Psst, Dennis: If You Live in a Glass House . . .

Dennis Rodman says he doesn’t like most young players in the NBA, adding that he likes Philadelphia 76er rookie Allen Iverson the least.

“He doesn’t respect people,� Rodman said. “He thinks he’s God. He thinks he’s G-O-D. He thinks the court is his street, his playground and he can do anything he wants and say anything he wants.�

Iverson obviously needs a role model--like Rodman.

*

Trivia time: When was the last time it rained during the the Rose Bowl game?

*

Stop it! Bud Geracie of the San Jose Mercury News quoting an anonymous reader: “When the Green Bay Cheeseheads do the Macarena, does that make Macarena & Cheese?�

*

Groin-ing pains: Scott Ostler in the San Francisco Chronicle on the 49ers’ 14-0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday: “No question [Steve] Young’s groin has earned the award as NFL Comeback Groin of the Year.�

*

Tiger-mania: Mike Lupica in the New York Daily News: “Next year, Sports Illustrated is putting up Tiger Woods for the Nobel Prize. And I’m going to tell you something right now: I am already as tired of Tiger’s daddy as I am of most tennis mommies and daddies.�

*

Nostalgia: Buffalo center Kent Hull after the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Bills, 30-27, in an NFL playoff game: “They seemed to be like the team we used to be.�

*

No big deal: Blackie Sherrod in the Dallas Morning News: “Jim Brown somehow refrains from gushing over rushers like Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, et al. Sez Jim: ‘If you can’t gain 1,000 yards today, you’re either crippled or your coach won’t give you the ball.’ �

*

Sideline gambler: Arlene Mackovic, on her conservative husband, John, coach of the Texas Longhorns: “He’s not a wild person, but he does have his moments. He throws everything out the window when he’s calling plays.�

*

Looking back: On this day in 1978, the Rams defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 34-10, in an NFC divisional playoff game at the Coliseum. One week later, the Rams lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 28-0, in the NFC championship game at the Coliseum.

*

Trivia answer: 1955, when Ohio State defeated USC, 20-7. Buckeye Coach Woody Hayes complained that the USC band damaged the field at halftime.

*

And finally: John Crumpacker of the San Francisco Examiner writes that one of the many things that irked Dan Reeves about the New York Giants was a pre-draft psychological test given to college players, consisting of 400 questions.

“A low score on the test often eliminates a player from the team’s draft board. It seems absurd to dump a player for failing to answer correctly a a question like, ‘Two trains leave from Cleveland at the same time traveling at the same rate of speed, one heading west, the other east. Who buys the doughnuts in Milwaukee?’ �