College coaches and Money

This discussion comes up every so often and you see outrage over how much college basketball and football coaches make. This week this issue was brought up again by someone looking to make a name for himself, a 36 year old self described freelance journalist named Ken Krayeske.

Much has been made about Coach Calhoun's response....but I don't see anything wrong with it. People like to bring this up all the time as to how much these coaches make when colleges are making the cust. What these people fail to realize is that the money these coaches are making....they are bringing in themselves and then some. The teams these coaches are leading are running entire the lesser known sports too. The money being paid to the coach won't go towards making tuition cheaper because that money wouldn't exist if not for the coach. The teams bring in big money because of the good teams that these big name coaches put out. Its now like the money for his salary is coming out of the state budget.

Ken Krayeske had been given a photo pass for this game and the post game press conference that followed.....and he decided to go and try make a name for himself. For the record Krayeske has a history of this. According to ESPN:

Krayeske, of Hartford, is a political activist and self-described freelance journalist who has landed in the headlines after other high-profile incidents in the past.

They included his January 2007 arrest at Gov. M. Jodi Rell's inaugural parade, where Hartford police charged Krayeske with breach of peace and interfering with an officer.

The charges were later dismissed.

GOP continues to be a joke

I'll post more on the Non State of the Union sometime tomorrow after watching the speech again but had to put up something on the GOP tonight.

Has this party not learned anything? They keep coming up with one PR disaster after another. It wasn't bad enough that a sitting senator goes out and says that a sitting supreme court justice will die this year. Yes, you read that right. Here's the exact quote:

"Even though she was operated on, usually, nine months is the longest that anybody would live" with pancreatic cancer, said Bunning, a Hall-of-Fame major league pitcher, who has no medical background.

Yes...that is longtime Republican senator and Hall of Pitcher Jim Bunning.

Not to be outdone....was Richard Shelby. Republican senator out of Alabama. Somehow I guess he missed this when it came up during the campaign....or maybe he really is dumb enough to bring it up again.

“Well his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven’t seen any birth certificate,” Shelby said. “You have to be born in America to be president.”

To top it all off...let me direct you to the GOP response to President Obama's "Not State of the Union." Who wrote this speech? Who thought this was a good response? The quotes that came out of here were just mind boggling.

"Today in Washington, some are promising that government will rescue us from the economic storms raging all around us. Those of us who lived through Hurricane Katrina, we have our doubts."

Yes, that is a member of the Republican party criticizing the response to Hurricane Katrina.

"While some of the projects in the bill make sense, their legislation is larded with wasteful spending. It includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government, $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a magnetic levitation line from Las Vegas to Disneyland, and $140 million for something called volcano monitoring."

For some reason he decided to continue with this Disneyland baloney when the stimulus bill makes no mention of it. I gotta read up on this Volcano monitoring....but if you replaced Volcano with Hurricane...would he be complaining? Would it stop being wasteful spending in that case?

"We need to bring transparency to Washington, D.C., so we can rid our capital of corruption"

Where was his call for transparency in Washington when members of the Bush administration were getting caught left and right?

I'll probably have more tomorrow as I watch both speeches again.

In closing real quick if you turn to Fox New's website...well take a look at the part I highlighted with the red rectangle....

A-Rod continues to be a fraud

What a waste of time this A-Rod press conference from Tuesday ended up being. Why bother to hold this event if you didn't have the intention to answer some legitimate questions? The Q&A lasted about 27 minutes....not nearly long enough. You would think that the Yankees would have been smarter about it and try to start putting this behind them...but for whatever reason they chose to not go that route. The moment they said that there would be no follow ups, you knew this would be a farce.

The idea was to clear up the story...instead he complicated it more. Did someone really bring illegal drugs into the country for him? He claims he didn't know how to use the drug or whether they did work...but still injected himself roughly 72 times over a 3 year span? If you believe that I got a bridge....well you know how the saying goes.

He's going to have to go through another one of these. I am fairly certain there is going to be more revelations when Selena Roberts' book "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez" comes out on April 14th.

