When to call it quits?

The Texas girls basketball coach, that coached his High School team to a 100-0 point victory was fired on Sunday. When i read this article in the paper I didn't know what to think at first. I didn't know if i should give the coach and his team credit because a 100 point win is a rare thing in high school basketball. As i kept reading the article i was appalled to find out that the team they beat by yes 100 points was a school for kids with problems such as reading disabilities and what not. I think that is just tacky that the coach thought it was funny that his team of fantastic athletes where able to beat a team with six girls on it by 100 points! Come on now! Where are your morals not just as a coach but as a decent human being? The next day he then made a national apology to the school. I don't know why he thought that would make it go away? What coach when up 72-0 still puts on the full court press and shots three's like its not big deal? If i was a player on his team I personally would've said something. Those players are just as at much fault as the coach. The players should be just as embarrassed. And for their parents to condone it and being proud of them? That just makes me sick. What is this world coming to seriously. I tip my hat to the losing team though. Sources say that they took the loss and didn't get down on themselves or anything, that's real sportsmanship right there. I don't think the apology was enough and him forfeiting the game after the fact. I think it was a smart move on behalf of the school board to fire him. I have played for a coach who has the most wins in high school softball in the nation before and when we where up by ten runs he would make us pull back and put in other people so it wouldn't get too out of hand. And him having the most wins in the nation for a softball coach i think he takes winning seriously but he would never allow us to beat a team 20-0.

Coached to Death?

How far is too far? A coach from LOUISVILLE, Ky. was recently charged with recklice homicide after the death of one of his football players. During a football practice Sophomore Max Gilpin and his teammates where participating a conditioning drill he scoarching temps. This isn't the first time a athlete has been pushed to death by rigorous drills. I don't know when coaches are going to get the hint. When it is that hot out, you need to give your players regular water breaks and just give them a breather. I know how horrible practices can be in the heat. When i was at another school we would have four hour practices in 90 degree heat and we would rarely get water breaks. The only time we would get water was when we weren't apart of a drill and he would have to hurry or we would get in trouble. It would get so bad where we would have to wear cut off shirts all the way down to the bottom of the shirts so if there would happen to be a little breeze we would be able to feel it good. I guess we had it pretty good though because we had our own locker room down at the field and i don't know a whole lot of high school programs that have their own locker rooms let alone with air conditioning, but it would almost give you the chills after being in 90 degree temps while sweating profoundly then go into a air conditioned room.

It is just kind of depressing to know that this coach pushed this sophomore to his death. He should've saw that his players where struggling with the heat and the drill and realized that it wasn't worth it that day. I could relate to Max in some way. I mean I'm not dead but i have experienced a heat stroke before and it is scary. When i experienced it, it was 95 degrees out and humid. It was my Sophomore season and I was in a good mood so i offered to pitch the JV game because, all the JV pitchers where hurt and i have pitched 2 games in one day so i pitched the JV game then I played Shortstop the first varsity game then I had to pitch the second varsity game i was feeling fine in between the 2 varsity games but my mom thought i looked really sick and forced me to eat something even though i wasn't hungry, you could say i became kind of resentful towards her because i didn't wanna eat in that heat because i knew i could vomit. So we mad a deal she game me a protein bar and a filled up my huge water jug and gave me 2 Gatorade's and sent me on my way because i had to start warming up since i was pitching. In between innings i felt this chill go through my body, and i was schedule to hit that inning so i grabbed a sweatshirt and grabbed my bat because i was on deck. My coach was on the thirdbase line and when she saw me with my sweatshirt on she actually stoped the game. I was mad at her at that time in point but she mad me sit out a inning and put in someone else for me and now that i look back on it she could have saved my life. I guess i didn't look to well either. At that point in 95 degree weather I had a sweatshirt on and sweatpants. My body couldn't stop shivering. I was sitting behind the dugout and i just started to cry. I don't know why? I think i was just scared. My mom came and sat by me. My coach wanted me to go to the hospital but i felt there was no need, and i didn't want to since we where 2 hours away form CR. I never ended up going back into that game.

So when i read stories like max's it really hits me deep. I know my experience isn't quite to that extent but, it still hits me deep.
I hope with his coach being charged it sends wake up calls to all the other coaches just like him.

Brawling Leprechauns?

"So, if Utah can't be a consensus number one because they don't play in a "recognized" conference, how does that affect Notre Dame, since they don't even belong to a conference at all?Does that mean that the Brawling Leprechauns will never win a National Title or be a National Number One?"



