Anyone making that sad face because there’s no pro football on tonight? But there is! The only problem is that I don’t know anything about it. If Hippo’s knowledge is the Nile River then mine is a gentle stream and the rocks are slippery so watch out!

Flotsam and Jetsam:

Thursday’s Child Fired:

Mike Daniel’s reign has come to an end. Should he wish, he’ll have an OC gig within the month should he so choose because that offense from two years ago was a killer. And then Tua tuned him out or something. Maybe head coach in Atlanta with all those weapons? We’ll just have to wait-he’ll do things at his own speed.

Hall of Amazing:

Goalie Glen Hall passed yesterday at the ripe old age of 90-frickin-4! He played without a mask for the majority of his career. He was the goalie for the Black Hawks when Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull started experimenting with curved sticks. If you’ve read any of the history you’ll know that neither the player nor the netminder knew where the puck was going but its velocity increased significantly. Perhaps that had something to do with the estimated 250 stitches he had on his face and neck? He won the Conn Smythe while playing for the Blues despite being swept in four straight. I’ve watched him on a number of hockey docs and he’s the most humble dude ever. Tremendous loss.

Webb of Desire:

There’s a bunch of keyboard cowboys out there complaining about a youngster by the name of Davis Webb getting head coach invites from the likes of the Giants, Ravens and Raiders. He’s the passing game coordinator of the Broncos, btw. First thing, the guy is an up and comer and Giants staff had him pegged as a coach when he was on their roster when he was in his early 20’s! (I remember reading that) And second, some organizations ask for interviews of individuals that they think will be real candidates down the line so that they can get info. Third, some dudes are interviewed under the guise of the lead role when in fact they’re being sussed out as a coordinator.

The Show That Keeps On Giving:

Whenever the Le Batard show pops up on Sirius I tune in and hope to hell they start talking hockey. Earlier this week I was so blessed as to hear at least two guys absolutely flustered about how Time On Ice could possibly be tracked. “What is this Devil Magic Technology that can do such a thing?” was the general gist of a few exchanges. Bless their hearts.

To The Game!

Powder Your Nose/Coachless Racist UnderDogs:

-From what I’m told the Miami D’s D-line outweighs the guys across from them by lots and lots of pounds.

-Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss from Grand Rapids Michigan balled out at Ferris State and was discovered by staff on social media. Hey, whatever it takes because football scouting is still in the Dark Ages apparently. The entire season he’s protected the ball well, throwing only 3 INT’s. Down the stretch his completion rate was an amazing 77.25%.

-That said, they teed off on the likes of South Carolina (4-8), The Citadel (4-8), The Gators (4-8) (is anyone else sensing a pattern?) and lastly Miss State (5-8). Ah, so close!

-An ESPN ad tells me that I can get tickets for as low as $56! I’m guessing that’s for folks that want to listen to the game on the radio in the parking lot of the stadium.

-Miami’s primary ball-wrecker is DE Mesidor who has 10.5 sacks. Any other person remember when the NCAA was so lazy that sacks weren’t recorded, that they were folded in to the “Tackles For Loss” stat?

No more from me-it’s all you.