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Is It Just Me Or…

Daryl — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:02:02 +0000

This isn’t an Is It Just Me that I came up with but I think it’s a pretty good one and rather appropriate with the pinnacle of the NBA season, the NBA Finals, starting tonight.

Is it just me or do Mark Cuban (owner of the Dallas Mavericks) and Emperor Commodus look like they could be brothers?

The Super Bowl: A Great Achievement…A Sign of Things To Come?

admin — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:23:21 +0000

The Super Bowl starts in a couple of hours. It’s the pinnacle of achievement in the world of football. Millions upon millions of people in the United States and around the world will gather around their television sets to witness the spectacle. This year’s audience will get to see something that has never happened before. Today’s game features the first two African American coaches to ever coach in the Super Bowl. Some people have and will try to underplay the significance of that statement but it truly is important. It proves once again that given the opportunity members of our race can not only get by but can excel and thrive.

When I was younger I dreamed of my dad coaching in college and eventually in the NFL. He coached high school football for 28 years. He was a head coach for more than 15 of those. He’s retired now and I’ve learned that he never really aspired to coach above the high school level. What’s sad is that if he had aspired to that he may have never really had the chance to do so. In the grand scheme of life today’s achievement may seem insignificant but in the day to day life of a child somewhere it could prove the catalyst to prompt them to say I too can do what Coach Dungy and Coach Smith have done.

In order for that child to get the opportunity to do what these two men are doing today more things need to change in the coaching profession. Currently only 5 out of the 119 schools in NCAA Div. IA football have black coaches. That stat is even worse in the other 3 divisions. As in any profession a person has to have a coaching resume in order to have an opportunity on the sport’s largest stage. For many, though not all, coaching in college is the gateway to getting an opportunity in the NFL. Today those opportunities are few and far between.

The NFL is making strides to correct this discrepancy. The NCAA has a long way to go. Hopefully today’s game will be the next step in the progression that will allow that little child to follow in Coach Dungy’s and Coach Smith’s footsteps.

Bye Bye Rush. Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya Where The Good Lord Split Ya

Daryl — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 14:59:00 +0000

Rush Resigns (Alternate Headline: ESPN Said Quit or You’re Fired). All I have to say about this is good riddance and peace out. I don’t like Rush. I think he’s full of hot air and enjoys enciting controversy. He knew exactly how his comments would be construed before he said them. That being said the comments he made if taken at face value are pretty harmless. That not withstanding, Ray Charles himself could have seen the can of worms Mr. Limbaugh was opening by bringing the topic of race into his comments. There are numerous ways he could have gotten his general topic across, which was Donovan Mcnabb is overrated, without bringing race into the thing. Namely he could have said “I think Donovan Mcnabb is overrated.” Period. End of sentence. Even though I don’t like the man I recognize that he’s smart enough to have figured out a less controversial way to say it. So either I’m giving him too much credit or he purposefully said what he said with full knowledge of the controversy it would spark. I think it’s the latter and the former. ESPN is at fault here is well. They knew exactly what they were getting when they signed him up. I wish I knew what they thought they were going to accomplish when they signed him. What qualifications does he have to be a football commentator? He’s a regular Joe Blow football fan who happens to be famous. I’m a regular Joe Blow football fan. I’ve got a major in Broadcasting so I’ve got broadcasting experience. Why not hire me? Anyhow, this is a bazarre end to a bazarre situation. I say good riddance. Go back to you little radio show hole and don’t come back. You’ve proven that your place in this world is and should remain the land of niche radio. You’re not ready for the big time. Shame on ESPN for unleashing on an unsuspecting public. To conclude this rant let me state that fully support Rush Limbaugh’s right to free speech. I just don’t have to agree with his opinion and I don’t have to agree with his agenda/quest to stur up controversy where ever he goes.

It’s Softball Time In Memphis, Tennessee!!!!

Daryl — Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:04:00 +0000

Update. We’re playing tonight!! Wohoo. Take that Mother Nature. For once your watery droplets of doom and despair will not prevent me from playing softball. Ha, Ha, Ha. We’re playing our cross town rivals. I get to see Mom and Grandma later on tonight. It’s going to be a great evening. I’m out. Gotta go have fun.