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Dungy sides with Packers over Favre
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8352562/Dungy-sides-with-Packers-over-Favre
The Brett Favre vs. Green Bay controversy has officially taken over the league.
One day after Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson took Favre's side on Fox Sports Radio, Colts head coach Tony Dungy backed up the Packers' front office in its handling of the quarterback's on-again, off-again retirement.
In an interview in Thursday's The New York Times, Dungy — one of the most well-respected head coaches in the NFL — was not shy about siding with the organization in the ongoing retirement fiasco.
"Being on both sides of the fence and seeing it both ways, I'm a little bit more on the team's side," said Dungy, who has served time in the league as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach.
foxsports.com
7/17/08
Brett Favre Leaves Theater Early, Contemplates Return To Finish Movie
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/38589-brett-favre-leaves-theater-early-contemplates-return-to-finish-movie
Monday afternoon in Kiln, Miss., (un-?)retired Packers quarterback Brett Favre was seen leaving a local movie theater by himself.
When asked what he was doing, Favre replied, "I just walked right out of the theater in the middle of the movie. The one other guy in there didn't seem too happy that I was walking around while he was trying to watch it."
It can be assumed that Favre had been watching the movie, Meet Dave.
"That was the first time Brett has ever come in here," said the theater's manager, Theodore Managerie, "We plan on retiring half of his ticket stub in the coming months."
Wednesday afternoon, during an appearance on NFL Live, former Packers' TE Mark Chmura revealed that Favre had told him as recently as Tuesday evening that Favre had the "itch to return to the end of the movie".
"Mark Chmura? Isn't that the guy who likes little kids?" said an angry Favre, clearly trying to change the subject. "I haven't spoken to him in several days."
Thursday morning, Favre and his family called an impromptu press conference in Kiln.
Both media members from Kiln attended.
"Earlier this week, I made the rash decision to leave the movie, Meet Dave, prematurely," said a teary-eyed Favre. "I'd like to announce my desire to return to the theater to finish what I started. All good things...must come to an end (sniffles). I don't want this...to be over yet (bawling)."
Contrary to what Favre intended, the theater's manager was not so happy upon hearing the news.
bleacherreport
7/17/08
Will The Buckeyes Live It Down?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/38493-will-the-buckeyes-live-it-down
OK already. The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost the last two national championship games. In a bad way to say the least.
Is the college football world being to hard on the guys from Columbus?
Go ahead, mention scores and stats. Talk about bowl games. We can discuss the dominance of the SEC. It is a little difficult to grasp all this talk when the past is so easy to forget. The Buckeyes lose by a huge margin against the Florida Gators in the 2007 BCS Championship Game and then lose by 14 to the LSU Tigers in the 2008 version.
Now, the past also shows a similar picture. Didn't the Sooners from Oklahoma get pasted by Southern Cal in the 2005 Orange Bowl? Something to the tune of 55 to 19. I believe that LSU beat the Sooners the season before that in the Sugar Bowl. Why isn't this being talked about? In my opinion the Sooners should never play in a BCS Championship Game again.
But they could be this season.
Also, we are talking about the Buckeyes being 0 and 9 against the SEC in bowl games. Virginia Tech has not won back to back bowl games ever. The ACC has not won a BCS bowl game since 2000. Even the mighty Trojans lost to Utah in a bowl game in 2001 and that was with Pete Carroll coaching.
I mean, we are going back to 1978 to say that Ohio State has never beaten an SEC team in a bowl game. So, now these 9 games over a 30 year span matter more than the other 1,100 that they have played.
I am fully aware of the SEC's dominance in college football.
Well, we can learn a little more history. An SEC team lost to Michigan in a bowl game in 2008. The defending national champs lost to a team that Ohio State defeated. That same team lost to Appalachian State. Ohio State traveled to Texas in 2006 and beat the Longhorns. When was the last time Florida traveled away and faced a worthy out of conference opponent? Probably the Miami Hurricanes in 2003.
Oh yeah, the Gators lost.
bleacherreport
7/16/08
Favre Says He May Show Up At Packers Camp
http://www.courant.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sports/hc-nflup0716.artjul16,0,1227026.story
Brett Favre says he's tempted to show up at the Packers' training camp just to call the
team's "bluff."
In the second part of an interview with Fox News, the quarterback said he knows his arrival in camp would cause a media circus, but that might not stop him. Packers players are scheduled to report July 27.
"It's tempting just to, as everyone said, you know, call their bluff or whatever," said Favre, 38, according to an excerpt provided to The Associated Press. "I think it's going to be a circus in itself already."
But, Favre added: "I don't want to go back there just to stick it to them."
The interview on the show "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" was broadcast Tuesday night.
Favre, a three-time MVP, says he feels "a little bit" bad for successor Aaron Rodgers.
Team officials have been careful not to criticize Favre, who demanded his release last week. Instead, they laid out a detailed timeline of their offseason dealings with him.
The interview marked Favre's first significant public comments since informing the Packers he wants to be released. The one thing he still hasn't said, however, is that he is committed to playing.
"I've always been a Packer, always will be a Packer," Favre said. "Will I play somewhere else? Remains to be seen."
courant.com
7/16/08
