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Thirty-two years ago, Rod Marinelli practically crawled on broken glass to move up in the coaching ranks. He went from defensive coordinator at Rosemead High School all the way to ... volunteer assistant at Utah State. He was married. Had a family. But the 27-year-old loved coaching football so much he gave himself over to it, sleeping on a sofa in the coaches’ offices, working the night shift at a cheese factory, doing the job for free. He made it work, though. His talent for teaching and detail combined with the toughness to be the same, diligent, optimistic man virtually every day carried him to a paid position at Utah State then to Cal-Berkeley, Arizona State, USC and, finally, the NFL. And how have the football gods repaid Rod Marinelli? By giving him the 2008 Lions. Now 59, the former offensive tackle whose college playing career was interrupted by a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam, is staring straight into the gaping maw of coaching infamy. The Lions are 0-13 and nearly out of prospects to avoid
Last week, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area virtually shut down after a few inches of snow dared to float down from the heavens.
In a comparison of the different NBA eras, you can roll off multiple lists of great players that have played over the past three decades. But when looking back on the 90s, the story isn't so much who had tremendous success, but rather who didn't.
Today's NBA players are soft, and if you don't believe me, just check the history.
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