Although I consider the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Immaculate Reception” the greatest touchdown in team history, I will defend to my dying day that the greatest touchdown ever scored in the Steelers’ Super Bowl history came in Super Bowl XLIII. See, that was the day when the Arizona Cardinals, led by future NFL Hall of Famer Kurt…
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Beyoncรฉ, blackouts and Baltimore: my Super Bowl XLVII recap
Normally my plan, when watching the Super Bowl, is to enjoy the Pittsburgh Steelers winning another championship.ย But, for some odd reason, the Black and Gold weren’t in the championship game this year.ย So I had to watch the Harbaugh Bowl instead… complete with all the commercials, the halftime entertainment, and a game that at…
Read MoreSuper Bowl prop bets, 2013 style
Okay everybody… we all know that some coach named Harbaugh will win the Super Bowl this year.ย No need to place a bet on that. But here’s a list of “prop bets” – bets made on everything from the opening coin toss to the results of Super Bowl activities and entertainment – that everybody can…
Read More“After further review… and further review…”
So it’s been three weeks with the NFL replacement officials.ย Three weeks where the fans have been screaming over every disputed call, every controversial judgment, every time the play they see differs from the results called by the referees. The replacement refs have been maligned, they’ve been chastised, they’ve been nicknamed things like “scabs” and…
Read MoreMy first day with NFL RedZone
A few years ago, back in my blogspot.com days, I spent the afternoon with Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, the former Sha Na Na lead singer and currently an advocate for musicians’ rights.ย He and I were attending events at the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pa., and we had a Sunday afternoon off from…
Read MoreOchocinco’s headbutt proves he’s a butthead
Wide receiver Chad Johnson is out of a job today.ย The Miami Dolphins released the talented but troubled wide receiver from their roster.ย This happens all the time in the NFL.ย People get released from the roster in training camp, the last words they hear from the trainer is usually, “The coach wants to see…
Read MoreIt’s 117 yards, Chris Williams, not 116!
How many showboating football players can you name right now?ย Yep, Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson/Ochocinco/Johnson, to name just two right off the top of my head. If you’re a fan of Canadian football, then you can add Chris Williams of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to the list. Make no mistake.ย Chris Williams is one of the…
Read MoreFootball and Faust
If ever I to the moment shall say: Beautiful moment, do not pass away! Then you may forge your chains to bind me, Then I will put my life behind me, Then let them hear my death-knell toll, Then from your labors you’ll be free, The clock may stop, the clock-hands fall, And time come…
Read MoreAre they the Steel Bumblebees now?
This very play, back in the day, made me a Pittsburgh Steelers fan for life. From the day I first saw the Immaculate Reception, through six Super Bowl championships in eight appearances, my loyalty to the Black and Gold has never wavered.ย I don’t just โฅ the Steelers, I โฅ and โฅ the Steelers. Yeah,…
Read MoreSuper Bowl XLVI “Prop Bets”
There’s a story, rather apocryphal, that someone actually put $5,000 on a Super Bowl “Prop Bet” a few years ago – he wagered that the first play of the game would result in a kickoff return for a touchdown.ย He had his friends all over at his house, there were snacks and beers and a…
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