Back in the 1980s, the University of Wisconsin Badgers basketball team was a perennial Big Ten footwipe. For years the fans would grumble about the bumbling squads that Badger coach Steve Yoder would put on the floor. And every year, opposing coaches in the Big Ten would rush to Yoder's defense, telling anyone who wanted to hear that Yoder was a great guy, ran a fine program and was a credit to the university. Bob Knight in particular was especially fulsome in praise for Yoder. I'm pretty sure that in Yoder's 10 seasons in Madison, he never beat Bob Knight.
Over the past several years, I've felt the same way about Matt Millen, who finally got ashcanned today as the majordomo of the Detroit Lions. The Packers (and the Vikings and the Bears, for that matter) have been beating the Lions like a rented mule throughout the illustrious Millen era. For the record, I think Matt Millen is a great guy, has run a fine program in Detroit and is a credit to his franchise.
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