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Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four teammates have been suspended by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling items that belonged to them. Pryor and his four teammates admitted to selling their Big Ten championship rings, trophies and other items for cash to help their families. You and I can take our personal items and list them on eBay or Craigslist.  If someone pays the price, the transaction is orchestrated and it’s a done deal. When did selling your own personal items become against the law? What should be against the law is how the NCAA treats the athletes.  It is very interesting why the crooks at the NCAA didn’t suspend the Ohio St. players from the Sugar Bowl.  I guess they have to make sure sponsors get what they paid for and the fans see a good game. The NCAA can exercise their power indiscriminately to make whatever decisions they want. Isn’t that priceless? Collegiate athletes lay it on the line for the nam...

Brett Favre’s consecutive games streak is over, now all we need is a resolution to the Jenn Sterger situation.  In 2008, Favre allegedly sent inappropriate texts to Sterger while Favre played for the New York Jets and Sterger was an employee with the team. An investigation was completed by NFL league investigators last week.  The results were promptly given to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell stated he received the results of the investigation and indicated a decision is forthcoming.  Goodell stated, "I got a report last week. I expect sometime in the near future to be making a decision." This matter has been ongoing for two months now.  Why has it taken so long to make a decision? Either Favre sent the texts and harassed Sterger or he did not. It should not take this long to determine what did or did not happen. This Favre-Sterger situation has been meticulously buried by the media.  Don’t you think a married star quarterback being ...

The Miami Hurricanes made a big splash by filling their head coaching position.  In arguably the best hire in school history, the administration went out and got a perennial winner in Al Golden from Temple University to replace the fired Randy Shannon . The Hurricanes faithful should be happy now.  They have landed a coach who was a certain upgrade and can bring back the days of old. Not. Al Golden? Are you kidding me? This is one of the most bizarre hires by a so-called premier institution in recent memory.  For a university that boasts a proud tradition of winning and excitement, in my opinion, the Hurricanes football program has taken two steps back. What happened to Jon Gruden, Bo Pelini and Mike Leach? What happened to getting that coach who can bring back the fire? Al Golden? Golden posted a losing record at Temple University.  He has a 26-32 record as he takes over for Shannon. This hire makes no sense to me.  I wrote a comme...

The Cincinnati Bengals have lost 10 straight games. The primary reason why the Bengals are struggling lies directly on the shoulders of quarterback Carson Palmer. The Bengals, particularly Palmer, seemed to be in a festive mood on Sunday as they managed to hand the Pittsburgh Steelers a 23-7 victory by consistently turning the ball over by courtesy of Palmer’s less-than-stellar play. Let’s be real, Palmer has stunk this year. He is throwing costly interceptions like it is going out of style. On Sunday Palmer completed 20-of-32 passes for 178 yards for one touchdown and three interceptions. Two of his interceptions were returned for touchdowns. Typically when things go south with an organization, we have been conditioned to first look at the coach. The coach is responsible for putting players on the field who give them the best chance to win. There are rumblings Marvin Lewis may be on his last legs in Cincinnati. When a team sports 2-10 record, it is logical to cons...