Adios Bobby Petrino

Well the Bobby Petrino experiment is officially over in Atlanta. For those of that haven't heard he resigned yesterday afternoon and in an 11:30 pm et press conference was announced as the new coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. The announcement came on the heels of Arthur Blank's comments on Monday night that Petrino would be the coach for a long time and that the team's struggles this year were not his fault. Understandably Blank feels betrayed by his former head coach.

The thing that really gets me about the resignation is the fact that Petrino wrote a letter to the team to resign. I mean why can't you have a team meeting? Understandably many members of the team are quite upset today. Check out the picture of what Lawyer Milloy did to his letter. Falcons players - from Milloy to DeAngelo Hall to last year's first round pick out of Arkansas Jamaal Anderson all bashed Petrino today. Not that your players liked you before, but now everyone hates you. Way to quit Bobby.

Links:

Blank Betrayed
Timeline
Frank Broyles says Jerry Jones played role
Former Falcon Grady Jackson Calls Petrino a Coward
Petrino Latest SEC Infidelity
Pat Forde Disses Petrino
Louisville Courier Journal
Dawgsports.com
Austin, Texas KVUE TV
Crimson Chatter from Al.com
Falcon's Press Conference Quotes
Media Outlash
DeAngelo
Chicagosports.com
San Jose Paper Says It Could Be Worse in San Fran - It Could Be Atlanta
Sporting News
Petrino Weasels Way Out of Atlanta
SportsNetwork.com
Macon Telegraph
Petrino Slithers Out of Atlanta
Bleacher Report
Can't Trust Petrino
Atlanta, we could have told you all about Bobby

Jack Nicklaus '86 Masters Video

So I was only 6 years old in 1986 when Jack won his 18th professional major at age 46, but I remember coming home from grandparent's house in Augusta and watching the end of the final round with my dad. Here is a great 10 minute video with highlights from the final round.

More New Titleist Irons - AP2 and ZB

Some more new Titleist irons for 2008 from Golfwrx. This time they bring us pictures of the new AP2 and ZB combo set. Click pictures for bigger images. These are a couple of the other news irons mentioned in the previous blog post on the ZM Forged Blades.

GT Coaching Rumors

So I was going to make a post about candidates for the Georgia Tech Football job, but now I am just sick of all the rumors. A couple of days ago Will Muschamp was the favorite to take the job and message board rumors put the probability of him being the next coach at 80%. Then he was apparently rejected by the the Board due to his ties with the University of Georgia. If that is the real reason I don't know what to think. Last week we had the rumors that Rick Neuheisel was going to get the job - thankfully this hasn't happened. Charlie Strong, Chris Hatcher, and Randy Edsall are reported to have interviewed. Oh yeah - Jimbo Fisher and Bobby Petrino were mentioned as well. Yesterday I even saw a rumor mentioning Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips as a candidate.

Today, Paul Johnson is on campus interviewing according to Tony Barnhart at the AJC. However, some rumors are floating around that he is out and is going to take the SMU job (he also interviewed at Duke). Barnhart also says that Johnson may not take the job if offered and that if he does not Jon Tenuta is the leading candidate. But then another rumor says that Hatcher will again be considered.

I know I missed some of the "candidates" but this is all I can remember. Unfortunately Paul Johnson's agent isn't in the office today so I can't ask him what is going on. Maybe I should just wait until the official announcement so I don't drive myself crazy.

Lets Make a Deal

So we slacked last week and didn't do picks for the holiday weekend. We are coming back strong with money-making(In Nevada) picks this week. If you are not profitable off these, well, then you at least got to enjoy this pic of Terrell Owens celebrating with his new friends after last nights big win.





Falcons (+3) at Rams
I’m talking about the battle of the juggernauts right here. You have the Birds of Pray (thank you Live for that magnificent reference) who need an act of God to make anything out of this season and you have Rams who can’t catch a break (Bulger went down again last week – will be out this week). The Rams also have a guy name Richie Incognito, a center, on IR. Does this mean anything? Probably not, I just like his name. The Rams are favored by 3, which means Vegas, said “screw it, they are the home team, standard -3”. Your guess is as good as theirs.

