Bernie Kosar wants the University of Miami job?

Former 12-year NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar is interested in taking the reigns of the Miami Football Program. He was quoted on a Miami television station as saying that he would like the job.

UM people knew that I had been offered the president of the Cleveland Browns job," Kosar told the newspaper. "They knew I wanted to get back into football and asked if I'd be interested in the UM job. At first it was just flattering, but then I thought, 'Yeah, I'd really like to look into it.'"

Kosar played his college ball at Miami, but has no coaching experience at all. You have to wonder if Miami is actually considering this? Kosar, who is from Youngstown, Ohio won a national title for the 'Canes during his freshman season.

What was Michael Irvin not available, what about Lamar Thomas? Maybe Miami should throw Gino Toretta or Craig Erickson in the mix also. We just can't see Kosar trying to convince kids that come from nothing at all, to play football at Miami, when Florida State and Florida are after them as well. It's one thing to say you want to be coach and another to take the job and do it well. Yes, Kosar is a well known figure in Miami football but is he well known enough to build a program, land recruits and win games on the field?

Other possible candidates are Texas Tech's Gary Patterson and West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez.

Kosar says he's interested in Miami job - Yahoo Sports

Schiano says 'No Thanks" to Miami and will remain at Rutgers

Does anyone want the University of Miami head football coaching job? It appears that Greg Schiano from Rutgers doesn't.

The Newark Ledger has reported that Greg Schiano will remain at Rutgers and the university will have to search for boosters and private businesses to give him a raise to remain at Rutgers and extend his contract through 2011.

The Scarlet Knights had their best season since 1977 this year with only two loses this season to Cincinnati and West Virginia and were a stones through away from playing in their first BCS game, the Orange Bowl.

"To compete at highest level, you have to have involvement from private dollars and alumni," said T.J. Nelligan, principal at Nelligan Sports Marketing, who serves as Rutgers' link to the corporate community. "Greg Schiano did the best job of any college coach in any sport in the country. He put the school on the map. He deserves to be paid with the top people in his industry."

Schiano is showing some love to Rutgers by staying for about half the money he could've made if he bolted to Miami. Even if he receives around $1 million a year, he would be among the highest paid in the Big East Conference. Schiano at the moment is showing a little dedication in an era where many coaches leave for the paycheck and better opportunities more often than not.

Maybe the Miami gig just isn't what's it's cracked up to be, with the controversy that former coach Larry Coker endured this past season and the pressure to win. Not to mention the inability for the 'Canes to keep a coach for a significant period of time, makes you wonder if it's all worth the coin in the end.

Rutgers: Boosters expected to cover Schiano's pay boost - Newark Ledger
Rutgers' Schiano to stay - Boston Herald

UCLA's Bruce Davis sticking it to Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit

As we all know USC blew their chances for a national title matchup with Ohio State after their 13-9 loss to UCLA in Pasadena on Saturday.

Terry Bowden shows all what a playoff would look like in college football

Terry Bowden has devised a potential playoff scheme for college football with actual dates. Unfortunately, as we all know in the world of college football it's all about the benjamins.

Many coaches support the need for a playoff, and the determining the national champion on the field rather than by a computer and human voting. Unfortunately, this isn't likely for a number of years, if at all due to the amount of money that is obtained in sponsorship revenue in the current setup.

Below you will find a draft of his idea for the playoff system. In our opinion one thing that may tempt the guru's to go to this system is to have the bowl games be playoff games.

For instance, 1st round could be arbitrary bowl games (Cotton, Peach, Gator, etc) depending on who bigs for them. Then the semi-finals can be either, Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, or Orange Bowl and rotate them between quarterfinals and semi-finals every year just like in the current BCS system. College football can then get their bowl games and sponsorship revenue that they seek by avoiding the playoff system.

Also, for the teams that don't make the playoffs, you can also have bowl games for them to to make them feel special.

Believe it or not, there will be 64 teams that will make a bowl this season. This December when you watch these games pay close attention to the crowds of these lower tiered bowl games, the seats are nearly empty.



The bracket that wasn't - Yahoo Sports

Has Barry Bonds been blackballed from baseball?

