Comments on: Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Ten Worst Sports “Divorces”

By: Ryan Meehan

Ryan Meehan — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:12:17 +0000

Al Davis vs. Depend Undergarments?
Al Davis vs. Death?

Sorry, had to jump in there.

The only thing that I would have done differently is the Joe Montana thing would have been higher on my list. It’s not as shocking since they did have Steve Young as a backup, but it did really signify the beginning of the whole “you get hurt once and you could very easily lose your job even if you’re Joe Montana” era in the NFL. I can’t help but think about the Montana-49ers relationship everytime that I see Peyton Manning working out with the Broncos – they’re very similar.

I’m sure that the Jackie Robinson thing had nothing to do with his race. (Said with heavy sarcasm, followed by fart noise)

Meehan

By: chappy81

chappy81 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:36:33 +0000

Al Davis and the AFL vs. the NFL
Al Davis and Rich Gannon
Al Davis and Ken Stabler
You could easily make a top 10 list with just AD!

By: J-Dub

J-Dub — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:24:44 +0000

Frankly, I damn near could have made an All-Al Davis version of this list:

Al Davis and Lane Kiffin
Al Davis and Jamarcus Russell
Al Davis and Tom Cable
Al Davis and Jon Gruden
Al Davis and Pete Rozelle
Al Davis and the City of Oakland (the 1982 version)
Al Davis and the City of Los Angeles

Who am I missing?

By: chappy81

chappy81 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:16:45 +0000

Neither did I! Good info right there!

That Marcus Allen one killed me…. And reminding me of Bo just made me sad too…

By: aero

aero — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:28:44 +0000

I had no idea about Jackie Robinson’s ordeal with the Dodgers. It’s a wonder they haven’t been cursed more than the Cubs.

By: J-Dub

J-Dub — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:35:13 +0000

Well, the Howard/Magic divorce is not yet final…

And I really could have done the end of the Paterno/Penn State relationship, but as you know, I’ve already done that in detail.

By: ChrisHumpherys (@SportsChump)

ChrisHumpherys (@SportsChump) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:05:59 +0000

Oh, and I’m taking in your PSU/Freeh post and planning to comment. It’s just that, as you know, that one’s a doozy.

By: ChrisHumpherys (@SportsChump)

ChrisHumpherys (@SportsChump) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:02:29 +0000

I hesitated scrolling down the bottom of the page, hoping to not find Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic ranked near the top. I was relieved not to find them but know deep down inside your list is inherently flawed without it.

The earlier Shaq-Magic divorce set a precedent meaning if Dwight leaves town high and dry, which he’s said repeatedly he will, that leaves the poor Orlando Magic as a franchise nobody wants to marry.

Perhaps it should join match.com to find its true center.