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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Hump Day........Stuff

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The Bobby Petrino Fiasco......

Now that everyone has been able to catch their respective breaths......and been able to review the past 2 days......Petrino, you suck. You lied to your team, the owner, the general manager, the city of Atlanta, and most of all.....you lied to yourself......thinking you had the balls to coach at this level in the first place.

Just thinking..........I have not really bought into this global warming stuff .....just yet......but ......today is the 12th of December....and it was 78 degrees here. And the ATL's normal temperature is somewhere around 55....... Just thinking......

The Atlanta Hawks.......Contenders....or ...Pretenders? Just when I had pulled a couple of muscles jumping back on the Hawk bandwagon..............they got smoked last night .....at home.....by Toronto. Quit all the teasing....Atlanta

The Mitchell Report..............Excuse me....but .....what exactly is this report suppose to accomplish? First.....you would have to be an idiot to admit to anything. It's non binding......and it's actually unconstitutional. (You can not incriminate yourself). Especially if the alleged drugs were not deemed illegal .......if and when you ....allegedly used them. Major League Baseball is attempting to make the world believe they are taking a stance on steroid use............yeah right. ESPN and others are anxiously awaiting the list of some 60 players (or ex-players) that may......or may not be on the list. Wake me only if A-Rod makes the list.

Just 13 more shopping days left.......'Tis the season. All these morons beating a path to Malls and neighborhood Walmarts and Targets all across the nation. Spending money they don't have.....maxing out credit cards......they'll be paying for....for years to come.....for what? Call me a scrooge.....but I'll sleep well in December....as well as the coming months.

Finally.........For those of us who loved the movie ..."Gone in 60 Seconds"......you'll appreciate this headline: 150 cars, 3 days; 6 teens charged ......Coutesy of the AJC.

Finally......Finally.......A parting shot at Mr. Bobby Petrino.......Seems not all of the Atlanta Falcon players bought into Petrino's apology letter.......

The Falcons will Win a Super Bowl....Before Arkansas wins an SEC Championship

0 comments Posted by asem tuwo at 4:45 PM

Before all you Arkansas Razorback fans get hoarse from doing that pig whatever call.....consider just who you are......and what conference you're playing in.

Yes.....your school just hired Bobby (I just can't take the NFL) Petrino as your new head coach. Last night's ......'er .....pep rally masqueraded as a press conference will eventually wear off to where reasonable folks will come to the reality......you are.....what you are.

Arkansas......you rank 32nd in population in the latest census....you play in a conference that features, Florida (#4), Georgia (#9), and Tennessee (#16). Your border state, Texas is the #2 most populated state. Even South Carolina (#25) and Mississippi (#31) have more potential athletes than you have.

The SEC West......who you gonna beat?.....Alabama.....with Nick Saban?.........LSU......with Les Miles?.......Auburn....with Tommy Tubberville?...... Mississippi State with Sylvester Croom?.......Or will it be ......Ole Miss......with Houston (We ran him out of town) Nutt.

For reasons that escape me......you have .....through the years been able to recruit great athletes.......and you have been competitive from your South West Conference days .....to the current SEC. However.......with this latest little stunt by your new coach Petrino........(jumping ship) .....you might have a tough time convincing high school studs to put their uncompromising faith in the Razorback nation. Tuesday, Petrino burned an awful lot of bridges ---- both in NFL and college ranks........and football people tend to have looooong memories.

Give a Brother a Chance

0 comments Posted by asem tuwo at 3:26 PM

Breaking News.........The Atlanta Falcons have named long time NFL veteran player Emmitt Thomas to replace departed head coach Bobby Petrino. Thomas will be the interim head coach in Atlanta's final three games.

Thomas made the Kansas City Chiefs team as an undrafted free agent from tiny Bishop College in Dallas in 1966. His career spanned from 1966 to 1978 and was named to the pro bowl 5 times. As a cornerback, he owns the Chi

efs all-time interception record with 58, placing him 9th on pro football's all time list.

