Are you ready for some football??
Whether we’re talking High School, College or the NFL, there are all kinds of interesting things going on in the football world…
- Ndamakong Suh of the Detroit Lions was ejected from the Thanksgiving game Thursday after trying to clean the Ford Field Astroturf with an opponent’s face and then stomping on his arm after he got up. In typical modern-day athlete style, he walked around on the sidelines with his hands up in the air like “What did I do wrong”??….and still has yet to apologize.
- The Penn State football scandal involving former assistance coach Jerry Sandusky continues to reverberate throughout the country. Formerly committed recruits are de-committing and more stories are coming out about additional abuse. I’m afraid that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
- Steve Johnson of the Buffalo Bills celebrated a TD against the NY Jets yesterday by pretending to shoot himself in the leg in direct reference to Plaxico Burress who did this as a member of the NY Giants and currently plays for the Jets. The “showmanship” cost his team a 15 yard penalty which the Jets used for excellent field position to score a touchdown and eventually a 4 point win. The post-TD celebrations have become ridiculous and offensive. Too bad more players don’t act like Barry Sanders who would just hand the ball over to the referee because in his words, “I didn’t want people to think it was the first time I had scored…”
- DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles started the season in a contract dispute and held out and after reporting without a new contract has moped, complained, missed meetings, taken stupid penalties for showboating and been suspended by the club for a game but his worst offense to date was dropping 2 touchdown passes that hit him right in the hands in yesterdays game. Why is that so bad? Because I have him on my fantasy football team and he may have cost me a win….
- Urban Meyer was hired today to coach Ohio State just one year after he stepped down at Florida due to “health” reasons which most people equate to the fact that Tim Tebow graduated. He had also stated during his resignation press conference that he wanted to spend time with his family but apparently a year was all of the time he could stand…wonder what message this sends to his wife and 3 children? Here’s wishing him absolutely NO luck at all and another early retirement in 3-4 years.
Finally, Coolidge High School (Washington DC) head coach Natalie Randolph is the only female coaching varsity football in high school in the country. She is in her 2nd season at the school and just led her school to an 8-3 records and a spot in the city championship game. With all the scandal and “look at me” moments in college and the pro’s, it’s refreshing to have a positive story for a change.
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