All Entries in the "Football" Category
My “to Petrino” post, circa 2007
Everyone’s going to speak ad nauseam on this Petrino firing. I’m going to choose to abstain. I’m also rarely the guy who plays the “I predicted this!” game. I’m not going to here either, as pretty much every sports fan got a feel for what Bobby Boy was about several years. Just this once, though, [...]
VIDEO: Insane Darvish fan loves Yuuuuuuuuuuu
Yu Darvish made his first start on Monday night in Texas to much fanfare. He got the win, but the road was not altogether smooth. But who cares about all that. The bigger story has to be this slightly insane Yu Darvish fan who is “interviewed” during the game and presented with a prize pack. [...]
VIDEO: Fans at Petrino rally say Easter demands forgiveness (p.s. we like winning football games)
Arkansas cares a lot about its football program. So, when the administration is contemplating the future of your head coach…a head coach who’s compiled a 34-17 record and won two bowl games…who’s increased his win total every year he’s been at the helm…who’s coming off an 11-2 season capped by a Cotton Bowl win…well, you [...]
Our one play pitch for Melvin Ingram to Jets
The New York Jets have the #16 pick of the first round of the 2012 draft. Go to a different mock on a different day, and you’ll see all sorts of names being tossed about. We know one thing. Rex Ryan loves him some Melvin Ingram. Nothing gets the Jets hefty head man more pumped [...]
Northwestern linemen attempt to catch punts
It’s easy for fans to rip their team’s favorite return specialists when they fail to do what they’re being paid or asked to do – namely, catch the ball. However, for anyone’s who’s actually tried to snag a legitimate punt, it’s no easy task. Forty or so yards…plenty of hang time…ample opportunity for the wind [...]
Stupid NFL pre-draft coverage/hype
We’ve entered the point of the NFL off-season I like to call the Stupid Zone. It is my understanding that the best way to evaluate college talent is to watch them play football. Whether that be the scouting staff watching live games or breaking down hours of tape showing how player X did in game situations [...]
Cleveland Browns fan letter to team
Mike Polk Jr. is a comedian. He is also a longtime Cleveland Browns fan. Humor and sadness often make delightful bedfellows, as our own Erie’s Scribe has so often illustrated to all of us (P.S. He is “off the Browns” until post-draft, so please respect his decision). You see, being a fan of any Cleveland [...]
Tim Tebow’s arrival best-case scenario for Sanchez
Mark Sanchez couldn’t ask for anything more than Tim Tebow’s arrival in New York. No, I am not joking. There could not be a better scenario for the Sanchize to prove he’s the man for Gang Green (or not) once and for all. Enough with the coddling. Let’s drop the talk about “feelings.” This is [...]
Tebow heading to Jets…three stages of reaction
Holy sh*t. Tebowmania is coming to Manhattan. Lawd, give us strength. The Jets have traded a fourth round pick and a sixth-rounder to Denver for the Messiah and seventh round selection. Or the most over-hyped quarterback in the history of the NFL. Or a great football player. Or a terrible excuse for an NFL signal [...]
LaRon Landry and his massive guns on way to Jets
LaRon Landry and his massive pipes are coming to the Big Apple. The Jets, who’ve been scarily silent this offseason, snatched up the former ‘Skins safety on a one-year deal. The move comes as the pool of available safeties all but evaporated in front of their eyes. So, what to make of it? Not much. [...]
