Posts tagged “Sports Illustrated”

“A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don’t have the guts to try it.”

Phil Mickelson, Sports Illustrated, April 19, 2010

On Football

As I get older I find it increasingly difficult to explain my love of football. You’d think that the opposite would be true, that I would find it easier to tell people how wonderful it is as I understand the game more. But that is simply not the case. I follow Stewart Mandel on Twitter

  • General Stuff
  • Gator Stuff
    • Bill Belichick presents a stone face to the world, but succeeds in part because he is open to change. For the past two years, the Patriots have run an offense that is all but identical to Urban Meyer‘s Florida spread.
    • Stopping Tim Tebow isn’t easy, but it is possible.
    • Kirk Herbstreit on Tebow
    • Boom! – must-watch YouTube vid of big Gator hits
    • “Tim Tebow’s proficiency as a passer and rusher have placed him among the all-time greats after only two seasons as a starter,” according to statistical analysis done by Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel.
  • Techie Stuff
    • Oh, hey! I didn’t realize you could create animated images with Photoshop!
    • Apple did a very smart thing when it priced Snow Leopard below the cost of a typical family visit to the movies.
    • Do you use any of the out-of-touch computer terms on this list at your office?
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