Fan Stop Central

The two weeks that span the time between the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500 have to be the absolute worst time of the year for sports fans. It’s just brutal. No football. No great basketball – college or pro (not that there’s a lot of NBA following here). No great golf … and when you’ve got 6 inches of snow on the ground, it makes it kind of tough to get hyped about it. No baseball.

Here’s what we’ve got:

• various regular season basketball (college/pro)
• NHL?
• NBA?
• NASCAR speedweeks
• Golf in tropical and arid climates

And a lot of waiting around for Spring Training to hit, Daytona 500 to kick-off NASCAR, and March Madness to captivate us all.

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After a long hiatus, we’re finally back in the saddle. What has turned out to be a huge undertaking has now come and gone, and we are back ready to wow you with our insight and wit.

Stay tuned for new posts to come as we get back in the groove.

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Sports Illustrated has an unbelievable column quoting citizens of Atlanta on the Michael Vick story. It’s “bigger than Ray Lewis and the Chris Benoit murders.”

People died in those situations.

These are dogs.

Is there any question about the devaluation of human life in this country due to abortion?

Many e-mailers totally miss the boat on the Vick story. Nobody is defending Michael Vick, but what ever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Ray Lewis and numerous sports figures are allowed to continue playing while being accused of murder and other heinous acts against HUMANS. When it comes to animals people have visceral, emotional reactions.

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What’s the deal with all the coaching changes and back-outs? (a bit Seinfeld-esque)

Just the latest in the indeciciveness:

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Orlando Magic has agreed to let Billy Donovan out of his contract, paving the way for the former Florida coach to return to the Gators.

Donovan agreed to a five-year, $27.5 million deal late last week with the Magic, but approached both sides about getting out of the contract over the weekend … AFTER being formally indrotuced at a news conference on Friday. Donovan had already turned down offers from Kentucky and the Memphis Grizzlies, and looked to be staying in Gainesville before being announced in Orlando.

Other notables THIS season:
Dana Altman: Creighton coach Dana Altman was introduced as Arkansas’ new basketball coach earlier this spring, then decided to return to Creighton two days later.

Gregg Marshall: Charleston hired Winthrop’s Gregg Marshall, but Marshall told the Cougars one day later he was returning to Winthrop.

I could understand if they changed their minds and cancelled the deal before the news conference, but after being introduced as the new leader? Come on.

There is a precendece for this, though.
In 1993, Bobby Cremins accepted the South Carolina job, then changed his mind two days later and returned to Georgia Tech.

Bill Belichick was introduced as the Jets new football coach. One day later he changed his mind.

Eddie Stanky was introduced as Texas Rangers manager. One day later he changed his mind.

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