NFL Lockout

The NFL Players union has decertified.  The NFL owners will likely lockout the players at midnight.  I'd say there is probably now at least a 30% chance of no SuperBowl next year.

Lions win in a crazy way

The Lions won today in a very unorthodox way, with a truly gutsy performance by rookie QB Matt Stafford. Here are the highlights from the game.

Incidentally, I will be attending the Thanksgiving Day game in person.

Go Lions!

Lions finally fire naked coach

The Lions are cleaning house today, firing a handful of coaches. Foremost on the list is Rod Marinelli, the head coach who has gone 10-38 in his tenure with the team.

Going unnoticed by most is defensive line coach Joe Cullen. In August, 2006 Cullen drove through a Wendy's drive-thru drunk and naked. He was suspended for one game and fined $20,000. I'm not sure what is worse: this incident and the fact that they kept him as a coach, or the team's defensive line performance. I didn't even know we had a defensive line coach this season.

The End of the AFL? And NASCAR?

The Arena Football League is cancelling the 2009 season due to the economy.  

They aren't quite a major league, but they are somewhere between hockey and soccer.  Pretty sad state, when sports leagues are going under.

Sure, the AFL says it will be back, but I doubt it.  Especially with the UFL going to start up soon.  Can our country support 3 professional football leagues?  Maybe, but I doubt it.  Look at the XFL.

In related news, NASCAR is hemorrhaging as their corporate sponsors (GM, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, et. al) start cutting their advertising dollars.