Could Mike Davis be out?

Mike Davis did not coach in Saturday's game between Iowa and Indiana. He supposedly had the "flu". Reliable sources have cited that a potential press conference will take place on Monday, announcing the resignation of Mike Davis at the end of the season. The 21st ranked Hoosiers have missed the NCAA Tournament the past two season, and lost in the first round of the NIT to Vanderbilt this past season. The leading candidates to take over the position are Mark Few of Gonzaga and former Utah Coach Rick Majerus. Kerry Rupp, a former assistant coach with Majerus at Utah, is an assistant coach at IU, which would make for an interesting coaching tandem.

Not so Super Bowl

This years Super Bowl was everything but Super, atleast for me. I want to see good games when teams when on a last minute drive, not a 21-10, sloppy played football game. I don't want to see the Seahawk's receivers drop a number of passes like they did. I also don't want to see the refs call a completely one sided ballgame. Unfortunately, that is what I saw. Not to mention the fact that there were not many good commercials this year. As we all know, the Super Bowl is a hot-bed for great commercials. This must have been a rebuilding year for that. I saw total of 3, maybe 4 good commercials, half of which were Bud Light ads. However, I was happy to see Jerome Bettis end his historic, and Hall of Fame Worthy, career on a high note.

It Finally Happened

Former #1 Duke has finally been beaten, along with the rest of the unbeatens. Georgetown pulled off an amazing win beating Duke 87-84 on Saturday. I was especially happy because now the Hoosiers are still the last team to have a PERFECT season.

So Close, Yet So Far

Could the the Steelers/Colts game have been any closer? First off, what a comeback by the Colts. Atleast Joey Porter has some fuel for the fire now since they won. If you missed what he said, he criticized the Colts for playing "soft" in their Nov. 28 game, in which the Colts won. How can you say about a team that beat you that particular day? So anyway, back to the game. Jerome Bettis fumbles at the 2-yard line. If he scores, the game is over. Instead, Nick Harper picks up the ball and runs it down to the 40 yard line. Then, finally, one of the most reliable kickers in the game, Mike Vanderjagt, has a chance to tie the game with 17 seconds left. He misses the kick. Game over, and season over for the team that everyone picked to win the Super Bowl. I hope no one lost too much money off this game.

Why, just why?

Marcus Vick made possibly the dumbest move of his football career when he stepped on Louisville's Elvis Dumervil's calf. This was not the first time Vick's antics have got him in trouble. Virginia Tech officials stated it was his cumulative record of legal problems and unsportsmanlike conduct that led to his dismissal. Vick claimed the stomp, which was caught on tape, was "an accident." Now tell me how you can accidently look at the person who just tackeled you, who happened to be an all-American linebacker, lift up your leg, and proceed to thrust your spike cleats through his leg. That doesn't sound an accident to me. Though Vick appeared to be very appologetic about the situation, he had this to say: "That's okay, I'll just move on to the next level, baby!"

Wow what a great week of Bowl games

The Bowl week started with a classic featuring Florida State and Joe Paterno's Penn State team in the FedEx Orange Bowl. It was one of the longest in BCS history. It went in to 3 overtimes with missed field goal oppurtunities on both sides. Penn State finally captured the win with a field goal in the 3rd overtime, winning 26-23. Then came the big game. The Rose Bowl, featuring College Footballs top 2 teams, USC and Texas. The game definitely lived up to its hype. It was one big play after another. The story for USC was not Reggie Bush or Matt Leinart, but it was LenDale White. He carried the ball 20 times for 124 yards and 3 TDs. But the story of the game was Vince Young of Texas. He rushed for 200 yards, and threw for 267 yards, giving him 467 all-purpose yards. With 19 seconds left to play in the game, he scored on an 8-yard touchdown, giving his Longhorns the lead, and eventually the win. It also helped him secure the games MVP Award, which he certainly deserved. "It's so beautiful," Young said about his trophy. "Don't you think that's beautiful? It's coming home all the way to Austin, Texas."

Maurice Clarett has done it again

This guy just never stops does he? Maurice Clarett, former standout tailback for Ohio St., turned himself in to police for 2 charges of armed robbery. He was later released after posting $50,000 bond. Clarett alledgedly held a gun to a man and woman and demanded property from them near the Opium Lounge in downtown Columbus early Sunday morning. He fled the scene with two men in an SUV. No one was hurt, and only a cell phone was taken from the victims. Clarett is scheduled for a hearing on January 12th.