Yellowhammer

Re: Sweet Home Alabama Here in NorthWest Alabama the weather is great, as of right now. The birds are in force, I saw 15 in one field. The place I hunt at I have found some feathers but I have not seen a single turkey.

Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olympics I wonder if Bryant Gumbel will be watching The GOP Winter Olympics from now own, since a black American won the gold medal.

Re: Cheney shoots someone If I remember right Clinton had to borrow a shotgun to go duck hunting and he didn't even handle it right either and as for as the military goes look at the mess he got us into at Somlia(spelling) where the Blackhawk down took place at. Thats what you get when you let a draft dodger and a flag burner into the White House.

Re: Cheney shoots someone I guess the anti-gun folks will have a field day with this. More gun laws to come, stay tune.

Re: Farewell Bus Sooooo does this mean that Jerome is retiring?

Re: Ban Jimmy Houston Signed!!

Re: Donovan McNabb Warren Sapp made a comment about slaves owners putting the slaves to work or something like that when he was still with the bucs. It made very little air time, if that had been a white player then he would have been put out of football all together. What happen to that baseball player a few years back that said some things about people from New York, I don't think he is in baseball any more. Didn't he have to go get some mental help because the league said so.

Re: Top All-Time Super Bowl QB\'s I know that he did not win a ring but look at Jim Kelly. He got the Bills to four straight Super Bowls.

Re: Congratulations Steelers I did not get to see the game today, had to work. Hated that my Broncos lost but from what I saw on the high lights they did not even show up. Oh well maybe next year.

Re: NFL picks--conference championships.... Seattle and Denver and Denver wins the Super Bowl. GO BRONCOS!!

Re: Your Favorite Band/Singer Third Day and Casting Crowns.

Re: BeanMan\'s ultimate playoff scenario Who would have thought that the Colts and Pats both would have been out at this point. I am so happy. GO BRONCOS!!

Re: Conference Championship Games are set I half way agree with you. I would like to see Seattle vs Denver and of course Denver wins the big show. GO BRONCOS!!

Yeah, beat those Pats twice this year. Bring on those Steelers, I hope. It was a good game and those Denver Browns or Cleveland Broncos did a good job on that D Line. GO BRONCOS!!! Yellowhammer

Re: U S Army All American Bowl Gator, Where in Alabama is your nephew from?

Re: Should Texans Pick Bush? Maybe the Texans should draft a head coach to start with. GO BRONCOS!!

Another head coaching job to add to the list. Go Broncos!! Raiders fire coach Norv Turner NFL.com wire reports ALAMEDA, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2006) -- The Oakland Raiders fired coach Norv Turner following consecutive losing seasons in which the team managed only one victory in its division. Norv Turner has been let go by the Raiders. The 53-year-old Turner, who had a year remaining on his contract worth about $1.75 million, had known his job was in jeopardy for the last two months after struggling to get the most out of star receiver Randy Moss and an offense that also included quarterback Kerry Collins, receiver Jerry Porter and running back LaMont Jordan. Oakland lost its final six games and eight of nine to finish 4-12 and with one fewer victory than Turner produced in his first season a year ago. The Raiders have strung together three straight losing seasons for the first time since Al Davis came aboard in 1963 to coach and eventually own the team. "I wanted to be here and appreciate the opportunity," Turner said in a statement. "I understand the nature of this business. I wish nothing but the best for the Raider organization." Turner grew up in nearby Martinez rooting for the Raiders. His firing leaves eight coaching vacancies in the NFL. Detroit fired Steve Mariucci in November and Kansas City's Dick Vermeil retired on Sunday. Other coaches who have been fired include Mike Martz of St. Louis, Jim Haslett of New Orleans, Mike Tice of Minnesota, Mike Sherman of Green Bay and Dom Capers of Houston. Davis is suddenly left looking for his third head coach in five years. He ousted Bill Callahan following the 2003 season, a year removed from the Raiders' 48-21 Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay. Turner was not Davis' top choice to replace Callahan, but Dallas offensive coordinator Sean Payton apparently got offered the job then changed his mind and stayed with the Cowboys. The Raiders made major strides defensively this season and thought they would have one of the best offenses in the league with the addition of Moss to a receiving corps that already included Porter and Jordan. Turner, who has a reputation as a talented offensive coach, was hired as the organization's 14th head coach in January 2004 to invigorate a franchise that flopped after losing the Super Bowl. There were big expectations for Turner to produce an immediate turnaround, but it didn't happen. Oakland's ineffective offense managed only 51 points and six touchdowns in its last five games and the Raiders failed to win a division game for the first time in Davis' tenure as owner. They were 1-11 against the AFC West during Turner's two seasons. Turner is out of a job again, though he likely will be a strong candidate for several offensive coordinator openings if not head coaching positions. He spent nearly seven seasons as Washington Redskins coach, leading them to a 49-59-1 record and just one playoff berth from 1994-2000 before being fired with three games left in his final campaign. He took the Raiders to Washington in November and beat the Redskins 16-13, and Turner was emotional afterward. Oakland didn't win again. Names that have surfaced as potential successors to Turner are Martz, Baltimore offensive coordinator Jim Fassel, Ravens' quarterbacks coach Rick Neuheisel, former Raiders coach and current NFL vice president Art Shell, and Fresno State coach Pat Hill, who has NFL experience. Davis has repeatedly said he regretted firing Shell after a 9-7 campaign in 1994.

