It's over Mike

Mike Vick is still a member of the Eagles, but don't tell that to Dick's Sporting Goods. The sporting good giants already have him out of Philly. While at a Dicks on Saturday, I saw a number of Vick jerseys on the clearance rack. You know your time is up when your jersey is on the clearance rack.

Chris Rock hates Big Red

Yesterday Chris Rock took to twitter to slam the Chiefs on hiring Big Reid. I understand that Chris is unhappy that more minorities did not get head jobs, but to take it out on Andy is not right. Reid record overall speaks for its self and he deserved another shot. It's like the Chiefs hired Marty Mornhinweg as their head coach.

Win the Day

Win the Day, its the slogan that is posted all over the football facilities at the University of Oregon and 
today new Eagles head coach Chip Kelly did exactly that. 

Kelly was introduced as the 21st head coach in the franchise history and today he showed why he was so well thought of. Kelly did a nice job letting Eagles fans know the type of person he is. For all of Andy Reid's success with the Birds, he never owned a press conference like Chip did today. 

“I know that the second most important bowl, besides the Super Bowl, which is my goal, is the Wing Bowl,” Kelly said in his introductory news conference.  “I am not going to participate, but I understand what this city is all about and I’m just glad that I got an opportunity to be here."

Could you imagine this line coming out of Andy mouth.

While winning the press conference does not mean anything for a coaches record, but it might be the most important game he has. By winning this press conference, Kelly has showed fans that he has an outgoing personality something that Andy did not have. 

So day one of the Chip Kelly's tenure with the birds was a success lets rest of it holds.

Putting all of the Chips on the table

The Eagles search for a new coach is now over and its Oregon's Chip Kelly. About 10 days ago, Kelly said he was staying at Oregon but that all changed Wednesday morning when he said yes to the birds. The twitter world exploded, here are some of the best.

Respect The Carrick

He might not be the flashiest midfielder in the Premier League, but he maybe the best. During the first half of the year, United's Michael Carrick might be the player of the first half of the season. During this season Carrick has taken on the Paul Scholes mantle.  He has made United forget about their midfield issues.

The $72 million man

After a half a season of hype, PSG fans finally got a look at their news $72 million man.

On Friday, the much hyped Lucas Moura made his debut for the club in their game against AC Ajaccio. Over the summer the oil rich club bought the 20 year old from São Paulo. Both clubs agreed that he would not join PSG until January. During the summer PSG outbid Manchester United for Moura services.

To start the game Moura started on the right side of the midfield pushing forward at any chance he got.

During the game he showed some of the skills that made him one of the worlds most valuable footballers. The one thing that surprised me was that Moura got involved in a couple of challenges, you don't usually see that with a player coming over from Brazil. His on the ball strength was impressive for a player who is only 20 years old.



The one negative I see was that he kept drifting inside and not staying on the wing.

Based on a first appearance it looks like Moura is going to be a stat in the French capital.

The Arsenal of France

A couple of years ago Arsenal's Arsene Wenger was criticized for playing a team that did not feature an English player.

Well PSG is stating to get like that. During the game Friday against AC Ajaccio, the team located in the French capital had two players from France in their starting 11. There were more players from Brazil, 4, than France. That is just not right.

Now this is a debate

Interesting debate. Who would win in a tournament between teams comprised of the top players in the English, German and Spanish leagues. My winner in a surprise would be Germany

A key reason why the US won the WJC

In the past the idea of USA Hockey winning the World Junior Championship seemed likes a pipe dream. But the influx of Americans into the Canadian Hockey League has changed that. Just look at this tweet from the OHL. It sums it up.

My World Junior Championship All Tournament Team

The Hockey Woodstock know as the World Junior Championship is over and the United States took home the biggest prize of them all: the gold medal. This marks the second time in four years that the red, white and blue took home the gold.

Here is the OTWT All Tournament Team:
Goalie: John Gibson, USA
Defense man: Jacob Trouba, USA
Defense man: Jake McCabe, USA
Forward: Mikhail Grigorenko, Russia
Forward: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canada
Forward: John Gaudreau, USA

Top draft eligible player: Seth Jones, D, USA
Most impressive player, that I had not heard about before the tournament: Leon Draisaitl, Forward, Germany.

Live Blogging WJC Final

Why is he still on the front page of my newspaper

On Monday, the Eagles fired Andy Reid and I thought that would be the last of him being on the front page of the Philly Daily News. I pick it up today and there is Andy looking right at me. Please no more Andy.

The end is here

The Andy Reid era is over. The Eagles season ended with a unprofessional performance against the Giants. Here is how the Philly Daily News covered the end.

