It’s heating up in the motor city. They may not be pumping out automobiles and hit records, but Detroit is quietly putting together a contender at Ford Field.
Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
Detroit Lions: Contender or Pretender?
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Calvin Johnson, City, Coaching, Defense, Detroit Lions, Fans, Football, Front Office, Jim Schwartz, Kyle VandenBosch, Martin Mayhew, Matt Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, NFC North, NFL, Offense, Players, Standings, Stats, Tom Lewand on November 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Breaking down Boise State
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged BCS, Boise State University, Broncos, College Football, Formula, National Championship, NCAA, Polls, Rankings, Title, WAC on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I usually find myself rooting for the underdog if I don’t have a horse in the race. In this year’s college football season, there is an outside chance that the greatest underdog of the BCS era may actually get their shot. Strangely, however, I don’t know if I want to see it. (more…)
WR Percy Harvin collapses on practice field, resting comfortably in hospital.
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Football, Migraines, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Percy Harvin on August 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
During yesterday’s practice, Percy Harvin began his drills for the day fielding punts with the special teams unit. Not ten minutes into the session, he collapsed and began to tremble. It was serious enough for practice to halt and an ambulance to be dispatched. He was taken to the hospital, where he is now resting. (more…)
Top 10 stadiums to watch a college football game.
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged Atmosphere, College Football, Fans, NCAA, Rivalry, Stadiums, Tradition on July 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I decided to put together a top 10 list of best places to watch a college football game. I wanted to factor in more than just sheer size. Fans bring passion and create atmosphere, and atmosphere is what separates college football from the pro game. So, here we go. (more…)
Quick Hits: T.O. in Cincinnati
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati Bengals, Free Agent, NFL, T.O. on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Terrell Owens signs with the Bengals for one year worth 2 million dollars. It is also reported that the contract is riddled with incentives that would increase that amount. A quick run-down of what’s good, and what’s bad about this. (more…)
NFL collective bargaining made easy
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Agreement, Dispute, Football, Labor, Lock-Out, Negotiation, NFL on July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve seen a lot of articles out on the web about the dispute between the NFL owners (NFL) and the NFL players union (NFLPA) regarding negotiation of the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The overwhelming theme with them all, they’re too complicated. I am going to share with you the major issues that the two sides are currently not budging on, and offer a little perspective on what to do about it. (more…)
15 ways to win your fantasy league
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Draft, Fantasy, Football, NFL, Strategy, Winning on July 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This is my twelfth year playing fantasy football. Before it was the online sensation it is now, we were picking up the USA Today and scoring by hand. These are a few things I’ve learned along the way that you need to keep in mind if you want to make it appear you know what you’re doing and win your league.
Here are fifteen keys to domination in no particular order: (more…)
Ohh, my Detroit Lions…
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Arrest, Detroit Lions, DUI, Football, President, Tom Lewand on June 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Detroit Lions although I don’t know why anymore, are my favorite NFL team and I love them with the same odd curiosity the Chicago Cubs fans love their team. The days of tyrannical team president Matt Millen are behind us. We can finally pull ourselves from the bottom of the standings and leave the pedestal of overwhelmingly biggest punching bag. Or so we thought… (more…)
It’s about that time
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Draft, Fantasy, Football, NFL on June 27, 2010 | 5 Comments »
July will begin the season for the most popular online game on the planet. Fantasy Football boasts over 11 million players a year, all fanatically clinging to meaningless glory to make up for some significant shortcoming in their everyday lives. But hey, this is America isn’t it? (more…)
Rookie Safety Chad Jones in car accident
Posted in Football, NCAA, NFL, tagged Car Accident, Chad Jones, Injury, New York Giants, NFL, Rookie, Safety on June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Former LSU two-sport star Chad Jones was involved in a car accident early Friday morning in which his SUV struck a pole. He had two male passengers. (more…)















