Brady Hoke has been named the new head football coach of the University of Michigan. Hoke, the 2010 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, served as a defensive line coach for the Wolverines for eight years during the 1990s. […]
Month: January 2011
Pay attention, it matters
The UFL is in trouble. Okay, so there aren’t any “facts” or “stats” to back that up, but attention to detail, in any business is important. Often times, a business’ success can be measured by how well it does the […]
Ron Rivera named Carolina Panthers Head Coach
Former San Diego Chargers Defensive Coordinator Ron Rivera has been named the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers. Rivera and the Panthers have been linked to one another over the past several days and Adam Schefter of ESPN reported […]
Les Miles to remain at LSU
Les Miles will not accept the head coaching position at the University of Michigan and will remain at LSU. “I am pleased to announce that Les Miles will remain the head coach at LSU,” said athletic director Joe Alleva. “Les […]
Detroit Tigers sign P Brad Penny
The Detroit Tigers have signed free-agent pitcher Brad Penny to a 1-year contract worth $3 million. The deal includes upwards of $3 million in performance based incentives. Penny will be the 5th starter for the Tigers.
The NickelBlock, Damn… five years later
Five years ago a talented writer, Brett Olson, wrote a piece on my show, The NickelBlock. Just found it tonight. An interesting look back, that’s for sure… He sits in front of the microphone, taking deep, rhythmic breaths. The intro […]
Beaver Fans, wake up
Truth be told, having the Oregon Ducks in the National Championship isn’t all bad for an Oregon State Beaver fan. Sure, listening to Duck fans go on-and-on-and-on about how great their team is, gets old. There is only so many […]
Jacquizz Rodgers enters NFL Draft
Oregon State running back, Jacquizz Rodgers plans to enter the NFL Draft. Reported first by KBVR Oregon State Insider Brandon Sprague via facebook roughly 10 minutes ago, that the 5’7, 190lb standout player plans to enter the NFL draft, skipping […]
NFL Wild Card Sunday Picks
Season: 61-51-1 Playoffs: 2-0-0 The playoffs got off to a wild start on Saturday as the 7-9 Seattle Seattle Seahawks dethroned the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints and Rex Ryan and the New York Jets battled back to […]
Phoenix hold off Panthers, 69-64
It wasn’t easy for coach Brian Wardle. But he led the UW-GB Phoenix past the UW-M Panthers, 69-64 Saturday night. Only five days after UW-M knocked off a ranked Butler team. Rahmon Fletcher led the UW-GB attack in the second […]