Observations: No, Urban Meyer won’t coach the Bengals
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, remembering seeing George H.W. Bush, after his presidency, sitting behind home plate at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, wishing I could go say hello but knowing I’d be throttled and handcuffed by those four guys in dark suits and darkened sun glasses always seated behind him. —Right […]
Observations: Ohio State, Hamilton, UD, WSU, Bengals, Browns must overcome ‘diversity’
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching the Ohio sports world crumble — Ohio State, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Billy Hamilton, University of Dayton and Wright State University. The only thing that saved the week was attending the awesome Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert Saturday afternoon at the Nutter Center. —All the vitriol […]
Reds won’t offer Billy Hamilton a contract, making him a free agent
By HAL McCOY All that money the Cincinnati Reds say they have to spend, well, it won’t go to outfielder Billy Hamilton. Are they saving it for the big push for a free agent starting pitcher. Hamilton and the Cincinnati Reds are parting ways, but it is only the Reds who had the say. Several […]
Should the Reds go after pitching or Bryce Harper?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after finding out that former Cincinnati Reds interim manager/bench coach Jim Riggleman landed on his feet, signing a contract to be the bench coach for the New York Mets. So how is the Reds search for starting pitching progressing? The Reds are finding tough sledding because […]
Observations: Ohio State No. 1 in hoops (Say what?)
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after celebrating our anniversary with Nadine at the Oakwood Club, where I got French onion soup, fried onion rings and heartburn. —The NCAA has adopted a new system to rate college basketball teams, replacing RPI. It is called Net and the formula, which is heavy on […]
Observations: Is Michigan’s song now ‘Hail to the Victims?’
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The man Cave with just a few random questions, sort of a quiz: —Should the University of Michigan change the name of its favorite song from Hail to the Victors to: (A) Hail to the Victims (B) Hail to the Vanquished, (C) Hail to the Buckeyes. Before Saturday’s game […]
Observations: Flyers lose twice but leave positive impression
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, more filled with college basketball than turkey and dressing. —If ever a college basketball team gained respect while going 1-and-2 in a three-day span, it was the University of Dayton Flyers during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. After upsetting Butler in the first round, the Flyers […]
Observations: Big upset — yeah, Gonzaga — but UD, too
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wishing I had four TV sets in front of me to watch the pre-Thanksgiving basketball feast— Gonzaga-Duke, Dayton-Butler, Wright State-SMU, Cleveland Cadavers-Los Angeles LBJs. —The earth-rattling college basketball news emanated from Hawaii, a basketball earthquake. Gonzaga beat Duke, a volcanic eruption with no lava. Bigger news […]
Observations: Rams-Chiefs cover more ground than Russian army
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while applauding Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes for saying, “I put ketchup on everything.” So do I, Pat, so do I. Well, Mahomes doesn’t put ketchup on the football. He puts a lot of mustard on the football when he passes. —As expected, the Kansas City […]