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I'm taking a break from writing about the Lions to get a few things off of my chest...
The Isiah Thomas - Earvin Johnson feud: I couldn't care less about a couple of multi-millionaires playing a "he said, no, he said" war of words over allegations of homosexuality in the media over a soon to be released book. Personally, the last thing I want to hear about is the personal dealings of a couple of long retired basketball players who are now, apparently, former friends.
According to allegations in Johnson's new book, Isiah took these kisses the wrong way...
Their attempt to stay in the public eye since their respective retirements should be called, as the kids say, EPIC FAIL. Their relevancy disappeared in the previous decade.. Thomas' Dream Team freeze out and Magic Johnson's infidelity resulting in HIV happened so long ago, they don't even register on my sports radar.
All I can say about this pair of prima-donnas today is Thomas was one of the worst NBA general managers and head coaches ever, and Johnson, though a great businessman, is not much better than Isiah when it comes to his own broadcasting career.
Great players? Yes. Great people? Not so much.
Now shut the fuck up!
The Jim Zorn saga: There's nothing more painful than watching a coach, in any sport, twist in the wind. It's even worse when it's going on in a city where one team dominates the sporting landscape, as the Redskins do in Washington DC.
Zorn is an awful head coach. He's Rod Marinelli style deep in over head. Without a doubt, he's going to get the ziggy at the end of the season. The owner of the 'Skins, Daniel Snyder, a George Steinbrenner-lite wannabe, is the antithesis of of Lions owner William Clay Ford in every way, save one. He's as utterly inept at running an NFL franchise as the old man in Detroit. Snyder is just more outrageous about it. Such as letting his head coach twist in the wind.
As long as Synder's checks still clear, I'm gooood!
Zorn should just walk away from Washington, and hope to retain even a little of the pride he's losing as his owner emasculates him. What little authority Zorn has left with the 'Skins is undercut daily by the owner. But he's still receiving a paycheck with lots of zeros in it, so Zorn grits his teeth, stays on punching the clock, and looks at his pile of cash.
On the flip side, Synder should can Zorn's ass now, the money be damned. It's not as if Snyder hasn't already thrown away a metric shit ton of cash while running his team into the ground. So what's a few more million?
But neither party will do the right thing, so we're stuck watching their little train wreck of a saga play out through the fall and winter. And we all know the mainstream media love watching slow motion train wrecks.
Which is why I'm tired of hearing about it. I've had to put up with moth than enough coach-owner shenanigans over the decades in Detroit. So I don't care about the trials and tribulations between a bad head coach living on borrowed time, and a megalomaniac owner who believes the world revolves around him, all in a city which should be worried about much more important issues.
The NASCAR "chase": As I kid, I enjoyed NASCAR. Stock car racing truly was all about "win on Sunday, sell on Monday." The cars on the track actually resembled cars we saw on the street, even if they were fairly specialized race cars under the sheet metal. At least a Ford was a Ford, and Chevy a Chevy, from bumper to bumper.
Today, the cars running on NASCAR speedways are for all intents and purposes, identical "spec" race cars, the only thing differentiating a Ford/Chevy/Dodge/Toyota from each other are the stcikers representing a grille and headlights. I had no idea a Ford Taurus was a 2 door, a Dodge Charger's body style was identical to that of a Chevy Impala, or a Toyota Camry was available with a carbureted V-8. In their effort to keep control of the series, NASCAR's tinkering with the formula, forcing every team to use the same body template, resulted in a very safe kit car...but ultra boring, single file racing.
Even worse is trying to manufacture drama, something NASCAR has done for decades. For example, NASCAR race officials are often accused of throwing a yellow for invisible "debris" in order to bunch up a strung out field late in a race. But their most blatant move to manufacture drama is their so-called "playoffs."
The snooze inducing 10 race chase was created in an attempt to keep eyes on NASCAR when football kicked off in September. NASCAR, in another of their not well thought out decisions, decided to use some of the most boring tracks on the circuit, 1.5 mile cookie-cutter tracks, for most of their playoff races. No matter where the race, it's not about the fans. It's nothing thing more than their trying keep the TV networks happy, period.
Despite this, the media insists on covering the "chase" as if it's meaningful. Manufactured drama is not sports. It's pro wrestling for the racing set, glorified reality TV.
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I have watched nascar since the early 90s, maybe even late 80s. not religiously. I don't schedule my day around wanting to see a race or osmething. but if it's that or a random NFL game I'll probably watch the cars. But the entire thing is just stupid now. And you're right about the tracks. I want to see cars on bristol! I don't care if it's wet, put some treads on like the nationwide series and race anyway! And damn it, more road courses.
but care about who wins the chase? never.