O Captain! MyCaptain!
Our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring
—Walt... read more »
May 6, 2013 11:30 am / 3 comments
So it wasn’t exactly what Peaches and Herb had in mind when they penned the song Reunited, but by now everyone has seen the hand shake, the hug that never came and the awkward smiles. Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre on the same stage. Cracking... read more »
February 3, 2013 2:19 pm / 4 comments
Before he ever played chicken with a train on national television, before he went down with an injury in his one and only Super Bowl, before the last Packers legend had an emotional retirement, and even before the number 80 was synonymous with... read more »
January 31, 2013 1:28 pm / 2 comments
Manti Te’o and the Vanishing Girlfriend may be rocking the college football world and evoke the most ridiculous imagery. He was either catfished, that is romanced by either a fake persona that, as the University of Notre Dame has asserted... read more »
January 16, 2013 11:00 pm / 7 comments
Keeping with tradition, I don’t do Post Game Post Mortem after a playoff loss. Quite frankly, I can’t be too objective. It’s like writing a eulogy and, well, I just don’t. I just know it would be a bunch of emotional,... read more »
January 13, 2013 10:23 pm / no comments
“Have you ever seen the Iron Throne? The barbs along the back, the ribbons of twisted steel, the jagged ends of swords and knives all tangled up and melted? It is not a comfortable seat, ser. [The king] cut himself so often men took to... read more »
January 3, 2013 1:29 am / 3 comments
Sorry the weekly autopsy is a day late. Did not get home from the game until 3 am. Oh how I have missed driving in icy weather. Didn’t realize until part way through the first half that my winter coat is the perfect shade of girly Lion’s... read more »
December 10, 2012 12:11 pm / 1 comment
Nothing like everyone in the division losing in the NFC North but the Green Bay Packers. So it wasn’t the blow out I had been hoping for. Then again, we were spoiled last night with the absolute rout. And nothing like pulling ahead on... read more »
December 2, 2012 4:13 pm / no comments
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I don’t even want to know what my pulse or blood pressure is at this point. But a win is a win. And a divisional win is even better. Step back from the cliff, everyone. You don’t need style points in football. You... read more »
November 18, 2012 4:05 pm / 6 comments
“Our office reviewed it with the [Bears] medical staff and it was properly handled. The team followed the correct protocol.”
—Greg Aiello, NFL spokesman.
Or so the NFL says…While this past week was devastating for quarterbacks,... read more »
November 14, 2012 2:49 pm / 1 comment