So, here Bob Knight becomes the first coach with a penis (we think anyway) to win their 900th game and there is nothing.  No blogs, very little news coverage and sort of a ho hum mundane attitude about the whole thing.  And you realize it's because everyone on the planet must hate Bob Knight.

It's not like there is all that much going on, but face it, the majority of the media and a lot of the bloggers hate the man.  Yes, I know he brings it on himself.  It seems however that when there is a hunting issue or he brings his grandson to a press conference, there is suddenly all kinds of attention lavished in addition to hours of coverage and opinion.  Cementing himself as one of, if not the greatest basketball coach of all time, not so much. 

I think a lot of this has to be because of the negativity surrounding him.  Let's face it, even your enemies should be praised when they have a milestone accomplishment.  Yet, few, if any, columnists or bloggers are talking about it.

I've always been a fan of Bob Knight, so it's pretty easy for me to at least mention it.  For lots of people, especially the entitled media elite, he's a bully, a mean spirited guy.  Yes, but he's also a winner and a great coach who runs a clean program.  Don't you think Myles brand would nail him to a tree if there was even a whiff of impropriety at Texas Tech?

From at least one person, congrats coach.

Lightning Round

• I disagree with Jay Mariotti on just about everything...except this.  Over the years, he's not only been the Chairman's biggest critic (next to me), but he's also been fairly accurate. Normally, I think Mariotti's just rambling, but his assessment in this case has some validity.  
• Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez has had about enough of the monkey business directed at him from West Virginia.  It's one thing to be upset about a coach leaving, it is clearly another to threaten and harass his family.  For crying out loud, it's a game people.  The interesting thing in the story is he never really admits or denies shredding anything and doesn't get asked or answer any questions as to what he was up to on December 18th.  The other item is, clearly West Virginia isn't happy with him for leaving and they are trying to make his life miserable for doing so, even after they did not follow through on the things they promised him when they prevented him from going to Alabama last year.  Truth be told, they probably will never be able to recruit a serious coach again given the asshattery they have displayed.
• As a semi-regular viewer of "Hardball" with Chris Matthews,I was shocked to see Screamin' A. Smith onwith Chris.  I don't watch him on ESPN and I am certainly don't give a rat's ass about anything he has to say about politics.  He has no business being on a show like that. 
• What kinds of promises in the dark has Jerry Jones made to Jason Garrett? Doesn't every assistant have a dream of running his own ship?  Very, very interesting indeed.
• Ocho Cinco goes nowhere.
• A sad, sad ending to a sad story.  And a reminder that drinking and driving is stupid.
• Some lively AL Central analysis from Umpbump.com
• Fans in Westwood have been asked to not touch the Wizard.
• Astros owner Drayton McClain said he was surprised when Miguel Tajada's name came up in the Mitchell report.  McClain said he was also surprised when Lindsey Lohan was collared for drunk driving and Brittany Spears lost custody of her children.  If McClain's head was any farther in the sand he could order lo mein.
• Here in Wisconsin, the top story is about a father whose son refused to wear a Green Bay jersey so he taped the kid to a chair with it on.  The kid is my new hero.  This story would be a lot funnier if there wasn't some domestic abuse tied to it.
• Humor?  We've got humor.  First, Serioussportsnetwork.com talks about how the Elderly Hillbilly looks at Sunday's game. Their second piece was one about Archie Manning and playoff tickets. Kissing Suzy Kolber also had two funny pieces (actually, just about everything they do is funny.)  The first was a take off on the NFL Network's Joe's Diner spots and the other a mock introduction of the Washington Redskins new head coach.
• If you are a blogger, don't waste your time at Target.  They only answer questions from traditional media.  That's okay, I only shop at traditional stores like Wal-Mart.
• Today's list: Remembering the top 20 TV hits of 1978-1979.