Bo Pelini Is Unfit for Society

Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini has outdone himself this time.  While I could explain his profanity-laced tirade towards his own fans at Nebraska that came out earlier in the season, wouldn't it be more enjoyable to watch a Taiwanese animation of it?

We thought so too.  So now that you're up to speed, the video of Pelini swinging his hat nearly into a referee's face during the Iowa game makes a little bit more sense.  But in typical fashion, Bo once again let his words speak louder than his actions.

"I thought that was a chicken shit call. Excuse my language on that, but I've never seen anything like that before."

Pelini was referring to a pass interference call about halfway through the third quarter, which came just after he was leaving the field at halftime and was already fuming.

"I don't coach to make a case," Pelini said to reporters immediately following the game. "If they want to fire me, go ahead.  I believe in what I've done, I don't apologize for what I've done."

Awkward.  Safe to say Nebraska has not had the season that Pelini has envisioned, and currently sits at 8-4.  This is his sixth year of coaching the Cornhuskers, and while his antics may not be loved by the school, the players have a pretty deep-seeded respect for the man.

"I would play for Bo Pelini against Satan himself and a team of demons at the gates of the underworld."

Ladies and gentlemen, the quote of the century brought to you by Cornhusker receiver Kenny Bell.

Lindy Ruff, Sabres Coach Since 1997, Fired

It is not a great year to be a professional coach in Buffalo.

The Bills fired their head coach Chan Gailey just as the new year was getting underway, and now the Sabres, after a 6-10-1 start, have let go of the NHL's longest-tenured coach, Lindy Ruff.

Ruff will no longer have the opportunity to pass San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich for the longest tenured coach in North American pro sports -- Popovich started with the Spurs in 1996, a year earlier than Ruff.  The Sabres, arguably one of the toughest teams in the league with one of the best goalies in the league, have sputtered to a 3-7-0 record in their last 10, and a change was in the cards.

Ryan Miller spoke following their Tuesday night loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

"We’re not giving them the caliber of hockey this city deserves," he said. "Yeah, we deserve to get booed.  From the top down, every player."

There has been no word on who will replace Ruff, but there will be at least an interim coach in place by their Thursday night game against division opponent Toronto.

Syracuse's Doug Marrone Taking the Helm in Buffalo

This Buffalo Bills haven't had a winning season since 2004 and haven't made the playoffs for 13 years.  When they fired head coach Chan Gailey after going 16-32 over three seasons, at least the fans hoped that the team would be headed for a better future.  But when they hired former Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone just shy of a week after Gailey was shown the door, it became clear that the 2013 season would not be full steam ahead.

Marrone, in his first head coaching job, went 25-25 in four season with Syracuse.  The Bills, who interviewed former Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt and offensive coordinator Ray Horton, former Bears head coach Lovie Smith and Oregon head coach Chip Kelly decided to take a coach who plays in the same market, just over two hours away.

Now for the pros.  Marrone won two Bowl games -- both Pinstripe Bowls in 2010 and 2012 -- and finished 8-5 this season with the Orange.  He served as the New York Jets offensive line coach from 2002-2005, and the New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator from '06-'08.  That's about it.

The Bills had the opportunities to go with someone who was NFL ready.  Bringing in Marrone should be better for their offense, but going with someone who has been out of the NFL for four seasons is a high risk.  Marrone will have the luxury of picking his own staff, which could be an issue if he pulls from a mediocre Syracuse coaching staff.  Time will tell how the Bills form around the new coaching staff, but going with Marrone was far from anyone's first, second or third choice.

"Black Monday": Who's In and Who's Out as NFL Head Coach

With the 2012 regular season wrapped up Sunday night, the NFL is still making huge headlines on Monday.  In what has been dubbed "Black Monday," there have been five head coaches officially fired, three general managers ousted and reports of at least one more coach and GM pair getting the axe.

No longer the longest tenured coach in the NFL, the Eagles have parted ways with Andy Reid.  He finishes with a 130-93-1 record, but in the past few seasons has managed to do absolutely nothing with his team.  He leaves with a franchise record 10 playoff wins as a head coach, and this is a perfect example of the 'what have you done for me lately' mentality in professional sports.

Former Patriots defensive coordinator and now former Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel has been relieved of his command.  He bows out with a 28-55 record, and hopefully he can find another job soon because the top line of his Wikipedia page is just sad.

As a Bills fan, I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this.  Chan Gailey has been thrown out of Buffalo, and one can only hope he takes his defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt with him.  The Bills were 16-32 under Gailey's guidance, and even though I'm biased, I think all they need is another piece or two, like that defensive coordinator, and they're easily up from a 6-10 season to 8-8 or better.

After missing the playoffs for five of the past six seasons, the Bears have finally cut ties with head coach Lovie Smith.  Coaching since 1980, he has been a head coach since 2004 in Chicago, leading them to an NFC Championship in 2006.  Its tough to win ballgames when your quarterback is Jay Cutler, but that will no longer be Smith's concern.

The Browns are undergoing a complete overhaul after firing not only head coach Pat Shurmur, but also GM Tom Heckert.  Shurmer finished with a 9-23 record in Cleveland, and Heckert never really had a shot either, with the two of them only combining for five years of experience in the Cleveland system.

The Jets also fired their GM, Mike Tannenbaum, but chose to keep the village idiot Rex Ryan.  The Jets skidded to a 6-10 season, which seemed like an 0-16 season the way the media portrayed them.  Refusing to play Tim Tebow when Mark Sanchez gave up four turnovers?  That's just embarrassing.  Oh well, its hilarious to watch them fail, anyway.

Finally, sources say that the San Diego Chargers will parts ways with GM A.J. Smith and head coach Norv Turner, but no official announcement has been made as of yet.  In his past three seasons, Turner has gone 24-24 with a turnover differential of -11.  Can't win football games that way.

All this news comes just one day after the season concluded, so it is unknown if more moves or firings are on the way, but I don't think we'll be hearing any of it until after the postseason.