They're a dreadful football team; not even a team, in fact - more a random collection of famous blokes, some of whom used to be footballers, some of whom might still be in a different environment, thrown onto a pitch in any old order, some of them not giving a toss.
Re "This Season, There's U.S.C., and After That, Everybody Else," Sept. 14: Yes, Southern California overwhelmed a dreadful Virginia team (as did Connecticut last weekend), and it outclassed an Ohio State team that has made a habit of being outclassed by each and every quality opponent it has faced in the last two years.
But can he maintain that status, playing for a long-dreadful team, at a physical level that may not equal his old one?
Jones played right away on a dreadful Rams team that finished 4-10.
While Kemp actually averaged 20.5 points during the shortened 1998-99 season, he did so on a dreadful Cleveland team that still wore these uniforms.
Losing on the road at Lambeau is one thing, but losing at home to a rookie quarterback making his first ever start in the Superdome and to a dreadful Kansas City team at home two weeks later suggests that an 0-4 start is more than a trend.
So there was Collins at halftime of Game 7 of the Toronto-Philadelphia series on Sunday, an NBC camera on him as his dreadful team hit the draft jackpot.
He focuses on the positive, he said, because working in baseball is a gift, even for those like him who played on dreadful teams.
All those dreadful teams were just inept and inexpensive.
After he played three seasons with the Reds, Bergen's contract was sold to Brooklyn, one of the National League's truly dreadful teams.
"The first time he did this, we were doing a dreadful game; one team was down 27 points in the middle of the third quarter, there's no life in the building, and Jeff says, 'If you're down 25 or more, and you hit a halfcourt shot, you're tied.' " Breen added, "He also strongly wants seven personal fouls".
