-You know what I find to be the most interesting part of this whole "what the hell happened at Tiger Woods' house at 2 AM" saga? How normal-sized his house actually is. I mean, it's not a shanty by any means, but don't you expect Tiger Woods to have a sprawling estate on some large tract of private land? Honestly, the dude is a billionaire, he couldn't find some space in Florida that would have let him have a little bit of yard between him and his neighbors? (And if his neighbor is still Wesley Snipes he may need that extra space.) Also, all those people who are claiming Tiger 'owes' the world an explanation are way off. It was a one car accident, on private property and he wasn't the one that called police, his neighbor did. Tiger can pay to replace the guy's tree and fix his car. So beyond any basic information to go on his driving record, why should he be in a hurry to give out further details? Given the way the police reports are being leaked to the media as fast as they are being filed, I'm not surprised he isn't in a hurry to talk to the Florida Highway Patrol.
-Now that Charlie Weis has officially been fired, it's time for the coaching search to begin in earnest. Normally I'm against people just throwing stuff our there without thinking it through, but I don't mind it when it's for something along the lines of an open coaching job. Then I think of it more in the form of a wish list. However, I feel I need to caution everyone who assumes that just because Notre Dame has an endowment in the billions of dollars that they can wrestle any coach they want away from his current post. The fact remains that there are jobs that pay just as well as Notre Dame and you won't get fired for only being 8 games above .500. That's why guys like Urban Meyer, Bob Stoops, Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden will stay away. Besides that I would much rather go with a slightly underrated and motivated guy, like a Brian Kelly from Cincinnati. Also, I do not want Gary Patterson from TCU, cause I'm not sure how good his winning percentage will be when he has to get out of the Mountain West.
-This Bobby Bowden situation is getting sad. There are reports that he may be allowed to return, but in a diminished capacity and only as more of a figurehead of the program. I'm just wondering how that is any different than what has been going on for the last 3 seasons. Really, you could have just kept the same arrangement and we all would have assumed that was what was happening anyway. There was no need to go public with a decision like that. While I understand the loyalists who want to point out that Florida State wasn't anything before he got there, it is still a state university and he's paid with taxpayer money. They aren't getting a good return on that investment. I think the University needs to quietly tell him he gets one more year and then they're pushing him out, so why doesn't he spend the next year getting applause at every visiting stadium and then retire with his legacy intact? Fighting to stay at a place where you aren't wanted never ends well.
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