Mike Garrett is out, Pat Haden is in as the athletic director at USC according to numerous reports. Garrett raised big bucks for the school athletic department, and stumbled into the hiring of Pete Carroll as head coach of the football team, and built the beautiful Galen Center, but he was also at the...

Thoughts on conference realignments, assuming the reports are accurate, and Nebraska is going to the Big 10, and Texas and ‘five other schools’ are headed for the Pac-10... 1.Yes, I know it is about money; TV deals; money; getting into the BCS; money; competing with the SEC; and money. I just don’t...

It’s often said that there is no position in sports that is more difficult or challenging than quarterback. The physical challenges are immense, yet they don’t even begin to compare to the mental ones. Split second decisions made while trying to avoid grievous bodily harm; done every 40 seconds or so,...

Roll Tide, errr, Kid Child abuse is not always a physical act. Just because there aren’t any broken bones or bruises doesn’t mean that people aren’t unusually cruel to children; often times their own. It could be emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or even the abuse of neglect. But perhaps the most...

Without the glasses he doesn't look a day over 82. This can’t be happening. This is a bad dream, a cruel joke, a hoax. Joe Paterno doesn’t wear his Coke bottle glasses anymore? Nope. According to a report on Fight On State, a Penn State blog: “I had trouble reading for the last six months, so I...