Sports Terms for the 21st Century
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman SPORTS TERMS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY You may have heard the words “Lancing”, “Bondsing” and “Paturno” used on sportscasts and wondered if these words were new to our century. […]
Category: Football
How to Help the NFL Replacement Refs Adjust for the Upcoming Season
Mike Pereira, who spent eight years as the NFL’s vice president of officiating, and who now appears on network NFL broadcasts defending the really bad calls the NFL officiating crews make, says replacement refs for […]
Tebow Does GQ
The newest issue of GQ features Tim Tebow shirtless. Some are calling the photo amazing. Really? I know he is nicely built, but he is a guy without a shirt. Now amazing to me would […]
My First NY Jets Tim Tebow Thought
I saw an article that showed a picture of Peyton Manning’s new mansion in Denver, and it got me thinking. Isn’t it funny that as soon as the Broncos trade Tim Tebow the entire state […]
Petrino, the Musical
PETRINO THE MUSICAL Here we go, another musical. I know you’re saying “Oh, no. Let Bobby be. Not another musical.” To that, I must say I’m sorry but when a Mickey-Rooney-look-alike-football coach crashes his […]
Would Roger Goodell Suspend the Golden Girls?
Last night, I caught a rerun of “Golden Girls”. In this episode, Sophia coached a Pee Wee Football team to a surprise victory. When her daughter Dorothy asked how she managed to win the game, […]
NFL Sinners and Saints
The Saints have been cast into Hell or as close to Hell as one can get. For their participation in the NFL Bounty-For-Players scandal, The NFL is playing the role of vengeful God by suspending […]
The Newest Denver Bronco: Peyton Manning
According to ESPN, Peyton Manning has chosen the Broncos as his new team, so while the Quarterback king of the NFL enters the Mile High city, the adopted son of the King of Kings will […]
Missed Opportunity: The Superbro
Yes, I wrote this before last weekend, trying to predict an intriguing Super Bowl. Still it might be worth a re-read: HARBAUGH V HARBAUGH: THE SUPERBRO The chances are good of it happening and I’ve […]