Michael Lombardi On Ranting With Rizzo

We get a little NFL expertise in this edition
of "Ranting with Rizzo" as Michael Lombardi
of the NFL Network and NFL.com takes a few
minutes to join the show and talk Super Bowl,
and the NFL in general. Enjoy !

Curse Of The Schottenheimer ?

The Curse of the Schottenheimer may sound like
something I just made up, and it very well could
be, but if you take a look at the numbers of the
Schottenheimer trio and their history, both on the
College and Pro level, you have to admit, it may
actually exist. Marty the most notable member of
the Schottenheimer's has the most extensive career.
Marty started out coaching in the now defunct WFL
(World Football League), where he was the linebacker
coach for the Portland Storm. During his time there
they compiled a record of 7-12, and though you can't
very well blame that on him, you may eventually see
a pattern. I for one think Marty Schottenheimer is
a very good football coach, I just don't think he
is a coach you can win a Championship with.
I also think that Dan Snyder made a mistake firing
Marty and replacing him with Steve Spurrier, and I
said so at the time. Marty is a great coach to get
your team going in the right direction, but eventually
he plateaus, and that's as far as you're gonna get.

Marty also has a well documented one sided feud with
the owner of the Oakland Raiders. I say one sided
because he won't say anything other than he hates the
Raiders and Al Davis, and Al Davis never makes any
mention of this. Marty says that he will tell us all
in due time when he retires, but those days seem to
be upon us, since he hasn't coached in more than four
years and is quickly approaching the age of 68 when
team owners and GM's stop beating down the door of
a coach who has a losing playoff record and has never
been able to reach the Super Bowl let alone win one.
Marty never coached on the collegiate level that I can
find but his career numbers read as follows:
200 Wins and 126 Losses with one Tie a very respectable
.613 winning percentage but his playoff number are
a different story all together. He has 5 Wins and
13 Losses with NO Super Bowl Appearances, that is
a winning percentage of .384, and if you take
the numbers of the coaching staffs he's been a part
of the numbers get worse, 259-225-1 .538% and
5-15 in the playoffs for a .250 winning percentage.
His so called "feud" with Davis might in no small
part have to do with the fact the Marty was in his
first year as defensive coordinator of the Cleveland
Browns in 1980 when they lost to the Raiders in
Cleveland, but that's just a guess.

There are two other members of the Schottenheimer
clan that take part in this "curse". The lesser
known Kurt Schottenheimer is Marty's brother, and
though he has never been a head coach, the teams
he has been on the staff of, and many times as
defensive coordinator have compiled a record of
202 Wins and 166 Losses, and while again a .549
regular season winning percentage is quite
respectable, the playoff numbers dip to 5-11 or
a .313 winning percentage. Add to that that he
was the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay
Packers the year they lost to the Giants in the
NFC Championship game in the 2007 season.
Just another Conference loss for the Schottenheimer
clan, and believe me those are plentiful.
By the way Kurt did coach on the college level, and
again never as a head coach. His collegiate numbers
are as follows: 39-57-1 a woeful .402 %

Since conference Championships were mentioned with
Kurt it's only fair to point out how fresh Marty's
son Brian is from Conference Championship battle.
Brian has been the offensive coordinator for the
NY Jets the past two years worth of those, and
it should surprise no one that they are 0-2 in that
time. Brian's name has been mentioned many times
for head coaching jobs in the past, but if the family
numbers are to be taken into account, then the question
that begs to be asked is, why? His career numbers are
as vanilla as the family trophy case, 12-12 as an
assistant on the college level with two different schools.
96-96 on the pro level with 5 different organizations,
and 4-4 in the playoffs, and yes NO Championships.
With that the family numbers read as follows.
557-487-1 a .533 win percentage in the regular season.
14-30 a .318 win percentage in the playoffs, 0 for
7 in conference championships, hence the ZERO Super
Bowl appearances, and that is with eleven different
franchises. Yes even as assistants.
Their college numbers are 51-69-1 .421% with 7
different schools and ZERO Championships.
More numbers, if you add all this up it is as
follows: 526-586-2 a very very sad .472%

Rex Ryan said that Brian Schottenheimer would
absolutely be back as offensive coordinator of
the Jets the day after they were ousted in the
AFC Championship for the second consecutive year,
but maybe he should have taken a little time to
think that over. Many Jets fans want Brian's
head on stick, however that's not unusual for fans
these days. It's just that the numbers don't lie
and perhaps they are starting to understand that
having a Schottenheimer in your ranks may not
lead to the type of success you're looking for.

"Ranting With Rizzo" Champioship Weekend

And then there were four, at least when this
show was recorded. Share your thoughts with
me at rizzo@wdisam.com and here your e-mail
read on the show. I happened to reference
an article on the show by Ed Berliner of the
Examiner.com regarding the NFL lockout and or
possible strike.
Check it out & Enjoy the show !

I think were in heaven now!




Only in our dreams!

Debbie Gibson and Tiffany reunited on the red carpet at NYC's Ziegfeld Theater on Monday. Teen pop rivals back in the 1980s, Gibson, now 40, and Tiffany, now 39, joined forces for the new Syfy network flick Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.The campy flick features at least one cat-fight royal between the "Lost in Your Eyes" and "I Think We're Alone Now" singers.As it turns out, the stars barely knew each other before shooting began. "We've crossed paths over the years, but we never got to really know each other
ersey girl Tiffany (real name: Tiffany Renee Darwish): "We never really spent time together."

"The rivalry was like a media fabricated thing like Britney and Christina," Gibson insisted, "and I've always thought very highly of her as a singer...We got to hang out and get to know each other as women at this point which was fun."

"We have more in common than just the entertainment business," Tiffany added. "We've grown up as women and it's really nice that I can have my pal that I can talk to about other things!"



Dragalicious!





RuPaul's Drag Race 3: Shangela vs. Venus D-Lite
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SHANGELA FROM SEASON TWO IS BACK…W.T.F?!?

That was the monster surprise of season 3 so far, and after seeing that anything really is possible this season. In a previous post, I wrote about each of the queen and named some of my top queens. Now after watching the first episode, I’m going to name who I think have the best opportunity in going far. (Don’t hate me the rest of you)

We met all of them in the workroom as per usual, and the one that blew it out of the park was Mariah. That bitch is SO fucking sexy I can’t even stand it. And there’s just something about her that I LOVE so much. OF course I saw some familiar faces (Venus, Raja, Delta, Phoenix) and some new ones I came to know more (Yara Sofia) some stood out to me as exceptional (Mariah) and others faded into the background (Stacy). We learned a little bit about each of them, and found out the Shangela (still can’t believe it) got invited back. OH! Phoenix and India has the same wig…THE SAME FUCKING WIG CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!
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Venus and Shangela had to lipsync in what is going down in history as the most awkward lip sync ever. I actually couldn’t even watch the first time I saw it. Why WHY did they drop the ball like that? Venus threw her wig, Shangela was walking all over Venus, Shangela HIDEOUS lamp dress was used as a weapon…it was a mess. Honestly Ru should’ve sent them both home. Sadly, Venus left…and that killed me. I ADORE Venus, she’s SO sweet and is actually incredibly talented. Shangela was asked to stay, and I totally saw that coming because Ru wouldn’t send her home again first (even though she should’ve).

TEEN MOM MISS MAY









Farrah Abraham graces the cover of the calendar and is also Miss May wearing a sexy faux fur outfit designed by none other than Farrah herself! Here’s the details on the shoot from Jaye:

“When I was putting the project together I gave a few of the models the opportunity to choose their motorcycles. Farrah chose a $40,000 red ‘Wolf’ made by Big Dog motorcycles and sold by Werner Cycle Works in Omaha, Nebraska.

“The idea was to take an artistic look at American motorcycles and do something a little different than the typical California calendar companies. We wanted to try to be more artistic and fashion forward with very attractive models instead of just being about models in bikinis (although we do feature a few of our models in swimwear).

CAMILLE GRAMMER MTV BUNNY!





Back before Camille Grammer was married to Frasier or divorced from Frasier or one of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills she was a smokin’ hot young dancer on Club MTV! She danced on the show for four and a half years from 1988-1992, so I don’t know how to explain the above photo in which Camille looks like a runaway bride from 1985.

In addition to channeling Ramona Singer’s crazy eyes long before there was a Bravo network, Camille was also ahead of her time by being openly bisexual:

Recover for Aaron


Singer Aaron Carter has entered a rehab center to treat addiction issues, a source tells E! exclusively.

The 23-year-old former Dancing With the Stars contestant checked into a private Southern California facility earlier this month

look alikes



look alikes

Deena Nicole Cortese-Jersey Shore
Hatchet-Face from Cry Baby

thoughts?

Stone Cold Championship Locks

Last week I was 2-1, 39-9 for the season,
but definitely not satisfied so here is a
go at trying to end on a win streak.
Can only pick two this week, and they are:

Pittsburgh

Packers

Enjoy !

SISTERS AT WAR!



Yikes. What a finale. Drinks were had. Words were said (including “unforgivable”). Kyle and Kim Richards went at it. So whose side are you on?
Are You Team Kim or Team Kyle?




Kyle one problem that I have that I would like you to address. You want Kim to stick up for you, but you don't stick up for your sister when she's being attacked. The truth of the matter is that it was Taylor who instigated the fight and you should've called Taylor out for it, as your sister TRIED to do. You do owe your sister an apology. B/c I think she was trying to tell you that Taylor was the one who started the situation b/t you and Camille again.. and you have your life to think about how poorly you reacted

"Ranting With Rizzo" Replay

If you missed last weeks discussion of
coaching hirings and firings as well
how the "Rooney Rule" now plays a part
in all that, you can hear that with
special guest, Professor, and Author
N. Jeremi Duru on this "Ranting with
Rizzo" replay. We discuss Jeremi's
new book and more. Enjoy !

THE GLOBES 2011


This year the Golden Globes was a splash of color that certain Celebrities took into groups Pinks,Greens,Blacks and, a few Risk takers!




CONGRATS TO KATEY SAGAL WELL DESDERVED!




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NICOLE KIDMAN, "Rabbit Hole"
JENNIFER LAWRENCE, "Winter's Bone"
NATALIE PORTMAN, "Black Swan"
MICHELLE WILLIAMS, "Blue Valentine"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
JESSE EISENBERG, "The Social Network"
COLIN FIRTH, "The King's Speech"
JAMES FRANCO, "127 Hours"
RYAN GOSLING, "Blue Valentine"
MARK WAHLBERG, "The Fighter"

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALICE IN WONDERLAND_ (Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BURLESQUE_ (Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT _(Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features)
RED_ (di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment)
THE TOURIST_ (GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ANNETTE BENING, "The Kids Are All Right"
ANNE HATHAWAY, "Love and Other Drugs"
ANGELINA JOLIE, "The Tourist"
JULIANNE MOORE, "The Kids Are All Right"
EMMA STONE, "Easy A"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
JOHNNY DEPP, "Alice in Wonderland"
JOHNNY DEPP, "The Tourist"
PAUL GIAMATTI, "Barney's Version"
JAKE GYLLENHAAL, "Love and Other Drugs"
KEVIN SPACEY, "Casino Jack"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
DESPICABLE ME_ (Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON_ (DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures)
THE ILLUSIONIST (Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics)
TANGLED_ (Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
TOY STORY 3_ (Disney-Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN--Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractions)
THE CONCERT (FRANCE--An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television--BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Company)
THE EDGE (RUSSIA--Kpa_)_Teleshow/Rock Films; Central Partnership)
I AM LOVE (ITALY--First Sun; Magnolia Pictures)
IN A BETTER WORLD (DENMARK)--Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
AMY ADAMS, "The Fighter"
HELENA BONHAM CARTER, "The King's Speech"
MILA KUNIS, "Black Swan"
MELISSA LEO, "The Fighter"
JACKI WEAVER, "Animal Kingdom"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
CHRISTIAN BALE, "The Fighter"
MICHAEL DOUGLAS, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
ANDREW GARFIELD, "The Social Network"
JEREMY RENNER, "The Town"
GEOFFREY RUSH, "The King's Speech"

