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My football season is over now that the orange & blue and teal & black are no longer playing games, but the coaching carousel is keeping my interest this offseason. Our first stop on the carousel, Los Angeles. University of Southern California Trojans head coach Pete Carroll is leaving the program he led to multiple [...]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in Footballtown TSE, Sports | Comments Off
The world tour stop is coming to an end and as I write this I am driving (riding) through Mississippi on my way back to the great state of Florida. The trip could not have gone any better. As we entered New Orleans you could see lingering damage from Katrina five years on. From I-10 [...]
January 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Footballtown TSE, Out and About, Sports | Comments Off
As we reach the end of the first decade of the 21st century the news is filled with not only year end reviews but also decade end reviews. I began this decade in a simple and unglamorous fashion. In late 1999 my girlfriend’s parents at the time were paranoid Trilateral Commission types convinced that the [...]
December 23rd, 2009 | Posted in 2008, Afghanistan War, Business Matters, Entertainment Garbage, Footballtown TSE, History, Iraq War, Media, Movies, Politics, Sports, The Holidays, World Affairs | Comments Off
Having a discussion last night with Biggus Rickus about the coming Gator Bowl Game which will be Bobby Bowden’s last game I had a realization. The field at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium has been the ending point of the careers of some of the greatest coaches in football history. In 1978 legendary Ohio State head coach [...]
December 12th, 2009 | Posted in Footballtown TSE, History, Sports | Comments Off
The sporting sunshine did not shine all that brightly on your editor’s collective sports teams this weekend. The failure started on Friday night as my Tampa Bay Lightning lost another disappointing contest. Yet the main dissapointment of the weekend occurred in Atlanta as my Gators, winners of 22 straight contests were vanquished by the Alabama [...]
December 7th, 2009 | Posted in Afghanistan War, Footballtown TSE, Health Care Reform, Media, Politics, Sports | Comments Off
me: I saw that yesterday Right above the really good personal piece on Urban Meyer link with the picture and “Corch” in Coach Z style Biggus: Yeah. I understand why he’s a dick now. His dad was a raging asshole. me: you actually read it? Biggus: Nah, just heard about it. me: It’s a little [...]
December 4th, 2009 | Posted in Biggus Chat Room, Footballtown TSE, Humor, Sports | Comments Off
When you enter into the vows of matrimony, you should abide by those vows. There is no excuse for Tiger Woods cheating on his wife and I will never attempt to defend the actions themselves. I also understand that when the highest profile athlete in the world is revealed to have philandered and is caught [...]
December 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment Garbage, Media, Sports | Comments Off
Thanksgiving is a holiday that in many households brings family strife to the forefront. People who are only bound by blood getting together can often cause those uncomfortable moments where the personal becomes public. That’s what the Tiger Woods late night car accident feels like. It really is none of our business, but at the [...]
December 1st, 2009 | Posted in Media, Sports | 1 Comment
The site has been relatively dormant for this week as I enjoyed an extended Thanksgiving vacation, but as the week is coming to a close it is time to get back to the vital work at hand. I have given thanks for the mountains of good fortune that I have experienced in my life, like [...]
November 29th, 2009 | Posted in Footballtown TSE, Sports | Comments Off