The Leach Saga

- The Mike Leach situation is one weird incident...I just can't grasp the reason why Leach would isolate this player by putting him in an equipment shed with the lights off and not allow him to sit down...I know Leach is an odd duck, but I don't get his thinking...

Leach should have just left Adam James alone instead of singling him out...it was report on College Football Talk that two current Texas Tech players are glad that Leach was fired...they said that Leach humiliated Adam James...

Leach should have known better than to single out a player especially after the downfall of Mark "Bear" Mangino at Kansas last month...

- People who are 30-years-old and younger have missed out on one of the greatest columnist ever - Mike Royko (photo)...Royko died in 1997...Royko's writing style was that of Magic Johnson handling a basketball...Royko was one of the best...

- ESPN.com had a great story on Ernie Harwell as he waits for death - Elizabeth Merrill

Dave Diles - former ABC sports broadcaster dies

Former ABC sports broadcaster Dave Diles died on Saturday at his home in Athens, Ohio...growing up in the 1970s, I can still recall hearing Diles voice as he read the scores as the host of the "Prudential College Football Scoreboard Show"...back then, Diles would provide the scores of Colgate, Holy Cross and even Slippery Rock...Diles was 78-years-old...

Below is a 3:17 clip of Diles talking about leaving ABC Sports...

Bill Polian and Jim Caldwell are losers

Just a few more thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts:

- Head coach Jim Caldwell said that he did not want his starters to get hurt, specifically Peyton Manning...if that is the case, why didn't Caldwell pull Manning during the course of the season when the Colts clearly had the victory secured...

For instance, on October 25, the Colts were hosting the St. Louis Rams...the Colts were winning 28-6 with less than five minutes remaining in the game when Manning threw a touchdown to Austin Collie...why was Manning still playing at that point in the game?...he could have easily gotten hurt...Caldwell is contradicting himself...

Back on September 27, the Colts were beating Arizona 31-10 in the fourth quarter...why didn't Caldwell protect Manning by pulling him during the fourth quarter?...

- Even when Caldwell pulled Manning on Sunday, there was still a chance Manning could have gotten hurt -- just ask Joe Paterno...a few years back, the legendary Penn State coach was run over while standing on the sidelines...JoePa suffered torn knee ligaments of some sort...so who is to say that Manning could have accidently been injured while his back was turned from the playing field...if Caldwell wanted to protect Manning and his other starters, he should have sent them into the locker room where he would have been totally safe from injury...

- Colts general manager Bill Polian also showed his arrogance, ignorance, and disdain for Colts fans during his weekly talk show on Monday night...Polian, who was peppered with questions by upset Colts fans, stated:

“16-0 to us was inconsequential. … It was not something that we felt we owed anyone, our fans included.”

“We could take a poll and ask Colts fans in August if they would be happy with 14-1, most would be happy with that.”

The first comment was a slap at all the Colts fans who have filled the stadium every week to support his team...the second comment showed his ignorance...

Sure, back in August a Colts fan would be happy if their team was 14-1 at this point in the season, however, if that one loss came earlier in the season...back in August, any Colts fan would have had the same feeling then as they do now -- go for the 16-0 mark...

- When next season rolls around, maybe the best thing Caldwell and Polian should do is purposely lose the first game of the year in order to end any chance of a 16-0 season...with Manning as the quarterback a 0-1 start would not hurt the Colts...so what is the difference between throwing a game in week 1 compared to week 14?...

Indianapolis Colts organization is a disgrace

I found the one team that I hope does not win the Super Bowl -- the Indianapolis Colts...

What the Colts organization did today was unethical, unprofessional, and a negative blow to the sport of football...the Colts had an opportunity to go 16-0 and possibly even 19-0, but the organization ordered all the starters to be pulled from the game in order to avoid possible injury...

As Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark and others sat on the sideline and watched helplessly as an inferior New York Jets team ended the Colts unbeaten streak at 14-0, a chance at history was thrown aside...

Head coach Jim Caldwell stated after the game that the team's goal and objective was not to go 16-0 but to win the Super Bowl...that is fine, but goals and objectives are changed accordingly...and when this organization had a chance to make history, it was unfair for general manager Bill Polian and Caldwell to take the opportunity away from these players, especially Manning...that would have been the crowning achievement on Manning's career -- a possible 19-0 mark...

Most people do not like the New England Patriots and especially head coach Bill Belichick...but both should be applauded for going all out to finish 16-0 during the 2007 season...Belichick did not rest his star players out of fear of injury...he played to win every game -- the way it should be...in the end, the Patriots did not win the Super Bowl, however, their accomplishment of going 16-0 had nothing to do with them losing...

Right now, the Indianapolis Colts organization is a disgrace to the NFL and sports for cheating their players and loyal fans an opportunity to go 19-0...every Colts player and fan have a right to be upset with Caldwell and Polian...

Manning may be one of the highest paid and most popular players in the NFL, but in the end, he is just a regular employee like the rest of us who had to obey the orders from management even though he disagreed with it...