Check out this awesome time lapse of University of Phoenix Stadium being made ready for the Cardinals-Packers game on January 3, then being transformed overnight into the site of the Fiesta Bowl on January 4: There was also some sort of band event the day before the Cardinals game, if you’re wondering what’s going on around the 0:10 mark. (Hat… Read more »
The former USC superstar is who we thought he was. At least, he played like it yesterday for the Saints against the Cardinals in the divisional round of the playoffs.
I’m talking, of course, about the Denver Broncos, not the Boise State Broncos. I don’t follow the NFL very closely — I’m much more of a college football fan — but living in Denver, the saga of the Broncos this season has been impossible to miss. After the offseason Cutler/McDaniels kerfuffle, the team wasn’t expected to do much with a… Read more »
But Gandalf Ralph Wilson lifted up his arms and called once more in a clear voice: “Stand, Men of the West[ern New York]! Stand and wait! This is the hour of doom. … The realm of Jauron is ended!“
For a sports fan, it doesn’t get much worse than what Stewart Mandel reader Josh from Delaware, Ohio experienced last weekend: Friday night, my high school alma mater was down 20-7 with a few minutes left, scored two touchdowns but missed the second extra point and lost in overtime. Saturday evening, my college alma mater held up very well on… Read more »
It’s a Monday Night party! Loyette’s ready: I made that video a couple of weeks ago, in anticipation of the start of football season, after discovering some months earlier that Loyette could “sing along” with the Monday Night Football theme song (or at least mimic Becky’s and my singing of it). Naturally, because this was super cute, we practiced it… Read more »
Here’s the video: I love Gus Johnson — even though, whenever I hear him call a crazy ending like this, I can’t help thinking of: “RAIVIO!!! LAST CHANCE TO DANCE!!! … HEARTBREAK CITY!!!” etc., etc. Curse you, UCLA! Curse you for (partially) ruining the Best Play-by-Play Announcer In Sports for me.
King of the football flip-floppers, former Green Bay star quarterback Brett Favre, who spent last year with the New York Jets after deciding he didn’t REALLY want to retire, is reportedly going to sign this afternoon with the Packers’ arch-rival, the Minnesota Vikings, coming out of his supposed retirement…again. Should make for some interesting games in the NFC North this… Read more »