Football – Page 8 – They're Just Words

Posted on October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 by Patrick

Can James Madison Play Football? You Should Have Seen Him Play Statesman.

I see where ESPN is taking college gameday to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and James Madison University. The Dukes, of course, are the defending FCS college football champions and are top-ranked and undefeated this year, so like everyone else, I’m into their Saturday Colonial Athletic Association battle with Villanova. But I’m even more stoked because the game gives me the chance to talk about one of my favorite subjects – James Madison the president. read more

Posted on October 7, 2017October 8, 2017 by Patrick

A Sorry State Of Affairs

A football player said something offensive, turns out that something was “I’m sorry.” The words spoken implied that a female reporter didn’t have the skillset to do her job, that the question she asked was such a big bluff that it was “funny.”

Posted on October 4, 2017October 3, 2017 by Patrick

NFL Circus Tent

Last night I saw a player go into the “injury tent.” Maybe it was an injury “pod” or an injury “compartment” or a medical evaluation chamber or a mobile injury assessment unit, or maybe it was an iTent. (I know that soon, very soon, some company will be branding that tent.) Anyway, the NFL wants its players to tear their ACLs and labrums in private. I get it, during the course of a game things can get pretty gnarly. I don’t want to see people in pain so, yeah, sure, put these guys in the let’s-take-a-closer-look tent.