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Super Bowl Prop Bets

Part of what makes Super Bowl Sunday what it is the side bets everyone has. You can bet money on pretty much anything Super Bowl related. Here is a little friendly competition. Even if you don't follow the NFL guess away.....as you probably have just as much of a shot as anyone else to win this thing. Just e-mail me your picks at sahyder1@gmail.com I'll put up my picks in the morning some time.
Pass this link to others as well.
So here they are:

1st Half--Game Line (if you pick Pittsburgh they must be winning by at least 5 points at the half to get a point for this)
Pittsburgh -4
Arizona +4

1st Half--Over/Under (Simply pick whether the halftime score is over or under the # listed below)
Total 23 ½
Under

2nd Half--Game Line (If you pick Pittsburgh they must outscore Arizona by at least 4 for you to win)
Pittsburgh -3
Arizona +3

2nd Half--Over/Under (Total points in second half)
Total 23 ½
over

1st Quarter--Game Line (if you pick Pittsburgh they just need to outscore Arizona in the first quarter)
Pittsburgh -½
Arizona +½

2nd Quarter--Game Line (do I really need to still explain line?)
Pittsburgh -3
Arizona +3

3rd Quarter--Game Line
Pittsburgh -½
Arizona +½

4th Quarter--Game Line
Pittsburgh -½
Arizona +½

1st Quarter--Over/Under (combined first quarter points)
Total 10
Over

2nd Quarter--Over/Under
Total 13 ½
Under

3rd Quarter--Over/Under
Total 10
Over

4th Quarter--Over/Under
Total 13
Over

Team to Score First
Pittsburgh
Arizona


Team to Score First in the 2nd Half
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Team to Score Last
Pittsburgh
Arizona


TOTAL POINTS
Scored by Pittsburgh
Over 27
Under 27

Scored by Arizona
Over 20
Under 20

Scored by Both Teams combined
2-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
71-77
78 and up


PITTSBURGH'S MARGIN OF VICTORY (if they win)
1-6
7-12
13-18
19-24
25-30
31-36
37-up

ARIZONA'S MARGIN OF VICTORY (if they win)

1-6
7-12
13-18
19-24
25-30
31-36
37-up

Will at Least One Quarter be Scoreless?
Yes
No

First Scoring Play by either team
FG
TD Pass
TD Run
TD Other
Safety

First Scoring Play by Arizona
FG
TD Pass
TD Run
TD Other
Safety

First Scoring Play by Pittsburgh
FG
TD Pass
TD Run
TD Other
Safety

Last Scoring Play by Arizona
FG
TD Pass
TD Run
TD Other
Safety

Last Scoring Play by Pittsburgh
FG
TD Pass
TD Run
TD Other
Safety

Last Scoring Play of game by either team
FG
TD Pass
TD Run
TD Other
Safety

Any Score in First 7 ½ Minutes?
Yes
No

Any Score in Last 2 Minutes of 1st Half?
Yes
No

Last Team to Score in the 1st Half
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Longest Successful Field Goal
Over 45 ½ Yards
Under 45 ½ Yards

Total Successful Field Goals by Both Teams
Over 3 ½
Under 3 ½

Team to Make Most Successful Field Goals
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Will There Be Overtime?
Yes
No

Will There Be a Successful Two-Point Conversion?
Yes
No

Team That Scores First Will Win
Yes
No

Longest Touchdown
Over 49 ½ Yards
Under 49 ½ Yards

Shortest Touchdown
Over 1 ½ Yards
Under 1 ½ Yards

Team to Have First Penalty
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Total Sacks by Both Teams
Over 5
Under 5

Will There Be a Safety?
Yes
No

Will There Be a Special Teams or a Defensive Touchdown?
Yes
No

Team to Receive the Opening Kickoff
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Will Either Team Have Three Unanswered Scores?
Yes
No

First Team to Challenge a Call
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Will Arizona Ever Have the Lead?
Yes
No

First Team to Call a Timeout
Pittsburgh
Arizona

Player to Score First Touchdown
Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona)
Willie Parker (Pittsburgh)
Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh)
Edgerrin James (Arizona)
Anquan Boldin (Arizona)
Hines Ward (Pittsburgh)
Steve Breaston (Arizona)
Tim Hightower (Arizona)
J.J. Arrington (Arizona)
Heath Miller (Pittsburgh)
Mewelde Moore (Pittsburgh)
Leonard Pope (Arizona)
Gary Russell (Pittsburgh)
Limas Sweed (Pittsburgh)
Jerheme Urban (Arizona)
Nate Washington (Pittsburgh)
Ben Roethlisberger (Pitts.)
Kurt Warner (Arizona)
Field (All Others)
No Touchdown Scored

