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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Grambling Remembers Eddie Robinson

Grambling Remembers Eddie Robinson-read below the dotted line for my own personal Coach "ROB" story.
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer

GRAMBLING, La. -- It was the kind of gathering of former NFL stars that might draw a crowd in any other small town. Here, they were part of the crowd, just a handful of men among thousands of people honoring the late coaching legend Eddie Robinson.

"He's as great a person, or mentor or coach as America has ever had," said James Harris, the former Grambling State University quarterback who became one of the first black quarterbacks in the NFL when he joined O.J. Simpson in the Buffalo Bills' backfield. "There are so many things to be thankful for and proud of that you just had an opportunity in life to be touched by such an outstanding person."

Robinson's burial on Wednesday was to mark the end of three days of events to honor the longtime Grambling coach, who died last week at age 88. On Monday, he joined only a handful of other figures in Louisiana history, including political titan Huey Long, who have lain in repose inside the state Capitol in Baton Rouge.

On Tuesday night, cars filled a church parking lot and more lined Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue as an overflow crowd crammed into a Baptist church for Robinson's wake.

Robinson's wife, Doris, who had attended a memorial service for her late husband in the Capitol a day earlier, was not at the wake. Friends and family said she was not feeling well but still planned to attend the funeral on Wednesday.

Still, the wake was so crowded that former NFL defensive back Everson Walls, who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, spent part of the service standing in the aisle of the church balcony.

Nearby sat Doug Williams, the former NFL quarterback who became the Super Bowl MVP with the Washington Redskins in 1988.

After the service, Harris chatted with Hall of Fame defensive back Willie Brown, who was famous for his 75-yard touchdown return of a Fran Tarkenton pass in the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 1977. Hall of Fame receiver Charlie Joiner was expected to attend the burial on Wednesday, Harris said. They all played at one time or another for the man so many here call "Coach Rob."

"He established a tradition. He put Grambling on the map. He touched football on every level. But even more important, he touched the lives of so many other Americans," Harris said after the service. "Everybody here at Grambling, when you travel around the country, there's such a strong camaraderie that was kind of built through the work of coach. He's a rare, rare person."

Grambling basketball coach and former NBA player Larry Wright, speaking at the wake, drew applause from the crowd when he called Robinson "larger than life" and "the greatest Gramblingite of all-time."

Robinson had no paid assistants when he took what would be his first and only college coaching job in 1941. He went on to coach for 57 seasons, winning 408 games and sending more than 200 players from the small school in rural north Louisiana to the NFL.

Former players have remembered Robinson as a man who not only taught them hard work and perseverance on the football field, but also stressed education, humility, generosity, and loyalty. Longtime residents of this town say Robinson never seemed too busy or self-important to chat with them. Athletes who played sports other than football at Grambling still cited Robinson as a major influence in their lives.

"I would go to football practice almost every day just to hear something legendary from coach Rob," Wright recalled. "You had to get some of his touch. He dealt with everybody. Every time he'd see you, it was: 'Hey, Cat, how you doing?' And you knew that it was genuine. They don't come no better than coach Robinson."

Addressing the crowd, Republican state Sen. Bob Kostelka wondered aloud what kind of salary Robinson might have had a chance to earn were he in his prime in this day of seven-figure salaries for top college coaches.

"He didn't move from university to university. He didn't live in a palace. He lived in the same sleepy little town and produced All-Americans and Hall-of-Famers," Kostelka said. "He gained something more than what you can buy with money. He gained immortality ... and there is only one coach Rob."
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So it was 1989, and Coach ROB was still involved with day to day operations of the team. I was Coaching in Semi-pro at the time, but had begun publishing(along with others) our Annual Guide to the NFL draft. I needed some Information on some players, and was determined to get through the switchboard at the school. One of my fellow coaches, Jeff Barnes ,had gone to Grambling as a QB prospect, but coach ROB switched him to RB/KR/PR, and while my friend sulked a bit, at least he got to play as a backup/special teamer, instead of holding a clipboard for 4 years. So i had my friend call, and of course he got through and i got my information, after Coach talked off my friends' ear for 10 mins.
Two of my more recent co-workers played for Coach ROB as well, and they were roommates. I'm quite sure they are wearing their Grambling st. Pride this week.

NFL STRENGTHENS PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY AND PROGRAM

This is the companion press release on the discipline matter in the NFL.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-2000 * FAX (212) 681-7573
WWW.NFLMedia.com
Joe Browne, Executive Vice President-Communications
Greg Aiello, Vice President-Public Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2007

NFL STRENGTHENS PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY AND PROGRAM

The NFL announced today changes to its long-standing personal conduct policy and programs for players,
coaches, and other team and league employees.

The modifications focus on expanded educational and support programs in addition to increased levels of
discipline for violations of the policy, Commissioner ROGER GOODELL said. (The revised policy is attached
and also can be found on nflmedia.com.)

