Doug's Place

Well, I hate to — oh, wait, this just in. Brett Favre’s coming out of retirement to play for Ottawa’s expansion team in the Canadian Football League.

Just kidding.

In any event, I hate to say I told you so — but I told you so.

When Brett switched jerseys, I predicted the New York Jets would go 8-8 and be, at best, a wild card if they made the playoffs. (insert Jim Mora’s rant here) End result was actually 9-7 and missing the playoffs. So I didn’t miss by much.

Though I will admit it got interesting when the Jets were 8-3. One NFL analyst said he wouldn’t be surprised if the Super Bowl had Giants vs. Jets. Well, we know how all that turned out.

Next items on Brett to do list: Find a way to get back to Green Bay and sign a contract there so he could retire a Packer. Further, I’m sure he’d like to get more involved in the Fourward Foundation, host golf tournaments and other fundraisers — and really give back.

Oh, and don’t be surprised if moves are made to waive off the five-year waiting period — in an effort to get Brett in the Pro Football Hall of Fame that much sooner.

Long before I rooted for the Golden Eagles or the Buckeyes, I rooted for the Vols of Tennessee.

The Morris family called Knoxville home in the ‘70s. My dad taught Air Force ROTC at Tennessee. One floor below his office was the basketball court and the office of Pat Head.

Nowadays, you know Pat Head as Pat Summitt. And now, we all know Pat Summitt as the only coach in college basketball history, in either the men’s or women’s game, to earn 1000 wins. The grand victory came, moments ago, in a win over Georgia’s Lady Bulldogs by a score of 73-43.

The accolades are coming in fast and furious. So I’ll keep this one short.

Coach Summitt, Knoxville always holds a special place in the hearts of the Morris family. You continue to make residents of Knoxville, past and present, proud. Here’s hoping the ninth championship is just around the bend.

And yes, as you told ESPN’s Kenny Mayne in a “This is SportsCenter” promo, you do have this coaching thing down pat.

Congratulations.