So the Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl, which by my calculations, means that The Rapture has already taken place (What? You’re still here too? Unfortunate), and The Four Horsemen are due to arrive on Wednesday at 3:45 pm, PST (Because we all know the Apocalypse is synchronized to U.S Pacific time.)
As much as I loathe seeing Holmgren in another Super Bowl (as the Packer’s coach, he masterminded some of the biggest “Bear-killings” of all-time) I am a fan of “good football”. It was good to see competent defensive play-calling again, like when the Seahawks doubled, tripled, and sometimes quadruple-covered Steve Mutha-effin Smith. It appears that good-old Stevie doesn’t walk on water after-all. Ya hear that, Mr. Ron, I’m-too-arrogant-to-change-my-defenseive-scheme-against-Smith-because-I’m-a-stubborn-nutjob-of-a-defensive-coordinator Rivera?
I promised to not make this another bitter Bear-fan post. I guess I lied. Let’s just stop here before I put a fist through my monitor…
To: Not Just Another Bitter Bear-fan, Jan 2006.
I guess you feel kind of stupid now don’t you.
Holy shit… someone is still reading this?? God bless you, David Shea.
Hi Barry. Fill me in. I’m brand new to blogging. Why do you think your blog didn’t take off?
Barry,
I have much more to say … vent, especially about the Bears. I’ve been a Bears fan for 50 years. Is your blog still alive or should I go elsewhere?
Lets Talk a bit about the Texas Tech Leach firing. I’m pissed because I see a spoiled brat and a father with a giant ego taking out the fact that Adam is not NFL caliber, in talent nor character, on Leach! I truly believe that ESPN’s Craig James, fueled by his position and giant ego, has influenced his son to behave like a ass. Craig James needs to move on. His credibility is shot.
Could This Be All About Poor Character, Big Egos, Agendas and Opportunity?
I would have preferred to wait until all the facts were known before I expressed my views, but out of the unbridled nepotism and an unbelievable level of ignorance as demonstrated on ESPN’s radio talk that I briefly listened to at around 100PM EST, 12/30/09, ESPN has chosen to call the James-Leach incident as a closed case against Leach. So, I decided to weigh in with another possible scenario.
This whole situation defies common sense. First, on so many levels no coach in his right mind would knowingly treat a player with a concussion in this way, let alone a kid with direct access to the media. Leach doesn’t appear to me to be out of his mind, nor does he have a history of this kind of behavior as far as I can tell. Second, it’s unlikely that other parties to the situation would be complicit or allow these things to happen to a player with such an injury. No, this whole situation seems to me to be a product of poor character, big egos and agendas.
Is it possible that this a case where (1) A spoiled young man with a big ego and sense of entitlement, unaccustomed to not getting his way, saw an opportunity for retribution and embellished? (2) A hovering Craig James who perhaps has not been permitted to influence Leach’s program which pressed on his ego causing him to impulsively jump on the first opportunity to nail Leach? (3) University honchos, who probably have their own inflated egos, who already had a strained relationship with Leach, seeing the opportunity to fire him for cause and not pay his $800k bonus?
The truth will come out. There are too many people who have been exposed to young James’ level of integrity and character, and those who have direct knowledge of the events. If it breaks the way I think it will, Leach will be vindicated and will ultimately sue the University and the James family. Adam James will lose his scholarship from the only D1 team that apparently would have him only after his father’s direct lobbying, and Craig James, who seems to me to be the real culprit, the one that appears to have acted most immaturely and egregiously, who should have known better given his son’s history of questionable behavior and yet let his agenda and his ego take over, might just lose his position with ESPN because of a loss of credibility and abuse of the power of his position.
One more note on Craig James and ESPN. In his nationally televised interview, on ESPN of course, he “sincerely” looked into the camera said “as a dad” he did what he did to protect his son and the other players. Give me a break. Has any other father had to step in as such during Leach’s coaching history? In my book, this is as disingenuous as it gets and explains a lot about where Adam James get’s his character. Finally, ESPN should be ashamed of being complicit in trashing Leach’s reputation before the facts are known especially when the allegations don’t smell quite right. Would it have pursued this story in the same way if it hadn’t involved a member of the family?
ESPN won’t be sued because of the “absence of malice” argument that is impossible to dispute. I don’t agree as I’ve heard plenty of malice. Has little ESPN become too big for its britches? I don’t see that the James family enjoys the same protection. Their malice is obvious. No, I think Craig James and his son are already beginning to realize that they’ve buried themselves under a very large pile of _ _ _ _!