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Pete Carroll continues discussions with the Seattle Seahawks about being head coach and their President. Apparantally there's a 5 year-$35 million offer on the table. He'd basically would have full control and make a lot of money. Sounds good doesn't it. Most people would jump at that offer. Both sides have agreed to this deal "in principle". That's the most nebulous statement ever. By the way Carroll is 33-31 as a NFL Head Football Coach in the regular season. He also is 1-2 in the playoffs.
What is the downside of this deal? Several for one he no longer has the ability to go out and recruit the top players. Carroll and his staff are master recruiters and let's be honest in that has a lot to do with his success. Other than discarded free agents, there isn't recruiting in the pros. He'll have to make due with the players they draft. Other downsides Seattle does not have a winning tradition and he's going to be responsible to instill that. That's going to be hard with Seattle just winning 5 games this past season. Over the last 6 seasons the Seahawks are 50-46 which is a lot better record than I expected. However over the last two seasons they are 9-23. Half of their losses over the last six years came over the last two years. Since 2004Seattle is 3-4 in the playoffs including playing in one Super Bowl.
The Dallas Cowboys finally got off the playoff snide and won their first playoff game since 1996. That's 13 years and to put it in perspective, my oldest boy was born just a few months later. I wasn't able to watch the game but Tony Romo had a very solid and effecient game. Romo completed 23 of 35 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Most importantly, and his achilles heel, he did not have any turnovers. Wade Phillips did not get in the way. The man is not a head coach but he's great at picking up defenses to exploit the other team's weaknesses.
BYU continues their very hot run in men's college basketball. Without their best player, Jimmer Fredette, BYU beat a very good UTEP team in El Paso, Tx. BYU won in a very hostile environment to go to 16-1 overall. It seems like it will be a three team race in the MWC: BYU, New Mexico and UNLV. UNLV beat New Mexico in the Pit last night. I think those three teams will be in and out of the Top 25 all season and all should qualify for the NCAA Tournament. This has been a great year for MWC sports.
I continue ripping through Stephen King's "Under The Dome", his most recent release which is extremely hard to put down. I'm loving the book so much. I also like King's shout out to Lee Child by including one of Child's character, Jack Reacher, in a peripheral way. I've never read any of Lee Child's books, has anyone read his books and have an opinion. I know which the next books I'll be picking up at the library.
"American Idol" kicks off Tuesday night with a two hour premiere. Also the Hollywood round started yesterday in actuality. We can finally start getting a sense of who might be the next American Idol. In fact, here's the upcoming schedule over the next few months. Thanks to Michael Slezak and ew.com.
(All times are ET/PT.)
Tuesday, Jan. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM) Boston Auditions Episode
Wednesday, Jan. 13 (8:00-9:15 PM) Atlanta Auditions Episode
Tuesday, Jan. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM) Chicago Auditions Episode
Wednesday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM) Orlando Auditions Episode
Tuesday, Jan. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM) Dallas Auditions Episode
Wednesday, Jan. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM) Los Angeles Auditions Episode
Tuesday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM) Denver Auditions Episode
Wednesday, Feb. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM) “The Road to Hollywood” Auditions Episode
Tuesday, Feb. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 1
Wednesday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 2
Tuesday, Feb. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 3
Wednesday, Feb. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM) Hollywood Round, Part 4 (Top 24 Semifinalists Announced)
Tuesday, Feb. 23 (8:00-10:00 PM) Top 12 Female Semifinalists Perform
Wednesday, Feb. 24 (8:00-10:00 PM) Top 12 Male Semifinalists Perform
Thursday, Feb. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM) First Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed)
Tuesday, March 2 (8:00-10:00 PM) Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform
Wednesday, March 3 (8:00-10:00 PM) Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform
Thursday, March 4 (8:00-9:00 PM) Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed)
Tuesday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM) Top 8 Female Semifinalists Perform
Wednesday, March 10 (9:00-10:00 PM) Top 8 Male Semifinalists Perform
Thursday, March 11 (8:00-9:00 PM) Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) (Top 12 revealed)
Tuesday, March 16 (8:00-10:00 PM) Finalists Perform (ET live/PT tape-delayed)
Wednesday, March 17 (9:00-10:00 PM) Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed)
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