Category Archives: ESPN

Former Texas Tech Football Coach Mike Leach Still Battling to Clear Name and Rebuild Reputation

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I’ve written several posts about Mike Leach since Dec. 30, 2009, the day he was fired from his position as head football coach at Texas Tech University.  I reported on rumors, including one that claimed he was “swift-boated” in a fashion similar to the one that cost John Kerry the presidency in 2004.  And I reported on the coach’s lawsuit against ESPN and Spaeth Communications, the public relations firm hired by the father of Red Raiders wide receiver Adam James who was at the center of the firing controversy.  Today, I share news that Leach is still fighting to clear his name and working to rebuild his reputation.

Leach’s game plan includes selling copies of his new book, “SWING YOUR SWORD,” the title of which is a reference to his love for pirates as much as his swashbuckling attitude toward play-calling on the gridiron.

I, for one, plan to read the book.  Why?  Because I secretly hope Oklahoma State University will hire Leach in 2012 to replace Mike Gundy, the man who never quite gets the Cowboys to the top despite having the best facility in college football.

UPDATE 11/30/11 at 6:48 p.m. Central:  CBS Sports is reporting that Mike Leach has been hired by Washington State University.

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Stephen A. Smith Strikes Again – This Time on CNN

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Twenty-four days ago, I was pleased with what I learned during Mark Levin’s interview of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.  Today, the sportswriter and commentator solidified his place in my heart when he appeared with host Christine Romans and author Joe Queenan during the “Ticker” segment of the CNN program, Your $$$$$, yesterday.

The topic of the day? Whether or not black players in the National Football League were being truthful when they said they would not play for Rush Limbaugh if he became an owner of the St. Louis Rams.  Watch the video below and, if you’re like me, you’ll find it so beautiful that you might even want to cry.

Billy Mays Pitches ESPN 360 in Funny Video Spots

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Billy Mays is famous for serving as the television pitchman for myriad cleaning products and household gadgets.  Now, it appears, he’s pitching ESPN 360 in four truly unique and funny advertising spots (see below) which might change forever how I view this man whose previous efforts tried my patience.  Enjoy!

Hat tip:  AdFreak.

Message to ESPN ‘Experts’: ‘I Told You So!’

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Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford

Oklahoma Quarterback Sam Bradford

If I had one thing to say to the two ESPN college football “experts” I chided in a post published prior to yesterday’s contest between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Cincinnati Bearcats, it would be this:  “I told you so!”

Yes, that’s the message I would send to Rece Davis and Brian Bennett.  After all, both predicted Oklahoma would probably win, but said it would likely be difficult.  An update I published after the game tells how it turned out:

UPDATE:  Sooners win 52-26.  OU quarterback Sam Bradford throws for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns.

Now, I’m able to pour virtual salt into the wound I must have opened up in the prognosticating abilities of Davis and Bennett with a news item that surfaced today.

According to a news release from AT&T, four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the second week of college football action.  One of them is the Oklahoma signal caller.

Click here for details about the other three players — including Dez Bryant from my alma mater, Oklahoma State University — and to find out how you can cast your vote for Bradford, Bryant or one of the other two nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week.