I am not a gambling man, but my favorite casino game is Texas Hold-Em Poker. It is the only betting game where I feel you have a chance at controlling the destiny of your wallet. Bluffing is a vital part of the action, and the best hand often does not win; it is all about […]
Category: Coaches
For those of you wrapping up your Winter Breaks, I wish you a smooth start into your Spring Semesters/work hours. Today is my first day back to law school, and the fact that the temperature is in the 20s in Gainesville, FL does not make my desire to return to the classroom any stronger. Is […]
Apologies to those who are just a few weeks removed from their contract law final. Feel free to stop reading now. By now you probably know that West Virginia University’s Board of Governors is suing former football coach Rich Rodriguez (inset) in order to collect a $4 million buyout of his contract with the school. […]
The festival of lights has commenced. But ladies and gentlemen, get your Hanukkah facts straight. If you are going to quote Adam Sandler like some woman did on the new show called Duel (hosted by ESPN Radio host Mike Greenberg), you better know what he said. It’s eight crazy nights, not twelve. And her husband […]
Tony LaRussa has signed his first agent. He is now represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for speaking engagements [Business is sweet]. CAA has also taken over representation for professional beach volleyball company, AVP [AVP ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY]. Tack on another 10 years for Coca-Cola to say it is the […]
Two college coaching contracts made a splash this week. University of Minnesota men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith finalized a contract Tuesday that will pay him $1.75 million annually, making him the highest-paid employee in University of Minnesota history. Smith’s seven-year contract was agreed upon roughly nine months after the former Kentucky coach was hired to […]
Two finals down, two to go. Criminal Law and Torts will be out of my mind for a while. Now it is onto studying for Professional Responsibility and Constitutional Law. Oh, and it is Hanukkah! So spin those dredles and burn down the candles. Here comes some stories that I failed to cover during the […]
Despite being in the thick of the National Championship race—a #1 standing in the BCS rankings and looming showdowns with Arkansas this Friday, and either Tennessee or Georgia at the SEC Championship on December 1st—LSU head football coach Les Miles may indeed have one eye already on the Michigan job, recently vacated by Lloyd Carr. […]
It has been one hell of a year for Nebraska. Besides eat corn and watch football, what is a man to do out there? This year, people have started to stick to only eating the corn and ditching the Huskers as they have underperformed and not met outside expectations. When a team under-performs, people start […]
Normally we pop the Manischewitz on Shabbat, but this week it is all about the Champaign…Champaign, Illinois, that is. This week’s Friday Wrap-Up post is brought to you all the way from the University of Illinois. That’s right…I’m in Illinois, baby! Go Illini…beat OSU! If you missed it, this week I was able to interview […]