Today’s High Five:
Another solid coaching pickup for the Lions, as Jim Schwartz tabbed former St. Louis Rams head coach Scott Linehan to be the new offensive coordinator in Detroit.
I’ve been waiting all day for the Tigers to finalize the Brandon Lyon signing, but to no avail. I’m also interested in the other reliever mentioned yesterday, [...]
21 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Steve In: Lions| Pistons| Tigers| UM football
The Mitten takes a couple of days off (sorry about that) and two-thirds of the football teams I cover hire defensive coordinators.
Today’s High Five:
For the Lions it’s Gunther Cunningham, Kansas City’s defensive coordinator for the last several seasons and a former Chiefs head coach. Here’s the standard bio and here’s Tom Kowalski saying Cunningham is [...]
14 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Steve In: Lions| MSU basketball| MSU football| Pistons| Tigers
Today’s High Five:
Who should the Lions draft at #1? Tom Kowalski recommended USC safety Taylor Mays, but that’s a moot point now that Mays is staying in school.
Lots of other folks think it should be Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford. But . . . Bradford isn’t coming out, either. So the Lions have the top pick [...]
13 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Steve In: Lions| MSU basketball| Pistons| Tigers| UM basketball
Today’s High Five:
Great update from SI’s Don Banks on this year’s NFL coaching carousel, specifically how Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo may not get a head coaching job, even though he’s been generally considered to be the top candidate. Banks also says the Titans’ Jim Schwartz would be a good fit in Detroit.
Schwartz met with [...]
09 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Steve In: Lions| MSU basketball| Pistons| Tigers| UM basketball
Weekend High Five:
There are several stories today in the Detroit papers about the Pistons’ trip to Denver to take on Chauncey Billups and the Nuggets. Here’s the view from Denver on taking on former teammate Allen Iverson and Chauncey’s impact.
Bonus coverage from the Rocky Mountain News: Lions’ head coaching candidate Todd Bowles interviewed with the [...]
05 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Steve In: Lions| MSU basketball| Pistons| Tigers| UM football
Today’s High Five:
Sean at Pride of Detroit compiled a chart listing the Lion’s many coaching candidates. The list is not short. Shouldn’t Martin Mayhew add one more for an even dozen?
Like maybe Jim Harbaugh, for instance?
There’s a former Wolverine, and here’s a future one: blue-chip football recruit William Campbell is going to Michigan after all. [...]
