If there is one fault that Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald has, it’s stubbornness. He is single-minded in his beliefs, even when they don’t go well. Fitzgerald is among the worst coaches in the nation at clock management late in the first half of games (for some reason, he seems to do better at the […]

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A very brief blog. I attended last night’s Blackhawks – Las Vegas game, one of the most embarrassing games I’ve ever attended, especially since Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were drafts. An 8-3 debacle, and over the past three games, the Hawks have been outscored 11-1 in the first period. The record has not improved […]

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As I’ve written here many times before I have been fired/laid off. It isn’t fun; in fact, it sucks. Even for a job you don’t necessarily like, being ousted is upsetting. In sports, coaches, players, GMs and other front office people get fired all of the time. It’s the “win now at any cost” philosophy […]

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How should a fan feel when one’s team wins despite being flawed, or losing games that they probably should have won? I have felt this way for years about my beloved Northwestern University football team. They have done very well, having a couple of 10 win seasons, some bowl victories. This is despite having a […]

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Long time readers here and on Facebook know all too well that I believe that Northwestern football’s Offensive Coordinator, Mick McCall is one of the worst in the nation. (I’m even tired of hearing my rants.) His play calling is unimaginative at best; he calls excessive plays for his running backs (formerly Justin Jackson, who […]

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Halls of Fame are always controversial. Who should be in, who should be out? Who was overlooked; who was overrated? The problem is that one person’s Hall of fame is another’s trash. Why is ABBA in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but Todd Rundgren not in (or Graham Parker, or so many others). […]

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A common question that I ask about sports figures is why aren’t they fired? Do they have incriminating pictures of someone? As a person who’s been fired and laid off over the years, I am much more reluctant to call for someone to lose one’s job. In a society in which your personality, your self-esteem, […]

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