Lovie Smith, Marvin Lewis, Andy Reid, Sean Payton, Brian Billick, Eric Mangini. What do these men have in common besides being good/great NfL coaches and turning franchises around?

They didn't have any head coaching experience. But yes, it's dumb to think that those guys will succeed because they're missing that all important ingredient called experience. Good point Armando.

So how can you rip a guy like Carroll -- who took teams to the playoffs two of the four years he coached in New England -- and tell me one of the other guys is better?

Carroll took over Parcell's '96 Super Bowl team and promptly went 10-6, 9-7 and then 8-8 before getting fired. That's what I'd like to call a regression. In '94 he went 6-10 with the Jets, got fired again.

Dave Wannstedt on the other hand won a division title in Miami and had two seasons where he went 11-5. His overall record at Miami was 42-30. Shall we get him back?

Now as to the best candidates out there? Remember I told you Martz is the man. He's bright, he interviews well, he's offensive minded which Miami desperately needs, and he was successful for the most part in St. Louis.

Martz, the same guy that took Vermeil's Super Bowl team and ran it into the ground. The same guy that had the brilliant management in the '03 NFC Championship against Carolina. The same guy that Kyle Turley wanted to kill. The same guy that was told by his assistants to NOT come back when he was hospitalized. Yes, successful indeed...

Thoughts?

No no, I'm done.

A couple of free agents that would look good in Miami

With free agency looming, I thought it'd be interesting to take a look at some guys that in my opinion would look very good in a Miami Dolphins uniform.

Leonard Davis, OT, Arizona Cardinals

Miami's offensive line has made strides under line coach Hudson Houck but there's still plenty of room for improvement and especially at left tackle, where Damion McIntosh has been one of the worst starters in the league. If the Cardinals don't manage to hold on to their massive tackle Davis, he would be a very nice fit on the left side of Miami's line. With Davis and Vernon Carey on the outside, Miami would have a very nice foundation to build around on the o-line.

Adalius Thomas, LB, Baltimore Ravens

Adalius Thomas is probably the most versatile defender in all of football, having played every single position on defense and that should make him a hot commodity come free agency. Zach Thomas is still on top of his game and should still be able to give 2 or 3 quality seasons. Channing Crowder is one of the best young linebackers in the game, but besides these two guys, there isn't much depth on the Dolphins linebacking unit. Adalius Thomas would certainly be a great fit next to Zach and Channing

Lance Briggs, LB, Chicago Bears

If Miami doesn't land Thomas, they could possibly make a run at Lance Briggs. Briggs has been in the shadow of Brian Ulracher but there's no doubt that he's a very talented defender. If Briggs makes his way out of the Windy City, he'll be one of the top free agents on the market. Miami really needs another playmaker next to Zach Thomas and Channing Crowder and I'm hoping that one of these two guys somehow end up in South Florida.

Nate Clements, DB, Buffalo Bills

Buffalo will probably do their best to keep Clements in town but if they don't, he will be the top cornerback on the market. I'd love to see Clements starting along side Will Allen while Travis Daniels plays the nickel. Clements is young, talented and will probably be demanding big dollars on the market, especially if you consider the contracts signed previously by Ken Lucas or Adam Archuleta.

It wasn't just Tony Romo that screwed up.

We all know by now that Tony Romo choked and dropped a perfectly good snap and possibly costing the Dallas Cowboys the victory but it's not all on Romo's shoulders. Jay mentioned on the previous post that Martin Gramatica could've helped if he attempted anything close to a block on Jordan Babineaux and it's true.

Looking back at the video, Gramatica looks like an arthritic canary and makes a very pathetic attempt at getting in Babineaux's way. Even Todd Pinkston felt that it was a weak attempt. Pinkston was like "Shit son, you gotta come harder than that".

Martin probably thought about getting in front of Babineaux, but then remembered that it would require having balls and getting hurt and then probably just said "Fuck this shit".

Really, if he just hinders Babineaux there for a second, Romo has a first down or maybe even a touchdown and the Cowboys probably win the game. Instead he crapped his pants and yelled like an 8 year old girl.

I wonder if Mike Vanderjagt would've gotten the job done if he was still there....

Random Observations, Seahawks vs Cowboys, 2nd half

• The second half is underway and Bill Parcells is yelling profusely in Tony Romo's face. If I was Romo, I would probably stab Parcells with a trident.

