Things I've Learned Recently

I'm sick today but was still able to learn a thing or two...

Roy Williams needs to stop making guarantees. - Does Dallas have a chance to beat the Saints this weekend? Yes. Is it a must win for Dallas? Absolutely. But Roy Williams needs to watch it. The Saints are undefeated and have already said they are playing for 16-0. They didn't need this extra motivation. Didn't this guy once guarantee the Lions would win 10 games in a season? I don't think the Lions won ten games during his tenure with the team.

Oregon State has a pair, as well as the rest of the best of the PAC-10. - No cupcakes for them next year. Oregon State has agreed to play BCS-busters and college football darlings Boise State and Texas Christian next season. In fact, they are going to open against TCU in the new Jerry Jones shrine, otherwise known as Cowboys Stadium. This is something the good teams in the PAC-10 do more than any other conference. They agree to play real schools, not the UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs or Roast Beef State. This will be good for Oregon State and good for the schools they are playing. It lends legitimacy to Boise State's and TCU's schedule.

The Oakland Raiders quarterback situation is bad.- Really bad. We all know JaMarcus Russell is a huge bust and probably won't be back next year. (He is due $15M in salary and bonuses if he plays next season. There's no way the Raiders pay that.) Bruce "The Plumber" Gradkowski is injured and won't play this week. This Sunday the Raiders are going to start Charlie Frye at quarterback. Remember him? In 2007 he "won" the quarterback "battle" in Cleveland over Derek Anderson and rookie Brady Quinn. He started the first regular season game and was pulled in less time than it takes Greg Oden to suffer a season-ending knee injury. The Raiders have also just signed J.P. Losman to "bolster" their quarterbacking corps. Losman was most recently seen leading the Rancho Cucamonga Snake Charmers to a United Football League title. (Actually, it was the Las Vegas Locomotives. But who knew that...other than me?)

And last, not a thing a I learned, but a bit of wild speculation. A bold prediction you won't get anywhere else. - Jim Fassel might be on his way to the Raiders. He is currently the head coach of the Rancho Cuca...I mean Las Vegas Locomotives. His championship QB just signed with Oakland. The Raiders special teams coach? A guy named John Fassel. Yup, Jim's son. I'm not saying he's a lock to go, but there sure are some familiar faces.