College dropouts, death threats, and more!

Well, we all knew it was going to happen, it was just a matter of when it would take place. Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis was finally fired today, after ruining ND's legacy this season. The Fightin' Irish have been 35-27 over the past 5 seasons under Weis, which is unheard of in South Bend. Weis was paid some ridiculous amount of money to coach (he gets $10 million just from his contract buy-out), and did not produce Notre Dame numbers or results. I feel bad for the man, but hey, if you dont win, then you're losing, and nobody wants to pay millions for sub-par results. Weis is rumored to have multiple NFL teams looking at him for a coaching position, be it an offensive coordinator (which he is great at) or a real head coach (which he is not so great at). I feel Weis has a better calling in the NFL than he ever will in college. How are you going to do that bad when you have Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate? It is even worse for Weis because Notre Dame is his alma mater.

Weis is gone, and Bob Stoops is rumored to be the heir apparent.

Florida State University's living legend Bobby Bowden will announce his retirement from coaching football at the school on Tuesday. Bowden, who is as old as the hills, has had a tremendous career under his belt. With 388 wins, which is 2nd all time behind Penn State's Joe Paterno, Bobby Bowden has transcended Florida State football. ESPN.com reports "According to sources, Bowden was given two options: return to FSU in 2010 as an ambassador to the program, in which he would have little input in the day-to-day operations of the program, or retire after the Seminoles' upcoming bowl game." Bowden will clearly take the latter, because he most likely did not want to be a figurehead for the 'Noles if he could not be the coach. Can't blame him there, but when your time is up, your time is up.

Bobby Bowden is 2nd all time with 388 career wins.

Aside from these departures, here is something thats a little less sad, and a little more "wow".

Serena Williams, the tennis superstar, was fined $82.5k for her actions at the U.S. Open. Remember what she did at the Open? If memory serves me right she said something about a tennis ball being shoved down the line judge's throat and killing him...no big deal. That's the typical trash talk at a tennis match, right?

Serena will also be placed under probation for awhile, and she will be allowed to play as long as she does not have any more outbursts on a grand scale as she did there. As far as the fine goes, $82.5k is pocket change for a woman who is sponsored by Nike and also has her own clothing line, Aneres. (That's Serena spelled backwards.)


Something even worse than being fired or being fined...and that is playing for the New Jersey Nets. The Nets have lost EVERY GAME THIS SEASON so far. that is 0 wins and 17 losses. They have fired their coach Lawrence Franks, and now General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe will take over for the rest of the season. I suppose anyone can coach a team that is 0-17, the only place you can go from there is up!

With 17 losses already, the Nets can't buy a break. They can't get a win, they have about 5 fans showing up each game (its hyperbole, but in reality its not that far of a stretch), and they are going to move to Brooklyn in a few years...recipe for success? No. This just sounds disastrous for this franchise. It is sad to think back and remember Jason Kidd and Vince Carter dominating the courts when they were with the Nets a few years back. I understand you can't be good every year, but HOW DO YOU LOSE 17 STRAIGHT?!

Lastly, the piece de resistance, tonight's Monday Night Football game. The New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints square off in a tremendous matchup. Brady. Brees. 'Nuff said, right?

This matchup has been hyped up for a week now, and to be honest, this game better be the best damn thing ever in the history of MNF or I will be let down. I'm from Boston, so you know who I'm rooting for here, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Pats lost this game. Brees is a machine out there, and the Saints are a perfect 10-0. You don't get that record by accident. The Pats are no slouches either though, especially now that Brady and Moss are playing like they did in 2007. It's also a battle of the brains, with New England's Bill Belicheck facing off against NO's Sean Payton. This has all the making for a wicked good game. I predict the Patriots win this in a shootout, 45 to 42.

Time to go watch the game, PEACE OUT!