Who is 0-8 now?

Remember earlier this season when Boston was 8-0 against the Yankees?...there was talk that the Yankees dominance against Boston was over...well, they ended up splitting the season series 9-9 and on Sunday, the Yankees won their 100th game and clinched the A.L. East title over Boston...

Gentleman Jim Tressel does not want to ruin his image

Jim Tressel has a line of shit...with Ohio State up 23-0 and about a minute to go, Ohio State faced a 4th and goal...the Buckeyes decided to go for it and scored on a pass play...afterward, Tressel went into his "Gentleman Jim" mode...

This is what Plain Dealer reporter Doug Lesmerises wrote...
Tressel calls time out. Ahead, 23-0, the Buckeyes face a fourth-and-goal from the 3 with 1:22 to play. Starting this drive with 5:08 to play after a Jermale Hines interception and return to the Illinois 42, Ohio State has marched down the field in seven plays, including two passes. Now Tressel has a decision, and he says he was mostly fearing a blocked field goal and Illinois return with only a three-score lead. So he goes for it and turns down the field goal try.

"We thought there was less risk going for it," Tressel said. "So that was the decision we made. No, I don't think it was to send any message."

Who the hell is Gentleman Jim kidding...if he was fearing that Illinois could block a field goal and return it for a touchdown, then why in the hell did he decide to throw the ball...couldn't Illinois have intercepted the pass and return it for a touchdown????...the safest play would be to run the ball...

The fact is Gentleman Jim wanted to stick it to Illinois because they beat Ohio State two years ago in Columbus...but the ever image conscious Tressel did not want to ruin that pristine "gentleman" image that he fools people with...like I have said many many time, Tressel is a football coach even though he tries to portray an image that he is a "gentleman" and an honest, good guy, flag wearing American who drinks milk and never swears...

Back in 1968, Woody Hayes stuck it to Michigan real good by going for a two point conversion late in the game even though the Buckeyes were way ahead...when the game was over, the media asked Hayes why he went for the two points, Hayes responded, "I couldn't go for three"...Hayes may have hated Michigan, but at least he was honest...what you saw is what you got from Hayes...that cannot be said about Tressel...

Can The U hold up at Lane Stadium?

Miami (Fla.) @ Virginia Tech
Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 3:30
Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
Miami -3.5

Miami
Miami game notes...

Miami Game Notes

Susan Miller Degnan of the Miami Herald writes how Lou Holtz is a believer in The U... "Holtz, an ESPN commentator, was a guest of sports-radio talk show 790 The Ticket on Tuesday and told co-host Krystal Fernandez that Jacory Harris ``would be on one of my five top Heisman candidates right now." ...

Susan Miller Degnan

Virginia Tech
Kyle Tucker's views...

Kyle Tucker

Mark Viera of the Washington Post writes about the Hokies lack of offense... "The biggest area of concern remains an offense that has stagnated in the Hokies' two games against ranked opponents. The Hokies' 88-yard scoring drive with 1 minute 44 seconds remaining Saturday only temporarily washed away the images of Virginia Tech's offense idling for much of the afternoon." ...

Mark Viera

Penn State looks to avoid Iowa jinx

Iowa @ Penn State
Saturday, September 26, 2009
State College, PA - Beaver Stadium
Penn State -10.5

The name Daniel Murray will burn in the hearts of Penn State fans forever...Penn State came into last year's game 9-0 and just got done beating Ohio State 13-6 in their previous game...the Nittany Lions were 7.5 point favorites and had numerous chances to put the game out of reach...they led 23-14 at the start of the 4th quarter...but they left the door open for Daniel Murray...

If not for Murray's field goal, Penn State more than likely would have played Florida or Oklahoma in the BCS Championship Game...

When looking back, Penn State QB Daryll Clark had an awful game last season when he completed only nine passes on 23 attempts for 86 yards and an interception...Evan Royster rushed for 90 yards...

The stats indicated that Penn State is 1-6 against Iowa since 2000...the dog, which Iowa is this year, is 8-2 against the spread with five upsets...Iowa is 4-1 against the spread at Beaver Stadium...

Power Sweep - Penn State 24-10
Pointwise - Penn State 31-13

Iowa
Iowa game notes...

