<p>This Sunday at 4pm, Wesleyan folk will have the opportunity to witness something to which members of the Big Ten are perhaps more accustomed: an NFL game where both opposing coaches are alum. To make things even more interesting the game pits two of Wesleyan's biggest constituencies (New England vs. New York) and a battle between two generations (Baby Boom vs. Gen Y.) Either way, it should make for an interesting afternoon.</p>
<p>Great game; great series.</p>
<p>J-E-T-S suck suck suck! It's been almost 40 years since their last championship.</p>
<p>Win or lose, Eric is good with a quote. I don't think it's quite up there with "a perfect storm", but, it's got legs. :p</p>
<p>So, wait a minute; if the Jets beat the Raiders (2-13) next week, do they play the Patriots again? For what title?</p>
<p>Next weekend will feature a rematch of Wesleyan alums Bill Belichick (Class of 75) of the Patriots and Eric Mangini (Class of 94) of the New York Jets in the opening round of the NFL playoffs. Belichick remains the resident genius among NFL coaches, while Mangini at the age of 35 in his first year as an NFL head coach did a remarkable job in turning around the previously hapless Jets. Mangini deserves very strong consideration for Coach of the year. </p>
<p>It will be an interesting week as Belichick and the Patriots were very upset when he lost his valued assistant Mangini to the Jets last year. </p>
<p>So as the National Football League embarks on its road to the Super Bowl, 2 of the 12 teams in the playoffs are coached by Wesleyan Alums. </p>
<p>Sports Talk Shows and the Tabloids will have a field day with the pregame hype leading up to next weekends game.</p>
<p>One can only hope that at some future date Coach Belichick or Coach Mangini decide to return to Wesleyan to coach the Cardinals to Little 3 and NESCAC glory!</p>
<p>I will say this, it's been a while since I can remember the last time a Wesleyan alum made the front page of the conservative tabloid, The New York Post. I don't think <em>two</em> at the same time have ever apeared:
<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/01042007/frontback.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.nypost.com/seven/01042007/frontback.htm</a></p>