Pulling a Floyd: 1) Turning down a beautiful, unexpected gift for no apparent reason; 2) Committing an error in judgment of epic proportions; 3) Failing to appeal to sanity when faced with an otherwise easy decision. Example: Refusing to accept the men’s basketball head coaching job at the University of Arizona.
Call it “Pulling a Floyd.”
Tim Floyd’s decision to spurn the University of Arizona men’s basketball program for his current employer, USC, is absolutely mind-boggling.
It’s like being offered the keys to a brand new Ferrari, when you’re current car is a Hyundai (no offense to Hyundai owners, they make a very practical automobile), and having the lack of sense to simply refuse this beautiful, wonderful, amazing gift that has fallen into your lap.
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Why isn't this our slogan?
They’ve done it again. Another year, another slogan from the Seattle Mariners’ marketing staff. Ever since 1995 and the team’s “Refuse to Lose” campaign, the pressure has been on these unheralded office-dwellers to concoct a winning one-liner for an entire season’s hopes to be based upon.
This year’s result: “A new day, a new way.” If you don’t see the significance right away, the club is basically saying, “Hey, we’re rebuilding here, so don’t expect much.” Not exactly something winners tell themselves every morning when they wake up.
Nevertheless, the slogan will be forced to stick by this team throughout the ’09 season. No matter if they lose 100 games or, knock on wood, win 100 games.
If “A new day, a new way” is the best the marketing gurus at Safeco Field could come up with, we want to know which slogans they turned down. Which is why we’ve uncovered the final 11 quips to be left on the drawing board. Enjoy.
11. “The green hydro needs your support.” Damn it, I better get out there, then.
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The folks at BleacherReport.com asked me to comprise a Top 11 of the greatest Age-Defying Athletes in sports. So, I made it my weekly Top 11 list and here it is. You can also view this article in slideshow format (i.e. with more photos) by CLICKING HERE.
They say age is just a number, and these athletes know that first-hand.
While your average athletes calls it quits long before they reach the top of the hill, this group of competitors managed to resist the lure of retirement after cresting the 40-year threshold.
Some have even spanned their playing days into their 50s, 60s, or in one case, 70s.
These aren’t your local YMCA gym rats, either. Not only have these battle-tested warriors suited it up at an advanced age, but they’ve managed to do so while maintaining a relatively high level of play, too.
Whether we can attest their elderly achievements to training, nutrition, or sheer pigheadedness, there’s no denying that the following 11 athletes have done amazing things at an age when most of us are relegated to the La-Z-Boy.
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