“It is important that the NFL be represented consistently by outstanding people as well as great football
players, coaches, and staff,” Commissioner Goodell said. “We hold ourselves to higher standards of
responsible conduct because of what it means to be part of the National Football League. We have long had
policies and programs designed to encourage responsible behavior, and this policy is a further step in ensuring
that everyone who is part of the NFL meets that standard. We will continue to review the policy and modify it as
warranted.”

Added NFL Players Association Executive Director GENE UPSHAW: “The NFL Players Association and the
Player Advisory Council have been discussing this issue for several months. We believe that these are steps
that the commissioner needs to take and we support the policy. It is important that players in violation of the
policy will have the opportunity and the support to change their conduct and earn their way back.”

Education

• The annual rookie symposium of all drafted players will be expanded to include mandatory year-
round rookie orientation by all clubs that will reinforce the information presented at the June
symposium.

• An expanded annual life-skills program for all players and clubs will be mandatory.

• There will be mandatory briefings each year for all players and clubs given by local law
enforcement representatives. These briefings will cover laws pertaining to possession of guns,
drinking and driving, domestic disputes and other matters, including gang-related activities in
the community that could be of significance to players, coaches, and other club-related
personnel.

• Every club will be required to implement a program for employees to enhance compliance with
laws relating to drinking and driving.

• Counseling and treatment programs for all club and league employees that violate the policy will
be expanded.

Discipline

• The standard of socially responsible conduct for NFL employees will be higher. Club and league
employees will be held to a higher standard than players. Conduct that undermines or puts at
risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL will be subject to discipline, even if not criminal in
nature.

• Discipline for individuals that violate the policy will include larger fines and longer suspensions.

• Repeat violations of the personal conduct policy will be dealt with aggressively, including
discipline for repeat offenders even when the conduct itself has not yet resulted in a conviction
of a crime.

• Individuals suspended under the policy must earn their way back to active status by fully
complying with professional counseling and treatment that will include evaluation on a regular
basis.

• Clubs will be subject to discipline in cases involving violations of the Personal Conduct Policy by
club employees. In determining potential club discipline going forward, the commissioner will
consider all relevant factors, including the history of conduct-related violations by that club’s
employees and the extent to which the club’s support programs are consistent with best
practices as identified and shared with the clubs. Recommended best practices include having a
full-time club player development director and a full-time club security director.

# # #

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

The official NFL press release.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-2000 * FAX (212) 681-7573
WWW.NFLMedia.com

Joe Browne, Executive Vice President-Communications
Greg Aiello, Vice President-Public Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2007

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON
AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL has informed ADAM JONES of the Tennessee Titans and CHRIS
HENRY of the Cincinnati Bengals that they have been suspended without pay for violating the NFL’s personal
conduct policy and engaging in conduct detrimental to the league on numerous occasions, the NFL announced
today.

Jones was suspended for the 2007 season, while Henry was suspended for the first eight games of the 2007
regular season. Each player must earn the right to be reinstated.

“We must protect the integrity of the NFL,” Commissioner Goodell said. “The highest standards of conduct
must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right. These players,
and all members of our league, have to make the right choices and decisions in their conduct on a consistent
basis.”

In a letter to each player, Commissioner Goodell wrote: “Your conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule
upon yourself, your club, and the NFL, and has damaged the reputation of players throughout the league. You
have put in jeopardy an otherwise promising NFL career, and have risked both your own safety and the safety
of others through your off-field actions. In each of these respects, you have engaged in conduct detrimental to
the NFL and failed to live up to the standards expected of NFL players. Taken as a whole, this conduct
warrants significant sanction.”

Jones will be strictly monitored by the Titans and the NFL during the suspension as part of his opportunity to
earn reinstatement through adherence to a set of conditions. His status will be reviewed after the Titans’ 10th
regular-season game to determine the extent to which he has complied with the conditions and whether the
suspension should be affected by the disposition of any pending or prospective charges.

The specific conditions that apply to Jones’ suspension include the following:

He must have no further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
He must fully cooperate with all required counseling, education, and treatment assigned under
league or court-ordered programs.
He must adhere to the restrictions on his activities that have been agreed to by he and the Titans.
He may not be at the Titans’ facility through May 31 and may not participate in any practices or
organized workouts during the term of the suspension. Beginning June 1, he must visit the team
facility once each week to meet with the team’s player development director. Also, beginning June
1, he is permitted to spend one day a week at the team facility for conditioning, film study, and other
similar activities.
In conjunction with the team’s player development director and other professionals working with
him, Jones must develop with the Titans a structured program of community service or other
activity. This program must be submitted to the league office for review and approval.

Henry will be reinstated after the Bengals’ eighth regular-season game if he meets certain conditions during his
suspension that will be monitored closely by the Bengals and the NFL. Those conditions include the following:

He must have no further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
He must fully cooperate with all required counseling, education, and treatment assigned to him
under league programs.
He is eligible to be at the Bengals’ facilities during the rest of the offseason for customary activities
and he must meet weekly with the team’s player development director.
If he fully complies with all other conditions, he may participate in the Bengals’ training camp and
preseason games.
During the regular season, he is permitted to be at the Bengals’ facility for team meetings and must
meet weekly with the team’s player development director, but he may not attend or participate in
practice.
He must fully comply with all conditions imposed on him by any court, including requirements of
community service.

