MSU’S SEASON: TOO BAD VS. THE TWO GOOD
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Brian Hoyer heaved the pass downfield – then took a shot from a linebacker who I swear was fired from a cannon. Hoyer crumpled. He never saw the ball, which was just as well, since it was intercepted. He lay on his stomach, then buried...
For Michigan, Get A Win Beats Get A Life
At this point, Rich Rodriguez is like the guy who gets too drunk at the bar, goes staggering through the wrong neighborhood, gets knocked down, kicked around and now just wants to crawl home safely.
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER IN THESE HARD TIMES
Every day I have less In my bank account.Every day I grow scaredAs my losses mount.Every day there is lessTo the house that I ownAnd the equity in it Like the wind, has blown. Every day I see less On my bottom line.Every day something worsensThat used to be fine.Every...
WINGS THROW PENS A ROPE, THEN SINK
I had this idea, before the rematch between the Red Wings and Penguins, that Marian Hossa might wait until Sidney Crosby had the puck and was flying down the ice and then he’d yell, “Yo, Sidney, right here!” and out of habit, Crosby would fire the puck to his old teammate.
“I did that against New Jersey,” Hossa told me earlier this week. “Their defenseman (Colin White) was under pressure and I yelled, Whitey, Whitey!’ and he sends me the puck behind the net.”
Really?
“Yeah. Right on the tape.”
BEST YET TO COME FOR DEAD ARTISTS
A friend said I must buy this “new” CD.
“It’s great!” he gushed. “Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane live at Carnegie Hall.”
They’re both dead, I said.
“But this is their best stuff ever!”
I have given that sentence some thought. Perhaps we’ve been worrying over nothing. Being dead is not the career killer we thought it was.
In fact, it may do wonders.
New Daunte, New Drew But Same Old Debacle
As I watched Daunte Culpepper get sacked, miss receivers, bump into teammates and hear boos from fans, I was hit with the following thought: Nobody needs the NFL this badly.
Culpepper, who came out of retirement for Sunday’s game, began the first quarter with an incompletion and an interception. He ended the second quarter by banging into his running back. He got three snaps in the third quarter.
And he sat for the fourth.
AND NOW THE REAL CHALLENGE
Now we’ll see what it means to be a “great American.”
For nearly eight years, anyone who dared to criticize President George W. Bush risked being called unpatriotic. The people doing this name calling are mourning John McCain’s loss today.
We’ll soon see if it’s about country or party. Remember, if you need to support the president to be a “great American,” critics must get behind Barack Obama or risk total hypocrisy.
WELCOME TO A NEW INFERNO, DAUNTE
America gets a new president. The Lions get a new quarterback. Quick. Which of these events happens every other week?
Right you are! The Lions’ new quarterback is 31-year-old Daunte Culpepper, who, simply by signing a contract just became the most famous player on the team.
That’s sad enough. He also became the biggest attraction on the team, the most recognizable name on the team and, to hear some people tell it, the best player on the team.
He also may start Sunday’s game. Heck. By Monday, he could own Ford Field.
DUMARS’ PISTONS GATHER NO MOSS
Say this about Joe Dumars’ Pistons: They’re more interesting when they’re not playing than the Lions are when they are.
Dumars, criticized by some for standing pat over the summer, just shot a cannon through the Detroit roster, and nothing is standing pat anymore. Out goes Chauncey Billups and crowd favorite Antonio McDyess. In comes Allen Iverson.
Yes, THE Allen Iverson.
But before anyone hyperventilates, let’s take a breath and look at it two ways: the basketball way and the business way.
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