Iowa Game Notes

Pat Harty of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes how the Hawkeyes are expecting a hostile crowd at Happy Valley... "It'll be a chance for the Penn State players to avenge what occurred last November when Daniel Murray ended their hopes for a national title and an undefeated season by making arguably the most important field goal for Iowa since Rob Houghtlin split the goal posts against Michigan 23 years earlier"" ...

Pat Harty

Harty writes how Kirk Ferentz may have JoePa's number... "Paterno might be a living legend, but when facing Ferentz, Paterno usually has to live through yet another loss. Of all of Ferentz's achievements as the Iowa coach, his 6-2 record against Paterno has to rank near the top." ...

Pat Harty

Penn State
Penn State game notes...

Game Notes

Ron Musselman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes how the Nittany Lions are hurting at linebacker... "Outside linebacker Navorro Bowman has resumed practicing after missing the past two games with a sore groin, but Sean Lee, his counterpart on the other side, is out with a sprained left knee." ...

Ron Musselman

The story of Sal Aunese and his son T.C. McCartney

This past Sunday, ESPN's "Outside the Lines" did a feature on former Colorado football player Sal Aunese who died of cancer in 1989...before his death, Aunese was involved with Colorado head coach Bill McCartney's daughter, whom was pregnant with Aunese's child...Aunese's son, T.C. McCartney is now a back-up quarterback at LSU under Les Miles, the same coach who recruited Aunese...

Tom Friend

Happy Belated Birthday to Faith Hill

Happy belated birthday to one of the hottest over 40 women out there - Audrey Faith Perry (aka Faith Hill)...she turned 42-years-old on Monday...she makes all us 40 year olds proud...

Pete Carroll chokes against inferior team - again!!!

I just can't understand it...Pete Carroll is the best big game college football coach in the country...but every year he allows his far superior Trojans to play down to an inferior opponent...once again, USC will not be playing for the national title even though, come January, they may be the best team in the nation...the loss to Washington ranks right next to the debacle USC had two years ago to Stanford...

Every great coach usually has a stunning defeat or two during the course of their career...but this is an annual rite for Carroll...it just makes you scratch your head and wondering why this happens... Los Angeles Times

The prime game this week is when The U heads into Virginia Tech...a win this week will catapult The U right into the national title scenario...this would set up a huge match-up the next week when one-loss Oklahoma plays at Miami...even though Oklahoma lost in week 1, the Sooners are still in the hunt for the title if they run the table...the loss of Sam Bradford in that game accounts for something...has

There has been some poor officiating this season...for instance, in the Notre Dame-Michigan State game, on the play in which Irish receiver Michael Floyd broke his collarbone, the replay official ruled that Floyd did not have control of the ball after scoring an apparent touchdown...the replays that I watched clearly showed that Floyd had control...this is just one instance of many that left me wondering what the officials were watching...

Don't underestimate Auburn...I watched the last part of the Tigers 41-30 win over West Virginia...Gene Chizik has Auburn playing inspired ball...

Remember the name Ryan Mallett from Arkansas for the Heisman in 2010...this kid has a Dan Marino-like rifle and is very accurate...

If any team can claim a moral victory it would be the Tennessee Volunteers...a 30 point dog at The Swamp, the Volunteers lost by only 10 points to a great Florida team...it helps when the great Monte Kiffin is running your defense...

Finally, I just got done watching a stupid movie on SyFy called "Monster Man"...however, the chick on there was hot - Aimee Brooks (below)...

Cornhuskers head into Blacksburg for big game

Nebraska @ Virginia Tech (1-1)
Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 3:30 p.m.
Lane Stadium - Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech -6

Trends
After losing opening week to Alabama, the Hokies smoked Marshall 52-10 last Saturday...

Last week the Cornhuskers' Zach Lee threw for 340 yards and 4 TDs in the Nebraska's 38-9 win over Arkansas State...in week 1, running back Roy Helu Jr. rushed for 152 yards and 3 TDs in the Huskers 49-3 win over Florida Atlantic...the Huskers defense held FAU QB Rusty Smith, who is one of the better quarterbacks in football, to 152 yards passing and 2 interceptiions...

