Washington State Cougars: Can QB Connor Halliday Keep His Job?
My latest for Rant Sports. I was completely impressed by Halliday as a redshirt freshman emergency sub back in 2011. (A Pac-12 freshman record 4 TDs and 494 yards has that effect, I suppose.)
Now a redshirt junior, he still hasn’t reached his considerable potential. If he does, WSU football might jump right over “bearable” to actually fun to watch.
Very interesting chart.
I already thought coaches made too much money, but my goodness, football and basketball coaches really make too much money.
I was almost really annoyed because this chart suggests that Maryland football coach Randy Edsall makes more $$ than Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon, and that ain’t right, but I looked it up and Maryland should actually be stripey.
According to The Baltimore Sun’s Maryland public employee salary database, Edsall and Turgeon make the same base salary ($400,000) per year. (Whew.)
(The Washington Post broke down the salaries, incentives, and other potential payments of all the ACC football and basketball coaches back in 2011 when Turgeon was hired. Slightly outdated now but still interesting for context.)
(via Infographic: Is Your State’s Highest-Paid Employee A Coach? (Probably))
We’d be like, ‘OK.’
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University of Washington athletic director Scott Woodward, on the university’s hypothetical reaction to one of its athletes announcing he or she is gay. As it should be.
Don’t Stay in School: NFL Prospects Should Follow the Money
I am a school nerd. I always loved school. I’m excited about some upcoming certifications I’m working on because I get textbooks and I get to take notes. I miss college. But after this year’s NFL draft, I think any juniors who are potential first or high-second round picks should absolutely forego their senior year and jump to the pros ASAP. College is overrated. The chance of potential greatness in one more year of college isn’t good enough to pass on millions in the NFL. Don’t wait. Don’t risk injury and crappy coaching ruining your draft stock. Follow the money.
2013 NFL Draft: “Pac-12-adelphia” Eagles?
Tumblr was being a fart this weekend and wouldn’t let me upload the gif of Denard Robinson’s reaction to his draft call, so instead, you can check out my reaction to Chip Kelly bringing the Pac-12 with him to Philadelphia.
Randy Edsall wants to continue making inroads into the local talent pool. One of the first times I ever thought he deserved a high five.
First public scrimmage is this Saturday at Dunbar. Anyone planning on checking it out?
Probably old news to those of you who watch The Biggest Loser, but one of the finalists is Joe Ostaszewski, who played on the D-line for Florida State from 1988-91.
A little before my football watching time, but I think it’s awesome that he’s on the show and that he’s taking such positive steps to get healthy.
Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden thinks so, too!
“Most athletes after they quit playing and performing do gain weight because they are used to eating what they want and they don’t burn the calories off like they used to,” he said in the article.
(And it’s not just athletes! Metabolism slows down as we age so it’s not uncommon for the pounds to creep on over time. Gotta keep moving!)
Ostaszewski has a twin brother, Henry, who is taking on his own weight loss challenge off-air, and together they created the “Wear Your Soul Foundation” to get kids moving outside without joining organized sports.
Really cool initiative — interesting choice for a former D-I college athlete — and I wouldn’t have known a thing about it had Ostaszewski not gone on The Biggest Loser. I know the show has its critics, but it’s certainly changing lives in more ways than one.
I don’t know much about the show or how the audience voting bit works but apparently you have until 9 a.m. this morning (Friday) to vote for the winner, and while I know every contestant on this show has a compelling story, it would be awesome if Ostaszewski was The Biggest Loser, so if you’re the voting type, go vote!
(Also, does anyone else find it more tempting to eat ice cream while watching The Biggest Loser than any other time? Must be that whole guilty “I shouldn’t be doing this…” temptation. Thank goodness I teach Zumba Monday nights now!)
I thought this craze was over, but this might be my favorite Harlem Shake video….after this one, of course.
(via Harlem Shakin’ Frank Beamer wins the Internets | CollegeFootballTalk)
College Football Rumors: LSU Sources Shoot Down Rumors of a Les Miles Affair
Calm down, everyone. Les Miles isn’t going anywhere. That Twitter rumor that he was set to resign following an affair with a student is just a Twitter rumor. That someone found on an Alabama message board. Trolls to the left, please.
If Manti Te’o hadn’t shut down his Twitter account, he would be saying: “See??? It’s harder than you think to figure out what’s real on here!”
I mean, come on. Les Miles really doesn’t need any help generating bizarre, entertaining headlines. Relax and let the man do whatever weird thing he’s going to do next.
![The NCAA is ‘Out of Whack’
Been saying this for years. Now that the NCAA fired its own Director of Enforcement for screwing things up, maybe we’ll get meaningful change (LOL). And for the record, Julie Roe Lach was only director for a few years. Girlfriend might be the scapegoat, but it’s hard to believe she’s the only problem.
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Been saying this for years. Now that the NCAA fired its own Director of Enforcement for screwing things up, maybe we’ll get meaningful change (LOL). And for the record, Julie Roe Lach was only director for a few years. Girlfriend might be the scapegoat, but it’s hard to believe she’s the only problem.
