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March Madness: Michigan is in the NCAA Tournament
Conference: Big Ten (20-13) Location: Ann Arbor, MI Famous Alumni: The Crew of
Apollo 15, The Unabomber, Jack Kevorkian. Sports Media: Adam Schefter, Rich
Eisen, Dana Jacobson, Tracy Wolfson, Dan Dierdorf Back From The Dead: The Ed
Martin Scandal killed the program. Tommy Amaker could not find the
defibrillator. They made their first Post-Martin appearance in 2009 where they
lost in the second round to Elite Eight-bound Oklahoma. Leading Scorer: Glen
Rice C 2,442 points Resume: Ranked higher than resume dictates, but college
basketball lets you redeem yourself. Finished 9-4. Only losses were at Ohio
State, at Illinois (2pts), Wisconsin (1pt), Ohio State in B10 tournament. Beat
Michigan St. (twice), Penn State (twice), cheap soccer
shoes Illinois. Took Kansas to overtime. Narrow losses to Syracuse,
Wisconsin, Ohio State. A Big Reason Theyre Here: Freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. took
off during the last 14 games of the season after an indifferent start. Hes
explosive like his dad except 65 and not a homophobe. All-Important Rankings: 49
(RPI), 40 (Pomeroy), 38 (Sagarin) Seed: 8th, West Regional. (vs. Tennessee)Other
teams with their tickets punched:Indiana State Belmont Morehead State UNC
Asheville Old Dominion St. Peters Wofford Oakland Gonzaga Butler Northern
Colorado Bucknell San Diego Stateat larges:Pittsburgh UNLV NFL Coaches as
Players Coaches who never played in the NFL: Joe Posnanski of SI took a look at
ranking the NFL head coaches as players and wondered why being a former player
is so much less important in football than in other sports. Only five coaches in
the NFL played in the league, with Mike Singletary and Jack Del Rio being the
only two ever selected to a Pro Bowl. My thoughts: Coaching strategy matters,
byfar, themost in the NFL, where every play is called; head coaches are
insulated by numerous assistants, a fair amount of whom on each staff are former
players; the mentality of being down on the field and playing the game may be
different than what is needed to oversee and make broader decisions about
strategy; and the path to a coaching job is not an instant one (requires long
hours and poor pay initially, and many former players are behind the curve once
they retire, plus, do they want those jobs if they made money already).
Strikeforce Recap: Lots Of Violence

And Fedor Lost Strikeforce's Heavyweight Grand Prix
got off to a rocking start with a card that turned out to be full of insane
finishes. After the first preliminary fight of the night went to a decision,
every fight was finished in the first or second round, including what could turn
out to be the last time Fedor Emelianenko steps in a cage.Let me tell you about
the parking lots at the IZOD Center in New Jersey. The first time I was there, I
tailgated with Roman and Hernia. The second time was last night when I drove up
to the parking lot that media members were encouraged to use. I pulled up to the
little toll at the gate and asked the woman keeping the gate what she needed
from me. At that point, I assumed that it was specifically the media parking
lot. She sat there and didn't say anything, so I asked what she needed. Twenty
bucks, she said flatly.Now, that seemed a bit steep for a credentialed media
member. It's twenty dollars for media Here comes the good part.You're media Yes.
Where's your passI was a little confused at this point. See, I had just got
there and was still trying to park. I have to park my car before I can go get my
credentials which are inside the building.I don't have them yet. I just got
here. She rolls her eyes and sighs. Who are mercurial vapor
super you with The Big Lead. The Big Lead Never heard of it. Its a
website. She rolls her eyes again and pretty much laughs in my face. A website
You're the fourth ‘web site' that's come through here. Rolling her eyes the
entire time. She didn't really believe me, but a line of cars was backing up
behind me so she had to stand her ground or let me go. Since she's so
unimportant that she probably doesn't even get a walkie-talkie issued, there's
really nothing she could do. So she had to let the fancy internet person pass,
even though she'd never heard of that website. At this point, I'd like you to go
find an Adam Carolla rant on any airline employee and think about this asshole
while he's yelling.HWGP: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva Bigfoot Silva has
an absurd amount of swagger.

