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There are quite a few parallels to draw between Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis and Maryland Terrapins coach Ralph Friedgen.Minimized girth aside, they are both renowned offensive game planners and straight-from-the-hip shooters.Both are painstakingly tasked with keeping less-than-respected football programs nationally relevant.But what separates them, aside from conference affiliation and media scrutiny, is the all-important confidence of their supporters.Notre Dame boosters and alumni are shamed by Charlie Weis.They are shamed because of his record, shamed because of his arrogance coming into the job, and shamed because they made their racism obvious under the guise of winning when they replaced Tyrone Willingham with a guy who was far inferior as a recruiter.Friedgen He is beloved in College Park.No one cares about his losing ways. No one cares that he cant mine the minimal football talent a state away from Penn State and West Virginia.People do care that he is an affable and responsible steward of the program with NFL connections.And that's why he deserves stay.It's not because his leadership and message to current and potential players hasnt run its course, but because Maryland is unlikely to find someone in his mold to do a better job than he.Like Weis, Friedgen had the brunt of his success with the players assembled by his predecessor, but that doesnt mean Friedgen is incapable of bringing in five-star talent.Look no further than the high draft stocks of Shawne Merriman, Vernon Davis, and Darrius Heyward-Bey to evidence Friedgen's ability to bring in talent. He may not bring in the best teams, but he certainly can bring in the NFL film cameras to chronicle individual pro days at Byrd Stadium.Maryland would be foolish to release an alumnus with the connections and coaching acumen of Ralph Friedgen.To be clear: Ralph Friedgen doesnt need Maryland.There are assistant coaching gigs in the NFL, and head coaching jobs in the college ranks that are waiting for his departure should he be let go or decide to exit.And like Gary Williams, most of the Terrapin boosters and alumni support the program, not because of the teams potential for success, but because the coach makes them feel confident that, win or lose, the program is in steady hands.UMD athletic director Debbie Yow is smart enough to know this, and thats why you dont hear the whispers about Friedgens job sprinkled throughout local media.For Friedgen, the adage of never being able to come home again has proven true, but even in the midst of annual struggle, Maryland would be fiscally and socially irresponsible to send their native son away. This article is also featured on Stet Sports Blog. The press in the UK have picked up on an interview that was given by Bayern Munich General Manager Uli Hoeness as he stated that Chelsea had made an offer of 65m Euros plus Jose Bosingwa for Franck Ribery He said:"We never received an offer over €100 million.

The best bid game from Chelsea: €65 million plus the player Bosingwa, We also received other offers of €76 and €80 million. He never came to us and said he wanted to leave at any price. He always said to us that he would like to move to Real Madrid, but that if we wanted to keep him, then it was not a problem Selling him was never a real consideration. However, we want to create the conditions which give Franck the feeling that he can achieve something here in Munich If he cannot see this potential, then he will leave. If FC Bayern says no, then Franck stays."So you have to wonder why on earth would we pay 65m Euros for a player who has always stated that he wants to join Real Madrid I can see why we are interested as he does have talent and is young but do we need Ribery at the moment I don't think so at all.

We have enough strength in depth which was proven at the weekend against Wolves and with Lamps, Ballack and Deco to come back into the side I can't see where Ribery would fit in. Ok, there is the African Nations in January and we will lose Essien and Mikel but looking at the games we have during the time they are away there is no need for us to plough money into a player who First of all has no Premier League experience (look at how long it has taken Malouda to settle) and Second, who has gone on record saying that he wants to play somewhere else! Let's put that chequebook away when it comes to Ribery and concentrate on other players. So bearing in mind the fact that we had 65m to burn on Ribery, who would you spend the money on now bearing in mind the depth of our squad, and whether or not they would walk into the side Let me know your thoughts! This article is also featured on A Chelsea Fans Blog. NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures feel deeper Thursdayon demand worries as disappointing retail sales and a bleak jobs outlookovershadowed turmoil in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine dispute overnatural gas pricing..