Finally. Deion Sanders has weighed in on Goldy Gopher, the University of Minnesota mascot who, in his spar time, loves to mock praying players and stiff-arm kids to the ground. On Monday, I wrote that Goldy seemed a little to amped during a halftime show that included a bunch of mascots taking on a youth football team.
A recent FanHouse post on the tragic (albeit peaceful!) death of Uga VII inspired some emotional responses from the passionate readership. So I'm pretty excited to find out what folks think about the latest news regarding the Georgia Bulldogs mascot.
PETA, the ever-popular, never-annoying animal rights activists, want an animatronic bulldog to take the place of the real live bulldog. Yeah, I know. I wish I was kidding too.
In anticipation of mutual head coaching availabilities in 2010, Charlie Weis and the Cleveland Browns have met to discuss the possibility of Weis taking over for Eric Mangini at the end of 2009, a source deep within the Browns organization has told FanHouse.
"Charlie understands that the Chiefs with [Scott] Pioli are a good fit," the source said. "But he also knows that no one expects and embraces sports mediocrity quite like the city of Cleveland. Plus, there, 6-5 WOULD be good enough. And from what Weis told the Browns, that matters a lot."
Hell hath no fury like Goldy Gopher on the football field. The University of Minnesota mascot was criticized last month for mocking Penn State's Jerome Hayes during a pregame prayer. (The school later apologized on his behalf, God's wrath averted.)
Goldy was back in action this weekend, making a special guest appearance with other mascots, to take on a group of kids in an impromptu tackle football game. It was billed as the halftime entertainment for the Seahawks-Vikings get-together. Which it was. At least for Goldy.
I would argue that Tiger Woods is the most recognizable athlete on the planet. Sure, more people might know the name "Michael Jordan" or "Brett Favre" but I firmly believe that 90 percent of the world's population who get a chance to see Tiger immediately recognize him. (Does that make sense? No? Moving on...)
Anyway, he was introduced at halftime of the Stanford-Cal game Saturday (he's a Stanford alum), when Cal fans decided to boo him. Tiger appeared rattled at first (ostensibly looking around for Mr. Weekley) before recovering and claiming that the Cardinal would take care of business in the second half.
Pretty sure there isn't an egghead on the planet who'd support first-year Yale head coach Tom Williams' decision to call a fake punt from his own 25 on 4th and 22 with just over two minutes to go and leading Harvard 10-7. But he did. It didn't work. And a few plays later Harvard scored to make it 14-10. Game over.
The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.
Hauscast returns this week and Will and Ryan talk about the Browns' perpetual death spiral, the Steelers' record-setting special teams, and how Panthers offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson is actually more detrimental to the team than Jake Delhomme.
The conversation then turns to crazy NFL owners, why ESPN decided to suspend Bill Simmons from Twitter, and the passing of Uga VII.
Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones recently banned the school's fight song "From Dixie With Love" for the remainder of forever, because some students, alumni and fans refused to stop chanting "The South will rise again!" at the end of the song. Reaction from many of these people has been mixed.
The Ku Klux Klan has weighed in on the decision and their reaction is, well, predictable: they're holding a rally because they don't approve of the lack of racism free speech in Oxford, and it will take place before Saturday's game against LSU.
You see innovations like the West Coast offense or the zone blitz, and you're immediately amazed at the genius. That's what separate guys like Bill Walsh and Dick LeBeau from, say, Mike Tice and Eric Mangini.
And then there are plays that define a philosophy. For the Joe Gibbs Redskins it was the counter trey. For the Bill Belichick Patriots it's (at least for me) the variations of the screen pass. And for the Bethel University Royals it's the fake toss reverse alley-oop at the goal line. Or, as it's officially known in the playbook: Ace Rt Zoom 48 Granny QB.
Consider this your annual Bellingham Slam update. Forward Tyler Amaya, who played at Gonzaga, Dixie St. and Western Washington before moving on to the bright lights of the International Basketball League, dropped 44 in a recent exhibition game against one of his alma maters (WWU).
Alone, not particularly noteworthy, but how he scored two of his points merit a mention:
Finally. Deion Sanders has weighed in on Goldy Gopher, the University of Minnesota mascot who, in his spar time, loves to mock praying players and stiff-arm kids to the ground. On Monday, I wrote that Goldy seemed a little to amped during a halftime show that included a bunch of mascots taking on a youth football team. 
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I would argue that Tiger Woods is the most recognizable athlete on the planet. Sure, more people might know the name "Michael Jordan" or "Brett Favre" but I firmly believe that 90 percent of the world's population who get a chance to see Tiger immediately recognize him. (Does that make sense? No? Moving on...)
The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.
Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones recently banned the school's fight song "From Dixie With Love" for the remainder of forever, because some students, alumni and fans refused to stop chanting "The South will rise again!" at the end of the song. Reaction from many of these people has been mixed.
You see innovations like the West Coast offense or the zone blitz, and you're immediately amazed at the genius. That's what separate guys like Bill Walsh and Dick LeBeau from, say, Mike Tice and Eric Mangini. 
Consider this your annual Bellingham Slam update. Forward Tyler Amaya, who played at Gonzaga, Dixie St. and Western Washington before moving on to the bright lights of the International Basketball League, dropped 44 in a recent exhibition game against one of his alma maters (WWU). 