Last season Nebraska faltered at home to the Hokies 35-30...Nebraska found themselves down 28-10 late in the 3rd quarter but their comeback fail short as they fumbled on the last play of the game...overall, the Huskers are 10-5 all-time in the regular season vs. the ACC...

PointWise Prediction - Virginia Tech 35 Nebraska 24

Nebraska Game Notes...

Game Notes

Virginia Tech Game Notes...

Game Notes

Brian Rosenthal of the Lincoln Journal Star writes how the Huskers are preparing for the scrambling ability of Hokie QB Tyrod Taylor... "Taylor ran for 87 yards and threw for 171 in Virginia Tech’s 35-30 victory against Nebraska last season in Lincoln. He finished the season with 1,036 passing yards and 738 rushing yards, including three 100-yard rushing games." ...

Brian Rosenthal

Steven Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star writes how Husker running back Roy Helu Jr needs a big game to be ranked with some of the nation's best backs... "Yards probably won’t come easily for No. 19 Nebraska, considering Virginia Tech has produced a top-seven defense each of the past five seasons. Helu will be tested thoroughly. Hey, nobody said becoming a star was easy." ...

Steven Sipple

Aaron McFarling of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot writes how an Hokie O-lineman is hoping for a job other than the NFL... "Taylor's desire to be an air marshal - or an FBI agent - stems from his upbringing and his experiences at Tech. He said his father fought in the Persian Gulf War and his grandfather served in Vietnam." ...

Kyle Tucker

Happy Birthday Ignatius George

HAPPY 78th BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD - IGNATIUS GEORGE!!!

Navy sails into the confluence to take on Pitt

Navy (1-1) @ Pitt (2-0)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Heinz Field - 6:00 p.m.
Pitt -7

Trends
This is the third straight year these two teams hook-up...in 2007, Navy won at Heinz Field 48-45 in 2 overtimes...the game was tied 6 times with Navy holding Pitt on a 4th and goal in the 2nd OT...last year the Panthers went to Annapolis and won 42-21...overall, Navy has lost 5 of the last 6 in this series...

Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is in his second season at the helm...last season Navy was 8-6 overall and 6-5 ATS...

Pitt game notes for the Navy game...

Pitt Game Notes

Navy game notes for the Pitt game...

Navy Game Notes

Paul Zeise of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes how the Panthers secondary is hurting... "As if Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt and defensive coordinator Phil Bennet didn't have enough of a headache thinking about what has gone wrong with the Panthers' secondary, yesterday they received this news -- starting free safety Andrew Taglianetti is out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee." ...

Paul Zeise

Zeise writes about the Panthers defense and their mental mistakes.... "Though he said after watching film he found that nearly every big play the Bulls made was a result of a mental breakdown by Pitt's defense, those things are easily correctable. And the Panthers must correct them before Saturday when they play host to Navy given the Midshipmen's precision and efficiency on offense." ...

Paul Zeise

Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital writes about the Midshipmen's victory this past Saturday... "Green's message to his unit between the first and second defensive series: Stick to the game-plan and execute your assignments. "For the rest of the game, we did a better job of keeping the throws in front of us, running to the football and getting guys on the ground." ...

Bill Wagner

Ohio State - USC thoughts

On Saturday I attended the Notre Dame-Michigan game in Ann Arbor therefore I was unable to watch the USC-Ohio State game that night...I did set the DVR and just finished watching the game...here are some thoughts:

Many Ohio State fans are complaining that the better team did not win...maybe in their mind...if anything, USC is not receiving enough credit for winning a game in a hostile environment against a very good team...

I have seen many Ohio State games and their crowd is usually very boisterous, however, the Buckeye fans were even more riled than usual...for a true freshman quarterback to go into "The Shoe" in his second game and have the composure to come out with a win really says something about Matt Barkley...

Also, enough credit is not given to Pete Carroll...more OSU fans are saying that Gentleman Jim Tressel lost the game...but Carroll was the coach who kept his players composed and prepared for this game...

