Rate the Coaches on the Hot Seat

Guys, every year we see College football coaches get the ax.

Coaches on the hot seat:
Tommy Bowden, Clemson
Ed Orgeron, Ole Miss
Sly Croom, MSU
Houston Nutt, Ark
Philip Fulmer, UT
Loyd Carr, Michigan

Other coaches on the hot seat? Miles?


Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds Man Laws

The most popular topic to hit OOB in years....The Out of Bounds Man laws! As you know we're in a NO-Straw Zone....

1) No straws (unless you're in the car) and definitely no cocktail straws! Be a man!
2) No fruity drinks - unless you're on water. And no garnish left on the glass. Take the orange slice off the rim of your glass (this includes lemons, limes, etc)
3)It's the Guys room - not the 'little boys room'.....hearing that makes me think I need to call the cops on your lame ass.
4) Red Meat cooked: Guys it's absolutely imperative that we eat steak medium or less. I would prefer this law @ Med-rare or less, but I'm making an exception b/c of my good friend and collegue Michael Wallace (who's with the Miami Herald).
5) NO TANK TOPS! Enough said.
6) Rose/White Zin - please don't let me or an Out of Bounds fan see this.
7) Hotdog loaded with onions, mustard & chili - when you're at the ballgame and some nucklehead decides to give himself a heart-attack....ask him to move over a section or he has to buy you bear all night - like I need to smell that for 9 innings
8) Jerseys - this has been debated to no end. I think Jerseys should be put up around the age of 15 (so does Mark, who calls in). But, some have lobbyed for a 30 years old max (only on game day). Done, but could be amended.
9) Under Armour - Guys...wear it to the gym, not to lunch or to meet the guys or honey for a cocktail.

There will be more coming....got to get to the studio!

Bo

LSU v. MSU, August 30th

Jay White and some listeners are trying to talk me into believing MSU can stay on the field with LSU. Today, I would give 25 points and take the Tigers in a heart beat. Sly Crooms' Bulldogs haven't show me any reason to believe, and loses
to Maine, Houston, Tulane and Ole Miss the last few years are unacceptable.

Right now, I have Mississippi State going 4-8, and some would argue that's way too optimistic. Somebody has to convince me with more than: Jamarcus Russell is now
in the NFL and/or it's the first game of the year.

LSU 40
MSU 7


On a more positive note, College football is 56 days away.....conference
predictions are on the way.



Bo Bounds
Host, Out of Bounds
It's a Lifestyle!

That's gotta hurt...right?

Former World's #1 golfer Greg Norman and now ex-wife Laura Norman reached an agreement on how they would split up Greg's 300 Million dollar empire. Pass the beer. ..or the Great White...I'm sorry.

Laura said, "It's a relief and it's pretty much over and done with." I bet.

The vast business empire the couple amassed during their marriage has been carved up under the divorce deal.

The agreement divvies up the $20 million family mansion in Florida's exclusive Jupiter Island estate, the Norman's Estates Wine company, the popular Greg Norman sportswear line and Great White Shark Enterprises, with its golf course design division.

The one unresolved issue relates the tax debt on the seven private jets Norman owned during the marriage. Only seven jets Greg? What the hell's your problem?

Mrs. Norman's lawyer Jack Scarola said Norman had deferred paying some of the taxes on the jets. Who wouldn't?

Scarola also said when Norman sells his current jet, a $US60 million Gulfstream G-500, US tax authorities will ask for millions of dollars in tax debt exchanged during the buying and selling of the planes. Sometimes life sucks.

The lawyers have asked for Martin County Circuit judge Lawrence Mirman to decide how to split the tax debt during a trial later this year.

When the couple first announced plans for a divorce a year ago it seemed amicable, but became heated after photos of Norman and 52-year-old, former women's tennis champion Chris Evert holding hands in Sydney were published.

Oops. Here's that...

Greg is looking a bit older these days. I think he'll be ok.

While you're here you might as well watch this video that some kid made re-enacting the 9th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series using his Nintendo and R.B.I. Baseball. As always...GO A'S!!!

Top 5 Over 40

Great job yesterday guys. Tough decisions were made
in the Sports Think Tank.....

Top 5 Over 40

The OOB First Team:
1) Halle Berry - #1
2) Heather Locklear
3) Rene Russo
4) Sela Ward
5) Demi Moore

Nevermind...

Jim Wells doesn't retire. Bama fans said to still be pissed as the new old coach is still not the bear. Wells was said to be swayed back to T-town by the promise of a new suite. He probably thinks they mean adding to the baseball stadium. In reality they have offered him a football suite...and not even one of the new ones. Think Mal Moore knows the difference between Jim Wells and David Hobbs? Do you think Mal Moore even knows David Hobbs isn't an employee of the University of Alabama anymore? Ya' think Mal Moore even knows that Bama has a basketball team? Anyhow.

