With only eight scholarship offensive linemen in the fold this spring, Florida Coach Jim McElwain admitted last week that the depth he inherited from former coach Will Muschamp has affected the way he runs his football practices.
"You've got to play the hand you're dealt," McElwain said. "Right now, quite honestly, the hand we were dealt is really insufficient at some of the areas."
Muschamp, now the defensive coordinator at Auburn, was informed of McElwain's comments Thursday and backed up the sentiment he expressed in November when he said Florida had a "deep and talented roster, so don't let that new guy tell you he ain't got any players."
"Certainly at the offensive line, the numbers are obviously down. I didn't know of any comments [from McElwain]. Other than that, there's a lot of good football players sitting down there," Muschamp said according to the Montgomery Advertiser after mentioning the losses of linemen D.J. Humphries and Tyler Moore to the NFL Draft.
Although he seemed to brush off McElwain's comment at first, Muschamp couldn't resist taking a little jab.
"He said he could coach a dog and win," Muschamp said. "Heck, does he like the dog better than his players?"
Muschamp was referring to a remark McElwain made during his introductory news conference in December when he said he could win with his dog.
"You got to understand this. I believe I can win with my dog, Claribelle," McElwain said at the time. "That's the attitude. There's good players here. That's just our responsibility to get that going."
Where is he now?
Floyd Mayweather has never lost a professional boxing match.
His last loss in any match came in the semifinals of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
The fighter who beat him was then 27-year-old Serafim Todorov, a Bulgarian who was considered one of the best and most experienced boxers in the Olympics.
Sam Borden of the New York Times caught up with Todorov recently, and his life couldn't be more different than Mayweather's since the fight.
While Mayweather is now the highest-paid athlete in the world, Todorov lives on a monthly pension of $435. He and his wife are unemployed after working at supermarkets and sausage factories. Todorov's neighborhood in Bulgaria is ridden with drug dealers and "underworld bosses" who have offered Todorov positions, but he has turned them down.
It's a far cry from where Todorov was in the Olympics. He beat Mayweather in a close 10-9 decision, which was later appealed by Mayweather and the U.S. team, believing that Bulgarian judge Emil Jetchev was judging unfairly.
It's also a far cry from Mayweather, who could earn $150 million in his May 2 fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Brotherly love burger
New to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia this year are a handful of stands from burger chain Wayback Burgers featuring a monster 9x9 cheeseburger called the Wayback Burgers Triple Triple.
That's nine patties and nine slices of cheese, all on one bun and with 2,200 calories and 139 grams of fat. No price has been set on the Triple Triple.
On the other end of the spectrum, Citizens Bank also will serve grilled chicken sandwiches, as well as burgers that you might actually be able to fit your jaw around.
QUIZ
When did Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia open?
ANSWER
2004.
Sports on 04/04/2015