Buh Bye, Dom

The Texans are reportedly showing Dom Capers the door on Monday, after a stellar 2-14 season which was capped by a loss in the final game to the other piss-poor NFL team, the SF 49ers.
The Texans had been slowly improving under Capers until this season, when the wheels fell off, and the team sunk […]

oddSnark Looks at Sunday’s Developments in the NFL

Least Surprising Sunday NFL Development: Dick Vermeil cries at the press conference talking about his retirement.
Least Surprising Sunday NFL Development that Kinda Would’ve Been Surprising a Month Ago after Being Viewed as Not at All Surprising Three Months Ago: Mike Tice gets fired.
Least Relevant Sunday NFL Development: Deion Sanders retires. The only things […]

I Hear They’re Hiring At The Slate Quarry

The Minnesota Vikings made the first big move of the post-season coaching carousel, firing head coach Mike Tice following his team’s 34-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. Tice helmed the Norse Longboat for four full seasons, compiling a record of 33-34, including a 1-1 mark in the playoffs. The Vikes streaked to six straight wins […]

Itinerant Kicker Picks Up and Moves Again

Jose Cortez is working the grift again, it seems. After conning opportunities and missing field goals in previous years with San Francisco and Minnesota, and apparently, for a cup of coffee with the Redskins as well, Cortez has been on 3 different NFL rosters this year.
He started the season with Dallas and lasted until a […]

Penguins March Olczyk To The Unemployment Line

Poor Eddie Olczyk.

The former player and broadcaster got the boot yesterday after Pittsburgh was shutout by St. Louis, the only team in the league with fewer wins than the Penguins. One little loss and the hoi polloi turn village mob and run the second-year coach out of town. Oh, and I guess there was […]

Stan Van Gundy Out, Pat Riley In

Citing “family reasons”, Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy stepped down on Monday, replaced by Pat Riley as head coach.
According to the AP article reporting the news:
“I made this decision for one reason and one reason only: I love my family,” Van Gundy said. “It came down to a choice, and for me, […]

Gary Barnett Reign Officially Over: CU Fans and Women’s Rights Advocates Rejoice

It takes an awfully odd series of events to unite CU football fans and women’s rights advocates, but Gary Barnett finally getting the heave ho as Colorado head football coach may have just done the trick.
Barnett’s seven year reign at CU finally ended on Thursday, when he stepped down as head football coach. He […]

‘Stros to Clemens: Take Your Fat, Old, Money-Grubbin’ Ass Elsewhere

Yeah, yeah, so they said all the obligatory stuff you’d expect, as far as “gut-wrenching decision”, “special player”, “Hall of Famer”, yada yada yada, but the Astros finally grew a pair and potentially cut the Rocket loose by denying him salary arbitration, weary of dealing with his tired schtick again come negotiation time.
Yes, Roger, you’re […]

Peerless Cut By Cowboys, Joins Foreign Legion

Wide receiver Peerless Price was cut today by the Dallas Cowboys after playing in just seven games with one start. He posted six catches for 96 yards and had 12 punt returns in those contests. Price signed a one-year, $1.8 million deal with Dallas in September after being dropped from the Atlanta Falcons roster two […]

Torbush Released From College Station

Texas A&M released its defensive coordinator Carl Torbush on Monday. Aggie head coach Dennis Franchione announced the emancipation in an email.
Carl has paid his debt to society. He’s been a model coordinator since joining us in 2002. We wish him all the best.
A jubilent Torbush expressed his relief.
Free at last, free at last! I thought […]