Re: Merry CHRISTmas Merry Christmas everyone, remember the true meaning of Christmas. Be safe while travelling and May God Bless You. Yellowhammer "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."—Luke 2:10-12.

Re: Damon signs with Yankees [ QUOTE ] I hate the Yankees. Every time they don't win the World Series, it just warms my heart. [/ QUOTE ] Me too, I just wished they would never win another game forever! I hate them, I hate them, I hate them!

My prayers go out to the Dungy family. Yellowhammer NFL.com wire reports Thoughts and prayers for the Dungy family LUTZ, Fla. (Dec. 22, 2005) -- James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment. No foul play is suspected, but a cause of death won't be announced pending an autopsy, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. James Dungy's girlfriend found him when she returned to the Campus Lodge Apartments at about 1:30 a.m., Carter said. He wasn't breathing, and a sheriff's deputy performed CPR before an ambulance rushed him to University Community Hospital, Carter said. He was pronounced dead there. Carter said "nothing evident" was amiss in the apartment, but declined to discuss details. Tony Dungy has left the Colts and is in Tampa, where he used to coach the Buccaneers. The Colts (13-1) will play Dec. 24 at Seattle, and team president Bill Polian said that assistant head coach Jim Caldwell has taken over for Dungy. Indianapolis lost its first game Dec. 18 against the visiting San Diego Chargers, ending what had been a perfect season. "The thoughts and prayers of everyone in this building are with Tony and (wife) Lauren, their children and their extended family, and for the repose of James' soul," Polian said at a news conference at the Colts' training facility in Indianapolis. "This is a tragedy for the Dungy family and by extension his football family here with the Colts." Owner Jim Irsay and Polian met with team officials and players to break the news. "It was not easy, and it was somber, to say the least," Polian said. Caldwell will take over "for however long Tony will be away and however long he will be away is entirely up to him," Polian added. Chaplains were brought in to talk with the team. "I don't think there's anyone here that would wish to play a football game under these circumstances, but it's our obligation and we'll fulfill that obligation because that's what Tony wants us to do," Polian said. The Dungys have four other children: daughters Tiara and Jade and sons Eric and Jordan. James, their second-oldest child, was taking extension classes at the University of South Florida, the sheriff's office said. James Dungy spent his senior year at North Central High School in Indianapolis and graduated this year. C.E. Quandt, the school's principal, said Dungy was a personable student who never flaunted his father's position. "He just came in and tried to blend in and be a student," Quandt said. "I liked James a lot." Quandt said Dungy visited North Central a week or two ago to pick up a transcript. He said the death surprised and saddened everyone at the school. "It kind of diminishes our school family," he said. A woman who answered the door at James Dungy's girlfriend's home declined comment. Jessica James, 18, who described herself as a close friend of James Dungy, said she and a group of friends went to the movies with him the night Dec. 19. "He was cracking jokes, just being himself," she said. "This morning, it was so surreal." She said Dungy "was just a really good kid, very laid-back. Unless you asked him, you'd never know he was Tony Dungy's son." James stood 6-foot-7 and was sometimes was mistaken for one of his father's players, The Indianapolis Star reported on its Web site. James and his younger brother, Eric, sometimes watched Colts games from the sidelines, but they had to earn it by doing well in school. The mood was also somber at the Buccaneers' practice