• Seattle takes a 13-10 lead as Matt Hasselbeck finds Jerramy Stevens for a touchdown. Nice to see Stevens actually catching something every so now and then.

• Well, that was short lived. Dallas takes the ensuing kick-off and returns it for a touchdown. Dallas back on top 17-10 and Mike Holmgren looks as pleased as a woman in bed with Gilbert Gottfried.

• Jay just said that Julius Jones and Ken Hamlin almost threw fisticuffs. I think of Jay differently now that he just used the word "fisticuffs".

• I've been sitting here and reading comics and not paying any attention to what is happening in the game.
  

• Weird play here. Romo hits Terry Glenn, Glenn fumbles, the ball goes into the endzone where a Seattle defender picks it up and the refs signal a touchdown for Seattle. After review, it appears that Tatopu stepped out of bounds in the endzone and it's a safety instead of a touchdown. It's now a 20-15 lead for Dallas.

• Touchdown Seattle. Hasselbeck hits Stevens for a 37-yard touchdown and Jay just responded by calling Stevens a prick. Seattle takes a 21-20 lead and will go for the two point attempt.
  

• That was awkward and pathetic, just like me with women. Hasselbeck scrambled back to the 20-yard line, did some twirls, threw up a Hail Mary and it got knocked away. 2-point conversion failed and Seattle still leads 21-10.

• I stop paying attention again only to hear Al Michaels scream and that's a sign that something worth watching just happened. It seems that Dallas was lining up for the game winning field goal from the 19-yard line with just over 1 minute left...and Romo botched it. Romo just needed to get the snap down for Gramatica and he bobbled it, picked it back up, ran to the endzone only to get tackled at about the 2-yard line. Wow...

• Seattle takes over and after a Shaun Alexander first down, it's basically game over. How did the Cowboys let this one get away. First the Glenn fumble and safety, then the 37 yard TD pass to Stevens and the botched field goal. Amazing. Just amazing...

• I know the Cowboys lost, but somewhere Drew Bledsoe must be smiling and masturbating pretty violently.
  

Random Observations, Seahawks vs Cowboys

The Colts just easily dispatched of the Kansas City Chiefs, meaning that next week I'll be the biggest Baltimore Raven fan around. Right now it's time for the Cowboys and Seahawks to tangle and time for Random Observations...

• Marcus Trufant just raised the 12th man flag and somewhere in Texas AM country, someone just cringed and threw up a little.

• Roy Williams is going to the Pro-Bowl but Terence Newman isn't. I wonder if I'm the only one that is bothered by this fact...

• A nice Seattle drive culminated in a Josh Brown field-goal. Josh Brown can't even buy some coffee in Seattle without tripping over poon.

• Al Michaels just informed us that this will be the last game of the season on NBC. Next week hockey takes over. I don't think that a single viewer reacted positively to that statement.

• John Madden hates the fact that Darrell Jackson runs his go-routes so close to the sidelines. I hate the fact that the biggest breasts in the stadium belong to Bill Parcells and Mike Holmgren.

• They just showed the Coors beer commercial where Jim Mora Sr. talks to the reporters and gives the "Play-offs?" rant. It's not a good sign that a commercial is the most entertaining part of the game.

• Tony Romo just connected on a 32-yard pass with Jason Witten and Dallas has first and goal on the 4-yard line. If something doesn't happen soon, I will be lulled into a heavy coma. This has been as fun as playing poker with Stephen Hawking.

• Ah, there it is. Touchdown Dallas. Patrick Crayton catches a pass from Romo and fights his way into the endzone. Dallas leads 10-6 and we go to halftime.
  

Play-offs???

Former Falcons coach Jim Mora Jr. became the first candidate to interview for the vacant Miami coaching job. I'm not the biggest Mora fan, but this gives me a flimsy excuse to post the greatest video of all-time. Jim Mora Sr. and the play-offs.



Classic...

That's how we play defense in South Florida

There's been very little to be happy about around here lately, but luckily something came along that gives me an excuse to be a big, arrogant assbag and act very smug.

Jason Taylor. Defensive Player of the year.

As expected, JT capped his tremendous season by winning the award, edging out Champ Bailey and Shawne Merriman. Taylor finished the season with 62 tackles, 13 1/2 sacks, 14 quarterback hurries, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, 10 fumbles forced, two fumbles recovered and two TD's. Yes, take a minute to crunch those numbers...

