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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
Imagine if the Falcons had gone ahead and hired Belichick, told him he had no say in personnel decisions, and then signed Cousins and drafted Penix.
Headless torsos found floating in Lake Lanier with no signs of a struggle...
posted by beaverboard at 05:36 PM on April 26, 2024
Tonight, our long national nightmare is over.
Drake Maye won't get past the Raiders at #112.
posted by beaverboard at 10:34 AM on April 25, 2024
And Maye wins the starting job, Carolina trades Bryce Young to the Vikings for a pittance and he becomes an all-star in MN.
It would be good for the Panthers to have a succession of QB's on rookie deals, since they're still fighting with Matt Rhule over his buyout claim and they owe Frank Reich 36 million dollars.
posted by beaverboard at 03:31 PM on April 23, 2024
Why George Paton is still the GM of the Broncos is something that can't be explained.
We're getting acclimated to the unexplainable. It's just another day at the office.
posted by beaverboard at 03:11 PM on April 23, 2024
It was a setup. The Canes got the whole region in a swoon over their heroics so no one would notice that the Hornets might hire Redick or that Maye ends up falling to the second round of the NFL draft.
posted by beaverboard at 01:29 PM on April 23, 2024
Wilson in, Wilson out:
The Broncos acquire Zach Wilson from New York.
The Jets will pay part of Zach's 5 million dollar salary which might be helpful, since Denver is paying most of Russell Wilson's 39 million dollar salary.
posted by beaverboard at 06:12 PM on April 22, 2024
Argentina wants to join NATO.
Isn't that sort of like Stanford and Cal joining the ACC?
posted by beaverboard at 10:09 AM on April 19, 2024
Apparently, Belichick and Pat McAfee are going to host a live real time NFL draft show of some sort.
I don't know what to think. Maybe the hidden inner gregarious Belichick will emerge. Or maybe it will be like one of post game pressers.
Ordinarily, a looming sports media event of uncertain character would make me check the inventory of the liquor cabinet.
This one has me checking the contents of the medicine cabinet.
But I reserve the right to go full Favre and combo up.
posted by beaverboard at 06:58 PM on April 18, 2024
I wonder who had a badder birthday cake, Rogers or Ty Dolla $ign.
posted by beaverboard at 06:50 PM on April 15, 2024
On a lighter note, it's amusing to google the Masters Day 1 leaderboard and see all the players listed by the usual first initial, full last name ("J. Spieth").
All except one: 2 time champion Bubba Watson listed with both full names.
Someone out there likes mac & cheese and confetti cake.
posted by beaverboard at 05:49 PM on April 11, 2024
I'll give OJ credit for accepting his lot in the draft and going to the Buffalo Bills.
The decent Bills teams of the mid-1960's had given way to sheer wretchedness by 1968-69 and the first few teams OJ played on were awful. They became competitive in the early 70's only to suck again by mid decade.
He ran for huge season totals whether they were 9-5 or 2-12. A hard working professional.
In 1969, the combined AFL-NFL draft was only a couple of years old and OJ would have been the perfect trailblazing player to pull an Elway-Dickerson-Eli Manning move and declare that he wouldn't play for the Bills if they drafted him. But he went where he was chosen and ran his ass off even though opponents knew he would be carrying the offense every Sunday.
I suppose that's the reason that NFL bigwigs have felt comfortable letting him remain in the HOF despite everything else.
I lost track of who has his Heisman. Maybe Fred Goldman does. He got OJ's mama's piano among other things in the civil judgment.
posted by beaverboard at 03:47 PM on April 11, 2024
Cancer is a real killer.
Leave it to Dershowitz to make it about himself by saying that OJ would always be remembered for the moment of acquittal.
Simpson is fortunate that things played out in the pre-internet era. You can imagine the freeway pursuit streaming live with folks hollering at the LAPD and CHP to quit backing off and crowd the hell out of the white Bronco since OJ was in the back seat threatening to kill himself.
OK, making it about sports: one of the best games of my adolescence was the 1969 Rose Bowl and the whupping that Ohio State put on OJ's USC squad. OSU was supremely prepared on both sides of the ball. I was a big Rex Kern fan at the time, and he mystified the TV production crew with his ball handling and fakery. OJ's fumble was a high point among a host of USC turnovers. The whole game was quite satisfying, especially with the national title on the line.
posted by beaverboard at 12:56 PM on April 11, 2024
When they showed photos of the UConn players who were out with season ending injuries, I thought "if this squad was at full strength, I could definitely see them winning the title".
A deep UConn rotation going against the deep SC team would be a coaching gem to watch.
posted by beaverboard at 02:14 PM on April 06, 2024
And Angel was playing at less than 100% on the bum ankle.
Clark's threes were ungodly, but her passing, hoops IQ and floor vision were what got my attention.
Also, the LSU offensive rebounding. The Tiger bigs were unreal on the glass.
If Caitlin and Angel came back for one more year, the stature of the women's game and the NIL money would go off the charts. Bueckers is coming back and JuJu is only a freshman.
I wouldn't leave for WNBA rookie pay, endorsements or not. That's bus money now.
Can't believe the historic Iowa-LSU game was played in Albany, of all places. That's like Wilt's 100 point game taking place in Hershey PA. (Yes, I think Albany is a weird place.)
posted by beaverboard at 11:32 AM on April 02, 2024
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
There are a lot of executives in the Falcons front office hierarchy.
A committee determined to enter a camel in a thoroughbred horse race.