WVU owes a certain former coach a big thank you today

The college football dominoes continued to fall today as word came that West Virginia University would be joining the Big 12.  There is not a whole lot coming out of Morgantown right now, so we cannot confirm nor deny whether WVU plans to have any ceremony honoring the man who without all this would be possible... Former head coach Rich Rodriguez.  Yes, as much as Mountaineer fans and alumni may hate to hear that, they owe their pardon from conference purgatory to a man who is reviled in their state.  Scanning various social media outlets today the rhetoric coming from the WVU faithful has largely centered around their success over the last decade, including two BCS bowl wins, all this of course under Rodriguez.  The facts are that conference realignment has centered around football and the efforts of Rodriguez made WVU an asset that was valuable enough for the Big 12 to justify bringing in and feeling good about.  So as you breathe a sigh of relief today after being plucked from the junk pile that is the Big East perhaps you will swallow some of that lingering bitterness from the day RichRod bolted to Ann Arbor and realize that without him, this probably is not possible.

With Rich Rod gone what's next for Denard Robinson

With today's news that Michigan has decided to relieve Rich Rodriguez of his head coaching duties, ESPN's Adam Rittenberg hits the nail right on the head when he says:

No Michigan player is impacted more than Rodriguez's firing than [Denard] Robinson

With that in mind we examine a few options that might be a better fit for Shoelaces, should he decide to move on.

5. Washington Huskies-Could bring the athletic element to quarterback that the Huskies have enjoyed with Jake Locker, plus could see a boost in his development at quarterback under Steve Sarkisian.

4. LSU Tigers-In their losses this season LSU was done in by inconsistent play at quarterback, Robinson's ability to extend plays and freelance would fit in nicely with Les Miles mad hatter philosophy.

3. Nebraska Cornhuskers-Nebraska's offensive success this season can be mostly attributed to the athleticism of Taylor Martinez, Robinson would fit in nicely where he had the option to run first.

2. Oregon Ducks-The Ducks philosophy seems to be, put the best athletes all over the field and see if you can catch us, Robinson would bring the same element to the quarterback position that the Ducks have enjoyed this season with Darron Thomas and his predecessor Jeremiah Masoli.

1. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets-Would be a match made in heaven, Robinson would bring the same athletic element to the triple option attack that Josh Nesbitt has, with one exception, he is a better thrower.

Lottery numbers from the world of sports

With tonight's mega millions jackpot currently residing at approximately $355 million, lottery fever has captured the nation. We were fortunate enough to obtain some of the lotter numbers from figures in the world of sports.

Lebron James
2-Second banana.
3-Don’t you dare call him anything but a small forward
4-Everything was good until Game 5 vs. Boston
23-He told everyone this number should be retired so he’s hoping to be the only one to play it.
56-The highest number you can choose in Mega Millions and the approximate number of bad nicknames Lebron is going to give himself.
?-Still trying to figure out what he should do.

Brett Favre
0-How much effort was required for his cameo in There’s Something about Mary.
2-The number of interceptions in NFC Championship Games Favre wishes he could have back.
4-Did you see the Deadspin photos?
18-Number of guy who will break most of his records.
46-Approximate number of days Favre will hold ESPN hostage waiting to make his retirement announcement.
8-Number of the greatest iron man in sports.

Rich Rodriguez
1 the number of plays made by the Michigan defense this season (2 point conversion against Illinois)
2-Rich Rod got 2 more seasons at Michigan than he would’ve gotten at Alabama for the same results.
11-Closest he ever came to Ohio State
24-How many hours a day he wishes he would have never left West Virginia.
48-Number of states he is welcome in after his last two coaching jobs.
50-That’s five oh, as in call the police if he were to take the Pitt job.


Jim Harbaugh
1-Number of questions he answered from Michelle Tafoya last night.
2-Number of seconds he thought about taking the Michigan job.
6-Number of picks the San Francisco 49ers would like to trade up in the draft.
7-Number of wins Stanford can expect next season.
8-Number of wins it would take for the 49ers to make the playoffs in the NFC west.
49-Number of points he will try and hang on Pete Carroll every time they meet.

Do with these what you will but if you happen to win playing any of these numbers tonight, how about a little cut for us?