Some Ohio State fans and even players stated how they stood "toe-to-toe" with the 3rd ranked Trojans who were a 7 point favorite -- this was a moral victory...how quickly they forget that just one week earlier, little ole Navy stood "toe-to-toe" with Ohio State who was a 22 point favorite at home...the Midshipmen were just 1 play away from sending the game to overtime...in the end, Navy had to accept a tough loss just as Ohio State has to accept the loss to USC...

At the conclusion of the game former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit stated that these two teams can play again this year in the Rose Bowl...it is possible, but I don't see Ohio State running the table and winning 10 straight games...they are a team with flaws...don't get me wrong, they are a good ballclub, but I don't see them going perfect in the Big 10...

Thoughts on Week 1 - Stokley's miracle catch!!!

I'm a little late posting today, but here are my thoughts about this weekend's games...

- At the beginning of the Chicago-Green Bay game, Cris Collinsworth was saying how Brian Urlacher is in the best shape in a few years...Urlacher played a half and is now out for the season after having wrist surgery...

- Jay Cutler looked like the quarterback who has a .500 record as a starter...

- San Francisco's defense put the clamps on the Cardinals offense...

- I think Jake Delhomme is done as a starting quarterback...he looked awful...

- The Giants Mario Manningham, of Warren, Ohio, had a nice TD reception...he showed nice footwork...

- What a smart play by Denver's Brandon Stokley...he was fortunate to catch the deflected pass, but he was headwise in running parallel with the goal line in order to run down the clock when he realized there were no Bengals pursuing him...

- I knew I should have taken Drew Brees in the first round of my fantasy draft...

- Florida State goes to BYU this week...

- I'm a little surprised that Notre Dame dropped out of the Top 25...the Irish lost with 11 seconds in the game...

- A sneaky good game this week is Navy at Pitt...

- Oklahoma State's defense has not gotten better...Okie State was at home playing a Houston team with a good quarterback in Case Keenum...Keenum threw for 366 yards and 3 TDs...Okie State's Kendall Hunter did not play the whole game because he got hurt...

- The 2 college games being previewed later in the week will be Navy-Pitt and Nebraska-Virginia Tech...

Below is a 1:30 clip of Stokley's miracle catch and smart run...

WE'RE BAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To all the Michigan-haters - you had fun last year when we went 3-9 -- now it's our turn -- Yippie Ki Ya Mutherfuckers!!!!!!

Never forget

Matt Barkley faces stern test at The Horseshoe

Southern Cal @ Ohio State
Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 8:00
Ohio Stadium - Columbus, Ohio
Southern Cal -7

The last time USC marched into Columbus was on September 22, 1990, the game was delayed by a severe thunderstorm...in the end, a pot-smoking punk named Todd Marinovich led the Trojans to a 35-26 win...that same day, Jim Tressel was still a young head coach at Youngstown State University as his Penguins had a landmark victory over an undefeated Akron Zips team...some 19 years later, Gentleman Jim welcomes USC back to Columbus for a rare visit and a chance at redemption after last season's dismantling at The Coliseum...

Even though USC is a 7 point favorite, all the "experts" are picking Ohio State in this game...USC has a rebuilt defense and is starting a true freshman at quarterback...the thinking is that this will be the game that Ohio State gets back on the map as a major power...

A lucky break is what saved Ohio State against Navy, however, the Buckeyes are dangerous when they manage to get these breaks - look at 2002...the key to this game is if Ohio State's defense can stop the USC running game...if they can shutdown the stable of running backs, Ohio State has a good chance at winning...

Southern Cal Notes
USC Game Notes for Ohio State game...

USC Game Notes

Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times writes how freshman QB Matt Barkley will have to deal with the hostile crowd in Columbus... "More than 105,000 fans are expected to fill Ohio Stadium to root on the Buckeyes and make things especially tough on a true freshman quarterback playing his first road game." ...

Gary Klein

Klein writes how Barkley is prepared for the noise at Ohio Stadium... "Matt Barkley's parents stopped by USC on Tuesday to say hello to their son and deliver a small gift on his 19th birthday." ...

Gary Klein

Ohio State Notes
Ohio State Game Notes for the USC game...

Ohio State Game Notes

Doug Lesmerises of The Plain Dealer writes how Ohio State is impressed with Jermale Hines... "Hines, a junior from Glenville, was working with the first-team defense during the 30 minutes that reporters watched practice Tuesday, with former senior starter Anderson Russell working with the second team the entire time." ...

