http://ownmyteam.com/blog/biggest-liars-in-sports-history/ Lets face it, lies in sports are nothing new to us. In fact, they’re everywhere in our sports today. And in most cases, fans and the media understand that they are being lied to. A coach, lets say, sometimes tells a big fib about a trade that’s in the works in order to throw everybody including the other teams off the trail and ensure that a trade can actually happen. Such lies get a free pass from the fans and most media. We realize we have been lied to and it’s business as usual. But here are my all-time the top 10 among sports biggest liars. The people on this list have achieved elite status among the worlds biggest liars and con men, and we honor them below— well, sort of — for their ability to believe that we will believe what they say: 10. NICK SABAN Nick’s Truth: The Miami Dolphins’ coach repeated publicly and emphatically to anyone who would listen, "I’m not going to be the Alabama coach!" Was It A Lie?: YES! He is the Alabama coach. It’s not I blame him for leaving. But just be straight with us. Did he really think we wouldn’t find out in the end? ownmyteam.com 5/7/08

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2008/05/06/a1c_coaches_0506.html An NCAA rule passed in January forbids college head coaches from recruiting on the road from April 15 to the middle of May. Combined with the 2007 rule banning text messaging, coaches like Meyer have found themselves stuck on campus, watching film, sending e-mails and handwriting letters. "It's the first time ever I think I haven't been out recruiting," Meyer said before a booster gathering in Jacksonville last month. "My poor wife, my poor secretary, my poor coaches. That's just not a good rule." Meyer said he was "crushed" when the rule was passed in January, but he understands why it happened. During those six weeks in the spring, college head coaches and their assistants were not allowed to speak with recruits beyond a quick "hello." Lindsay Jones Palm Beach Post 5/7/08