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Gruden: You Hadn’t Done Anything for Us Lately

Published on January 17, 2009 in Sports. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Today’s big news: Gruden fired.

  • From Sports Illustrated: “In a stunning development that no one in the NFL expected, the Tampa Bay Buccanneers fired Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden late Friday afternoon”
  • From Fox Sports: “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired coach Jon Gruden and Bucs sources told FOXSports.com that defensive coordinator Raheem Morris has been tapped to be the team’s new coach.”
  • From ESPN: “A Super Bowl title bought Jon Gruden time, but ultimately couldn’t save his job. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dismissed their fiery coach and general manager Bruce Allen on Friday, three weeks after the team completed one of the biggest collapses in NFL history, losing four straight games following a 9-3 start to miss the playoffs.”
  • From TBO.com (Tampa Tribune): “With a ferocious lack of ceremony, it is over. Jon Gruden, who once was astride the football world, holding the Lombardi Trophy aloft, was dismissed by the Glazers in double secret Glazeresque fashion, his world reduced from the Roman Numerals in San Diego six years ago to a Friday Night Massacre initially relegated to the right side of the Bucs’ Web site under the heading ‘News.’”
  • From TampaBay.com (St. Pete Times): “The Super Bowl trophy Jon Gruden brought the Bucs in his first season as head coach is polished and still glistens in the lobby of One Buc Place. But the shine finally wore off Gruden. The charismatic coach, along with general manager Bruce Allen, was fired Friday after the Bucs lost their final four games following a 9-3 start and failed to reach the playoffs for the fourth time in six years.”

And all I can say is it’s about time. Continue reading ‘Gruden: You Hadn’t Done Anything for Us Lately’

So Wait… USF is Ranked WHAT?!

Published on October 7, 2007 in Florida Living and Sports. 3 Comments

First, a warning: This article isn’t about writing, or finances, or personal development, so if you’re here only to read that kind of article, you can skip this. This article’s about college football, and trying to figure out what the hell is going on this year. In short, I’m starting to wonder about the increasingly real possibility that the University of South Florida may be en route to a national championship. And that just freaks me out (in a good way). Continue reading ‘So Wait… USF is Ranked WHAT?!’

Colts Win Superbowl XLI!

Published on February 4, 2007 in Sports. 0 Comments

You heard it here first, second, or sometime thereafter: The Indianapolis Colts, under the coaching of Tony Dungy, have won Super Bowl XLI (41, for you non-Latin speakers). Suck it, Glazer. Continue reading ‘Colts Win Superbowl XLI!’

Bye bye, Booger

Published on October 17, 2006 in Sports. 0 Comments

McFarland tossed off Bucs’ ship, traded to Colts for a 2nd round pick in ’07. With the way the defense’s been acting, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I don’t like it, but what do I know? I’m still wondering about what happened to the Cardinals.