Five Months of My Life, Gone

Posted January 24th, 2008 and filed under comedy, movies.

So apparently there’s a whole series of these parodies, but I think “Hitler: Bloodthirsty Dictator, Die-hard Cowboys Fan” is the best. Sure, it’s no Planet Unicorn, but it’s definitely the funniest YouTubery I’ve seen this year. <hat tip to Andy>

Rough Times for 49ers Fans

Posted November 21st, 2007 and filed under comedy, sports.

A man walks into a bar with a cat in his arms and asks the bartender if the cat can stay. Grudgingly, the bartender agrees to let the cat sit on a bar stool, and he then turns on the 49ers game. When the 49ers kick a field goal, the cat just goes wild, jumping… Read more »

The 2010 Draft

Posted April 18th, 2007 and filed under comedy, sports.

Tuesday Morning Quarterback scores again with 2010: The Mock Draft.

Peyton Manning on Saturday Night Live

Posted March 25th, 2007 and filed under comedy, media.

Last night’s Saturday Night Live with Peyton Manning and Carrie Underwood was excellent. I am so happy that the show is in something of a revival right now. It’s a long-overdue, glorious return to funny. The last dozen or so SNLs have had me in stitches on more than one occasion. The digital shorts and… Read more »

Next Man Up

Posted February 26th, 2007 and filed under books, sports.

Last night I finished reading Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today’s NFL, by John Feinstein. It took me well over a month to get through this 400+ page epic covering the 2004 Baltimore Ravens season. Regardless of how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get into it. I am a huge… Read more »

Ending Speculation

Posted January 23rd, 2007 and filed under sports.

This is one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do lately, but I feel I have no choice. As of today I am officially removing myself from consideration for the head coaching job in Dallas. As much as I love and respect the Cowboys organization, my life right now is simply too complicated… Read more »

What happens here …

Posted January 15th, 2007 and filed under Los Angeles, sports.

“What happens here, happens in the rest of the country a decade later.” We’re talking about Los Angeles, folks. This excellent quote is from a stupendous essay on why there will never be an NFL team in LA. It only took me a few months to realize that this place wasn’t going to be able… Read more »

NFLN Fumbles

Posted January 2nd, 2007 and filed under books, sports.

I was in football nirvana this weekend. I watched no less than a dozen games — college and pro — since I left the office Friday night. The best by far was last night’s Boise State / Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl, one of the top ten football games I’ve ever seen. While watching Saturday night’s Giants… Read more »

ESPN Has Nothing to Fear

Posted December 7th, 2006 and filed under media, sports.

I was listening to Colin Cowherd’s “The Herd” on my local ESPNRadio affiliate while I drove to work this morning. Colin was talking about the fact that the vast majority of cable companies are not carrying the NFLNetwork. Apparently the Rutgers bowl game is going to be on the NFLN and that means that most… Read more »

No Champagne for Shula and the Boys

Posted November 22nd, 2006 and filed under sports.

And so another childhood belief is disproved. I had always liked the oft-told tale of the surviving members of the ’72 Dolphins sending a case of champagne to the team that beats the last unbeaten NFL team each season. Apparently it’s simply another urban legend. I followed a link from Pop Culture Junk Mail to… Read more »