Brian Kelly: No Integrity

Ever since I have moved to Ohio, my exposure to college football has tripled. I have always been somewhat interested, however I never had a college football team to root for. For the past two college football seasons, I have watched many games in an attempt to find a team to root for. I knew Ohio State would not be an option, neither would Michigan. However, being in Ohio game me a variety of other local teams to watch on a weekly basis. The first team to catch my eye was Cincinnatti. I loved how the Bearcats ran their offense. Tony Pike is an NFL ready QB with a very good arm, and I enjoyed seeing Marty Gilyard returning kicks and torching defenses with the deep ball. As every week progressed I started liking the Bearcats more and more. I was rooting for them to go undefeated, and hopefully reach the National Championship game. Cincinnati did go undefeated, and got selected to play Florida in the Orange Bowl. Certainly a great accomplishment for Cincinnatti and its great coach and recruiter Brian Kelly. Without a doubt this will be the biggest football game the University of Cincinnatti has ever played. The only problem is that the Natti will be without reigning coach of the year Brian Kelly.

When Notre Dame fired Charlie Weis, Brian Kelly's name was the popular choice for his replacement. Kelly was offered the job and accepted. He is now a byproduct of Notre Dame, even though it has only been one week since selection Sunday. As a new college football fan, I was very disapointed. Not because he was goin to ND, I could care less. I just cannot believe he left his players at UC, that made him who he is today, and abandoned them before the biggest game of their careers. Gutless move Brian Kelly. You are known for going to the hood and recruiting all these great athletes, telling their families that you will look out for them and be a father figure, then you just up and leave and announce it at a team banquet. Real classy Brian. Not only did you abandon your team, you lied to Marty Gilyard about it. The same Marty Gilyard that got cut from your team and your university, worked 4 jobs while living in his car, and then walked back onto your team only to become your biggest weapon on offense. Brian Kelly is a scumbag, and I will never root for him or any team he coaches again. It just goes to show you college coaches truly don't care about their players. There are certainly some exceptions(Pete Carrol, Urban Meyer), but the majority of them are just as egotistical as they players.

Witness: What Am I Witnessing?

Ever since I have moved to Ohio into Cavaliers country, I have been completely dumbfounded at how naive and ignorant their fans truly are. Coming to BG, I learned very quickly the Celtics were probably the most hated basketball franchise in Ohio. Rockin Celtics gear always got me some nasty looks, and it still does today. I was prepared for this, because the World Champion Boston Celtics had just knocked out the Cleveland Lebron's the previous season. People here were pissed to say the least. As my time went by here in Ohio, I started to see a bunch of shirts that say "Witness". I found these T-shirts to be the epitome of what Cleveland is like. Witness what? What are we witnessing? The only thing I have Witnessed when it comes to Lebron in the Cavs is choking and disappointment. That's like me wearing a Patriots shirt that says undefeated season. I would never put that shirt on, because we didn't win the Superbowl that year. Witness? Hahahaha, I'd rather have an NBA Finals Championship shirt, oh wait, I do. I still cannot comprehend it. My friends constantly argue with me about how the Cavs are the best team in the NBA, and Lebron is the best player in the world. Neither of these statements are correct. The Lakers were, and still are the best team in the NBA, and Kobe is the best player. That takes a lot for me to say, considering how much I hate the Lakers and how much I enjoyed beating them in 08. Here is a news flash to every Cavs fan out there: The Cavaliers are not the best team in the East, they are not the second best team in the East, they are a mediocre team surrounded by a great superstar. Unfortunately for your city and fans, that will not get it done in today's NBA. There are far too many teams that are stacked for there to be a championship parade held in Cleveland this June. While I am at it, let me hit you with some more knowledge. Lebron is leaving. Sorry, I said it. Lebron is the most egotistical superstar I have seen play in the NBA. This guy can't even sit on the bench for 5 minutes without dancing on the sideline trying to show up his opponents. Did you ever see the other greats do that? I didn't think so. All Lebron cares about is himself, it could not be more painfully obvious by his actions. It kind of reminds me of Manny Ramirez in Boston. He was one of the greatest hitters of all time and we all knew it, so we put up with him acting like an idiot. Unfortunately Manny's act got old, and we got rid of him. How many years will Cleveland go without a championship before Lebron's act gets old? We will probably never be able to answer that question because next season he will most likely be wearing a #6 in a Knicks uniform. I am not not hating on Lebron's talent, because I think he has the best physical ability of any player in NBA history, however his attitude and failure to win the big game has convinced me he is the A-Rod of the NBA. It is unfortunate for Cleveland fans but I will be able to share all my sports hate for Lebron with fellow Cavaliers fans starting next season.

Tim Tebow: Cry Me A River

Last week our class had a presentation about athletes being good or bad role models for children. It is not an athlete's job to be a good role model, it is to be a good athlete. Despite Tim Tebow being the nicest human being to set foot on a field, I cannot stand him. If you are unaware, Tim Tebow(QB at Florida) thinks he is god's child. Every single game he writes a different bible proverb or on his eye black. Tim also spends most of his offseason in third world countries doing bible retreats, preaching his savior, and teaching little kids who have not bathed for three weeks how to read. These kind of actions go to show you that Tim is truly selfless and genuine person, so why on Earth do I always root against him? Well two weeks ago I was reminded when he started sobbing his eyes out because Florida lost the SEC championship to Alabama. Crying Tim? You are a Heisman Trophy winner, a 2-time National Champion, and you stand on the sideline crying because you lost a game? Give me a break. Timmy T, I got news for you buddy, you have accomplished more then any other player has in college football history. No one feels bad for you man. You go around preaching to all these unfortunate starving kids then you act like an immature, spoiled child when you finally lose a game of importance. Child Please. Tim you of all people should know that a stupid football game is nothing to cry over. There are kids in Darfur who haven't eaten since your last National Championship, and you have the ignorance to stand on the sideline next to all your teammates, coaches, and fans and just wimper. Real mental toughness Tim. I'm sure every NFL coach would love to his Quarterback crying like a high school girl who just got dumped after a loss.