Mailing it in

Here is Washington's current list of football recruits for 2009 (note: Notre Dame currently has 11 recruits and even bad programs like Washington State and Arizona have some recruits lined up):

NONE. NONE! ZERO! 0! Are you kidding me??! Ty is literally hanging by a thread at Washington, and yet he has zero recruits signed so far. Probably 95% of Washington fans want him gone, Jim Mora is lurking in Seattle as a possible replacement, he's on every "hot seat" list in the country, and the guy doesn't even care enough to line up even one recruit for next year. You couldn't even possibly try to mail it in more than he has so far.

This is the guy that Notre Dame got ripped for firing and still does to this day?? Ty Willingham??? Seriously?? Maybe the laziest coach in all of American sports?? The guy with a grand total of ZERO recruits who is setting back Washington football for a decade (and almost did the same for Notre Dame football)?? The guy who threw out comments like "last time I checked, we've won four of our last six" as if he deserved some sort of congressional medal of honor?? The guy who loaded ND's roster with 2 star recruits and crippled our program?? The guy who perfected the stoic look while his team competely collapsed around him??

Where are all the columns apologizing to Notre Dame for making the right decision?? Why isn't Michael Wilbon on PTI every day telling the world that Ty Willingham has ZERO recruits for Washington coming in even though his team went 4-9 last year and desperately needs talent?? To say it's a double standard would be the biggest understatement of all time.

I absolutely CANNOT WAIT to call Washington a bunch of "racists" and "a win at all costs program" when they fire Ty after this year. I can't wait to say that "Washington sold its soul" for victories. I can't wait to say things like "The University of Washington and their fans are clearly racist for wanting to get rid of Willingham. If they weren't so concerned with petty things like actually winning games and bringing in recruits and selling out their stadium, they would see that Ty has a lot of integrity and that he's never had a bad day." I might write a 5000 word article on this blog in fact just to rub it in (not that any Washington fans even read this blog. Does anyone read this blog??)

Just seeing that clown's face still chaps me off. Maybe I shouldn't care so much about a failed coach like Willingham, but I don't think I will EVER get over what was said about ND in 2004 even though we CLEARLY did the right thing by getting rid of that lazy clown. I won't be satisfied until he is gone from college football and the media apologizes to ND for slandering the school and the program like it did. Somehow I suspect that I will be waiting a very long time for that apology, and that the media won't be as hard on Washington as it was on ND.

There isn't a score high enough for me when we play them on October 25.

Mustache, God Bless You

Having just rejoined the fraternity of proud Mustachios.
I would like to take a minute of your time to revisit some of the better mustaches from our favorite and sometime unfavored athletes from the sports world. Let first tackle the best mustache floating around the MLB.
Jason Giambi has a stache that would make former Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly give a silent nod in affirmation. What can one say about this soup stainer? If you want to get out of a slump or go on a hot streak you grow a mustache. Giambi saw his average drop to a paultry .191 that was almost Andruw Jones esque. Fate stepped in, in the form of outfielder and teammate Johnny Damon. Damon trying to break up the monotony of the season convinced Giambi to grow a Lady Tickler. The Gold Thong didnt work but this seams to be the ticket. Giambi has raised his average 80 points to a respectable .264 with 17 HR and a .945 OPS. This all could be just lip service or the fur above the lip? You Decide? I for one beleive in the power of the mustache.

Of course the mustache is not just relagated to the Baseball Diamond.
The NFL quarteback has had a rich history of nose neighbors. Jake Plummer pulled this doozy while throwing left handed interceptions for the Broncos. But Jake was one of many great 'staches. Jeff George had a fanny duster that was 70's porno eque. One of the best is fronted by Broadway Joe. When he wasn't wearing pantyhose or asking to kiss Suzy Kolber he was rocking this gem. Maybe if he still had his Upper Lip Deal Sealer, Ole Suz would have given him a Monday Night rub and tug.

But there are the few failure out there in the sports world that bring down the awesomeness curve. Case and point Lionel Tyrone Willingham. This is a man that exudes mediocrity and tries to hide it behind stoic stares and nonsensical quips to the media that answer no questions at all. Willingham has made efforts to quell this mustache farce. He has been seen sporting a full goatee. An obvious attempt to thwart his downward spiral at Washington and save his job long enough to get back out on the Links. Word on the street is that Mustaches cure slices and lower your handicap by at least 10 points.

And to close out this diatribe on the Mustache I would like to show off a few more legendary 'staches. The clueless stanger, the gentleman caller and for no good reason not Joe Tiller.