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
DARREN ARONOFSKY, "Black Swan"
DAVID FINCHER, "The Social Network"
TOM HOOPER, "The King's Speech"
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, "Inception"
DAVID O. RUSSELL, "The Fighter"

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
DANNY BOYLE, SIMON BEAUFOY, "127 Hours"
LISA CHOLODENKO, STUART BLUMBERG, "The Kids Are All Right" CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, "Inception"
DAVID SEIDLER, "The King's Speech"
AARON SORKIN, "The Social Network"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, "The King's Speech"
DANNY ELFMAN, "Alice in Wonderland"
A.R. RAHMAN, "127 Hours"
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, "The Social Network"
HANS ZIMMER, "Inception"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"BOUND TO YOU"--BURLESQUE_ (Music by: Samuel Dixon_Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler)
"COMING HOME"--COUNTRY STRONG_ (Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges)
"I SEE THE LIGHT"--TANGLED_ (Music by: Alan Menken_Lyrics by: Glenn Slater)
"THERE'S A PLACE FOR US"--CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE_VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER_ (Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey)
"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME"--BURLESQUE_ (Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO--Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions, HBO Entertainment)
DEXTER (SHOWTIME--Showtime, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company)
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS--CBS Television Studios)
MAD MEN (AMC--Lionsgate Television)
THE WALKING DEAD (AMC--AMC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
JULIANNA MARGULIES, "The Good Wife"
ELISABETH MOSS, "Mad Men"
PIPER PERABO, "Covert Affairs"
KATEY SAGAL, "Sons of Anarchy"
KYRA SEDGWICK, "The Closer"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
STEVE BUSCEMI, "Boardwalk Empire"
BRYAN CRANSTON, "Breaking Bad"
MICHAEL C. HALL, "Dexter"
JON HAMM, "Mad Men"
HUGH LAURIE, "House"

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 ROCK (NBC--Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little_Stranger Inc.)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS--Warner Bros. Television)
THE BIG C (SHOWTIME--Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film)
GLEE (FOX--Ryan Murphy Television, Twentieth Century Fox Television)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC--Twentieth Century Fox Television)
NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME--Showtime, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, Caryn Mandabach Productions)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TONI COLLETTE, "United States of Tara"
EDIE FALCO, "Nurse Jackie"
TINA FEY, "30 Rock"
LAURA LINNEY, "The Big C"
LEA MICHELE, "Glee"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN, "30 Rock"
STEVE CARELL, "The Office"
THOMAS JANE, "Hung"
MATTHEW MORRISON, "Glee"
JIM PARSONS, "The Big Bang Theory"

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL--Sundance Channel)
THE PACIFIC (HBO--Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Films)
PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ--Starz, Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Scott Free Films)
TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO--A Ruby Films, Gerson Saines Production, HBO Films)
YOU DON'T KNOW JACK (HBO--Bee Holder, Cine Mosaic and Levinson/Fontana Productions, HBO Films)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
HAYLEY ATWELL, "Pillars of the Earth"
CLAIRE DANES, "Temple Grandin"
JUDI DENCH, "Return to Cranford"
ROMOLA GARAI, "Emma"
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, "The Client List"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
IDRIS ELBA, "Luther"
IAN MCSHANE, "Pillars of the Earth"
AL PACINO, "You Don't Know Jack"
DENNIS QUAID, "The Special Relationship"
EDGAR RAMIREZ, "Carlos"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
HOPE DAVIS, "The Special Relationship"
JANE LYNCH, "Glee"
KELLY MACDONALD, "Boardwalk Empire"
JULIA STILES, "Dexter"
SOFIA VERGARA, "Modern Family"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
SCOTT CAAN, "Hawaii Five-O"
CHRIS COLFER, "Glee"
CHRIS NOTH, "The Good Wife"
ERIC STONESTREET, "Modern Family"
DAVID STRATHAIRN, "Temple Grandin"

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