Player to Score Last Touchdown
Willie Parker (Pittsburgh)
Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona)
Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh)
Edgerrin James (Arizona)
Anquan Boldin (Arizona)
Hines Ward (Pittsburgh)
Steve Breaston (Arizona)
Tim Hightower (Arizona)
J.J. Arrington (Arizona)
Heath Miller (Pittsburgh)
Mewelde Moore (Pittsburgh)
Leonard Pope (Arizona)
Gary Russell (Pittsburgh)
Limas Sweed (Pittsburgh)
Jerheme Urban (Arizona)
Nate Washington (Pittsburgh)
Ben Roethlisberger (Pitts.)
Kurt Warner (Arizona)
Field (All Others)
No Touchdown Scored

Will the Game be Decided by Exactly 3 Points?
Yes
No

Total Fumbles Lost (Both Teams)
Over 1 ½
Under 1 ½

Total Rushing Yds by Pittsburgh
Over 113 ½
Under 113 ½

Will Arizona Convert a 4th Down Attempt?
Yes
No

Total Rushing Yds by Arizona
Over 65 ½
Under 65 ½

Jersey Number of Player that Scores First Touchdown
Odd Number
Even Number

Distance of First Successful Field Goal
Over 34 ½ Yards
Under 34 ½ Yards

Will the Game be Tied after 0-0?
Yes
No

Will Pittsburgh Score in the 1st and 2nd Quarters? (Must score in both)
Yes
No

Will Troy Polamalu Intercept a Pass?
Yes
No

What Will Happen First?
Arizona Score
Arizona Punt

Will Arizona Score in the 1st and 2nd Quarters? (Cardinals must score in both quarters)
Yes
No

Who will be named the Super Bowl XLIII MVP
Kurt Warner (ARI)
Larry Fitzgerald (ARI)
Anquan Boldin (ARI)
Steve Breaston (ARI)
Jerheme Urban (ARI)
J.J. Arrington (ARI)
Tim Hightower (ARI)
Edgerrin James (ARI)
Dominique Rodgers Cromartie (ARI)
Adrian Wilson (ARI)
Karlos Dansby (ARI)
Ben Roethlisberger (PIT)
Hines Ward (PIT)
Santonio Holmes (PIT)
Heath Miller (PIT)
Nate Washington (PIT)
Mewelde Moore (PIT)
Gary Russell (PIT)
Willie Parker (PIT)
James Harrison (PIT)
Troy Polamalu (PIT)
James Farrior (PIT)
Limas Sweed (PIT)
Jeff Reed (PIT)
Neil Rackers (ARI)
Field (Any Other Player)

Total Passing Yards - Ben Roethlisberger
0-100 Yards
101-190 Yards
191-245 Yards
246-299 Yards
300-350 Yards
351 or more Passing Yards

Will Kurt Warner break Joe Montana's Career Super Bowl Record of 1142 Passing Yards? (He needs 364 Passing Yards to break the record)
Yes
No

Who will catch a pass first?
Hines Ward (PIT)
Santonio Holmes (PIT)

Total Passing Yards - Kurt Warner
Odd Number
Even Number

Who will catch a pass first?
Larry Fitzgerald (ARI)
Anquan Boldin (ARI)

What will Kurt Warner do first?
Throw a Touchdown Pass
Thrown an Interception

Who will have more receptions in the game?
Anquan Boldin (ARI)
Hines Ward (PIT)

Will Edgerrin James score a Touchdown?
Yes
No

Who will have more receptions in the game?
Larry Fitzgerald (ARI)
Anquan Boldin (ARI)

Who will throw more interceptions in the game?
Ben Roethlisberger (PIT)
Kurt Warner (ARI)

How long will it take Jennifer Hudson to sing the National Anthem?
Over 2 Minutes and 1 Second
Under 2 Minutes and 1 Second

What will the TV Rating be?
Over 42 1/2 Neilson Rating
Under 42 1/2 Neilson Rating

Who will the MVP of the Game thank first?
God:
Teammates:
Family:
Coach:
Doesn't thank anyone:

What Color will the Gatorade be that is dumped on the Head Coach of the Winning Super Bowl Team?
Clear/Water:
Red:
Yellow:
Blue:
Orange:
Lime Green:

Who will win the coin toss:
Cardinals
Steelers

Will the coin land on: (Intersting side note....through 42 Super Bowls the # is tied at 21 each with it being tails last year)
Tails
Heads

Will Barack Obama bring back US tradition and call winning team before broadcast goes off the air?
Yes
No

Jersey number of player to score first touchdown
Over 38.5
Under 38.5

Will Matt Millen pick the correct winner during the pregame show?
Yes
No

How many planes will be included in the pre-game flyover?
2 or less
3
4
5
6