Merry Christmas to All in the ITR Universe

On behalf of The Professor and boy-Oates, I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year!

Lay off the Egg Nog!

Coach B.

So Get This...

Chris Brown told Robin Roberts on Good Morning America that he feels terrible about his actions with then girlfriend Rhianna. Brown said, "I am really hurting inside" and some other stupid things.

Hey Chris! We're supposed to feel sorry for YOU? Did you need to go to the hospital because your face looked like Gerry Clooney's after a fight with Ali?

You're an idiot....to the Ranch you go!


Coach B

Facebook Strikes Again!

A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said Monday she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.

Nathalie Blanchard said Monday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits until payments dried up this fall.

When Blanchard called her insurance provider, Manulife, to find out why, she says she was told the Facebook photos showed she was able to work.

Slow Down A!

Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson was cited for speeding after police clocked him driving 109 mph on a highway in suburban Minneapolis.

Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson says Peterson was pulled over just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Peterson was driving his BMW on eastbound Minnesota Highway 62 in a 55-mph zone. Anderson says he was given a citation and allowed to drive away. She says there was no accident and that it appears to be a "very routine" traffic stop.

Peterson tells The Associated Press he didn't realize how fast he was going. He said he "got a little speeding ticket" and said he planned to be more careful.

The stop happened the night before Peterson ran for 85 yards and a touchdown, but fumbled twice, in a 36-10 victory over Chicago.

No More Flying Dutchman on the Gridiron

Hofstra University dropped football because of costs and fading interest and will use the $4.5 million spent annually on the team on scholarships and other priorities.

The board of trustees voted unanimously Wednesday night to shut the program, which had been in existence since the school's founding in 1937.

"The cost of the football program, now and in the future, far exceeds the return possible," Hofstra president Stuart Rabinowitz said Thursday. He added that despite Hofstra having sent several players to the NFL, the program does not attract enough national attention.

"Given that, along with the low level of interest, financial support and attendance among our students, our alumni and the community, the choice was painful, but clear."

C'mon Ronnie, Enough Already!

Aging rocker Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones was released on bail Thursday after being arrested for possible domestic assault.

Wood, known for his stinging guitar riffs and raucous private life, was picked up by police Wednesday evening near his home in Esher in southern England.

"I can confirm that there was an incident last night and that Ronnie Wood was arrested," said David Rigg, Wood's spokesman.

The arrest comes on the heels of Wood's highly publicized divorce last month. His marriage collapsed after he started dating a young Russian woman.

A young Russian woman? Now there's a real shocker.

Ohhhh Boy!

The Hoff Speaks

According to David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff himself, Knightrider;

• did NOT have an alcohol related seizure,
• was NOT admitted to a psychiatric ward and
• IS completely healthy

Well I believe him, don't you?

What's It Going to be Bobby

According to reports, Florida State University has given Bobby Bowden, the second winningest coach in NCAA College Football history, two options regarding the 2010 season...1) If he returns he must accept a reduced role and leave major decision making to coach-in-waiting Jimbo Fisher or, 2) Retire.

I have two comments....first, it certainly doesn't sound like the way to end a career in which from 1987-2000 he notched 14 consecutive top-4 finishes, won two national championships and coached two Heisman Trophy winners. Second, are you serious? JIMBO?

Ok Listen Up!

Tiger Woods had a car accident. He hit a fire hydrant and a tree.
That's it. Enough.


Coach B