Some reporter in Dallas has called Ronde Barber the "anti-Deion", which he means as a compliment because Ronde is willing to tackle whereas Deion would actively avoid it. It's an ok read if you're bored at work.

Here's an article that shows how people can buy their way out of community service time for $10/hour. It mentions that both Torrie Cox and Jay Gruden took this route instead of doing their time. The title of the article is what bothers me. "Shaking Off Community Service, Is It Legal?" makes it sound kind of shady like there are some backdoor transactions taking place and payoffs to politicians and all it needs is the blinding white light of truth (and the CBS 4 cameras) to expose the corruption.

Again, these athletes did nothing wrong by buying their way out of community service. It's all legal.

Oh. Then why ask the question in the title? "Is It Right?" would have been less deceptive.

Scout.com focuses on Monte Kiffin and the possibility that he will leave Tampa Bay for the Nebraska head coaching job. The only reason this is a story is because Kiffin was kind of wishy-washy when he answered the question. Kiffin loves Nebraska, but there's no way he takes a college head coaching job at his age. All of a sudden he has to start recruiting high school kids and go back to teaching the basics of the Cover 2 scheme? This season has been one of the most creative for Kiffin since he has been in Tampa. It's by necessity, of course. Most teams know how to beat the Cover 2 by now and if you want to stay relevant you have to be willing to change. But it has to be satisfying for him as a professional to move out of his comfort zone a little and still be successful. I see Kiffin retiring in the near future, but I just can't picture him wanting to deal with the headaches of being a college head coach.