Did you know that the United States were up against Mexico for the Gold Cup this past weekend? Did you know that they won? Apparently not too many people do. At least those who are NOT soccer fans! To even get airtime on regular television station, even ESPN sucks! For the championship games over the last couple of months, we have had to tune in to Telemundo, Channel 47 and the broadcast is in Spanish. It's a good thing the sport of football (Soccer) is universal otherwise I would b...
Sorry to those that want to claim that anytime a somewhat conservative individual uses the word Clinton it's to badmouth Bubba (aka Bill) or his bitch , uh, I mean wife, former first lady, now Senator and President wannabe, Hillary. This article isn't going to go there so stop saying all conservatives always attack the Clintons! No, this article is going to go towards Clinton Portis, would be star running back of the Washington Redskins. Sometimes zany and crazy character known for speaking ...
Last Friday saw me supporting our local team, Haverfordwest County AFC, against another West Wales team, Llanelli, in a Welsh Premier League game. Llanelli are one of the few full time professional football sides in Wales and have the luxury of being able to train every day, whereas our boys are all working in their normal day jobs and can only train once or twice a week in the evening. Anyway the game itself was pretty entertaining, the presence of the the TV cameras from S4C (Welsh Channel ...
Wow. With the trades and acquisitions made going into the draft, plus the bulk of the team that is carried over from last season, and the trades and draft picks made during the draft, it sure seems like the Pats are going to be the team to beat in the AFC this season, and perhaps in all of the NFL. Considering the Pats were almost in the Superbowl last season with a pathetic receiving corps and that they've added very talented players into said receiving corps this season, barring some ...
I was clueless to the fact that there are myths (and possibly legends) where the Super Bowl is concerned. I guess the sport being such a popular and loved past time there would somehow be stories making the rounds! Bill Briggs an MSNBC contributor wrote an article entitled � Super Bull !� on msnbc.msn.com[/ . He wrote: " fishy blitz of football fibs and big-bucks blarney that gets recited and rehashed like corny campfire fables. You've heard them. You've believe...
So I came late to American football. It was 1996 and we'd just gotten cable (hey, this IS the other side of the world, right?) and there it was in all its glory and Superbowl Sunday coincided with the Australia Day holiday (but not Australia Day itself) so we invited friends over to watch Dallas thump the bejesus out of Pittsburgh and I made Shake'NBake and chili dogs and we ate candy and cookies and popcorn and tried to play touch in half-time but our backyard was approx 4 foot square so we...
I can see this one perhaps heading for the courts, but of course it probably won't happen until well after this year's big event is over and done. See article here: Tailgating Forbidden On Super Bowl Sunday (CBS4 Miami original article) As noted in that article, no law is known to forbid tailgating at Dolphin's stadium, but that isn't stopping the No Fun League from denying the people that want to take part in the traditional football Sunday festivities (tailgating) the opportunity or ...
David Beckham will be leaving his European team, Real Madrid for a team in Los Angeles, the Galaxy, when his contract ends. I wonder what his fans will think about this? Here's a link to the story: Link
As some have anticipated, Bill Cowher today announced his resignation as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cowher, in his 15 year reign as head coach lead the team to 2 Superbowl Appearances, 1 Super Bowl win and a ton of playoff appearances. the 2 leading contenders for the job is rumored to be Russ Grimm, the offensive line coach and fellow assistant, Ken Wiesenhunt. The following is Bill's opening remarks at the emotional press conference held today: "Art (Rooney II) and Da...
Giving somewhat equal time to the Raiders (after my comments recently on the situation with the Arizona Cardinals), here's a few thoughts about their coaching situation now that Art Shell is being dumped there. My suggestion: Al Davis should beat feet as fast as he possibly can, if not faster, to make some sort of deal to bring in Bill Cowher. Don't let him even get a chance to rest or relax. Pay whatever you have to pay in compensation to the Steelers, and get him to t...
Honestly, since it's the Arizona Cardinals, owned by ultimate loser Bill Bidwell, I'd be just as happy if they kept Denny Green as their coach, but that was not the case as the Cardinals fired Green after 3 years of losing seasons following what seems like decades of earlier losing seasons... The Cardinals have been on my hated list for years. They got there back in the 70's when they were competition for my beloved Washington Redskins. They remained there in a seeming permanent m...
Note to NFL schedulers - you have approximately 8 bye weeks to work into your schedule throughout the course of the season and yet you somehow seem to insist on getting them out of the way far too early in the schedule, leaving beat up teams to play crappy football later in the season. How about this suggestion/recommendation, especially in light of the Thursday games that come up for Thanksgiving and other times throughout the season (not sure how many of them we're gonna get, but a few it s...
If the Mark Brunnell of 10 years ago had been on the Redskins the last few seasons, I might not be so quick to celebrate seeing him replaced as a starting QB for an NFL team. Sadly though, the last few seasons haven't been that good for Brunnell and he is definitely showing the wear and tear that was heaped on him over his career in the NFL. Personally, I think Joe Gibbs made a huge mistake bringing Brunnell to the Redskins. He had an adequate starting QB in the form of Patrick Ra...
Not just FSU actually, The "U" (Miami of Florida, not Miami of Ohio) is also having a less than stellar season in NCAA Football. Not something that most college football fans would have expected really. Both of those teams are normally near the top of the heap in college football, but not this year. Bobby Bowden is having the type of year that most college coaches have nightmares about. Consider Bowden's history near the top of the mountain in college football, the fall is e...
recently, the Steelers haven't been doing so well. I live in Delaware these days, pretty much a Philadelphia suburb. folks around here know I am from Pirttsburgh and of my fandom of the Steelers. I get the usual "are ya still a fan?" questions as they have struggled this season. I tell em i'll be a fan until the day I die. Why? This ESPN post said it best, and I 'd like to share it... What's the big deal about Steeler football? > TAKEN FROM A BOARD ON THE ESPN WEBSITE > What's the bi...