Earlier today, Hawaii’s Greg McMackin fumbled over some words at the Western Athletic Conference media day, asking the media not to report on something he said. The comment in question? When talking about the Notre Dame and Hawaii banquet before the Hawaii Bowl last year, the coach said that the Irish performed a “little f****t dance” for the Warriors before they performed a traditional Hawaiian greeting dance called a shaka.
Ouch.
McMackin later talked to the media about the statement, saying,
“I want to officially, officially apologize. Please don’t write that statement I said as far as Notre Dame. The reason is, I …read more

Well, we weren’t there at Super Bowl Media Day like some lucky people. But we wanted to do our part with hype (listen to us, as if we’ve never blogged about the New England Patriots before. Pffft!). So . . . we interviewed someone who had a Tom Brady encounter!
Please welcome Winnie McCarthy of Watching the View as she shares the story of her brush with NFL greatness once upon a time.
GoS: So, you once had a Tom Brady encounter. What’s the scoop? 
WM: I had a class with him at University of Michigan, and we were in the same 20-person …read more

Think you know the Coach of the New England Patriots? Match these questions from Super Bowl Media Day with the appropriate Bill Belichick response. The answer key and scoring (the fun part) is at the bottom.
Reporters’ Questions (paraphrased)
1. What makes the Patriots dynasty tick?
2. Does the public perception of you match up with the reality?
3. What will you do when you’re done with the NFL?
4. Will you miss place-kicker Adam Vinatieri, who is a total traitor and went to the Indianapolis Colts made some clutch kicks in past Super Bowls, if the game came down to a field goal?
Get ready …read more