GO CRAZY FOLKS GO CRAZY

*** That was Jack Buck's call & that is what has happened in the world of sports. All kind of whack-o news ;
1. The Tiger Tales
2. Urban - Leaving or Staying
3. Mike Leach - Lubbock Lunatic or Leader
4. Fat Mark - Kansas hero to Kanned
5. Caldwell craps out

Just think , at the first of the month none of this was known. When the Sports World turns it moves in strange ways.

As great a golfer as Tiger is, he is just as big a Screw - up. 14 cars in the HO -Train at last count . Wife ,Family, Good Guy Rep all gone.

Is Urban Liar the Boss of Gator Nation ? Will he or won't he ? I hear he is buying a chain of Waffle Houses.

Mean Mike Leach made poor Adam James stand in a dark room . Then Mean Mike referred to the players sweeties as their fat little girlfriends. Mercy Mercy how cruel can you be ?

Come on , this is a guy who looks like a fat Vince Gill. Mike needs to stop reading about Pirates. Next thing they will have a plank at practice. All Right Adam You're first up.

War , Famine ' & Heartbreak these Tech guys are ready

Big Mark goes from National Coach of the Year in 2007 to fired for abuse in 2009. Mangino also blows apart the Jolly Fat Man Theory. I guess if you we weigh 465 the stress of finding britches you can wear would make one testy. You can't be mean to the children . After all most of these boys have less than 3 felony arrests

Jimmy Caldwell ,if the Colts win the Super Bowl they will always wonder could we have been perfect . If the Colts don't go all the way this is your burden for life bro.

It is hard to take it easy for a month & keep your edge. You are in a no win situation Jimmy . You should have given the players a shot at perfection.

DECISIONS,DECISIONS,DECISIONS

**** Urban Meyer make up your mind.

You can be the coach or not be the coach . You can not be both . The substitute coach concept will not work. Check Arizona & Duke for confirmation.

The program has to know who is the man. Who has the final say. Who hires the new DC ? A recruit wants to know if you are going to be there or not.

You can not run a football team & take six months off . It is a 24/7 365 job. Urban ; You can't have one foot in the boat & one foot on the bank.

You wind up in the water every time !

**** JIMMY ;YOU LOST THE GAME & YOU TEAM ALSO

Jim Caldwell & the Colts office made a poor decision . They went against players & fans wishes in not going for 16 - 0.

Resting players has not worked for the Colts in the past. I think the Colts are 1-7 in their first playoff game . The only time the Colts did not rest players they won the Super Bowl.

Looking at the faces on the Colt sideline this move better work .

I am afraid Jimmy may have thrown away the MOJO .

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT

**** Chilli Pepper & I received the greatest Christmas gift of all. We have our first grandchild. A Christmas Day baby named Abigail Elizabeth Graves . She is called Abby Beth.

**** Abby Beth arrived at 10:09 pm on December 25,2009. Born on the day we celebrate our Lord's birthday is a wonderful event. I hope & pray the Lord Jesus will always have his hand on Abby Beth in a special way.

**** I pray for Rhett & Amy to be great parents for their little girl & that the Lord blesses them all of their days. Praise Jesus for their healthy baby & the love they share.


**** The River of Life is an awesome thing . As I look at Abby Beth I wonder what my grandparents would be thinking. I would guess not many people get to see their grandchildren 's grandchildren. I know Jimmy & Edith Mae and Jim & Faye would be so thrilled.

**** I guess We will need a rescue squad to get Chilli Pepper out of the clouds . This girl & her grandmaw are going to be a sight.
Rhett said Abby Beth loves to eat & sleep . Papa Rock told Rhett that was just genetics .


***** THANK YOU JESUS FOR THIS WONDERFUL GIFT !!!!

JINGLE BELLS & ALL THAT

* I am not a big Christmas guy. I don't really know why but I'm just not.

It seems to me that we have everything backwards . We have made a time for giving into a time for getting . A time for peace into a time of stress.

There is a lot of stress over money at Christmas. We worry if we have enough to buy everyone what all they want. I am told some folks spend the entire year paying off Christmas bills.

There is a lot of time pressure at Christmas . All those deadlines to finish shopping. All those crowds to battle, parking a is demolition derby ,& fighting other shoppers for the items you want.

There is a hugh amount of stress to be every where you need to be. Families live farther away than in the past . Hard to be at Moms one day then the IN-Laws 200 miles away the next . It is hard for all the kids to make it home at the same time. Hard for Grandpaw & Grandmaw to visit all the kids when they live in different states.

We haved turned a season of peace & joy into a big commerical stress test. Most people only enjoy Christmas being over.

Why should we be concerned about getting when we already have the greatest Christmas gift . JESUS ! Just the Joy of our Savior should be the only Christmas gift we need or want .

What if this Christmas we reflected on the gift of Jesus ? Could we give to the hungry & homeless ? Could we give care & love to those who have none ?

Kahil Gilbran said " When We give of possessions We give little. When We give of ourselves do we truely give "

Why do We give meaningless gifts that are forgotten as soon as they are unwrapped ? Let us spend this Christmas season reflecting on Jesus & the wonderful gift we have . And give of ourselves rather than possessions.


MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MEDINA MYSTIC

RAMBLING AROUND

* Told you the Feds would not get Sick Willie. Why ? Too many crooks in Memphis. They would have to lock up the whole bunch.

Lot had more luck looking for a good man in Sodom. Harder to find a good man in Memphis.

* Tiger Fans need to get over John Calipari . Cal is gone . Let it go. You knew what you were getting when Cal came to town . He did exactly what he said .

You enjoyed the ride so now don't start crying when it is time to pay the bill. Remember the good times & start a new dance with Josh.

You can't move on to tomorrow when you hold on to yesterday.

* I don't think I have seen a better QB than Peyton Manning. If my life depended on a game Peyton is the QB I would choose. Manning is the best ever at reading defenses.

* When Pat Summitt was at UT - Martin her name was Pat Head . Her nickname was Bone as in Bonehead. I wonder if anyone ever calls her that anymore.

If Gino knew this I bet he would . Gino is disliked by most women's coaches because of his smart remarks. Just mention Gino & you can see Bone's blood pressure spike.

I think Gino is funny . The Hot Tub remark was` cute & then he said Bone looked good for an older lady . Bone was not laughing.

Bone just needs to kick Gino's butt a couple of times & he will shut up. Gino hates to lose & Bone should kick him where it hurts. Of course it would help if Bone could win the games also.

THEN & NOW

* I used to love high school basketball. I am talking 30 to 50 years ago. The games at Medina or Milan were great.

I can not remember if it cost 50 or 75 cents for admission. Makes no difference I did not pay anyway. I hung around so much they thought I was part of the show.

All I know is for a quarter I could get a sack full of popcorn & a bottle coke. I would park my little butt on the baseline & watch the action.

What action there was ! Cheerleaders who twirled around & showed their drawers, mighty racy in 1960. If today's Pom -Pom teams had preformed then there would not be enough medics to treat the heart attack & shock victims . Whole communities would suffer from PTSD.

Many of the adults wore a tie to the games but that didn't prevent them from being a part of some great brawls. The Medina - Milan fight in 62 was the best. They had to call the Highway Patrol to break it up. The Baptist preacher displayed a couple of Ju-jit-su moves he must have learned at Union.

The teams played a pretty style of basketball with great outside shooters & solid post play . There were a few teams who used man to man defense like the Dyer Eagles but most played a great zone defense. The Milan Bulldogs were known far & wide for their 1-2-2 match-up zone. Looking back I am not sure Medina played any defense. The Hornets looked to out score you which they seldom did.

OH & the Girls games were a bigger deal than the Boys . They played the old 3 on3 half court rules. It was hard to do much on defense with just 3 players so it was common to see players who averaged 30 PPG.

I do not enjoy the games much anymore. I can not stand the tempo & the style. These teams play like crackheads whose clothes are on fire.

Their thinking is if you foul every play the refs can't call all the fouls. I have wacthed Roller Derby with much less contact than basketball .

I bet you can not name 5 good post -up players. These guys don't take time for the post to position.

No one plays the clock . Just get out there & go like hell till the buzzer blows. Sounds like a battle plan not a game plan .

Zone defense gives you a chance to win when the other team is more athletic. Coaches will not play zone . Why ? Two of my final teams played zone because we were so slow . Those teams finished 50 & 6 . Can't win playing zone ? Bullsnot !

I am tired & my meds are wearing off .More on this later.

THIS & THAT

* Well, I told you about the Heisman Trophy . Ingram is not the best player in the SEC much less the nation.

If you are the media's Chosen One then you got it locked up. The Heisman is a bogus award which seldom goes to the best player in the country.

* Why can't the Cowboys win in December ? The Boys blew their playoff spot losing to the Chargers 20 - 17 yesterday.

The Cowboys are just an average team with big trouble in the owners box. Jerry just can't help meddling . JJ ,it hasn't worked in 14 years, & five coaches . Let it go !

* NO undefeated teams since the long ago Dolphins . Then New England goes all the way to the Super Bowl before the Giants popped them in the coconuts.

Now two teams ,the Colts & the Saints are unbeaten this late. Could we have a Super Bowl with two undefeated teams ? I don't think it will happen . But who knows ?

* Remember those 12 locks I gave you at the start of the NFL season . Well 8 of the 12 are winners & 3 are losers with the jury still out on one . I would settle for 2 out of 3 but 3 of 4 would be better.

