Karma bites Fisher

Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is fuming over the sudden loss of his running backs coach Kennedy Pola. USC head coach Lane Kiffin lured Pola away to become the offensive coordinator for the Trojans this fall. A move that leaves Fisher and his Titans without a running backs coach one week before training camp. Fisher went on record to call the act unprofessional and disappointing, stating that a courtesy call and explanation at the least was warranted. And while I too was tempted to vilify Kiffin and victimize Fisher, I remembered a quote my mother told me. "What's good for the goose, is good for the gander". Jeff Fisher fired his running backs coach Earnest Byner at the end of last season. A running backs coach who had a 2000 yard rusher and NFL offensive player of the year in Chris Johnson. A running backs coach who was also not given a reason for his release. To this day, Fisher's response to firing Byner and hiring Pola is that he couldn't pass up the opportunity. Well apparently neither could Kiffin. Sorry Jeff, what's good for the goose is good for the Trojans.

Dallas Anyone?

The NBA free agent period is still in full swing, believe it or not. And for the life of me I can not figure out why the Dallas Mavericks can not attract a game changing player via free agency or trade. This is not even about Lebron James. This is about Tyson Chandler, Jerry Stackhouse, and Brendan Haywood. From the outside looking in, Dallas would seem like a great place to chase a title. The city itself is booming and the weather is better than average. The fans are passionate and the owners of their professional franchises are committed to winning. Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki is unselfish and in his prime. The team as a whole has won a 50 plus games for ten straight years. And get this, you would not even have to carry the weight of the state on your own shoulders. The Cowboys will throw that in free of charge. C'mon superstar or second tier runner up. We see that it takes more than one superstar to win it all. Join Dirk and the guys and get your ring too.

Let LeBron Live!

This just in...LeBron James left Cleveland to join the Miami Heat. The following actions by Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and most Cavs fans paint a vivid picture on why it is so hard and why so few chase their dreams. How many of us have delayed or aborted a dream to meet the expectations of someone else? How many of us dreamed of leaving home as a child to start a new life somewhere else? Dan Gilbert and the city of Cleveland showed their true colors when LeBron's dream no longer fit their expectations. Overnight the word hero was replaced with traitor. Speculation is that Lebron will not be able to continue to live in Akron, for fear of public backlash. Seriously? It's just a game people! We can no longer wait for someone else to "bring us our championship". We must become our own champions and follow our own dreams. To some it's graduating college. To others it may be raising a family. To LeBron, it's to play for the Miami Heat. As a Nashville native I urge the fans of Cleveland to keep it all in perspective. Steve McNair was our hero, and we'd give anything for him to be playing in Miami this fall.