By Paul Gotham Wade Is No Bum 'Love Ya Blue' took the NFL by storm in the late 70s when Bum Phillips steered the derricks to back-to-back AFC Conference finals appearances. Aside from hall-of-fame running back, Earl Campbell, those Oiler teams lacked stars. Bum got his boys to make plays. The ability to inspire must have skipped a generation. While one could portray … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 2 2009
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Jeff Jagodzinski: Mess With The High Life, And…
By Paul Gotham It is only fitting on this first Monday of September - when we celebrate labor - that job and career choices fill the air of sports discussion. Jeff Jagodzinski appeared rather comfortable some 10 months ago. The former head football coach of the Boston College Golden Eagles was in the third of a five-year contract. Somewhere along the line Jagodzinski … [Read more...] about Jeff Jagodzinski: Mess With The High Life, And…
There’s no ‘I’ in Aaron Curry
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The old sports adage states that there is "no 'I' in team." We love it because it succinctly yet thoroughly teaches everything we need to know about playing a team sport. Too bad professional sports often times resemble a mockery of this beloved sports proverb. Players demand more money. They gripe about playing time. Some have even refused to … [Read more...] about There’s no ‘I’ in Aaron Curry
Wally’s Wednesday — MLB and NFL draft
As the baseball season approaches the 10% completion mark, here are some observations from this simple-minded scribe: I love the fact that some traditional underdogs/underachievers are off to a great start. Toronto, Seattle and Florida will make their respective division races very interesting if they can continue playing good ball through May. Even the woeful Pirates … [Read more...] about Wally’s Wednesday — MLB and NFL draft
100 Greatest Football Players
I just stumbled across this trying to do some other research, but the Sporting News has come out with its list of the "100 greatest football players of all time". I've attached the link to the site and a listing of the Top 30 right under it. It's interesting with at least a few surprises. Oh ... and I screamed like a schoolgirl upon seeing Joe (Cool) Montana as their … [Read more...] about 100 Greatest Football Players