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You youngsters may recall a LB for the Saints named Pat Swilling. He signed after a trade to Detroit under the condition that the Lions un retire a number. He wanted number 56, but the Lions retired it since it belonged to Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt who was on the last Lions team to win a NFL championship and had a winning record as a coach for them. He's considered either the greatest or second or third greatest Lion after Bobby Layne or Barry Sanders. He is regarded as one of the best linebackers who ever played.

Swilling wanted 56. Joe Schmidt was okay with him having the number. Joe was the ultimate Lion. Many Lions fans were outraged, but Joe Schmidt was okay with it. No one has ever worn 56 for the Lions since and his jersey still hangs in Ford Field. Swilling never won a playoff game and is forgotten in the annals of NFL history. Joe Schmidt who died not too long ago is still remembered as one of the greatest. Joe was a classy and humble guy who will always be 56 for the Lions.

The dynamic between the directional or hyphenated schools with the larger schools is an interesting dynamic in most states. Some of the smaller schools root for the big state school and some don't.

He'll be fine. He's sixty-four. I'm sure he's got some nice retirement funds like IRA or pensions or 401K and he can collect social security and go on Medicare soon and just pay for supplemental insurance which I'm sure he can afford.

He can also become a consultant in higher education and make some money.

Back when ESPN showed PKA full contact karate and sprint cars during primetime and SportsCenter was all they had his gimmick was cool. He used to host SportsCenter with Tom Mees and Bob Ley and when you had no reason to watch ESPN except for SportsCenter and if you really liked fast pitch softball he was good. But, the graduate of Brown University who got fat lost his charm two decades ago.

The Detroit Tigers and Red Wings are going to have their own network, produced by MLB. Since the Ilitch family owns both, it makes sense.

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It depends on attendance and local revenue from suites, tv, and corporate sponsorships. New Orleans compared to other markets lacks those things. How many Fortune 500 companies does NO have compared to Atlanta, Detroit, and even OKC and Milwaukee.

I wonder if they just edited out the swear words and showed as much as they could for his tv show. Coaches used to make decent money from the coaches shows.

FYI, The Motor City Bowl and the Pizza Bowl was not the same as the Quick Lane Bowl and Game Above Bowl. The Lions wanted to host their own bowl game so they created the Quick Lane Bowl with Ford as a sponsor and the Motor City and Pizza Bowl went away.

Weedlawn? Tarajuana High?

Ono. Seriously we had Eric Heiden, Bonnie Blair, Apollo Anton Ono, May Pang, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper, Mickey Dolenz, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon.