What needs to happen?

If any of you know my track record as far as my feelings on coaches and their behavior on or off the field, you probably know how I feel about the Frank Solich situation. For those of you who don't know my track record, this is basically how I feel about coaches; they are in the spotlight whether or not they like it and no matter how big or small their program is, they are held to higher standards, that's it.

If you haven't heard the Solich story, read one of these articles from the AP:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2239809
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2239821
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2240823
http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9068596

Alright, so now Ohio University has put Solich on probation for being convicted of drunk driving. PROBATION for being found passed out in his car on the side of the road with his car running and in drive. Are you kidding me? I feel like blood is going to start pouring out of my eyes if I read about another one of these idiots and how they are jeopardizing not only their careers, but the future of their programs!

My question is this, what does a coach need to do to not only get fired, but have other coaches think, "hey, maybe I should be more careful with my actions, especially when out in public."? Paying for hotel rooms, housing strippers, drinking with co-eds at a frat party, getting knocked out because you made a derogatory comment to a minority, passing out drunk in your car while it is still in drive, where is it going to end? To steal a line from the professor I learned the most from, nothing shy of one of these guys being caught in a corn field with a 10 year old is going to make any of the rest of them think they should be more careful with their activities.

I think everyone knows my opinion on this situation or any other situation which involves a coach doing something stupid like this, but I would like to hear other peoples' opinions.

-Until next time...

Umm... What?

A few things which that title represents, and a few quick things I wanted to mention tonight.

- Marquette won the Great Alaska Shootout for the second time. Um... they were n the Great Alaskan Shootout? How did I not know this? Why didn't I watch any of the games? What is happening to me? How come no one told me about this, and how did they win? I'm completely in the dark about their victory in the Great White North. All I know about this year's team is that their top two freshman are averaging double figures in points (and I heard that in a bar on Friday night).

- This just happened as I am typing, but why did Pittsburgh just try on onside kick to begin the third quarter? The Colts haven't exactly run right through them so far in this game, you're only down 9 and instead of kicking it deep, you decide to try the suprise onside and give the colts the ball on your 40. Way to think that one through, Bill.

- All I have to say about the Packers game yesterday is, what was Favre thinking? I mean really, what was he trying to do there at the end? He's throws a ball up for grabs, it gets picked, they are saved by a bogus roughing the passer call, and the next thing he does is throw one up for grabs into triple coverage, and that one gets picked as well. Way to go Brett. Although, I shouldn't be too upset, they were 2-8 at the time, and really, if he is secretly tanking games so that they can get Reggie Bush, he is smarter than I thought, and I completely respect that decision. If not, I don't really know what he's doing.

- I'm just going to say what everyone else has said already and ask why Matt Millen is still with the Detroit Lions at this point. Steve Mariucci hasn't done a great job so far with this team, but Millen's record since he took over as team president is even worse. The guys on FOX don't seem to ever criticize Millen because he is their good friend and was one of the best analysts FOX has ever had, but still, let's hear some thoughts on why he deserves to keep his job, and if anyone can think of one reason, let me know.

- Michael Irvin, wow. I don't think this guy should still be on ESPN, but it has nothing to do with the pipe being found in his car. I just think he is terrible on everything he does. I can't stand to listen to him because he starts yelling to try and get a point across and you can't really understand what he says, he thinks everything he says is hilarious and is the absolute truth. He didn't exactly clear the air today on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio, either. Sure, there was sincerety in his voice and what he was saying, but how can we believe this guy? There was a good point brought up later on and I can't remember if it was on Dan's show or on the next show which comes on, but the question was posed as something like, "If Dan Marino was found with a crack pipe in his car, wouldn't people be more apt to believe him than Michael Irvin?" The answer is yes, because Marino hasn't had problems with drugs and the law before. Although, there were the stories before the 1983 draft that he was no stranger to cocaine and that's why he was the 6th quarterback taken in the draft, but people would still believe him more than we believe Irvin. I really don't care if it was Irvin's pipe or not, I simply think he's no good at what he does as an analyst.

- Until next time...