Probably not, but these days it's looking more and more like it.

The Giants don't appear to want him back after heavily pursuing Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Lee, and Manny Ramirez this offseason until they signed with the Cubs and Astros, while Ramirez remains on the Red Sox at least for the moment.

"They had so much interest in those other guys, and they've got so much interest in Manny," says an executive of one club that has talked to the Giants, "that clearly, they don't want to bring Barry back."

Bonds has played the last 14 seasons in a Giant uniform. Many around the league don't feel that he will be on the Giants next season if any team at all.

"I'm starting to buy into the theory that no one is going to sign him," said one assistant GM. "When Tom Hicks in Texas comes out one day and says, 'We'd be interested,' and then two days later says, 'No way,' you have to wonder if somebody somewhere said something to him. Don't you?"

Others feel that he might not be worth the hassle regardless of what he may provide a team on the field:

"Obviously, the guy can still hit," said one AL executive. "But is the payoff worth the headache? If you sign him, you start by having to answer questions for a month about 'How can you bring this guy into your organization?' Then you have to sit there all through spring training and deal with 15 ESPN reporters hanging around every day."

For now Bonds remains unemployed and with the Baseball Winter Meetings underway you have to wonder if someone will take that chance. Has Bonds done himself in with is actions in the past in the clubhouse and with the media? The man is 22 home runs away from breaking Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755. However, he did make $20 million last season and if someone is going to take a chance on him and his antics, at least to pack in some seats, they probably won't have to pay him that much, especially at this point when no offers are on the table.


What happened to Barry Bonds? - ESPN

Bengals WR McNeal Follows In Chris Henry's Footsteps

Late Sunday, rookie 6th round draft pick wide receiver Reggie McNeal was arrested for resisting arrest outside a Houston, Texas nightclub after he was refused entrance.

McNeal, a former Texas A&M quarterback, was arrested outside The Red Door, said Houston police spokesman Gabe Ortiz on Monday.

Ortiz said McNeal approached two officers who were standing near the entrance and became unruly when the officers told him the club was closing. McNeal "became aggressive and started using profanity" when the officers refused to let him enter, Ortiz said.

Remember folks, when Bengals Odell Thurman was arrested for DUI in September, he was driving McNeal's truck at the time. McNeal was a passenger with Bengals WR Chris Henry who has been arrested four times in the past year.

McNeal is the seventh Bengal to be arrested this season. It looks as if the Bengals are continuing to spiral out of control off the field, but on the field they on fire after their 13-7 victory over the Ravens on this past Thursday.

McNeal is seventh Bengal to be arrested - Fox Sports
Bengals rookie WR Reggie McNeal arrested in Houston - USA Today

Tony Gonzalez Comments On Kellen Winslow, Jr.'s Mouth

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez has had about enough of Cleveland Browns' tight end Kellen Winslow, Jr. and his ego. Gonzlalez, who hasn't said much of anything about himself or his abilities in the past comments on Winslow and his mouth:

“I had heard all the rumors about him that he was real cocky, but he wasn’t that way at all,” Gonzalez said. “So I guess I was kind of surprised when he came out and said that stuff. Maybe he’s challenging himself and trying to bring the best out of himself. I think he’ll realize this later: You can talk all you want, but you’ve got to get it done on the field.

“I’m from the old-school way. I learned from guys like Warren (Moon) and Marcus (Allen). You don’t have to say all of that stuff. Study the great ones. They don’t have anything to say like that. Some of these guys, they’re into self-promotion. Look what happened. It got them into the limelight and people know them.

“That’s just not the way I want to get people to know me. I’d rather they notice that for themselves.”

Gonzalez is currently fourth in receptions by a tight end this season behind Winslow, Antonio Gates of the Chargers, and Todd Heap of the Ravens.

Winslow has made comments stating that he is better at 90% than any other tight end in the league.

Gonzalez who pretty has pretty much owned the tight end position for the past decade is the staple that many tight ends in the league are to compare to. You would think that Winslow would look up to him rather than run his mouth, but that's Winslow's style and were sure more will spew out as his career continues.

Browns' Winslow Amuses Chiefs' Gonzalez - Kansas City Star