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Entries Tagged as 'Football'

Rich Rod is Right

November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Rich Rodriguez took a few shots at college football fans saying:

It’s amazing some of the things that people would say [on a message board] or yell at you of a personal nature. You almost want to tell them, ‘Get a life.’

Guess what? Coach is right. I am a huge sports fan, but I know where […]

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Tags: Current News · Football

Playing Not to Lose

November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

As I was watching football this weekend I ran across two maddening occurrences, which sadly has become too much of a trend.  Saturday I was watching the LSU/Alabama game, Bama had the ball late in the fourth quarter driving for the game winning score. Instead of taking a shot at the end zone Coach Saban […]

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Tags: Football

Texas (Tech) Rising

November 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There’s a new star in Texas football and that star’s stock is rising fast. Texas Tech and their pass happy coach has taken over the state of Texas, and in a state that has long been colored burnt orange, that is a tough thing to do. Texas Tech beat # 1 ranked Texas two weeks […]

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LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu: Fate

November 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

There is not much to say about this commercial, other than it is pretty awesome! From a marketers perspective, I am always amazed at how Nike continues to pull off greatness with their ad campaigns.

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Tags: Football · Sports Business

I like My Football Sans Politics

October 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I sat down tonight, opened my laptop to watch some free hockey, I also turned on ESPN on the TV to watch a little college football. As I was loading up hockey, I heard a commercial on ESPN for Monday Night Football. At the very end the commercial mentioned Chris Berman interviewing both McCain and […]

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Sorry JoPa, It’s Time to Go

October 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have long been a believer that athletes and coaches who have proven themselves as future hall of famers, or franchise greats should have the opportunity to leave on their own terms. That was until I watched the latest Penn State game. I love Jo Paterno, I do. I think that there is no one […]

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Tags: Football

Racism, Bias in Sports Journalism?

September 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Early Tuesday morning a backup lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Richard Collier, was severely injured when he was shot outside an apartment complex. Apparently he and former Jacksonville teammate Kenneth Pettway were waiting in a Cadillac Escalade waiting for two female companions when the attack occured.
I find the reporting of this shooting very interesting. Not […]

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Tags: Football

Summer’s Over, Time for School!

August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Oh, sh*t. Summer is almost over!  Before I even knew it, Labor Day has crept up on us and it’s time for yet another fall…which can only mean, college football!
ESPN Game Day’s Chris Fowler has a great article on the opening weekend so I won’t bore you with another one. But here are some […]

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And I’m Back: A quick look at The Pack and The NFL

July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Not that many of you missed me, but, I m back from a little summer break.  I know I have much work to do to get some of my most loyal readers back (all, three of you) but I will be posting again here with more frequency. This post is a quick take on the […]

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Tags: Football