Today will more than likely mark the end an era in the history of Jacksonville Florida. At the NFL owners meetings in Dallas today a vote is all but assured to approve the sale of the Jacksonville Jaguars to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan. Although the sale of the franchise will not be completely final until [...]
This morning I was reading a tweet from a conservative I follow (@kevpga63) that linked to a Wall Street Journal column from former Hall Of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton. The column, What If The NFL Played By Teachers’ Rules, compares the concept of tenure with teachers to the supposed meritocracy of the National Football League. [...]
As I write this I’m in a car on State Road 21 heading to Gainesville for the Florida – Alabama game at The Swamp. It is a spectacular day in north-central Florida, and Fall appears to be hinting at its arrival. I can only hope that the football gods look kindly on Will Muschamp’s crew. [...]
As I sit here in frustration over another maddening Jaguars loss, I look forward to the positives in my football life. My alma mater is 4-0 and next week the Alabama Crimson Tide come to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and I’ll be there. The stakes always seem high when these two vanguard programs of the [...]
Jolemite: HAHAHA Jolemite: on the what did we learn last night tweet Senator Sunshine: Thank you Senator Sunshine: I have CNN on my Sirius App Senator Sunshine: so I listened to about five minutes Senator Sunshine: that was all it took Jolemite: I scrolled through the tweets at the end of the night Jolemite: made [...]
Biggus: Also, who wears offensive lineman jerseys? me: Jags fans did Biggus: They shouldn’t have. I don’t care how good Boselli was. me: Jags fans wear D Tackle jerseys too Pot Roast and Alualu Biggus: I will accept defensive tackle jerseys, barely. Biggus: Hipsters wear punters’ jerseys. me: “I was totally into Adam Podlesh, like [...]
I have the sneaking suspicion that the world hates me. I love sports, politics, and drinking. Yet this past month has been nothing but misery for two of those loves. I’ve always said that sports, politics and love are all the same fickle mistress. They bring momentary highs tempered by tragically depressing lows. My football [...]
Biggus: Want to get mad at Mike Freeman? Read this: http://www.cbssports.com/columns/story/13556024/latest-failed-ticket-push-shows-jags-endangered-species-in-jacksonville?tag=headlines;other me: that doesn’t anger me Freeman I’m sure still carries a grudge against the city, but I think he was plenty deferential in the piece Biggus: Really? He made no mention of the fact that their off-season push to sell tickets has mostly worked. [...]
Biggus: Nebraska is supposed to make an official announcement of their move to the Big 10 today. me: oh damn with just one going, does the big 12 just grab TCU? or Boise State? Biggus: Missouri will also probably jump. They just haven’t said anything yet. Or hadn’t as of yesterday when I heard the [...]
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