Jones and Henry were told that any failure to comply with these conditions will result in additional discipline,
including possible banishment from the league.

“I must emphasize to you that this is your last opportunity to salvage your NFL career,” Commissioner Goodell
wrote to Jones and Henry. “I urge you to take full advantage of the resources available to support you in that
effort.”

# # #

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Joe Francis - "Girls On Wild" Founder Arrested In Florida - Not With Paris Hilton

Well, it seems like the parties been crashed for now. I'm talking about the one held by Girl's Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. He's been arrested by the Florida authorities. He reportedly has 2,257 violations of federal record-keeping laws.

Ah, that's Paris Hilton with him, but she wasn't arrested.

Sam Zell's Nuts - Google's Not Using His Content

Here's an example of how some people just don't get the Internet -- Sam Zell . According to CNBC and The Washington Post, Sam comes to Stanford University and makes this comment:

"If all of the newspapers in America did not allow Google to steal their content, how profitable would Google be?" Zell said during the question period after his speech. "Not very."

This proves he doens't understand what the heck's going on. Google DRIVES traffic to the newspapers -- all Google has to do is drop Sam's newspapers, advance other news sources -- which are plentiful -- and leave him in the dust!

Google has links to the newspapers -- Sam Zell can buy more links to them. But Google's not the only search engine -- there are hundreds of them! There's Yahoo! Mamma. Lycos. This list goes on. In fact, here it is, and this one doesn't include blog search engines!

Complete SE list
7Search -Pay for position SE.
Acclaim Search -by ValueCom.
AOL -Lousy web search.
AllCrawl -"Why Choose, When You Can Have It All?"
All The Web -Claims alot of pages, but disappointing.
AltaVista -Also offers translation.
Amnesi -Search internet server names (DNS names).
Ampleo -Human interactive search engine. Free.
Ask Jeeves -Uses natual language input. Mediocre.
Deja.Com -Search UseNet newsgroups.
Deoji -Includes tools for WebTV.
Dewa -
DevSearch -The web developer's SE.
DirectHit -One of the biggies. Pretty good.
DMOZ -Open directory project
Excite -Rated as one of the best SEs.
Findit2000 -
FindWhat -Pay for position.
Frequent Finders -Search for words in the actual URLs.
Funkycat -International search engine with a broad index.
GenieKnows -
Google -Huge *and* accurate, a favorite. Weighs popularity.
Go -Mis-managed by Mickey Mouse & Co.
Go2Net -
GoshDarn! -Hot new search engine
HotBot -Scalable. Search a domain, eg. [.edu].
iBound -
Info Hiway -
Infomak -
InfoSeek -Owned by Disney. Average.
Intelliseek -Their Profusion site allows searching 1000 sites, including many on the 'invisible web'
IXQuick -Highly rated.
Jump City -
Kanoodle -Pay for position SE.
Link Centre -
Link Master -
Links2Go -Most-referenced pages by topics; it's also personalizable.
Look Up -
Lost Link/ Web Links -Great site, adds links instantly... with banners!
Lycos -"Wolf spider" (Latin). Another SE biggie.
MSN -
NBCi -New respect for this search engine
TheNet1 -
Nexor Aliweb -
NorthernLight -Recommended, plus a special pay collection.
Overture -Top pay for position SE, high commercial relevance.
Pathfinder/ Time-Warner -Time, People, Money, Fortune, etc...
Reference.Com -UseNet resources
Rocket Links -Pay for position SE.
Scrub The Web -Robot SE claims to have indexed 80 MM pages. Search.Com -CNET. Infoseek SE, own db for subjects.
Search4Info -
Search Hound -Pay for position. Slow?
Search King -Indexes instantly. Surfers votes determine ranking.
Snap -Advanced setting allows excluding words, eg. xxx, porn, etc..
Splat Search -
Subjex -
Super Cyber Search -Pay for position.
ToggleBot -10MM URLs. MetaSearch, Directory, Auction Search, etc..
TopClick -The Private SE. Claims to protect privacy. No cookies.
WebCrawler -Very user friendly interface. Owned by Excite.
Web Direct -
WebSearch2K -New SE, pay for position, no adult.
WebVentureHotlist -
What-U-Seek-
Where2Go -TOP 20 search engine, directory of URLs.
WWWHunter -
Yahoo! -Leading net directory.
Zen Search -
Z Search -"The last name in searching"

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Grambling Remembers Eddie Robinson

NFL Network - NFL Replay Schedule For 2007

NFL STRENGTHENS PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY AND PROGRAM

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Joe Francis - "Girls On Wild" Founder Arrested In Florida - Not With Paris Hilton

Sam Zell's Nuts - Google's Not Using His Content

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