Oct. 17, 2014
Remember Kenny Simon, the quarterback and later wide receiver for Gerry DiNardo 20 years ago? His big, friendly personality was on display earlier this week when he appeared twice on the Family Feud. Did you even realize Family Feud was on the air?
Has there ever been a coaching change in any of the high profile sports that hasn’t been accompanied by the exodus of at least a couple student-athletes? It’s understandable and almost expected. Any of you readers know a colleague who quit when you got a new boss?
More name dropping: How many of you realize that Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Shawn Johnson is an undergraduate student at Vanderbilt?
What purpose does it serve to tweet a photo of a nearly empty sports facility 10 minutes before game time? This has become standard with some reporters and while in some cases, the intent is to simply set the scene, methinks more times than not it is to publicly embarrass a school for its apparent weak fan support. I’ve been in my share of stadiums and darn few are rockin’ before the kickoff.
A big Anchor Down to former All-American golfer Jon Curran on his great start to his PGA Tour career. He earned his card with his strong showing last year on the Web.com Tour and is his debut at the Frys.com Open he tied for eighth.