Random thoughts while wondering what ever happened to Dennis Lamp:

As the Bears prepare to meet Mike Holmgren and the Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon, Rex Grossman's enabler in chief Lovie Smith has implored the media to lay off the maligned quarterback.  Smith says Grossman's admission that he wasn't fully prepared to play against the Packers on New Year's eve was taken out of context and that the game, as much as it means to the fans, was not important to the Bears.  This from a coach who said on the day he was hired that one of his goals was to beat the Packers.

So now we have the Bears head coach blaming the media and blaming the fans and blaming the NFL schedule makers.  In fact, at no time has Smith mentioned any level of accountability on Grossman's part.  All of this "look at the record" crap just doesn't work for me anymore.  Right now your record is 0-0 Lovie and you don't get any more losses.  

It would be a shame to have the best record in the NFC and then fall flat in the Big Game.  In the Big Ten, they refer to that as "Ohio State." 

Speaking of people who are clueless, more weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth from NCAA Myles (Zero Tolerance) Brand, who bemoans the problems of the NCAA.  Diversity in coaching, coaches salaries and sportsmanship are some of the topics Brand waxed on during the NCAA convention.

There are 119 head coaching jobs in NCAA 1A football.  It is hard to legislate a pool that small, Myles, especially when there is a already a great deal of diversity on college campuses already including educators and deans and administrators who are far more impactful to more people than a football coach. 

As far as the salaries are concerned, the market is what it is.  Is Nick Saban worth $4 million?  Apparently, Alabama thinks so. Whether or not Bob Stoops, Jim Tressell or Steve Spurrier are worth over $2 million a year is irrelevant to the fact that's where the bar is set.  Pandora is out of the box Myles, and there is no way you or your liberal egghead friends who don't understand a free market economy and fair market value can stop it.

Perhaps you should remember that the NCAA serves the schools and not the other way around. 

BTW, have you sent Coach Knight a congratulatory card yet on behalf of the NCAA?  Nah, didn't think so.

If a tree (even a big one) falls in a soccer field and no one hears it (because it's soccer) does it make a sound?

This is priceless.  I completely understand that the people in Baltimore are still mad that the Colts moved to Hoosierville in the middle of the night BUT does the fact that they stole Cleveland's team make them a bit hypocritical?  

Next Christmas, someone needs to get Barry Bonds a mirror.  And he needs to look into it.  And he needs to point the finger at himself.  Eventually, Barry, people stop believing you.

Finally, an athlete who shows some loyalty.

The President announced last night that he is sending more troops to Iraq.  Okay, let me get this straight.  We're not doing a whole lot but standing in the mile of a civil war and getting shot at and he wants to throw more bodies at it.  And, he says that he's talked to Iraq and they will do this and that and the other and that they have convinced all the tribal leaders to get together in Anbar province and fight al Qaeda . 

Apparently G Dub has hired a ghost whisperer to communicate with General William Westmoreland who is obviously become a Presidential adviser. 

Don Rickles is totally underrated as a comedian.  And, he's a good guy to boot.  Good for him.

The fight between the Donald and Baba Wawa is escalating.  The Donald says that she's a liar and she calls him "That poow, pathetic man."  Walters told Rosie O'Donnell, the target of Trump's outburst that "Twump wied to both of us."  This whole thing is dwiving me cwazy.

Another sixties icon heads for the big TV Land in the sky.  If you really want to see how hot Yvonne DeCarlo was without the Lily Munster makeup, rent yourself a copy of "The Ten Commandments" or "McClintock."  

Condie Rice wants to go one on one with Harry Smith of CBS News (and Biography.)

In an effort to increase productivity, a Bangkok government office has encouraged employees to take naps during the day in a company nap room, complete with flowers, soft music and no cell phones.  Turns out, the office is the equivalent to the Bangkok DMV.  "I'm sorry sir, I can't take your picture for your driver's license right now, I have to go on nap. Please wait in the other line." 

Maybe if they increased coffee breaks they wouldn't need to take a nap.  In this group's case, a good espresso is in order.