The first round was insane. Back and forth. Both
guys in trouble. Fedor's submission attempts and Silva's escapes. The Rockstar
girls weren't even off the stage by the time that Silva had taken Fedor down in
the second round.The second round was even crazier. Silva spent the entire time
in control and Fedor somehow survived despite a broken orbital.Fedor has always
been a mystery. He's quiet and speaks like a thoughtful, violent Yoda through
his translator. Yet he went nearly 10 years between loses at a time when the
sport was blowing up. Last June, part of the mystique was destroyed when
Fabricio Werdum submitted him with some very human Jiu-Jitsu. His match last
night against Antonio Bigfoot Silva was supposed to be Fedor's return to
greatness, yet the bigger, stronger Silva would not fold to The Last Emperor.
Silva was just too big in the end as he bloodied Fedor and broke his orbital,
causing the doctor to stop the fight.The crowd had mixed emotions. Some booed at
the idea of Fedor retiring. Most chanted his name. People chanted thank you,
Fedor. And now we see if Silva has taken any of Fedor's folk hero status in the
way that Werdum did. Whenever Fabricio Werdum appeared, people screamed and
cheered. By beating Fedor, he went from a guy the UFC cut that no one in America
really cared about to The man who beat Fedor. That's some folk hero shit right
there. Whatever happens with Fedor, I'm happy to say that I got to see him fight
in person. Even if I could barely Adidas F30.8 i TRX FG see the cage.I know I shouldn't
complain about my free seat. Hey, I sat in the rafters for UFC 118. I'll just
say its hard to write when you have to stand up to see anything. I just
pretended that I was at Jerry World and that's why I was watching the fights on
the TV while I was in the crowd. Of course, Jerry World probably has working
internet.When 10 o'clock finally came around, the 8 fighters from the Grand Prix
were introduced and they were all wearing special Strikeforce varsity jackets.
It was something different.Valentijn Overeem vs. Ray Sefo Overeem won by neck
crank early in the first. You don't see it often, but people tend to tap when

it feels like their head is about to be popped off
their shoulders.Chad Griggs vs. Gianpiero Villante This was one of the wildest 2
minute brawls you'll ever see. Villante made the mistake of brawling with a
brawler. It was an absolute slobber-knocker. Griggs landed almost everything he
threw. It was a bittersweet brawl for the fans as Villante is a native New
Yorker.Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson Lavar Big Johnson is a man with
confidence. It almost translated to the fight as he controlled early, got a
takedown and landed some big shots. Then he gassed and Del Rosario took over.
Full mount. Tons of punches.Gina Carrano was there. She announced her return for
2011 while she giggled a lot. Perhaps they'll let her fight Andrei
Arlovski.Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov The song Kharitonov came out to
was freaking awesome. Arlovski came out to a song about him. Both guys were
excited to get started. Kharitonov had to be told multiple times to go back to
his corner. Arlovski came out aggressive and sharp. Easily the best he'd looked
in years. Then Kharitonov hit him on the chin. A lot. Arlovski was out before he
hit the mat and the ref didn't step in. So he hit him. And he hit him again.
Kevin Mulholland did not do his job and sure as hell didn't protect Arlovski,
who needs protection. Mostly from himself. For a minute, I thought he was dead.
Talk amongst yourselves about whether or not Arlovski should still be licensed
to fight in the US.The Undercard The highlights of the preliminary fights
included 4 stoppages. John Cholish completely dominated an overmatched Marc
Stevens before locking in a knee bar. Josh LaBerge broke Anthony Leone's nose
early in the fight with a knee. Leone spent the rest of the round painting the
canvas red and trying to survive. The doctor stopped the fight between rounds.
Igor Gracie got a warm ovation since he's both a Gracie and from New York. He
made everyone happy by choking out John Salgado.In the end, Strikeforce put on
another wildly entertaining show. No matter how you feel about their
match-making (lopsided) or their credential-giving (slow, bad seats), they just
keep putting on fun shows to watch. Now let's see what they can do if Fedor
really

does retire.