Jolly Colin Kaepernick Holiday Songs
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman JOLLY COLIN KAEPERNICK HOLIDAY SONGS (By the Fire… tune of “Winter Wonderland) 49ers by the fire A new quarterback… is their desire Alex Smith is okay But if he […]
Category: Football
Zombie Lincoln, a Good Sport
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman ZOMBIE LINCOLN, A GOOD SPORT On February 12th, 2013, guess what I did? Yeah, you’re right, I went to Springfield, Illinois with a bunch of reporters to interview the […]
The Border War, Really (2016)
Silliman on Sports by Stan Silliman 2016 BORDER WAR, REALLY Oct. 15, 2016 Albert, I can’t tell you how excited I am to once again have the opportunity to watch the Oklahoma Sooners play their […]
“Johnny Football” Trademarked
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman MANZIEL’S “JOHNNY FOOTBALL” TRADEMARKED Texas A & M red-shirt freshman quarterback, Johnny Manziel, receives a snap in the red zone while the best defense in college football crashes in […]
Politically Incorrect Mascots and Nicknames in Verse
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman POLITICALLY INCORRECT MASCOTS AND NICKNAMES IN VERSE Up Quincy way in the land of Mass East Nazarene had a proud team, full of sass No bones be made ‘bout […]
WVU-BAYLOR High Scoring Hype
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman MOUNTAINEERS-BEARS TRACK MEET AND THE HYPE Warning: This column contains supererogatory hyperbole. If unable to handle, put it down. You’ve heard some of these, right, from the 70-63 West […]
10th Anniversary a Big Deal
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman 10TH ANNIVERSARY A BIG DEAL This week is the 10th anniversary of Silliman on Sports. I know! It seems like only yesterday. Time flies when you’re writing silly sports […]
Ho-key Tradition
American universities which play college football have a long list of notable traditions. The Oklahoma Sooners have a chuckwagon that races across the field after every score. Florida State has a fake Native American chief […]
Replacement Refs, ESPN and the End of the World?
I am pretty damn sick of the “replacement ref” issue in the NFL. I understand the officiating has been dismal at times, but unlike the rest of the universe, I did not expect anything more. […]