There's Jason right there, making Tom Brady lose various types of bodily fluid. That's why Bridget Moynahan broke up with Brady. The last time they went out, Tom got sacked by Taylor while they were having dinner in a restaurant.

And that's why Nick Saban left for Alabama. Jason sacked him while he was trying to celebrate new years with his family. Kind of hard to retain your respect after that...

It's been a busy week for JT. Besides winning this award, he's been coaching the Miami Heat in Pat Riley's absence, called the plays for Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl and helped Bob Knight break the all-time win record at Texas Tech. He also fired Denny Green, traded Randy Johnson to the Diamondbacks and kicked the crap out of Vijay Singh...just for shits and giggles.

JT has hinted at retiring now that the season is over. You can imagine that I'd be crushed if that's the case, but lets not think about that yet. Dr. Z has Taylor and Zach Thomas on his All-Pro team this year. Be sure to read his column. There's isn't a more knowledgeable football writer out there in my opinion.

Saban takes job at Alabama

Nick Saban has decided to leave my Dolphins to coach the Alabama Crimson Tide. This comes just two weeks after he firmly denied the rumors that he was possibly headed to Alabama.

It's funny how fast things change. Just 6 months ago, the Dolphins were a trendy Super Bowl pick. Nick Saban was going to lead the team to greatness, Daunte Culpepper would finally give the Dolphins the quarterback they've been wanting since Marino retired and things were looking peachy.

But then things started to fall apart. First Ricky Williams gets suspended again. Manny Wright struggles with depression and leaves the team. Culpepper's recovery takes longer than expected and the offense goes absolutely nowhere. Chris Chambers forgets that he's supposed to be a # 1 receiver and offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey decides to call plays with his head stuck up his ass.

All this leads to a pathetic 6-10 season and now Saban is gone. Even Jason Taylor has talked about a possible retirement. A part of me is sad because I really thought that this was going to be the guy that would lead us back to the top. But on the other hand, if Saban firmly states that he's not going anywhere and just two weeks later he bolts....I'm not sure I want someone like that to coach my team.

Saban leaves Miami with a 15-17 record. I'm happy with the draft picks that he used on Ronnie Brown, Travis Daniels, Matt Roth, Channing Crowder, Derek Hagan and maybe even Rod Wright if he returns to full strength again. He also got Yeremiah Bell, who's been awesome in the secondary since becoming a starter.

But with the good comes the bad. Jason Allen isn't getting much playing time and is still far away from playing at the level that you expect from a first round draft pick. Taking a shot at Manny Wright backfired badly and picking Daunte Culpepper over Drew Brees still makes me cry every night before I go to bed.

I hope that Wayne Huizenga manages to get someone decent to come in and continue with what Saban started. Someone that's commited to the team and the players. And please, lets get a new offensive coordinator while we're at it also...

Fiesta Bowl hangover

Every so now and then, a game comes along that is so unbelievable or that has such an incredible finish that people start with the "best ever" type of talk. Last night's Boise State - Oklahoma game fits into that category and as usual, I missed it.

I watched most of the game but at some point during the fourth quarter with Boise State leading 28-20, I decided that it was time for the usual nightly routine of violent masturbation which I then immediately followed with falling asleep like a toddler.

So yeah, it should come as no surprise that the game ended up being one of the best ever, with a finish that wouldn't even seem believable in a cheesy Disney movie.

Oklahoma got a touchdown and then somehow converted the 2 point conversion on the third attempt. Then the Sooners took a 35-28 lead with 1:02 remaining after returning an interception for a touchdown. Boise should have been done after that play, but they showed testicles that would've made Chuck Norris blush.

The Broncos somehow got a 50 yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-18 lateral pass with 7 seconds left. The game goes to overtime and Adrian Peterson tries to knock them out again with a 25 yard touchdown run. Boise answers with a touchdown on a wide-receiver option play and then show the Chuck Norris balls again by going for the 2-point conversion.

They call the Statue of Liberty trick play, convert it to perfection, win the game and Ian Johnson follows by proposing to his cheerleader girlfriend. What.The.Fuck.

If I somehow stayed awake to watch the ending, I'm sure I would've soiled myself and my vocal chords would've been bleeding profusely. But alas, greatness finds a way to avoid me again.