So I just came across this comment from a older post, and I would like to respond to Aevans........ STOP HATING ON NOTRE DAME! Its not there fault they have a fan base. Its not there fault they have money. Its like the New York Yankees. Everyone and their moms complain that they buy their championships. So what if they do. They have money deal with it. Steinbrenner has money he had to work hard for it. Its not like he just found the trillions of dollars in a cereal box. Everyone knows that if their team had money they wouldn't be complaining. Its just a fact of life. Money helps win championships because, you are able to buy the best players. But back to Notre Dame. There is a legacy that comes with the program so there is going to be more funding. And they're actually a BCS team. It's just life deal with it :). Utah highlights shouldn't even make the sportscenter highlights ha ha what a joke. JOIN A LEGIT CONFERENCE...then we can talk. Until then I hope you enjoyed your one trip to a BCS game because it will probably be a once in a lifetime thing.



and Aevans this is for you enjoy :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke0WJFRGHv4

Boos for Bohannon...

If you are semi familiar with Iowa high school basketball; I'm sure that you have head of the Bohannon's. The Bohannon's have a long line of stud basketball players in their family. Theres Zach Bohannon who is a senior this year at Linn Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. He recently committed to Air force where he will play basketball next year. Then there is Jason Bohannon. You could say that he is a legend around the metro area. I was fortunate enough to be around for his Senior season. I was a Freshman at Jefferson, when he was a Senior. I head stories and read about his remarkable unreal stats in the newspaper. It was unbelievable reading night after night about him dropping 40 points on a regular basis like its no big deal.He was also named the Gatorade player of the year in Iowa. he was a three-time Iowa Newspaper Association All-State first team selection. He led Linn-Mar to a state championship as a sophomore in 2004, a runner-up finish in 2005, and a fourth place finish in 2006. He scored 1,700 points in his three year career, snapping a 33 year-old record.He averaged 27 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in his senior campaign. He was a four star recruit coming out of High School with a bright future. Schools such as; Iowa, Wisconsin, UNI, Purdue, NC State, Stanford,and Vandy where recruiting him. It was a huge blow to the Hawkeyes program when he announced his commitment to Wisconsin. Everyone thought Iowa was a great fit for him. His dad was a quarterback there, and it was close to home. He ended up getting alot of playing time his Freshman year. I remember watching some of his games on ESPN. He never started, but he was always the first person of the bench. He is a Junior now. And he is a deciding factor whenever he is on the court. Recently in the Cedar Rapids Gazette there was a article written about his upcoming return to the metro area. The title was "Boos for Bohannon in Carver Getting Old." By Jim Ecker. I thought this was a fitting title for this article, and his return to Iowa City. Iowa fans are still bitter about him not coming to Iowa. You could say the felt betrayed. In the article Jim went on saying how Iowa fans should just SHUT UP! Its getting old. Yes it was clever his Freshman season to boo the kid whenever he touched the ball, or chant traitor, but you look stupid every time you so that and then he just ends up draining back to back three's! Whats the point of even heckling him when he has been quoted before saying, "My favorite place to play on the road is Carver." I think Iowa fans just need to get over there bitter ways. I don't know Jason personally, but what I've heard about him, he seems like a decent guy. I think you should be proud that he is from the metro area and he is doing so well at the next level.
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090119/SPORTS/701199912

Bye Bye Football........

As all of you know the College Football season is over :( Yes, I know it saddens me as well. Because of this i will be swtching over to college basketball mode. I will once in awhile keep you up to date with college football stories (the draft, major commintments, new coaching changes) This blog will just be primarlly college basketball though.. less then nine months untill the first game, and just a few months untill spring practices start. Hang in there it will be back again soon.

In? or Out?

Staying? Leaving? That is the hot question circulating throughout the NFL and college football sence. This passed week is when most underclassmen decided to declare for the upcoming NFL draft. When I look at it from the larger perspective I think it is going to be all in all a pretty decent draft this year. The biggest controversy is weather Mark Shancez of USC should've stayed another year. His coach Pete Carroll came out fright away saying "he is making the wrong decision. He knows hes going against the grain." I think that was wring of him to come out and say that. His player made his decision, and he cant do anything about it. I personally think this was a good decision by Mark. Why no come out after a record breaking Rose Bowl victory? Why would he want to come back next year lose to a Washington State team, go 12-1 and then diminish a team from the Big 10 in the Rose Bowl? I think he is making a smart decision by getting out. His stock is up right now. And if he comes out next year hes gong to be in the same draft as Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford (will still be a underclassman)Colt McCoy.

Another hot topic is Sam Bradford deciding to stay another year. It seems nobody get this decision either? Sam just completed his Sophomore season at a powerhouse football school. Why wouldn't he want to stay? I still look at him as a kid. Hes just soaking it all up. Yes, he could get injured but i think he is making the right decision as well.

Tebow to Return for Senior Season