Embed from Getty Images Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn decided 9-7 was simply not good enough and fired Jim Caldwell. He brought in his own head coach, Matt Patricia to get the team over-the-hump. Two seasons later Bob Quinn’s decision has netted the Detroit Lions a 9-16-1 record. Putting an NFL team together is…
Michigan vs Michigan State, what we learned
Embed from Getty Images For one quarter it looked like many past Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans football games. Rough, physical and draining. After the first quarter, the wheels fell off for the Spartans. Meanwhile Michigan was just getting warmed up. It was the tail of two tapes. Michigan who suffered a questionable loss…
The Detroit Tigers announced a slew of new hires
Embed from Getty Images The ongoing Detroit Tigers rebuild took another turn this week. The new people the Tigers organization brought in were not a slap-in-the-face at the people they are replacing, it is widely viewed as something that needs to be done to move the organization forward. Former Detroit Tigers, All-Star catcher Lance Parrish,…
Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans a nasty, bitter rivalry
Embed from Getty Images Michigan vs Michigan State is a bitter rivalry. It is a week in the state of Michigan where friends and neighbors stop talking to each other if they are on opposite sides of who they root for. Tomorrow, the two schools will square off again. One school headed in the right…
Top Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina is heating up
Embed from Getty Images Last week a t.v. announcer reported Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is considering trading Filip Zadina. I do not feel there is any traction to that story. Meanwhile, Filip Zadina’s game is heating up for the Grand Rapids Griffins. Filip Zadina has scored in 3 games in a row…
George Lucas was asked to fix “Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker”
OEmbed from Getty Images *This comes from very good sources,* Early screen tests for “Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker” were disastrous. So disastrous in fact that Lucasfilm brought back the one person who could right the ship. Star Wars creator, George Lucas. With Disney CEO Bob Iger, in attendance director J.J. Abrams tested the…
As the Michigan State Spartans football team contiunes to decline, Mark Dantonio must stay
Embed from Getty Images As the Michigan State Spartans football team suffered an epic fourth quarter meltdown at home to Illinois, head coach Mark Dantonio needs to stay at Michigan State. In my opinion, it would be a mistake to leave a program, his program like this. A shell of what it once was. Usually…
Detroit Tigers great Lou Whitaker has another crack at the Hall of Fame
Embed from Getty Images Detroit Tigers greats Alan Trammell and Jack Morris were elected to the MLB Hall of Fame in 2017, Lou Whitaker was always expected to be the next former Tigers great for consideration. Whitaker’s wait has been long drawn out and well overdue. The case for Lou Whitaker to be enshrined with…
Iconic Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels teases a possible final scene with C-3PO
Embed from Getty Images Say it is not true! Could the very first character to be scene in the very first Star Wars movie teases the iconic C-3PO could be headed to an emotional farewell. Anthony Daniels has played the character ever since 1977, recently wrote a boo “I am C-3PO” *There is potential spoilers…
Detroit Red Wings prospect report
Embed from Getty Images One day after I offered reasons why Steve Yzerman should dismiss Jeff Blashill as head coach, today, we look at the next wave of prospects in which the Detroit rebuild hinges on. The struggling Detroit Red Wings are a bit of a mess. That said, it is very encouraging that the…