AB-Rams
Squarre - Falcons
Eastwood - Falcons

Bills (-6) at Redskins
The Bills have been getting straight drilled the last couple of weeks. One of the games was against the Pats and Satan AKA Bill Belichick decided to beat up on them like they were the small kid in school (I am thinking ole billy got was on the rough end of a swirly back in junior high). The Redskins are coming off a horrible week with Sean Taylor’s passing. So it is almost impossible to predict how they will play. They will either play really well or really bad. Marshawn Lynch is out for the Bills. The Redskins are favored by 6, but this past week will probably mitigate that.

AB- Redskins
Squarre - Redskins
Eastwood - Redskins

Lions (-3.5) at Vikings
These 2 teams are going in opposite directions. The Vikings have won 2 in a row and the Lions are on a 3 game skid. Worst news for the Lions is that Purple Jesus is back in effect for the Vikes. This should only make them better. They don’t have to play ADP too hard either since Chester Taylor has done well in his absence. Vegas is still calling it close though, only giving the road Lions 3 ½ points.

AB - Lions
Squarre - Vikings
Eastwood - Vikings

Texans (+3.5) at Titans
The Titans fate lies in Albert Haynesworth’s playing status. The last three games, the infamous face stomper has not played due to injury and the Titans have lost each game. Their defense has been completely porous against the likes of the Jags, Broncos, and Bengals. But Haynesworth has been practicing this week and might play this Sunday. The entire prediction of this game lies on this decision by Jeff Fisher. Keep a close eye on Haynesworth’s situation. Meanwhile, the Texans have beaten New Orleans, Carolina, and Oakland on the road but have lost to Atlanta, Jacksonville, San Diego, and Cleveland. Which pretty much means they should lose to a good team on the road. But if Haynesworth isn’t healthy, the Titans aren’t really good.

AB - Texans
Squarre - Titans
Eastwood - Texans

Jaguars (+6.5) at Colts
Injuries have decimated an extremely good Colts team, and although they played well in Atlanta, they didn’t look dominant against a clearly inferior team. Atlanta actually had several chances to keep it close, but a smack down tackle by safety Antoine Bethea on Falcons rookie wide receiver Laurent Robinson secured the victory for the Colts. For some reason the Colts also released Simeon Rice this week after he signed a one year deal. This is a very odd player decision given the Colts lack of depth on the defensive line. The Jaguars come to Indy on a three game winning streak and are playing well at the right time of the year. At 8-3, if the Jags can pull of the upset, they will be tied with the Colts at the top of the AFC South.

AB - Jags
Squarre - Colts
Eastwood - Jags

Jets (+1.5) at Dolphins
Wow, a classic game in Miami this week (if this were 1968) as the 2-9 Jets take on the 0-11 Dolphins. Are all the Jet players just going to go down to Miami and get completely shitfaced? I mean, they’re 2-9 for chrissakes. If I were on the Jets, I’d go to South Beach, go a little Lawrence Taylor by getting some coke and some hookers, and send a few “presents” to my Dolphin friends (not to mention sampling the goods before sending them over). So the real question here is how many pictures of Jet players will we see on Monday with panties on their heads? Oh and Ricky Williams rules.

AB - Dolphins
Squarre - Jets
Eastwood - Jets

Chargers (-6) at Chiefs
The Chiefs once had a decent chance at making the playoffs at 4-3. Now….they’re 4-7 after losses to Green Bay, Denver, Indy, and the effing Raiders. The wheels have officially fallen off for Herm Edwards team. Nobody loses to the Raiders at home! Well, except the Dolphins, but they lose to everybody. The Chargers continue to personify Norv Turner’s personality, which means they act like they have had a frontal lobotomy on the road. In their last four games, the Chargers have lost to Minnesota, beaten the Colts, lost to Jacksonville, and beaten Baltimore. Both wins were at home, both losses on the road. In fact, their only road win of the year was a shellacking of Denver 41-3 in week 5. So this game will be a test of who sucks less. Hopefully, Norv will let LDT carry the ball….a lot.

