Definition of Irony

[The Brain]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2733146

 

[Paladin]

Even if he turns out to be the best candidate, his hiring would always be accused of nepotism.

 

[DaveW]

Even if he turns out to be the best candidate, his hiring would always be accused of nepotism.

the miami dolphins are in serious trouble if he is their best candidate

 

[Trace]

the miami dolphins are in serious trouble if he is their best candidate

But it will shut his father up so it is all good. I wonder what Don's excuse will be when he can't win in the NFL?

 

[The Brain]

But it will shut his father up so it is all good. I wonder what Don's excuse will be when he can't win in the NFL?

He was a good coach at Bama. They screwed him over. He needed an OC and he needed to let that OC call plays. That's all that really needed to change.

 

[DaveW]

2-14 vs aub, ut, fla, lsu. 26-23 with a dumbed down schedule. couldnt get a play in from the sideline. wouldnt make any changes....yeah, he was a good coach. 9th offense behind vandy, miss st, ole miss...yeah he was good.

 

[Shrapnel]

2-14 vs aub, ut, fla, lsu. 26-23 with a dumbed down schedule. couldnt get a play in from the sideline. wouldnt make any changes....yeah, he was a good coach. 9th offense behind vandy, miss st, ole miss...yeah he was good.

Those are pretty good numbers for Alabama.

 

[DaveW]

Those are pretty good numbers for Alabama.

still bitter about the syracuse massacre?

 

[Shrapnel]

still bitter about the syracuse massacre?

Was that the Iroquois or the Mohawks?

 

[chipshot]

1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning -- called also Socratic irony
2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play -- called also

I think it's more of a coincidence than irony.