Now that Tiger Woods has spoken to the media where they can ask questions of him, is it now time to focus on why we follow him?
No, it’s not the number of “bar slobs” he was consorted with, or what happened between he and his wife on that night, or the whispers about performance enhancing drugs.
But how about one thing? Golf!
Yes, that’s it. The one and only reason why anyone would have paid attention to him in the first place. He is really, really good. He is better than anyone else we know at it.
Woods’ transgressions have been well-documented. The apologies have been issued to those who were deserving and the questions have been answered. Maybe not to the liking of those who want more blood, but who cares about them anyway?
Those who want more and who were not part of the press conference should have someone look under their hood, and you may see someone similar to what Woods was involved in.
I for one will be looking forward to what has become a spring ritual: watching Tiger on the first weekend in April. Watching Tiger play for something on Sunday.
Lets face it. Is golf as much fun when Tiger is not around? Now that he is back, it’s time to talk golf and figure out what the new fashion statement will be for the golf season.
Yes, it’s time to play golf. So play on, Tiger.
Welcome to the Redskins
After a couple of weeks of turning in the wind, Donovan McNabb has now landed in a new home. The Washington Redskins traded for the former Eagle quarterback who for some reason was nearly run out of Philadelphia.
Did people want to get rid of the most successful quarterback in the history of the organization because he said a few things involving race that didn’t sit well with the natives?
McNabb was a class player on and off the field in Philadelphia. Even in the years when they did not have enough of anything to compete, there was McNabb doing the best he could with what he had to work with. No gripes, just play.
He will do well in Washington. They have a running game and a decent defense. Leadership was needed, and they now have it in Washington with McNabb.
Bye, bye, Bulger
The Rams have parted company with Mark Bulger. For all parties involved it was a good thing.
Bulger was in a bad spot on a bad team that has no real future. He was saddled with too much of the blame because some who covered him only saw the sacks and the interceptions. They were not smart enough to see that he had little protection form the offensive line and not enough receivers who knew what to do.
When you slice it and dice it, Bulger was the convenient scapegoat for all of the Rams woes. With being beaten down every Sunday, he eventually became shell-shocked and ineffective. With his release, he can now move on and hopefully salvage what may be left of his career.
Expansion, anyone?
Now that the Final Four is behind us, just what did we come away with? Butler made a statement that it can play with anyone. Before you run out and say that you need to expand because of this feat, let me remind you that Butler had been ranked most of the season. They had made the list of not returning their calls if they call to schedule a game with you. They were dangerous, as many found out. For those who think expansion is good, let me remind you of one thing. There are not that many Butlers to go around to justify expanding the tournament.
Will Butler be the new version of George Mason? You remember George Mason. They found themselves in the Final Four for some reason only to never be heard from again. It’s hard to get to this level of talking Final Four. It’s even harder to stay in the conversation if you do not have a growing program and a coach who gets it and doesn’t get caught cheating to stay. All are great challenges these days, with the exception of John Calipari.
I have said it before that the NCAA is only expanding for greed purposes and not for the quality of the tournament. The 66th team will still have no shot to win the tournament, nor will the 96th.
So why are they participating? Still the same answer. Greed.