Mid-Term Team of the Season

The Barclay's Premier League season is halfway over. Most of the teams have played 19 games, marking the half way point of the 38 games season. Here is a look at The OTWT All Mid-Season Team.I'm sure people will complain about it, if you have a different view post your team in the comment section.

Goalie: Asmir Begovic, Stoke City
Defender: Vincent Kompany, Manchester City
Defender: Jan Vertonghen, Spurs
Defender: Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City
Defender: Leighton Baines, Everton
MF: Micheal Carrick, Manchester United
MF: Juan Matta, Chelsea
MF: Marouane Fellaini, Everton
MF:Michu, Sweansea City (pictured above)
Striker: Luis Suarez, LFC
Strick: RVP, Manchester United

Boxing Day Drama

Could Boxing Day become the day the Braclays Premier League title race came into focus. This British Tabloid thinks it could be and I hope they are right.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all

Saying good bye

Andy Reid walked off the field yesterday at The Linc for what appears to be the final time. In a way it's sad, but that is the business. The Philly Daily News has another great front page after another heart breaking loss.

Popeye Jones Part II

Most NBA Players sons become basketball players, but not Seth Jones. Jones the son of Popeye Jones is set to make a name for his himself:  Jones Is a Rising Hockey Star. Jones is set to the be the first African American to be chosen first overall in the NHL Draft, that is if we have one. Jones will be one of the cornerstones of the United States World Junior team that is set to play in Russia next week.

Manchester United Academy Still Tops in England

For all of the talk of Manchester United youth system not producing talent, that is simply not true, according to a report from Sporting Intelligence. According the report, United lead the Premier League in developing talent, yes more than famed youth policy at Arsenal.  According to the report, Barcelona No1 for producing players for clubs in Europe’s elite leagues. Now that is not surprising at all, considering the players that have come out of La Masia over the last decade.

This season really has been bird crap

The Philly Daily News hit it right on the head with their front page today after another Eagles loss

A Christmas Miracle

Nick Foles is now St. Nick after leading the Eagles to a dramatic win over the Bucs yesterday. The Philly Daily News sums it up perfectly.

Manchester Madness

Today's Manchester Derby had it all. Great goals, great drama and some terrible incidents involving fans. Here are some tweets from around the world describing United's 3-2 win over City.

Prospects Plus: A Failed Experiment

The book has finally been closed on one of the worst experiments in the history of the Washington Nationals. After five years in the farm system, Jack McGeary is gone from the system. The Boston Red Sox selected the Massachusetts native in the Rule 5 draft during the recently completed Winter Meeting in Nashville.

When McGeary was selected in the 2007 draft he was supposed to be the face of the franchise for years to come. When the Nationals drafted McGeary in 2007, they gave him a $1.7 million signing bonus to buy him out of commitment to Stanford. Little did we know that McGeary would be a huge flop.

I remember seeing him pitch when he was in the SAL and thought what A Waste of Money, So Far. His stuff was not overpowering, his command was not that good and he just seemed disinterested on the mount. During his time in the Nationals system, McGeary put together an 8-18 record with a 4.97 ERA. McGeary never made it pass A-Ball.

At first I was in total favor of the drafting him and paying him, little did I know that he would turn into an example of how much of a crap shoot the baseball draft really is.

They make everything

For my birthday some one got me Rutgers pasta yes pasta. It's amazing what they make.

Could the Premier League turn into the SPL

The Guardians' David Lacey makes that the case that the Premier League title race could turn into a two horse race between City and United or one long Manchester derby for year to come. If this happens it will basically turn into the Scottish Premier League, where Rangers and Celtic have dominated the league for the last two decades. Which will not be a good thing.

The Eagles are "good to the last drop"

Last night the Eagles dropped another game this time to the Cowboys. The Philly Daily News sums it up perfectly.

What is next for Rutgers?

Any Rutgers fan will tell you that Thursday night was tough. At the half I texted my wife and said "half way there'', little did I know that the second half would be full of heart break. Sure walking out of Rutgers Stadium was incredibly difficult on Thursday night and it took a couple of days to get over. Rather than rant about how terrible Gary Nova is or how limited the offensive plan was or how the defense was not good, I decided to take a couple a days and think about what happened and where they go from here.

First of all, Rutgers fans, like myself, have to realize what our pedigree is. Just a decade ago Rutgers went 1-11 and 0-7 in the Big East. During that season, the Scarlet Knights lost their opener to Villanova. If you would have told fans that a decade a later they would be dissappointed by sharing the Big East title, they would think that you had been on drugs. People have to understand that this program has little pedigree, and that it has has been developed since 2005, when they went 7-5. Let's face it we are not Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, or even Georgia. We're Mississippi State, a nice program that in the right year can win a conference title but traditionally will go 7-5 and go to a mid-tier bowl.

