Pardon our French ....
Among all the blather from Sunday's NFL pregame shows came this gem from Charlie Casserly, the CBS expert on behind-the-scenes matters based on his stellar career as the GM at some team that hasn't made the playoffs.
Uncle Charlie said: "There are reports that Oakland is near naming a head coach this weekend. Can't happen. They haven't complied with the Rooney Rule yet _ that's what it's called in the league for interviewing a minority candidate for your head coaching position. Al Davis, who hired Art Shell as the first modern-day minority coach, certainly isn't going to violate the rule ..."
Why wouldn't he? If he thought Shell was the best African-American candidate for the job, and he clearly wasn't, why would Darth Raider even consider ... you finish that sentence. And have a nice Martin Luther King Jr. Day yourself.
Anyway, it was actually that "Rooney Rule" reference that had us busting up.
Did he mean Art Rooney?
Andy Rooney?
Or Edward R. Rooney?