WATERCOOLER CHAT: COACHES TAKING NEW JOBS, WASH NATIONALS MAKE A MOVE FOR HAREN, TEBOW MAKES CALL TO INJURED ATHLETE

FOOTBALL

In college football, with the regular season over,  coaches now have the opportunity to interview and take new jobs.  One of the major criticisms of bowl games is that some teams enter big bowl games without their head coach.  So basically, the guy orchestrating their strategy all year long won’t be with them on the sidelines.  And it looks like that will happen this year as well, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema is going to take the head coaching spot at the University of Arkansas.  Bielema has led Wisconsin to two straight Rose Bowls, but likely won’t be on the sidelines this year.  Surely, money is a factor here as Arkansas will pay a pretty penny for a good coach, especially after their horrid season under coach John L. Smith.  This exit, as well as other factors, could secure a victory for Stanford in the Rose Bowl.

BASEBALL

The off-season wheeling and dealing has begun, and the Washington Nationals have made one of the first moves.  They had an epic collapse against St. Louis in their 5-game series, and will look to stay on track and keep their franchise tip-top going forward.  Their first move: Bringing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Dan Haren to town.  Haren, 32, signed a 1-year $13million deal with the Nationals yesterday, and gives them a beautiful rotation of Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Ross Detwiler, Jordan Zimmermann… and now Haren.  Haren has had some injuries lately, but when healthy, this 3-time all star has a reputation for being one of the best pitchers in the league.

FOOTBALL

Finally, in some heartwarming news out of the football world, it looks like Twitter has been an effective tool in doing some major good.  In upstate New York, High School student Matt Hardy was badly injured in a car accident that left him in serious condition.  Hardy played most sports for his High School, and that’s something that Tebow can relate to.  Friends and family of Hardy thought that somehow a call from Jets quarterback Tim Tebow would help with his recovery, so they started a Twitter campaign #TebowCallMatt.  Fans tweeted this at Tebow 50,000 times, and Tebow made the call.  His family said that Tebow is a real class act, and Hardy’s condition has been upgraded to stable.

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