In August of this year, Thomas was selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Senior Committee as a finalist for election into the Hall of Fame with the class of 2008.

For the past 26 years, Thomas has been an assistant coach for six NFL teams.........and has been the Falcons' Senior Assistant/Secondary coach under the Petrino regime.

Thomas resides in Suwanee, Georgia with his wife, Jacqui. They have two grown children. Their son, Dereck is the head basketball coach at Western Illinois University.

While we applaud Falcon owner Arthur Blanks' decision to name Thomas as the interim head coach.........Mr. Blank.....don't hesitate to at least grant Mr. Thomas an interview for the permanent position. On a team as dysfunctional as the Falcons, Thomas brings a ton of experience as well as calming leadership at this time. Just give a brother a chance.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Petrino Resigns

0 comments Posted by asem tuwo at 4:20 PM

The Atlanta Journal Constitution........

The AJC is reporting Atlanta Falcon head coach Bobby Petrino has quit the team to become head coach of the University of Arkansas.

PETRINO RESIGNS.........AJC reports......

Developing...........

It is now official......Bobby Petrino has resigned as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons to become head coach of Arkansas Razerback college football team. The Falcons will hold a news conference at 2 pm Wednesday to address the resignation. The Arkansas job became available when Houston Nutt resigned to take the Ole Miss position. Petrino, on no less than 2 occasions, assured Falcon owner, Arthur Blank, of his intentions to stay with the Atlanta organization. However.....Petrino blind sided Blank and the team with his Tuesday decision.

We will have a post tomorrow addressing Mr. Petrino, Mr. Blank and the Atlanta Falcons.......

Stay tuned.......

Monday, December 10, 2007

What they're saying: Vick's sentencing

0 comments Posted by asem tuwo at 6:15 PM

What they're saying: Vick's sentencing ajc.com12/10/07

I really don't think the punishment fits the crime. Others have killed innocent human beings (babies) and they were not robbed of their freedom and sentenced so harshly. Vick made a mistake and should be punished, but taking so much of his money, auctioning his home in Virginia and a 23-month jail sentence is too much to pay for participating in dog fighting and dog killing. I really hated seeing a handsome, talented, professional football player in that black and white striped jail uniform.

I have a Michael Vick bobble head and I will continue to cherish it.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

The Hatton Vs Mayweather Fight 12/08/07

0 comments Posted by asem tuwo at 3:46 PM

A great recap of the Hatton/Mayweather fight....

Sunday Chat.......

0 comments Posted by asem tuwo at 7:47 AM

Normally, on Sunday mornings we give you headlines from around the country. But since the college football regular season ended last week, there are so few banner headlines.....lets just chat.

The Heisman is a joke. The Media's love affair with Tim Tebow game to a climax last night when Tebow was named this years' Heisman Trophy winner. For the second straight year, Darren McFadden traveled all the way from Arkansas to New York City, just to see the award go to someone else.

Don't look now.......but do you realize if the NBA play-offs started today......the Atlanta Hawks would be the 7th seed in the eastern conference? No joke! The Hawks (the youngest team in the league) are really not that bad this year. But play-offs? The Hawks?

Good hire....Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets hired Paul Johnson away from Navy. Johnson will bring his "triple option" offense with him as well as his 105-39 career won -- lost record. His Georgia Southern teams won back to back national titles in 1999 and 2000. Question is......can that triple option .....which runs the ball nearly 86% of the time....work in a BCS conference? We shall see.

These Mountaineers are for real......Unlike the West Virginia Mountaineers --- the one's who choked big time last week --- the Mountaineers of Appalachian State are in the championship game for the third straight year after beating Richmond 55-35 in the Division 1-AA semi-finals Friday. You remember App State.....Michigan sure does. It was way back in September when the 5th ranked Wolverines shocked the world by losing 34-32 to App State. Against Richmond, Mountaineer quarterback Armanti Edwards put on a spectacular show, rushing for 313 yards, passing for 182 yards, and accounting for 7 touchdowns. Wow!!! And .....he didn't get a single Heisman vote.