Time for Jay's 10 songs you have to hear for the week of June 24-30:

1. Only The Lonely by The Motels

2. Remedy by The Black Crowes (what can I say)

3. This Time by Dwight Yoakam

4. Panic In Detroit by David Bowie

5. Long May You Run by Neil Young

6. Paralyzer by Finger Eleven (Billy D Anthem)

7. Angry Young Man by Billy Joel

8. Africa by Toto or Andy McKee

9. Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson

10. Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin


Eventually Bo will post on his blog...I think.

Until next time enjoy this little nugget of an exchange between Earl Weaver and AL umpire Bill Haller. If you'll notice, it's in the top of the first!!! GO A'S!!!


EXTREME LANGUAGE AND FUNNY AS ALL HELL NOTICE!! (Especially at 2:08 when the ump calls Earl out for "f'n up world series' ")

Jim Wells retires...

Mark Ethridge at SEBaseball.com reports that Jim Wells has retired as head baseball coach at Alabama.

Wells was hired at Bama in 1995 and won the SEC baseball tournament in 4 of his first 5 seasons (95, 96,97 & 99) including his first 3. Wells' Bama clubs in the 90's reached unpresidented heights for the program. The Tide advanced to Omaha in 1996, 1997 and 1999. They won 40+ games 6 straight seasons from 1995-2000 with the pinnacle being Bama's 1996 56 win team, a school record. That team reached the national championship game. Wells was named SEC coach of the year in 1996 and in 2002, and was named Southland Conference coach of the year in 3 of the 5 seasons has was at Northwestern State.

After last season Wells turned down the LSU job and was given a contract extension at Bama with a promise of facility upgrades.

The Out of Bounds staff was said to be "really broken up" at the departure of Wells. Jay White was overheard saying, "I heard the bear already turned the job down, so naturally Bama fan is pissed, and hates the new coach and he hasn't even been interviewed yet!"

WELLS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

*Three College World Series (1996, 1997 and 1999) appearances

*Two SEC Championships (1996 and 2006)

*Three SEC Western Division titles (1996, 2002 and 2006)

*Six SEC Tournament Championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003)

*Four, 50-win seasons, including school record 56 wins in 1997

*12, 40-win seasons, including six in-a-row from 1995-2000

*12 NCAA Regional Appearances

*Two-time SEC "Coach of the Year" (1996 and 2002)*1997 Baseball America "Coach of the Year"

*1999 American Baseball Coaches South Region "Coach of the Year"

*1999 NCBWA District III Player of the Year (Andy Phillips)

*2002 Johnny Bench Award Winner (Jeremy Brown)

*2002 Collegiate Baseball/Redline Defensive Player of the Year (Jeremy Brown)

*2002 NCBWA District III Player of the Year (Jeremy Brown)

*2002 Johnny Bench Award Finalist (Jeremy Brown)

*2003 NCBWA District III Player of the Year (Beau Hearod)

*2004 National Freshman of the Year (Wade LeBlanc)

*Five, First-Team All-America Selections

*22, Second and Third-Team All-America Selections

*12, Freshman All-America Selections

*30 All-SEC Selections*Six Academic All-America Selections

*12 Academic All-District Selections

Year School Overall Conference
1990 Northwestern State 38-13 9- 9 (5th)
1991 Northwestern State 40-21 13-5 (1st)
1992 Northwestern State 29-26 9-13 (7th)
1993 Northwestern State 40-14 18-6 (1st)
1994 Northwestern State 45-15 16-5 (1st)
1995 Alabama 42-23 19-11 (3rd West, Won SECT)
1996 Alabama 50-19 20-10 (SEC Co-Champions, Won SECT, CWS)
1997 Alabama 56-14 20-9 (2nd West, Won SECT, CWS)
1998 Alabama 46-18 19-9 (3rd West)
1999 Alabama 53-16 22-8 (2nd West, Won SECT, CWS)
2000 Alabama 42-24 16-14 (4th West)
2001 Alabama 32-23 15-15 (T5th West)
2002 Alabama 51-15 20-10 (SEC Western Division Champions, Won SECT)
2003 Alabama 38-24 14-16 (5th West, Won SECT)
2004 Alabama 29-26 10-20 (6th West)
2005 Alabama 40-23 17-13 (3rd West)
2006 Alabama 44-21 20-10 (SEC Co-Champions)

2007 Alabama 31-26 15-15 (T3rd West)

N'western State Totals 192-89 65-39

Alabama Totals 553-272 226- 158

Career Totals 745-361 291-197