Nick Saban is a Racist.

Who knew? He's a lot of things, but I never knew racist was one of them.

For those of you who may not know, Nick Saban used to be head football coach at Louisiana State University. He left LSU to be the head coach of the Miami Dolphins (in the NFL) and at the end of the regular season left Miami to be the head coach at the University of Alabama. This in spite of several denials - even up to the morning he accepted the Alabama job - and lots and lots of declarations that "he wasn't going anywhere."

So, integrity? None found. But this??

According to ProFootballTalk.com, Saban was talking to reporters in a supposed "off the record" discussion on January 4th, after his introduction as Alabama's head coach - but, a tape recorder was indeed rolling. And on it, he said:

[quote]My friends are okay with it. The rest of those guys? One of my, one of my guy on the board -- you guys won't be able to put this on the thing -- was walking down the street, one of the Board of Trustees guys like these people around here and sitting up on the stage today at LSU, is walking down the street yesterday before the Sugar Bowl. He calls me. There's a guy working in a ditch. One of those coon-ass guys that talk funny. I can't talk like him but he can. Most people in Louisiana can. And he says, 'Hey, you see where Coach Saban signed up with Alabama?' You know however they talk. And the Board of Trustees guy says, 'Yeah, I saw that.' And he says, 'That son of a bitch. I feel like he's f--king my wife.[/quote]

Audio can be found here: http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm You've got to scroll down a bit.

Possibly just as puzzling to me is the fact that several readers of ProFootballTalk.com have written in to say that "coon-ass" is not a racial slur in the South. I'm sorry - I live in Texas and if you ain't talkin' about the rodent or the hound, it's a damn slur. I have never heard it used otherwise.

I'm betting, though, that Alabama won't even reprimand him. It is the University of Alabama, after all. Roll tide.

I should probably also mention that National Signing Day is coming up here, in an immediate fashion. Saban has been recruiting heavily in Louisiana, and even if Alabama doesn't reprimand him, this will bite him in his racist ass. Why on earth would a black recruit go play for a guy like this? Or, for that matter, if he was really just referencing Cajuns, like so many have said, why would a Cajun?

PSAs Don't Work

For the last few weeks, I've been seeing all of these adorable ads for flu symptoms starring Mumble Happyfeet from the movie, well... Happy Feet. And every time I see one, I think "Awww, how cute - it's Mumble!" And that's all I think. I never really soak in the whole point of the PSA. That is to say, until today, I couldn't tell you what the symptoms of the flu are. Today, at Major's pediatrician's office, I learned them firsthand, because I have them. Fever, Aches, Chills, Tiredness and Sudden Onset of Symptoms. So, FACTS. And now I will probably associate that cute little penguin with disgusting illness. And, also, just so's you know - you might not even have congestion or a sore throat or anything more than a dry cough. Which is what I have. And that's my personal Public Service Announcement to you.

So: What Everyone Wants To Know.
This weekend, Colts over Bears. Indianapolis has a quarterback that wants this REEEEEAL bad. Chicago has Sexy Rexy. Yes, he is sexy. But he likes to throw to the other team. Chicago's defense is awesome, but here's a quote from Peyton Manning a few years ago: "I tell you it's Easter, you hunt for eggs." He said that to one of his receivers. He means bidness. I may come back with numbers analysis later this week.

Much like Deal or No Deal, I'm continuously sucked into American Idol. It's not particularly good, but here I am anyway. Although, this is where they found Jennifer Hudson.

It's a crappy segue, but I'm going with it anyway.

I saw Dreamgirls on Sunday with my friend Katie, and was blown away. I love that show, and I was sort of worried about what Hollywood was going to do to it. I ended up loving it. Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy deserve every possible accolade. It was just fantastic. Of course, I'm biased because I loved the original. One thing I was surprised about, though, was how blatant they were about the fact that this is all loosely based on Diana Ross and Mary Wilson. There was nothing subtle about that. They even recreated very famous Diana Ross photographs with Beyonce. So, that surprised me. It was super, super good.

This entry is sort of disjointed, and I'm totally blaming that on the flu. Because normally, I'm awesome.

A Momentous First Post

Gmail suggests I should write something about scooters. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about scooters.

I'm not convinced I know much about anything, which will likely be the focus of this blog. I think, tonight I intend to do a little recaplet of Heroes, and maybe tomorrow I'll cover a quick review of Dreamgirls which I saw this weekend.

And can I just say that I hate Deal or No Deal, while finding myself inexplicably drawn to it?

You can probably expect copious discussion of food, sports (I am a Sports Gal - I'll watch anything except BASEball), running (or trying to learn how to), music, parenting, writing and whatever else is floating around in my brain.

So, maybe this is really a teaser post - teasing you for the Momentous First Post. Coming soon, to this blog right here.