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Peterson's season? Ninth best by a running back
Posted by: Chris Miller Updated: December 31, 2012 - 11:26 AM
Adrian Peterson's near record-setting season was judged by an independent observer -- the very savvy Joe Posnanski -- as the ninth best season by a running back. When you look at the statistical evidence, you might agree. Or, you might not.
Posnanski's story appears in the Sports on Earth blog.
UMD football coach headed to Western Illinois
Posted by: Chris Miller Updated: December 19, 2012 - 10:31 AMMinnesota Duluth football coach Bob Nielson, who led the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA Division II championships, is leaving the Port City to be football coach at Western Illinois.
Nielson, 100-26 as football coach, is also UMD's athletic director. He is 53.
The Duluth News-Tribune report is here.
Wisconsin fans react to Bielema's exit: 'This makes me happier than putting up 70'
Posted by: Brian Stensaas Updated: December 4, 2012 - 10:08 PMAs you might imagine, reaction in the Badger State to the report Bret Bielema took the head football job at Arkansas came fast and furious Tuesday afternoon. A quick read through message boards and comment streams associated with stories here, here and here run the gamut.
Good for Bret
Bo knows: Was BB perfect? Of course not. But he did still manage to lead Wisconsin to 3 straight Rose Bowls. This state has been too spoiled in recent years by Barry, Bo, and Bret and forgot where the athletic program used to be.
Good riddance, Bret
Toadmanjack: Don't let the door hit you in your goofy-looking living-off-of-Barry-Alvarez-a**.
We’re happy
Badger Bob: This makes me happier than putting up 70 last week.
We’re in trouble
GSOBadger: This is horrible news. We had a chance to get a good win in the RB, now probably gone. We were poised for a great season next year, now probably gone. We have a great recruiting class lined up, expect many to bail.
This is exactly what the program needs
RichardSRussell: You don't expect a guy with a Hawkeye tattoo to have the same level of loyalty to the cardinal and white as, say, Pat Richter. Still, I thought he'd have enough loyalty to his TEAM not to drop this kind of distraction on them just a few weeks before the Rose Bowl. Best of luck anyway, Bret. And remember who gave you your big break.
This program will never win another game
Tobin: Seriously, this is a big problem for Bucky. Any new coach coming in will want to hire his own coaches. Look at how Bucky struggled adapting to the new coaching this year. We were set up for a great year next year with the O-line more experienced and our super RBs and Stave able to play again. Are there any Urban Meyers out there?
After initial spouts of reactionary posts, many – like Tobin here - turned to speculation. A popular thought to replace Bielema is Paul Chryst. He’s the offensive coaching mind who left the Badgers last season for Pittsburgh and eventually hired away ex-Badgers QB Brooks Bollinger from his coaching post at Hill-Murray High School. The thought makes sense, although later in the evening Chryst issued a statement saying he's perfectly happy at Pitt.
Other suggestions that came up again and again: former Vikings offensive coordinator and Badgers QB Darrell Bevell and former coach and current Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez.
It should also be noted that a certain former NFL MVP currently spending time coaching high school football and mowing his lawn in Mississippi came up a few places.
Yes, there are some out there pining for Coach Brett Favre in Wisconsin. Another name seen more than once? Former Vikings coach Brad Childress, who ran a kick-(rear-end) offense at Wisconsin as offensive coordinator in the 1990s.
Rockets traveling party stops in Minneapolis to support McHale
Posted by: Brian Stensaas Updated: November 28, 2012 - 5:16 PMFrom the Houston Chronicle's Ultimate Rockets blog, posted Tuesday night:
Rockets players and coaches did not know if they could help but were certain they had to try. They knew they had to be there for Kevin McHale and his family.
About 40 members of the team, coaches and staff flew to Minneapolis immediately after Tuesday’s game to attend the funeral of McHale’s daughter, Sasha, who died on Saturday at 23 of complications of the disease Lupus.
“It’s real important,” Patrick Patterson said. “We have to support coach McHale. He’s a priority. He’s part of this family. His family is part of our family. We have to show him that we care, that we love him, each and every one of them.
“I believe and I hope it helps from the standpoint of support. There’s not too much words can really do, but knowing people are there supporting, knowing you have a family, a team, an organization behind you and understands what you’re going through, that’s what we want to show coach McHale and the McHale family. We love them and we’re here for them.”
There was a moment of silence “to honor Sasha’s life” before the pregame introductions for Tuesday’s game, with a photo of Sasha McHale filling the video boards at the center of the arena. Rockets players wore a green band on a purple background on their uniform shoulders. The organization chose green because it was Sasha McHale’s favorite color and purple to signify the Lupus Foundation.
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Kolb won't play against Vikings
Posted by: Chris Miller Updated: October 16, 2012 - 4:33 PMKevin Kolb won't be playing quarterback for Arizona on Sunday against the Vikings at the Metrodome.
In fact, he probably won't be playing for a while.
Various reports say Kolb suffered a serious rib injury against Buffalo last Sunday and could be out six weeks or so.
John Skelton will start on Sunday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Kolb had “multiple” ribs detached from the sternum and would miss several weeks.
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