Now that Randy Moss has
opened his mouth and upped this week’s Obnoxious Factor, Super Bowl XLVII has
indeed become a confederacy of dunces, a situation made perfect by its setting
in New Orleans, where
Thursday, January 31, 2013
A Confederacy of Dunces: Multiple Storylines Blur Super Bowl XLVII Picture
Posted on 4:35 PM by ergeg
Now that Randy Moss has
opened his mouth and upped this week’s Obnoxious Factor, Super Bowl XLVII has
indeed become a confederacy of dunces, a situation made perfect by its setting
in New Orleans, where
Thursday, January 24, 2013
They've Been Acting Kinda Mannish for a While Now, Anyway
Sorry, folks, I do not consider this a "progressive" development:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/us/pentagon-says-it-is-lifting-ban-on-women-in-combat.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130124&_r=0I guess all we need now is a real, honest-to-god ground war, so we can see lots of video and photos—YouTube!— of young women lying on
Saturday, January 19, 2013
AFC/NFC Championships Risky Betting Propositions
Posted on 11:53 AM by ergeg
When the
Super Bowl was a lot younger than it is now, the playoffs seemed fairly
predictable. Almost always, the better-rested division winners with the
superior records advanced to the big game. My perception of recent years,
however, is that we’ve had a few notable teams rise up from the wild card
ranks, play big games on the road and emerge on top. So things are simply less
predictable now,
Friday, January 11, 2013
Age Must Be Served: Veteran QBs Should Dominate Divisional Playoff Action
Posted on 12:15 AM by ergeg
Round 2 of
the NFL playoffs actually looks a bit more predictable than the opening
weekend, though I certainly can’t eclipse last week’s 4-0 straight-up
prognostications. In picking the one road winner, Seattle, I did so against my
sentimental favorites, the Redskins. Heart? Meet head!
The
Seahawks’ challenge definitely looks tougher this time around, but before we
get to that, let’s ponder
the NFL playoffs actually looks a bit more predictable than the opening
weekend, though I certainly can’t eclipse last week’s 4-0 straight-up
prognostications. In picking the one road winner, Seattle, I did so against my
sentimental favorites, the Redskins. Heart? Meet head!
The
Seahawks’ challenge definitely looks tougher this time around, but before we
get to that, let’s ponder
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Unless There’s Leprechaun Magic, Tide Should Roll in Championship Game
Posted on 8:04 PM by ergeg
Notre Dame
plays Alabama for the college football title Monday evening. The game has been
well-hyped and should receive a ton of attention and a high television rating (8
p.m. EST, ESPN). It’s a
marquee matchup of two storied programs, yet I am somewhat amazed at how easily
everyone seems to accept that this is the matchup.
Alabama,
at 12-1, is a no-brainer, for sure. The defending
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Lots to Ponder: NFL Wild Card Weekend Offers Tantalizing Matchups and Opportunity for Riveting Television
Posted on 12:20 AM by ergeg
If the
zebras let ‘em play, the coming weeks of NFL playoff football should be great.
This is one of those years where it’s even less clear how much separates
division winners and wild-card entries, and as the recent past has taught us,
home field isn’t always the advantage it’s presumed to be.
There’s a
ton of youth on these squads, with six of the 12 quarterbacks either
rookies or
zebras let ‘em play, the coming weeks of NFL playoff football should be great.
This is one of those years where it’s even less clear how much separates
division winners and wild-card entries, and as the recent past has taught us,
home field isn’t always the advantage it’s presumed to be.
There’s a
ton of youth on these squads, with six of the 12 quarterbacks either
rookies or
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Munchak Survives Black Monday…But Not for Lack of Trying
Posted on 2:30 AM by ergeg
Gailey,
Crennel, Reid, Whisenhunt, Turner, Smith, Shurmur...did we miss anybody?? Black
Monday (yesterday) in the NFL saw the ouster of some very familiar head
coaching names. None of ‘em had ever won a Super Bowl, but Andy Reid, Ken
Whisenhunt and Lovie Smith got close. And Norv Turner and Romeo Crennel won the Super Bowl as assistants.
The
Bears’ Smith got fired despite a 10-6 record. His
Crennel, Reid, Whisenhunt, Turner, Smith, Shurmur...did we miss anybody?? Black
Monday (yesterday) in the NFL saw the ouster of some very familiar head
coaching names. None of ‘em had ever won a Super Bowl, but Andy Reid, Ken
Whisenhunt and Lovie Smith got close. And Norv Turner and Romeo Crennel won the Super Bowl as assistants.
The
Bears’ Smith got fired despite a 10-6 record. His
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