Little more than eight years ago, Jackson State was in the market for a football coach. I wrote that JSU should go back in its storied football past to move forward with its uncertain future. I suggested JSU could do a lot worse than Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Harold Jackson. Jackson, then was 60 […]
So, how have the first few days of 2014 been for you? Ask Hattiesburg-based lawyer and sports agent Bus Cook that question and he will answer: “I’ve had worse.” Truth is, few agents have had better run. Cook tends to understate. In this case, his understatement is off the charts. Let’s start with the fact […]
Notes, quotes and an opinion or two… My two cents: Penn State made a fantastic hire in James Franklin., who brought unprecedented modern day football success to Vanderbilt. Since the first time I saw one of Franklin’s Vandy teams play I have been nothing but impressed with his attention to detail and how hard his […]
Saturday, 3,500 runners will take part in the Blues Marathon, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi. Long ago, it was known as the Pepsi Marathon. This was in December of 1985 and I was scheduled to write a column about the event for The Clarion-Ledger. This was that column…. The alarm goes […]
So Starkville resident Jack Vaughn, the ex-NFL official who worked three Super Bowls as a field judge, visited the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum today. I thought I knew a whole lot about Jack, but I didn’t know all. I knew Jack was from Ponchatoula, La., but I didn’t know that the legendary […]
So, I come back to the museum this afternoon from a legislative reception and find Hall of Famer Jack Carlisle working as a volunteer at the ticket counter. That’s always a treat. So Jack starts telling stories and naturally I start listening. I’d be a fool not to. And Jack takes me back to 1967 […]
So, the New Orleans Saints have to win four straight games away from home to win the Super Bowl. It is possible. It is not likely. The first step is do-able, that is, beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Philly tonight. It will be cold, yes. The headline in today’s Philadelphia newspaper: “Deep freeze follows dangerous […]
This new generation of New Orleans Saints fans is spoiled. They don’t know how good they’ve got it. They get upset if Drew Brees throws an interception. They become apoplectic if the Saints lose a game. They are spoiled, period. Since Brees and Sean Payton joined the band in 2006, the Saints had won 79 […]
