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Ralph Friedgen out at Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Ralph Friedgen was fired as Maryland's football coach Monday, effective after the Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman on Dec. 29.

Friedgen received $2 million to cover the final year of his contract in 2011. Athletic director Kevin Anderson intended to immediately form a search committee to find Friedgen's replacement, and acknowledged that former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is on his preliminary list.

"Right now there is no leading candidate," Anderson said, adding that no one had been contacted by late Monday afternoon. But Anderson intends to have the position filled by Jan. 4.

During his 10 years at his alma mater, Friedgen went 74-50. After the Terrapins slipped to 2-10 last year, Friedgen guided the team to an 8-4 record, was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year for a second time and earned his seventh postseason appearance.

But that was not enough for Anderson, who decided against negotiating an extension for the 63-year-old coach.

"This was a good football team, and I believe it can be great," Anderson said. "And so we're going to bring the best person in here to get to that greatness and sustain it. That's why the decision has been made at this time." Read more at sports.espn.go.com

 

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All that I can say is........WOW. I really question the whereabouts of a lot of Bad Boy artists since it's inception in 1993. It hasn't been easy. Should I diss Diddy and place a bet that Dirty Money last only 2 more months? Should I quote Suge..."having your executive producer all up in your videos..." trying to take the "shyne" from them? Or should I applaud Diddy and his hustle, his ability to get EVERBODY to buy into his brand, or do I fault the artists' and dumb ass decisions they made with their new found stardom? Hmmmm..................Imma take the latter.

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G. Dep Says He Didn't Know Shooting Victim Died

The former Bad Boy rapper says he didn't think the man he confessed to shooting 17 years ago died from his injuries.

Just days after confessing to committing a murder 17 years ago, rapper G.Dep said he didn't know his victim, 32-year-old John Henkel, who he shot three times after a botched robbery attempt back in 1993, had actually died.

In an interview with The New York Post, Dep, born Trevell Coleman, said the police informed him of this fact when he walked into the 25th precinct to confess on Wednesday.

"I was surprised — for some reason, I really didn't think that he died," Dep told the Post from jail. "When they told me, I was like, 'Oh, I'm not going home after this.' " Manhattan District Attorney's Office spokesperson Erin Duggan said Dep is charged with murder, and faces life in prison if convicted. Dep maintained that guilt drove him to confess to a crime that he initially appeared to get away with.

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