Sportstalk on Saturday after UC won on WLW was FUN !

But, this morning, even a big supporter of Marvin is ripping the Bengals

Beneath the rubbish known as the Cincinnati Bengals and buried underneath a 31-point victory yesterday at Paul Brown Stadium was the continued improvement of the Ravens' offense.

Check this out.  I believe Mikey Boy is saying that compared to some of the other NFL owners, he isn't making enough $$$$$$$$.

Profit is not a bad thing. It's a good thing," he said. "It's good for the fans to have a healthy business. I should point out that we have been down here at Paul Brown Stadium for, what, this is our ninth year. Over that whole time, we have not paid out any of our profit to shareholders beyond what is necessary to pay taxes. Every penny of the rest has been put back into the team.

Terrific stuff on LeBeau.  The picture is wonderful !

Dick LeBeau -- Might be the most beloved coach in all of football

Caller after the Ravens game believes it's now worse than when Shula was coaching the Bengals.  WOW !

Browns fans have to be excited about Ken Dorsey PLAYING QB this week.  Funny how Romeo's job is on the line.  You don't hear a word about Marvin.

ET came strong to the mic this morning.  He says the number one problem with the BENGALS are all the distractions.  He puts Chad and Chris Henry as number one and that they have to go.

As far as the Bengals offensive line, the former Bengal All-Pro Corner said, "the interior line is soft."   He adds, "this team can't block anyone."

So they needed the BCS to break the logjam in the BIG 12.  My guy Mike Leach had a perfect line.  Use the graduation rate of all three schools be the tiebreaker.  He says Texas Tech would win !

Did you see Huggs over the weekend ?  WOW is he big.  Please, go on a diet. Heart problem and he looked as big as I can remember.

Kentucky's point guard play is so bad, it's ridiculous.

With the Bengals losintg 10 games for 39% of the time since they became a franchise, are they the worst professional sports team in the history of American sports ?

A TV Station in Tenn. tells me that the University is expected to put out a statement denying the story that Kiffin has been hired.

The same station says that their sources tell them that Brian Kelly and Mike Leach are the top two candidates to become the next coach at Tennessee.

There is a radio report that Leach has been interviewed.

Kelly told us earlier this week that he wasn't going to talk to Tennessee right now.  That any school was going to have to wait, and if they didn't want to wait, that's ok too.

I don't know if this is true, but it is believeable.  If it is true, we should be seeing a lot more reports like this.

Several reports Wednesday evening cited sources close to the University of Tennessee football coaching search as having confirmed that former Oakland Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin will be introduced at a 1 p.m. news conference as the new Vols' head coach on Monday, December 1

First of all....I want to wish everyone a great turkey time.  And, yes, that includes all of you who don't agree or at times scream at the radio. 

Take a minute to say thank you to a friend or loved one.  And we all need to be thankful for what we have.

VERY happy for Krivsky.  I like him a lot.  He's back.  This is from the Baltimore Sun.

The Orioles today named former Cincinnati Reds front office executive Wayne Krivsky as special assistant to Andy MacPhail, president of baseball operations. Krivsky has more than 30 years of experience in baseball operations and will be involved in all aspects of the Orioles' major league operations, including scouting, contracts and other baseball administration responsibilities.

Krivsky most recently served as special assistant to New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya during the 2008 season. Prior to that, he spent more than two years as executive vice president and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

His three decades of experience include nearly 27 seasons as an assistant or special assistant to general managers in the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Mets organizations, with scouting and player evaluation experience at all levels of development.

The 54-year-old Krivsky was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and is a 1972 graduate of New Canaan (Conn.) High School. He attended Duke University, where he played baseball for three seasons and earned a degree in management science in 1976

Pro Football Hall of Fame
Modern-Era Semifinalists Announced

CANTON, OHIO - Four first-year eligible players, John Randle, Shannon Sharpe, Bruce Smith, and Rod Woodson, are among the 25 semifinalists being considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2009.  The Hall of Fame's Board of Selectors chose the 25 semifinalists from the recently announced list of 133 preliminary nominees. 

Although he has been eligible since 1999 this is first time that Roger Craig has been a semifinalist. Each of the remaining 20 nominees has been on the semifinalist list at least once prior to this year. Although no coaches are among the semifinalists, the list includes three contributors, Art Modell, Paul Tagliabue and Ralph Wilson.

 The complete list of 25 modern-era semifinalists is as follows:

 Cris Carter, WR - 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins

Roger Craig, RB - 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings,

• Terrell Davis, RB - 1995-2001 Denver Broncos
• Dermontti Dawson, C - 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
• Richard Dent, DE - 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
• Chris Doleman, DE/LB - 1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98 San Francisco 49ers
• Kevin Greene, LB/DE - 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers
• Russ Grimm, G - 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
• Ray Guy, P - 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
• Charles Haley, DE/LB - 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
• Lester Hayes, CB - 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
• Cortez Kennedy, DT - 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
• Bob Kuechenberg, G - 1970-1984 Miami Dolphins
• Randall McDaniel, G - 1988-1999 Minnesota Vikings, 2000-01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Art Modell, Owner - 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens

• John Randle, DT - 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
• Andre Reed, WR - 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
• Shannon Sharpe, TE - 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
• Bruce Smith, DE - 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000-03 Washington Redskins
• Ken Stabler, QB - 1970-79 Oakland Raiders, 1980-81 Houston Oilers, 1982-84 New Orleans Saints
• Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner - 1989-2006 National Football League
• Steve Tasker, Special Teams/WR - 1985-86 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills
• Derrick Thomas, LB - 1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs
• Ralph Wilson, Owner - 1960-current Buffalo Bills
• Rod Woodson, CB/S - 1987-1996 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2001 Baltimore Ravens, 2002-03 Oakland Raiders

The list of 25 semifinalists will be reduced by mail ballot to 15 modern-era candidates.  That list increases to 17 finalist nominees with the inclusion of the two recommended candidates of the Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee.  The Seniors Committee nominees, who were announced in August, are Bob Hayes and Claude Humphrey. Hayes, a three-time All-NFL pick spent 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys (1965-1974) and one season with the San Francisco 49ers (1975). Humphrey, a five-time first-team All-Pro defensive end, played with the Atlanta Falcons (1968-1978) and Philadelphia Eagles (1979-1981). 

The results of the modern-era reduction vote to 15 finalists will be announced in early January. 

To be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a nominated player or coach must have been retired at least five years.  A contributor, who is a nominee who has made outstanding contributions to pro football in capacities other than playing and coaching, may still be active in his pro football career.

Although there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the Pro Football Hall of Fame's current ground rules do stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. No more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a given year and a class of seven enshrinees can only be achieved if both senior nominees are elected.

The Class of 2009 will be determined at the Selection Committee's annual meeting on Saturday, January 31, 2009, in Tampa, Florida the day before Super Bowl XLIII. The election results are announced immediately following the meeting at a press conference at the Super Bowl media headquarters.