* Congratulations to Devin Rutherford & the White Station Spartans for winning the TSSAA state championship. A few years ago the Spartans were winless now they are Champs.

TROUBLE IN TENNESSEE & TIGERLAND

* It looks like Tiger did not focus as much as we thought. His putter was not the only club he was swinging.

All those women lining up to say they were Tiger's reminds one of the WWE's HO TRAIN. Tiger didn't spend all his time at the practice range.

Some said Woods would never play again due to shame . Do not be stupid.

Of course Tiger will play again . Where else would he pick up checks & chicks ?

You have seen the world's greatest marketing program crash & burn . The losses will be measured in billions.

All those products will not be so eager to have Tiger push their Stuff. Of course Tiger could do the sex enhancing products. Use BangX & drive like a Tiger.

Here is the bottom line : It is dangerous to hold someone up as a hero because they can throw,hit,catch,kick or carry a ball.

* Lane Kiffin is reading my book. "How To Turn Your Program Around"

I said you could turn any program around with a 3 - Phase recruiting plan . The parts were Dope - Cars - Women. Insane Lane has been paying attention.

What do you think the Orange Pride group is all about ? College women who travel to high school games & hold signs saying "Come to Tennessee".

What do you think happens when you get to Tennessee ? If the game is played the way it used to be, the chick acts like she has never seen you before.

What are you going to do ? Transfer ? "These girls up here didn't do what they said they would" is not an NCAA reason for transfer.

If You get a Player there he is yours. Whatever it takes to get the little buckaroos is fair.

IT is not hard to see how corrupt college sports are when you realize it is all based on a LIE.

PEPPERS & ONIONS

* Hello everybody , I been out a while playing the hospital game . Oh the stories I could tell.

Germantown Methodist is just great. I could not have been taken better care of. Many Thanks to the wonderful nurses who helped me.

* Colt McCoy almost became a member of the Les Miles time management team. I am not sure Colt beat the clock but the BCS boys were not going to let Texas lose. Just ask Bo Pellini !

* I have placed no value on the Heisman Trophy since they cheated Peyton Manning in 1997. ESPN is owned by ABC . The other players bowl game was on ABC so ESPN became a non -stop commerical for the other guy.

Look for another screw -job this year. The Heisman is not supposed to be a team award but an individual honor. That lets out Ingram at Alabama. Ingram is not the best player on his own team.

The Stanford running back & the Nebraska defensive guy are outstanding players but I don't think they will get a sniff.

* What about the National Favorite ? There is no National Champion. This year is a great example. 5 of the 120 big division teams finished undefeated. SO we pick the two we like the best & declare the championship.

So sad Too bad for the other 3 undefeated teams . There will be no true Champion until there is a playoff. In my system the BCS conference champs plus two wild cards make up the field.

This year would be

Orgeon vs Georgia Tech

Cincinnati vs Texas

Boise vs Alabama

Ohio State vs TCU

Gators & Hawkeyes stay home , should have won your conference

BOBBY , TIGER , & CHARLIE

* Florida State pushed Bobby Bowden out the door . He did not want to go. Old Bobby wanted one more year.

Bobby was the coach at FSU for 34 years. His record was 315 - 97 - 4. But 42 of the losses came in the last nine seasons.

Bowden was 90 - 36 - 3 in his first 11 seasons leading the Seminoles.

Then FSU ripped off the most amazing 14 year run in college football history. The Seminoles were 152 - 19 - 1 winning double digits every year & two national championships .

What if Bowden had retired after the 2000 season ? He would have been 71 years old & hailed as the greatest college football coach ever.

Instead Bobby stayed too long & was tossed out like a broken chair. It was a sad end to a wonderful career.

* What is all the confusion over Tiger ? His wife whipped his butt simple as that.

No shame in that . Happens to most of us from time to time. Chilli Pepper has unloaded a can of Whoop on me before.

What happened ? Tiger & Elin were having an intense discussion when Elin lit into Tiger like a bobcat.

Getting clawed & scracthed Tiger chose to make a run for it. He jumped in the SUV & headed for the hills.

Elin in hot pursuit took a 3 - iron & smashed out the window behind Tiger's noggin. Tiger said what the .

Being distracted by smashing glass in his ear Tiger hit the tree. What is so hard to understand ?

* Norte Dame fired Fat Charlie. Now the Domers have to find a new coach. They will be surprised how hard it will be.

ND is not a good job anymore. 3 reasons
a. academics - too hard
b. climate - too cold
c. women - few hotties - many notties

If I am a great player why would I go somehere I have to study my butt off when I can just roll with the flow elsewhere.

I do not want to risk my coconuts when I could be on the beach admiring the view.

I want the girls to look like Erin Andrews & Layla Kiffin not Russian weightlifters.

The Irish need to find some of those student - athletes & forget the Players!!