Doug Lesmerises

Bill Livingston of The Plain Dealer questions whether Terrelle Pryor can be a team leader... "Like many coaches, Tressel sometimes selectively micromanages. He overlooked a lot when Maurice Clarett was here for one stormy, sensational season. Pryor was not included in the list of players available for interviews Tuesday, but exclusion of freshmen and sophomores is the usual procedure at OSU. Upperclassmen are expected to know which topics to avoid, which "hot" buttons not to press." ...

Bill Livingston

Ken Gordon of the Columbus Dispatch writes how the OSU freshmen are confused about the negativity... "We won, didn't we? We've got an awesome game coming up this week with Southern California, right? So what's with all the negativity around town?" ...

Ken Gordon

Adam Rittenberg of the ESPN Big Ten blog writes how the Ohio State defensive line is determined to make a difference... "After USC's Mark Sanchez had his way in a 35-3 victory last September, Ohio State's defensive linemen convened and made a pact. The Trojans had won the battle at the line of scrimmage, leaving the Buckeyes beaten and bruised. Senior defensive end/linebacker Curtis Terry did the talking." ...

Adam Rittenberg

Michigan-Notre Dame: something has to give

Notre Dame @ Michigan
Saturday, September 12 - 3:30 p.m.
Michigan Stadium - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Notre Dame -3

The pressure will be on the losing head coach...both Charlie Weiss and Rich Rodriguez are on the hot seat...however, both had impressive crushing victories last Saturday....

With Sam Bradford out of the Heisman race, don't be surprised if Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen sneaks in there...Clausen threw 4 TD passes last week and seems to finally "get it" as the leader of the team...wide reciever Golden Tate is a weapon the Irish have not had in many years...that guy scares me...

Michigan may have found their QB in Tate Forcier...but one game does not make a career, especially when you are a true freshman...the Michigan defense looked so much better than last season...so maybe new defensive coordinator Greg Robinson has a way of teaching these kids how to play good defense...

Last season, Michigan self-destructed in the rainstorm in South Bend...turnovers and the inability to stop the big play killed the Wolverines...

Here is an interesting tidbit, the Blue and Gold, the publication that covers Notre Dame athletics, predicted, in their football preview, Michigan to win 23-21

Notre Dame Notes
Notre Dame game notes for the Michigan game...

Notre Dame Game Notes

Al Lesar of the South Bend Tribune writes how the Irish are already going to Plan B... "At Tuesday's meeting with the media, Irish head coach Charlie Weis said fullback James Aldridge will miss Saturday's game at Michigan with a shoulder injury. Weis said Aldridge's injury will cause him to miss just a game or two." ...

Al Lesar

Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune writes how Notre Dame remembers how Greg Robinson, then the coach at Syracuse, upset the Irish... "When Notre Dame last saw Greg Robinson, his woebegone Syracuse team had swallowed him whole, chanting "G-Rob" and celebrating its embattled coach after handing the Irish their most galling loss of 2008." ...

Brian Hamilton

Michigan Notes
Michigan Game Notes for the Notre Dame game...

Michigan Game Notes

Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press writes that QB Tate Forcier was impressive in his first game... "Forcier was able to make the necessary throws when called upon and still showed a unique ability to escape trouble and remain calm." ...

Mark Snyder

Snyder writes how Michigan CB Donovan Warren (photo) and Irish QB Jimmy Clausen have a rivalry going back to high school... "The two connected in those games, being high-profile players, and spent time together again when they played at the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio." ...

Mark Snyder

Ann Arbor.com reports there is no public bet this year between Tom Brady and Charlie Weis... "Yet Brady went to Michigan. Weis went to and now coaches Notre Dame. So every year around this time, rumors of a wager between pupil and teacher pop up." ...

Ann Arbor.com

Below is a 2:20 clip of Notre Dame's Bob Crable climbing on top of teammates backs to block the potential game winning kick by Michigan...Notre Dame won 12-10 in this 1979 game...the NCAA later changed the rules prohibiting players from jumping on teammates backs to block a field goal...

