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RIP Franco Harris: An icon and hero of my adolescence. Heading into the 1972 Draft, Franco was seen as a workhorse and his Penn State backfield mate Lydell Mitchell was seen as the skill stud. It was stunning when the Steelers drafted Franco well ahead of Mitchell, but they knew what they were doing. Lydell did OK for the Colts, but Franco ascended to the pantheon of immortals. He was a major tone setter for the great 1970's Steeler rosters, which caused great pain to Cowboys fans and others. I was somewhat ambivalent about the team until they handled the Fran Tarkenton Vikings in the Super Bowl. Then I got on board. Anyone who took care of Tark was deserving of a thumbs up in my book. With several teammates and coaches already deceased, I'm glad that Terry Bradshaw is still around and able to clearly articulate his thoughts and feelings in great detail as people reminisce about Franco and those Pittsburgh teams.
posted by beaverboard to football at 11:41 AM on December 22, 2022 - 2 comments
I Don't Want Cooperstown, I want Shaughnessy: Curt Schilling's thoughts on baseball immortality and settling scores.
posted by beaverboard to baseball at 01:58 AM on January 27, 2021 - 5 comments
Chargers Team Doctor Punctured Tyrod Taylor's Lung: Broadcasters during the Chargers/Chiefs game on Sunday were mystified by the last-minute absence of quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who wasn't on the injury list but did not make the start. Coach Anthony Lynn revealed that Taylor missed the game because the team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while administering a painkiller injection for Taylor's cracked ribs. He's out indefinitely.
posted by beaverboard to football at 04:26 PM on September 23, 2020 - 2 comments
I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike: Elite runner Mary Cain's harrowing tale of breakdown in the grips of the Nike training program.
posted by beaverboard to general at 07:34 PM on November 08, 2019 - 3 comments
Fools Rush In Where Scots and Augusta Members Fear To Tread: Notes and wanderings from the Waste Management Phoenix Open
posted by beaverboard to golf at 10:19 AM on February 28, 2018 - 1 comment
If the Jaguars fire Pederson and keep Baalke, it would be very Shad.
posted by beaverboard at 09:13 PM on November 17, 2024
What a quote, and I have a vivid memory of when De'Von came into the league, had a breakout game, and no one knew how to pronounce his name correctly.
The announcers were all over it: "A-Chain!, A-Chain!".
I know he wants people to say his name correctly, but the branding possibilities of "A-Chain" are limitless.
I would totally go into business with an athlete who could lend strong, catchy name recognition to a venture.
Like the NASCAR racing team I always wanted to form with Tie Rod Taylor.
But I decided to pass on the Shedeur line of men's fragrances. And the McCaffrey fast food coffee.
posted by beaverboard at 10:14 PM on November 13, 2024
Problems with Texas glare:
- In Dallas, it's the sun.
- In Houston, it's the uniforms.
posted by beaverboard at 10:34 PM on November 11, 2024
Someone who doesn't follow the NHL probably wouldn't know what to make of the trade headline: "Sprong To Kraken".
posted by beaverboard at 03:40 PM on November 09, 2024
LOL, your post-election backwoods absinthe is even stronger than mine.
You're going to give an aspiring cartoonist big ideas and they'll try to replace Hagar the Horrible with Howard the Hedonist.
Which is just so wrong.
posted by beaverboard at 05:48 PM on November 08, 2024
I know there are way more photos of Matt Leinart at hot tub parties than leading a NFL team, but how can he already have a son old enough to be a Division 1 college QB commit?
posted by beaverboard at 12:02 PM on November 08, 2024
Mr. Pickens is 5 years in the grave and can't help fund a transition.
posted by beaverboard at 06:52 PM on November 05, 2024
The Mike Gundy buyout is over $25 million.
posted by beaverboard at 12:23 PM on November 05, 2024
Wondering if there'll be a knock on rcade's door after the election asking for help funding a Mike Norvell buyout.
FSU has to get its fecal matter collated ASAP if there's even a hint of Lane Kiffin coming to Gainesville. U Miami is already a Top 5 program.
posted by beaverboard at 02:40 PM on November 04, 2024
You think of guys like Jim Fassel and Brian Billick and have to wonder why people like Dennis Allen, Whisenhunt or Mularkey got more head coaching opportunities.
posted by beaverboard at 02:29 PM on November 04, 2024
The success the Falcons are having now is with a roster build that began during the prior coaching regime. Cousins aside, the guys they bet on are producing.
One big thing is that the Falcons were very top heavy in front office hierarchy and they cleared some of that clutter out of the way. Rich McKay is doing less football related stuff and the GM now reports directly to ownership.
The division is theirs for the taking with all the injuries the Bucs have had.
posted by beaverboard at 02:23 PM on November 04, 2024
No Mich needs a lemonade. Check out the NCSU, UNC and Lions scores from the past couple of days.
Domin-effin-ation.
Add to that the Panthers win over a Saints team that looked like it would take over the league after the first 2 games.
Sometimes, you just have to appreciate the goodness in the moment, while it's happening.
I'll bet that Bryce Young has a better chance of being a solid pro QB than Anthony Richardson.
AR does two things: he either leaves you in disbelief...or he leaves you in disbelief.
posted by beaverboard at 02:09 PM on November 04, 2024
Both Yankees players involved in Mookie Betts' Game 5 fifth inning grounder to first are off the books, at least for now.
The Yanks declined to pick up Rizzo's option and Cole opted out of his contract.
Waiting to see if Volpe, Chisholm and Judge get bundled off to the White Sox to complete the memory cleansing.
They can't demote Aaron Boone to the Instructional League. Those players need to work on their fundamentals.
posted by beaverboard at 05:13 PM on November 02, 2024
Probably a couple of my distant cousins in a pub trying to do whatever they could to help make Colorado bowl eligible.
posted by beaverboard at 03:00 PM on October 29, 2024
NFL Pickem Week 12: Jerryworld is Falling Apart
I've always thought of the AT&T jumbotron as a punters' pinata.
Someday, someone with a big leg is going to exceed the big board's threshold of integrity and spill all the goodies out.