The Seattle Seahawks’ Secret Weapon: ME
I’m a huge NFL fan. I root for the Seattle Seahawks because I live in the greater Seattle area, so it’s the law. The Seahawks have been one of the best football teams in the […]
Category: Football
Exciting, Informative Football Headlines
Not all of us understand all the nuances and intricacies of football. The following headlines from the San Diego Union-Tribune help us out: 1) I hadn’t thought of it, but yeah, that makes sense. […]
Tasty Athletes Rob Ford Might Have Eaten
Embattled, controversial, former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has died. Feel sad for him and his family. It was way early. He was always good for a quote and for a Silliman on Sports story. Here’s […]
Have a Great Super Bowel
Apparently there’s a super bowel coming up today? Possibly the result of a stomach flu going around, or maybe somebody didn’t properly refrigerate the egg salad. Or does having a super bowel mean you don’t […]
Silliman on Sports Superbowl Cartoons
To get you in the mood, folks, remember the past. To start off, do you remember when New Orleans was good enough to be in a Super Bowl? Think back. Or, here’s a past memory, […]
A Language Prof Deciphers OU-Texas Rivalry
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman A Language Prof Deciphers OU-Texas Rivalry “You needed to be there. Orange shirts, red shirts, fans didn’t like other,” Davidoff Clarkinov tells me. “Many had quite nasty […]
Not the Cheerleaders!!
NOT THE CHEERLEADERS! Maybe columnist Molly Ivins was right – Texas lawmakers ARE crazy. At least this is what my neighbor, Lyle, is also saying when he read about Houston representative, Al Edwards, proposing a […]
10 Ramifications of Snoop Dogg’s Son Quitting UCLA Football
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman 10 RAMIFICATIONS OF SNOOP DOGG’S SON QUITTING UCLA FOOTBALL http://gty.im/184014485 Big news: Scholarship player Cordell Broadus, son of the Doggfather, Calvin Broadus, gives up his football scholarship to become […]
And The Game Played On
ourdailyoffering.com/footballfire.html In 1892, when Dr. Horace Silliman donated money to establish Silliman Laboratory at Mount Herman prep school in Gill, Massachusetts, he had no idea about the game, football. Much less that a football field […]