Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz, a studio analyst for ESPN, said on a Friday night “GameDay” show that Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez may well be a leader of men, but then added, “Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.”
In the importal words of Sergeant Hans Schultz: “I know nothing, I see nothing, I say nothing!
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According to a report in the Miami Herald, college basketball commentator Billy Packer kicked to curb by CBS. Packer, who has announced 34 consecutive Final Fours on network television, to be replaced by studio analyst Clark Kellogg. DOINK!
BONUS LAUGHS (BUDDY SAYS THIS CARTOON IS MUST SEE!):

Above: “Billy Packer Made The Right Call”
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The Seattle P-I featured FSports in an article about sports blogs, appearing on the front page of its sports section.
“Where once Sports Illustrated might have seemed provocative with its swimsuit issues, probing journalism and biting commentary, nothing really can compare to the free-form exercise in sports-based freedom of speech propagated by a mushrooming field of [...]

Forbes.com named FSports one of the Top 5 Sports Blogs in 2003.
“Outrageous, sharp as an ice skate, and easy on the eyes, FSports.com is sports’ version of King Lear’s fool. Buddy Maguire comments on the day’s scandals.” - Forbes.com

Forbes.com reporter Davide Dukcevich interviewed Buddy by e-mail in 2003 as background for an article on “The Best Sports Blogs”. Buddy talked about why he started the original FSports web site, plans to become filthy rich, the wackiest stories and more. Interview follows in extended entry…