AB - Chiefs
Squarre - Chargers
Eastwood - Chargers

Broncos(-3.5) at Raiders
A yawner of a game in my eyes, but it can still make you some money in Sin City. Oakland had lost 6 in a row before last week’s victory over the Chiefs. Denver is only 3-6 since a 2-0 start and gave away the game last week against Da Bears. It is hard to pick either team, but I have to go with the lesser of 2 evils and take the Broncos.

AB - Broncos
Squarre - Broncos
Eastwood - Broncos

Giants(-2) at Bears
Eli Manning is coming off a 4 interception performance (3 of which were returned for TDs) in last week’s loss to the Vikings. Brandon Jacobs will be back this week for the Giants. The Bears will be without Cedric Benson, who is out for the year, but will have Adrian Peterson starting in his place. This Adrian Peterson is out of Georgia Southern and has what I consider to be the best run I have ever seen in any football game while in college. If the Giants don’t kick to Devin Hester look for them to win and cover.

AB - Bears
Squarre - Giants
Eastwood - Bears


Bengals(+ 7) at Steelers
Pittsburgh is coming off a 3-0 victory in horrible conditions last week and a loss the previous week to a terrible Jets team. Look for them to rebound against a Cincy team that gives up a lot of points and a lot of yards. Take Big Ben and the Steelers.

AB - Steelers
Squarre - Steelers
Eastwood - Bengals

Pats(-20) at Ravens
Another huge number for New England this week, but so far it hasn’t matter as they have covered 9 times in 11 games. After last week’s squeaker against Philly look for the Pats to come out strong this week. Apparent GT head coach candidate Rick Neuheisel’s offense can’t score and the defense won’t stop Tom Brady. Take the Pats to cover.

AB - Pats
Squarre - Pats
Eastwood - Pats

Games No One Cares About

Seahawks (+3) at Eagles
AJ Feely playing again for the Eagles. Should look good until the end of the game. That nasty Pass D for the Eagles should give Baldy fits.

AB - Eagles
Squarre - Seahawks
Eastwood - Eagles

Niners (+3) at Panthers
The Niners are horrible, but the Panters might play someone named Matt Moore. I don't know him

AB - Panthers
Squarre - Panthers
Eastwood - Panthers

Bucs (+3.5) at Saints
The NFC South is terrible, no one wants to win it. One of these 2 teams will though.

AB - Bucs
Squarre - Bucs
Eastwood - Saints

Browns (+1) at Cardinals
Cardinals losing a close one after looking good for 2 weeks. Browns just pull games out.

AB - Browns
Squarre - Cardinals
Eastwood - Browns

The Worst Top 50 List of All Time

Okay so according to EA Sports and NCAA March Madness 08 the following is the list of the top 50 collegiate players of all time. There are so many things wrong with this list it is hard to even know where to start. I guess the 1st huge is issue is the fact that Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, David Thompson, Bill Russell, and Patrick Ewing aren't even on the list. How is Pistol Pete only at 44 and the Big O is only 30? MJ at 1? Cover boy Kevin Durant at 2? Chris Bosh at 8? Steve Nash at 6? Mike Dunleavy as the greatest college player ever at Duke? Ed O'Bannon the best ever from UCLA? I could go on and on, but this post would be the length of War and Peace.

It may have been possible to do worse than this, but it would have taken some effort.

1. Michael Jordan -- UNC -- 96 2. Kevin Durant -- Texas -- 94 3. Earvin Johnson -- Michigan St. -- 94 4. Clyde Drexler -- Houston -- 92 5. Larry Bird -- Indiana State -- 92 6. Steve Nash -- Santa Clara -- 91 7. Kenny Anderson -- GT -- 89 8. Chris Bosh -- GT -- 89 9. Richard Hamilton -- UConn -- 89 10. Jamal Mashburn -- Kentucky -- 89 11. Jason Terry -- Arizona -- 89 12. Reggie Williams -- Georgetown -- 89 13. Ray Allen -- UConn -- 88 14. Carmelo Anthony -- Syracuse -- 88 15. Butch Beard -- Louisville -- 88 16. Travis Best -- Georgia Tech -- 88 17. Mike Bibby -- Arizona -- 88 18. Junior Bridgeman -- Louisville -- 88 19. Caron Butler -- UConn -- 88 20. Mike Dunleavy -- Duke -- 88 21. Ben Gordon -- Connecticut -- 88 22. Chris Jackson -- LSU -- 88 23. Kevin Jackson -- California -- 88 24. Jason Kidd -- California -- 88 25. Christian Laettner -- Duke -- 88

