Oh Yeah, the Super Bowl

I can’t believe it took me so long to comment on it, but here ya go:The New York Daily News held a contest to name that play where Eli Manning escaped an intense pass rush and then lofted a pass which David Tyree caught by pinning the ball to his helmet as he...

Something Is Missing

My goodness. Three weeks into the NFL season and I am only just now getting around to writing about it. Shameful. Truth to tell, there has not been much for me to write about. My football-watching experience is severely limited by my current theatre obligations. Last...

Pathetic and Sad

I was contemplating some kind of diatribe against Michael Vick, soon-to-be- former Atlanta Falcons quarterback and also-soon-to-be inmate of a federal penitentiary. I wanted to make a statement regarding what a sick fuck that douchebag turned out to be, and I wanted...

Eulogies

George R.R. Martin, my favorite fantasy writer and fellow football fanatic, has written a very nice short piece about the passing of Bill Walsh on his blog. Bill Walsh, as some of you may recall, coached the San Francisco 49ers during their late ’80s heyday, and...

This Too Shall Pass

*Sigh*Well, there it went. A city’s hopes for a Super Bowl championship washed away in the Miami rain. Alas.But that’s all the whining I’m gonna do about it. Dudes, we went to the freakin’ Super Bowl this year. Do you know how rare that is? Do...