Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A Dry Martini, Shaken Not Stirred


Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, and Mike Hamilton....huh? That can't be right can it?


The University of Tennessee coaching search has been conducted on a level so secretive that you would swear you could hear Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" in the background. The media is in a tizzy because Mike Hamilton has slipped out the secret staircase in the library and taken on his new personna, secret agent 008.

The instant gratification seeking internet fans are upset because they are being kept in the dark by Hamilton and the media. Some are upset that they are claiming that Hamilton has been turned down by every coach in the national coaches convention. Geez, get a grip.

Common sense would tell you that the reason that his "my lips are sealed" behavior in this manhunt is to protect the candidate's and their teams as they head down the home stretch of this football seasons. It would be unfair for Hamilton to spill the beans that he is discussing a contract with "coach of the day", as his team prepares for their big game for all of the marbles.

The announcement of the results of his cloak and dagger mission will tell us a lot about just who he has worked out a deal with. An announcement right after the final game would tell us that the new coach is either not working somewhere or his team is out of the hunt for their league's championship or even the national championship picture. An announcement after mid December would likely mean that the new coach is preparing his team for a very meaningful run at a chmapionship...either at the collegiate or NFL level.

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