… because it’s evidently a bad weekend for teams Jim Henley is rooting for. (Edit: typo fixed.)
Category: Football
Pursuit of Perfection
I’m going to be in the Boston area this weekend, visiting Kate’s family, so I will end up watching Saturday night’s Giants-Patriots game with my Patriot-fan in-laws. In case you didn’t know, New England is currently 15-0, and if they win this game they have the chance to be the first team to ever finish… Continue reading Pursuit of Perfection
Bobby Petrino and Media Bias
It’s been a rotten year for the Atlanta Falcons– Michael Vick turned out to have even worse judgement than people had thought, and the team immediately went into a death spiral. Then, last week, their first-year head coach, Bobby Petrino (formerly of Louisville), announced that he was leaving to become the head coach at Arkansas,… Continue reading Bobby Petrino and Media Bias
Nice Work, Baltimore
Way to screw it up for everybody. The Jets held up their end of things, but you blew it.
NFL Notes
A few comments from this weekend’s action: – My Giants improved to 9-4 after a squeaking out a close win over the Eagles when a potential game-tying field goal clanged off the upright. Weirdly, they are now 6-1 on the road, and just 3-3 at home– granted, they’ve played better teams at home than on… Continue reading NFL Notes
The College Football Bowl Picture
Over at Inside Higher Ed, they have a piece looking at the state of college football as we enter bowl season. This is dominated by two large tables of numbers, one good, and one bad. The first table is the good one, as it explains why the college football “championship” is so messed up. It… Continue reading The College Football Bowl Picture
The Patriots Keep Me Up Late
It was not a stunning display of football, but the Patriots’ win over the Ravens was at least a tense and interesting game down to the last minute of play. New England looked awful, but pulled it together on the last drive, picking their way down the field for a game-winning touchdown with 44 seconds… Continue reading The Patriots Keep Me Up Late
Weekend Sports Round-Up
A handful of sports items of interest to me: 1) My Giants defied expectations, and pulled out a 21-16 win over the Bears on two late touchdown drives, after sucking for most of the game. Well, OK, the defense was good throughout, though they were aided by the Bears not having a quarterback better than… Continue reading Weekend Sports Round-Up
Non-Dorky Poll: The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection
You may have thought you saw some other posts here earlier in the day. You didn’t. Pay no attention to the vanishing posts about things I wasn’t supposed to post about. This means, though, that I don’t have any content on the blog, other than a cranky note about an idiot radio host, so, ummmm….… Continue reading Non-Dorky Poll: The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection
Hateful Talk Radio Update
I generally listen to ESPN radio in my office in the morning, because I like the Mike & Mike show. Unfortunately, they’re followed by Colin Cowherd, who is a world-class pinhead. He’s currently holding forth on the death of Sean Taylor, with his basic position being that Taylor had it coming because he had a… Continue reading Hateful Talk Radio Update