People are going to scream about Nova, I thought he was good on Thursday night. Sure the last pass is something that will be talked about for years to come, but who knows who fault that was. Next year, Nova should have the best offense he has ever had. Two good running backs, a good group of receivers and solid offensive line.

Let's look at it like this, the Knights are heading into the best bowl game in the history of the program. They have a share of their first conference title.

The future looks bright and I mean that. On Thursday night, 44 recruits made their officials visit and most of them had Rutgers near the top of their list and that is the very important. The next couple of classes will know the Rutgers program as a winning program and have no idea how bad things where.

While it hurts, all Rutgers fans should know the best (and the Big Ten) is yet to come.

Much of the same

The football world was stunned yesterday when a Kansas City Chiefs linebacker killed his girlfriend and then took his own life. On Sunday morning, the New York Post and New York Daily News went with the same headline "SNAPPED". How many time have you seen the pair use the same headline.

A reason why the Longhorns have struggled

This sums up the issues with the University of Texas football program. They have missed with two high profile in state quarterbacks.

Professional Tailgating: Pain

Rutgers was half way to the Orange Bowl. At the half they lead Louisville by 11 but that went up in smoke and so did Rutgers dreams of heading to South Beach. Here are some of the sights from last night. There will be more to come on this over the weekend.

The $pecial One and $ir Alex

It reads like a who's who of managers: Sir Alex, The Special One, and Carlo.  The group heads the  best-paid football managers in the world, list according to a Brazilian sports marketing group.  The interesting thing about the list is some of the out of way clubs that employee these high priced managers, from Anzhi to Guangzhou to Swiss National Team. The list shows the impact that new money is having on the game.

The bag men are out.

Last night the Eagles suffered another embarrassing loss. The Philly Daily news sums it up performance perfectly.

The Premier League is Printing Money

So Burma is one of the poorest countries in the world and they have the money to show Premier League. Around the world, £5.5bn was spent by channels to show the Premier League. Shows how incredible a TV asset it is and how popular it is, even if the quality of the league is down over the last couple of years.

The time has finally come

After more than two years of talk and worry about the conference affiliation of Rutgers, the end its here and its does have a happy ending. Rutgers is heading to the Big Ten in 2014.

It has been a long winding road for Rutgers. Talk that they might be left on the outside looking in is now over. The program has stability and the chance to stand side by side with some of the best programs in America.

Striking while the iron is hot

So this afternoon Rutgers announced that they are headed to Big 10 (more on that later today or tomorrow), a couple of hours later my season ticket renewal form for next season showed up in my inbox. It's the earliest I have received my renewal form, now that is what I call timing or should I say striking while the iron is hot.

Can it get worst, maybe

So the Eagles season just keeps getting worst and yesterday was no different. The Philly Daily News sums it up best.

Maybe it's time to start the list

With the Eagles starting to look like the laughing stock of the league it's time look for a new leader. Here are my top guys:
1. John Gruden: MNF color commentator: Super Bowl winning coach enough said.
2. Sean Payton: Saints head coach: will be costly but well worth it.
3. Mike McCoy (pictured above): Denver offensive coordinator: Last year he made Tim Tebow look like an NFL qb and now this year he has changed everything and is working with Payton Manning. Could be the perfect coach for a team with a young qb. McCoy is the guy that I want, if Gruden and Payton take a pass and go somewhere else. He was the Only Time Will Tell seal of approval.
4. Perry Fewell: Giants defensive coordinator: Hiring from a rival might be a little hard, but Fewell has been really respected around the league and could be the defensive coach the fan base wants.
5. Chip Kelly: Oregon head coach: Kelly spoke to the Bucs last year about their opening and is very highly regarding in NFL circles.

The end is near

The Philly Daily News sums it up the best, Andy Reid's tenure is all but over and it's time to move on.

Jim Johnson was really the brains behind the Birds

Saw this tweet and its so true. The Eagles we loved and respected died a couple of years ago: “@PhillyFansVoice: Wow. Joe @Buck just hit it right on the button. Losing Jim Johnson was the beginning of the end for Andy Reid. #Eagles”.
It's so true

Comcast Fail

I know soccer in the United States is not at the level of other sports but the least Comcast could do is get the names of the teams playing right. On Sunday, Comcast put on their guide Manchester United vs. Tottenham. Small problem it was not United playing but rather their arch rivals Manchester City. How could you mess that up. It would be like putting the Cowboys when the Eagles are playing the Packers. Lets hope Comcast sorts this type of stuff out.