Mike Leach was 1-of-1. He was one of the best characters in sports and was an innovator that helped change football. In a world where coaches are corporate and mostly the same, he stood out because he was genuinely himself.
This is a terrible day for college football.
Like it or not, the happy world of 10 FBS conferences is crumbling, and we're moving towards a future with a single dominant conference. Eventually the Sun Belt comes for us all.
- Allegedly deflate footballs: 4 games
- Gamble $1500 on games you aren't playing in: entire season
- KO your wife in an elevator: 2 games
- Get accused by THIRTY different women of sexual assault: 6 games
NFL suspensions are a fucking joke.
Normalize a job being just a job, not a passion or lifestyle or dream career.
I like my job, I enjoy my team, I have a good boss. But at the end of the day I'm there to make money.
Just reading about Calvin Ridley and thinking that NFL players are held to a higher standard than congressmen, who can legally bet through the stock market on every decision they make and all the insider info they receive.