Terrelle Pryor - is he a true leader?

(Cleveland) Plain Dealer sports columnist Bill Livingston rips Terrelle Pryor and Jim Tressel after Pryor's decision to wear "Vick" on his eye black... "Like many coaches, Tressel sometimes selectively micromanages. He overlooked a lot when Maurice Clarett was here for one stormy, sensational season. Pryor was not included in the list of players available for interviews Tuesday, but exclusion of freshmen and sophomores is the usual procedure at OSU. Upperclassmen are expected to know which topics to avoid, which "hot" buttons not to press." ...

Bill Livingston

Akron Zips open new stadium - InfoCision Stadium

The Akron Zips open their brand new football stadium this Saturday when they take on Morgan State...InfoCision Stadium is located on campus compared to the old Rubber Bowl that was a few miles away...Beacon-Journal photographer Ed Suba took some snapshots of the new place...

InfoCision Stadium

NFL prediction time

It's that time of year where we all make our predictions then look foolish in four months...I went with a few wild picks...shoot, one year ago, who would have thought the 1-15 Dolphins would make the playoffs???...sometimes ya gotta take a chance with these predictions...

AFC East
1. Patriots - Tom Brady is back...
2. Dolphins - there will be a downturn after a surprising 08 season...
3. Jets - Sanchez is The Man in The City...they just need some time to mesh...watch out in 2010...
4. Bills - I wish they go back to their old throwback jerseys on a permanent basis...

AFC North
1. Steelers - who else but the Steel City?...
2. Ravens - they are stuck in the same division with Pittsburgh...
3. Bengals - some progress this year, but Marvin Lewis is gone after the season...
4. Browns - Mangini should have named Quinn the starter after the first pre-season game so Quinn could have taken the leadership role...

AFC South
1. Colts - Dungy and Harrison are gone...but Peyton is still there
2. Titans - they will not have as impressive of a record, but they will win games this season...
3. Texans - the defense finally gels...
4. Jaguars - they rebuilt the O-line, but now their defense will lead oil...

AFC West
1. Chargers - San Diego wins by default...
2. Raiders - how much longer can they be dysfunctional?...
3. Broncos - Denver will not be as bad as people think...
4. Chiefs - this team sucks!!!...will have the #1 pick in the draft...

NFC East
1. Giants - the G-men fell apart late last year...not this time...
2. Redskins - the talent is there...
3. Eagles - Vick does not guarantee a spot in the playoffs...
4. Cowboys - Dallas won't miss TO, but their defense will let them down...

NFC North
1. Packers - Rodgers will be the NFL MVP...and defense will improve...
2. Vikings - the defense will win games, not Brett Favre...
3. Bears - Cutler will show why he is a .500 QB...
4. Lions - Lions will win 5 games...

NFC South
1. Panthers - this team is hungry after the playoff embarrassment...
2. Saints - this offense is going to be unstoppable...
3. Falcons - sophomore slump for Ryan...
4. Buccaneers - this is a team in rebuild mode...

NFC West
1. Cardinals - finally the Cards are the team to beat in this division...
2. 49ers - Shaun Hill is the best scrappy QB in the league...
3. Seahawks - Mora will start to turn the ship around...
4. Rams - nothing here...

AFC Playoffs
Ravens over Chargers
Titans over Colts

Patriots over Ravens
Steelers over Titans

Patriots over Steelers

NFC Playoffs
Panthers over Redskins
Saints over Cardinals

Giants over Panthers
Packers over Saints

Packers over Giants

Super Bowl
Patriots over Packers

Jim Tressel unable to see Terrelle Pryor's tribute to Michael Vick

Some Ohio State fans were not too happy with star Terrelle Pryor wearing eye black that supported Michael Vick...

When asked after the game, Pryor rambled, "Not everybody is a perfect person in the world. Everyone kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever."

The most interesting part, head coach Jim Tressel did not notice the eye black...this coming from a coach who covers every small detail and does not leave a stone unturned...suddenly Tressel was unable to see this...Tressel said, "I'm not tall enough to see his eyebrows. I don't know what he had."..it's funny how Gentleman Jim never sees the things that are negative toward his program or players...