| Notre Dame Football
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| The Fighting Irish once again earn a Friday Fryer nomination. This time it is because they were beaten by 38 by the University of Michigan. Mind you, both teams were starting true freshman quarterbacks.
It is not out the realm of possibility that the Irish will start the season at least 0-8. With games against Michigan State, Purdue and USC on the horizon, things are only going to get worse. Notre Dame’s first win may comes against Duke, however, with Duke beating Northwestern, that game is not a sure W.
It is one thing to lose. It is another thing to lose in embarrassing fashion. The latter has been the case for Notre Dame this year. A lot of this has to do with preparation. Hence, the coaches deserve a great deal of blame. However, with Charlie Weiss in only his second year of a 10 year contract, changes are not going to be made where they are needed the most.
Notre Dame has been living off of its reputation for nearly two decades in football. At some point, reality is going to set in. Simply put, Notre Dame is not a good football program any longer. This fact and the way the team is currently playing earns Notre Dame at least a Friday Fryer nomination.
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| The Philadelphia Eagles
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| Two games into the 2007 NFL season, and the Eagles season is on the brink of collapse. The head coach seems to have lost his focus and attention to detail, along with the locker room. The star quarterback looks like he physically cannot be a star any longer in the league. In addition, he is being hit hard by the media for comments he made in an interview. This is not good, for Donovan McNabb is known to be extremely sensitive.
The Eagles had high hopes coming into this season. Many expected a run to the Super Bowl. Now, the team is running to avoid an 0-3 start. With the upstart Detroit Lions coming to town, a 0-3 start is more than likely to occur.
It is my opinion that we are witnessing the beginning of the end of the Andy Reid / Donovan McNabb era in Eagles history. I am expecting to see either man back with the Eagles in 2008. This era, if it does come to an end, was very good, but it was not good enough.
If this is the end of an era for the Eagles, it will require them to re-tool. More than likely, the re-tooling will not take very long. Nonetheless, the fact that the Eagles did not win a Super Bowl during this time, and the team’s awful play so far in 2007, has earned the Philadelphia Eagles a Friday Fryer nomination.
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| The New York Mets
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| Just think, the Mets are not only losing on the field, but they are also losing off the field, in the race for the weekly Friday Fryer Chair. This week, the Mets have gone 1-6. There 6.5 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies is now down to 1.5. The Mets were not only swept by the Phillies, but also lost a series to the hopeless Washington nationals.
The Mets are currently playing the Florida Marlins. It is a four game series. Game one was last night. The Mets had a three run lead going into the bottom of the ninth. When the smoke cleared, the Marlins had tied the game, causing it to go into extra innings. Actually, it was only one extra inning, for the Fish finish off the hapless Mets in the tenth.
The Mets, on September 12, had a seven game lead in the NL East. No team in MLB history has had a seven game lead this late in a season and failed to win the division. The Mets are trying hard to be the first.
There are serious issues with this Mets team. First, there is no chemistry among the players. Second, the Mets are mentally weak this year. When they face an ounce of adversity, they wilt like flowers in the hot summer sun. Third, the manager is refusing to light a fire under his under-achieving team.
The only saving grace for the Mets comes from the Phillies. This is because the Phillies have a horrible pitching staff. But for the Phillies pitching staff, the Mets would already be looking up tee times in the off-season. Nonetheless, the Mets may not be saved by the Phillies pitchers. Therefore, the Mets earn themselves a Friday Fryer Chair nomination. They may actually get the Chair next week.
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