Josh Jarboe Rap Limerick

In our final analysis of Josh Jarboe, I present a limerick to sum up the situation.

Josh is rappin' 'bout A-T-L
Re: things that'll get you in jail
It's not very stable
To shoot a pool table
He got kicked off the team as well.

Stolen Thoughts 8-8-8

Brian McCormack has an interesting blog about The Business of College Football. To read about how the attorneys cleaned up in the WVU vs DickRod case, click here.

Brice Cherry at the Waco Trib tells of Art Briles' Bear team practicing some trickeration. Mark my words, the Bears will sneak up on someone this year.

Brett Favre's Jets jersey is setting sales records.Of course, most of these sales are to Peter King and ESPN staffers.

The hoops Olympic roster, college only, from the excellent folks at Storming the Floor.

QBs and Age - An NFL Post

Our long national nightmare is over. Brett Favre has finally been traded. The Pack is probably my second favorite NFL team, courtesy of some friends I made in GB at a previous job.

Courtesy of some research I cobbled together today fromPro-Football-Reference.com here's some info about the top 25 passers in the NFL, based upon pass completions, who played beyond the age of 35, they are classic names like Fouts, Montana, Unitas, Hart, Marino:

Win % by Age:

21-20%

22-27%

23-52%

24-53%

25-50%

26-52%

27-57%

28-59%

29-59%

30-51%

31-62%

32-62%

33-59%

34-56%

35-58%

36-58%

37-61%

38-59%

39-49%

40-37%

41-41%

42-36%

43-0%

44-29%

QBs 39 and over don't have winning records.

5 Qbs started at the age of 38 and didn't return for the season when they turned 39: Elway, Marino, Montana, Tarkenton and Steve Young. Of the QBs that continued, Jim Hart and Phil Simms are the only QBs to have more wins as a starter at the age of 39 than the age of 38; Hart went from 0 wins to 1 (with 2 losses) and Simms returned from an injury to lead the Giants to an 11-5 record. Warren Moon was the only other 39 year old to start the entire season, going 8-8 after a 9-7 campaign. Moon, Testaverde and Unitas are the only QBs to start games into their 40s, and none of them posted a winning record with these three legends - I mean two legends and one long suffering reject - at the helm.

Odds are not in the Jets favor here.

Wazzuu

If you need further reason to root for Washington State against Oklahoma State later this month, read this article from the Seattle Times on their new coach, Paul Wulff.

Stolen Thoughts 8-4-08

• First of all, a big tip o' the hat to OU AD Joe C, for pushing forward on the 1971 OU-NU reunion. There's not many events worthy of a 27 year reunion, but that game might be one of them. I love how it's part of extending an olive branch back to the Cornhuskers. For you young 'uns out there, or SWC faithful, the 70s-80s OU-NU clashes were great football, and there was a great respect between the two programs. The battles didn't have all the animosity that many rivalries have today.
• OSU is wearing orange bracelets reading, "Big 12 Champs, 12-8-2008" this year. At least that's what the Daily Oklahoman article says. I was curious what championship was played on 12-8-08, because I figured the Pokes were cheering for the cross country team or something. Found out the Big 12 football Champ game is on the 6th. I thought I was onto something, but an AP article indicates the bracelets say 12-6-08. I'll never get those five minutes back, but I was amusing the heck out of myself for awhile.
• The Big 12 champs thing is a bit optimistic. They should shoot for "Above .500 and play in a bowl game not in Texas or Louisiana." I think that's too much for one bracelet though. The last time the Pokes accomplished that was 1988, when they had a kid named Sanders as a RB and Hair Gel was QB.

Practice Coverage

This week is the first week of practice for the Sooners, and also a busy work week. As a customer service message to you, the faithful reader, I present this daily practice report. The names may change, but the stories likely won't.

• ______ showed why he's a starter today.
• Reserve _______ showed some promise in drills today. "We expect big things from ___ this year", said position coach _____.
• ______ looked good in practice today. If he keeps this up, he will challenge _____ for playing time.
• ______ is injured and will be out for ___ days. This will give _____ an opportunity to get more reps with the first and second team.
• ______ is tending to an academic matter and will not be at practice for the first two weeks. This really hurts his development (so does flunking out of school). This will give _____ an opportunity to get more reps with the first and second team.

Even if you're not a Sooner fan, this should also work for Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M, Illinois State, and others.

Gone

Jarboe has been dismissed. I'm glad he's gone, but as Stoops mentioned, "we hope he can move forward in a positive manner." Josh, we here at LandThieves wish you the best.

As for the HeadVisor, as I'd stated previously, I'm glad this decision was made.