26. Randy Livingston -- LSU -- 88 27. Kenyon Martin -- Cincinnati -- 88 28. Rashad McCants -- UNC -- 88 29. Laron Profit -- Maryland -- 88 30. Oscar Robertson -- Cincinnati -- 88 31. Jerry Stackhouse -- UNC -- 88 32. Charlie Tyra -- Louisville -- 88 33. John Wallace -- Syracuse -- 88 34. Derek Anderson -- Kentucky -- 87 35. Keith Bogans -- Kentucky -- 87 36. Sean Elliott -- Arizona -- 87 37. Brian Evans -- Indiana -- 87 38. Art Heyman -- Duke -- 87 39. Larry Johnson -- UNLV -- 87 40. DeMarr Johnson -- Cincinnati -- 87 41. Pete Maravich -- LSU -- 87 42. Stephon Marbury -- GT -- 87 43. Ron Mercer -- Kentucky -- 87 44. Andrew Miller -- Utah -- 87 45. Chris Mills -- Arizona -- 87 46. Joakim Noah -- Florida -- 87 47. Ed O'Bannon -- UCLA -- 87 48. Glen Rice -- Michigan -- 87 49. Cliff Robertson -- UNC -- 87 50. Dennis Scott -- GT -- 87

Third Person Thursday courtesy of Ronaldinho

Surf's up Ronaldinho! Maybe it means something different in Europe or Brazil, (Hang ten?, who knows).

Ronaldinho AKA The Buck Tooth Assasin is one of the best soccer players in the world. He has won FIFA world player of the year twice and the European footballer of the year award.

He plays for FC Barcelona or Barca, and it looks like he wants to stay there evident by this week's third person quote:

Not Chelsea or Milan. I want to stay with Barcelona - that is my wish, that is the wish of Ronaldinho - Ronaldinho

Very classy, as far as third person quotes go.







He is so talented he can blog without looking at his computer. Damn you Ronaldinho, damn you.

Super Mario Gets A Start

Mario West got his first career NBA start last night for the Atlanta Hawks in their 96-80 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. He started in place of Marvin Williams, who was out with a hip strain. Mario was given the task of guarding Buck's star Michael Redd. Coach Woodson was pleased with his play on the defensive end. He said, "I thought Mario and Joe really set the tone trying to get after their perimeter players early."

In a season high 15 minutes of action he also scored 4 points, pulled down 3 offensive rebounds, and had 1 steal. Not bad for a former Georgia Tech walk on from Douglas County.

AJC Story

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

AP Story - Washington Post

Hoops World

Canadian Press

Unknown Hawk Gets Start

Box Score

Hot Athlete Wednesday courtesy of Allison Stokke

This is Allison Stokke. She is a champion high school pole vaulter and has since received a scholarship to Cal(Don't see her on the 2007 roster though).

She also does not want any media/internet attention.

Well don't worry Mr. Stokke. I don't think the vast readership that makes up the Peter Pan Complex army will cause any more damage to Allison's private life.

Ugly Chick Tuesday courtesy of WNBA fans

The WNBA hasn't provided much enjoyment or material (not "that" material) for us lately, until now.

We now have these 2 WNBA fans (and that guy in the lower right hand corner who looks to be a beaten man - "Put your Gary Glitter wig on bitch!").

It looks like they are fans of the Sacromento Monarchs or maybe the Washington Mystics. I can't read it under their beads/$10 courtside passes. No one cares anyways.

I am impressed with the fanny pack though. If you got to go fanny pack, you might as well bedazzle it.