facility, which is next to the airport where the Colts' plane that brought Tony Dungy to Florida was parked for a time. Players and coaches could see the plane from the practice field. "It shakes you, there's no doubt about it. Tony and I first came together in 1992 and I got to see the boy grow up. ... Tony's got tremendous faith, and that's what will carry Tony through," said Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, who worked for Dungy at Tampa Bay. "He's unbelievable. I know what Tony's thinking. I know how he'll handle it. It'll be his faith that will let him stand strong, but that doesn't mean it's easy." James Dungy was a frequent visitor to the Bucs' practices and games when his dad coached the team. "He was here all the time, hanging out in the locker room and with the players on the field," fullback Mike Alstott said. "If James wasn't here, it was like: 'Where's James?' He was part of this football team. "There's no words to describe it. I'm a father of three and I can't imagine getting a phone call or being told that." New York Jets coach Herman Edwards, one of Dungy's closest friends, called James a "very, very good kid. "The whole family is good people. You know Tony, how he raised a family," Edwards said from Jets training camp in Hempstead, N.Y. "A tragedy. I know the prayers of the National Football League go out to him and his family." Arizona coach Dennis Green, who was Minnesota's head coach when Dungy was the team's defensive coordinator, said he was "devastated" to hear the news. "It seems like just yesterday when we were all together in Minnesota," Green said in a statement. "I remember James, who was about 6 or 7 at the time, just loved being around the facility and the team and most of all being around his dad." Philadelphia coach Andy Reid said his team's thoughts and prayers were going out to Dungy. "You hate to see anything like this happen," Reid said. "Nobody likes to see that. Tony's a great person with a great family." Dungy took over as coach of the Colts in 2002. His first head coaching stint was with Tampa Bay from 1996-2001; he was an assistant with the Minnesota Vikings from 1992-95. Two other NFL head coaches lost close family members this season, both in November. Don Parcells, brother of Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells, died of brain cancer in New Jersey at age 62; Steve Belichick, father of New England Patriots' coach Bill Belichick, died at 86.

Re: **Funny day in church************ You never know what a kid is thinking or going to say. If you don't want something repeated then you better not say it around a kid. Believe me I have learned my lesson, I have a seven year old and he is a sight.

Re: What turkey guns have you owned? I have a Winchester 1300 NWTF edition with BU camo. I looked at the Mossberg and Remington turkey guns but I did not like the way they felt, so I went with the 1300.

Re: Death Pentalty Should have fried tookie the day after he was convicted. That way the tax payers would have been saved some money. I feel like these people do these crimes to get in jail so they will not have to work for a living and not worry about paying for these high gas prices and such. Three square meals a day heated and cooled cell, weight room, swimming pool, heck if I had all of that I would think that I was on vacation. If they would fry more of these people then I think some of this violence would stop. When or if I have to go to a nursing home, I am going to go out and rob a bank. Why? Because you will be taken better care of in prison than in a home.

Re: Hurricane!.......IN DECEMBER!!!! Going to work this morning gas was $2.07 and coming home it's $2.12 and the dang blasted store is closed today. I just hope these oil company families have a very big Christmas and are able to stay warm this winter.

Re: Remember this? I wonder if the US wished that they would have listened to the Marine now.