2-Point Conversing: To Bench, Or Not To Bench

...but may very well cost you your reputation and/or your job. Right now the popular, reactionary move is to criticize the rookie head coach’s decision to pull his starters in the second half, essentially sacrificing the Colts’ undefeated season and their shot at moving in on the plot of football perfection currently occupied exclusively by the ’72 Dolphins.

And make no mistake, everyone from hardcore Colts fans to general football purists are vehemently decrying Caldwell’s move. A caller to a local sports talk show in Indy declared that he was trading in his Colts-themed... (more)

Tags: football, colts, playoffs, indianapolis

The Eve of the Playoffs

'Tis the eve of the playoffs, and oh boy what a scene,

Still thirteen teams trying to earn Game Seventeen,

The Chargers and Vikings and Eagles have berths,

And the Colts, Saints, and Cards have all proven their worth,

But with six spots remaining and two weeks to play,

Who will survive to compete one more day?

The NFC only has three teams to choose,

With two wild card invites for team ball clubs to lose,

Barring collapses of epic proportions,

Even Dallas won't suffer December contortions,

For the Cowboys and Packers... (more)

Tags: football, playoffs

The Bowl Half Full

...think the BCS got it all wrong, as per usual. Looking at the bowl half empty, this consensus is correct. Looking at the bowl half full, the critics are - believe it or not - the ones that are wrong.

Every year, fans demand that the most deserving, talented, and successful college football programs have the opportunity to face each other in the best bowl possible. With the national title game out of the question, the Fiesta Bowl was actually blessed with the third- and fourth-best teams in the country: Boise State and Texas Christian.

An overwhelming desire to stick it to ... (more)

Tags: football, bcs, tcu, boise, state, championship, undefeated, college, bowl, fiesta

World Cup 2010 in South Africa

Growing up with a love for the sport of soccer and spending my early childhood years in South Africa, World Cup 2010 is of great fascination to me as it is to billions of people around the world.

South Africa, the Rainbow Nation, the Hope of Africa, has had it's share of challenges and in numerous ways has not lived up to the expectations and hopes of many who saw the mantle of freedom sweeping across a magically, beautiful part of our world.

Despite horrid violence, poverty, an educational system that has yet to improve, and a country that has only recently recognized AIDS... (more)

Tags: soccer, football, 2010 world cup, south africa world cup, fifa

The Illusionist?

...suggest that the Titans have indeed witnessed a franchise savior born again. Look past all the headlines ahd hoopla, and the incredible "Invinceable" Young may just be all smoke and mirrors already.

In Tennessee's first six games, they played on the road four times against four of the football's best teams - at the time. While the Steelers and Jets have plummeted back to mediocrity, does anyone truly think Young would have actually throttled Ben Roethlisberger and at-the-time stud rookie phenom Mark Sanchez in weeks 1 and 3, respectively? Indianpolis has overcome every mistake and... (more)

Tags: football, vince, young, titans, tennessee, colts, quarterback, playoffs

Game Review: Championship Manager 2010

The variety of applications (Apps) available for the Apple iPhone never ceases to amaze. Recently big-name game developers have realised the market potential of mobile versions of their games and acted accordingly. Eidos have released their latest instalment of their football managing series, Championship Manager 2010, costing £2.99 to download from the App store and taking up a mere 9.4mb of space on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Fans of the series and everyone who thinks they can manage their favourite football team better than real incumbent are in for a treat.

With three language... (more)

Tags: football, iphone, review, championship manager, apple

Football vs. um..Football

Every Sunday THE GUYS gear up for a day of bone crunching hits, dazzling moves, clutch plays, irate coaches and crazed fans. Yes, we like our football as much as the rest of this country does. It’s absolutely become America’s pastime, supplanting baseball long ago as the sport we obsess over. Football used to be just for men, but that’s changed. Men and women plan parties around the weekly Sunday lineup.

We know some women who actually like the games (we love that), but even the women that don’t care, seem to enjoy watching their husbands or boyfriends revert back to little boys, screaming... (more)

Tags: soccer, football, america, guys, sports, violent

Tous les ans, le 19 Mai, les Bretons du monde

...donc une excellente occasion de revenir sur ce qui a fait de la Bretagne ce qu’elle est aujourd’hui… Car de nos jours, la Bretagne est surtout connue pour ses crêpes, ses galettes, ses paysages de campagne, pour ses maisons anciennes achetées par des Britanniques, voire pour son football (surtout depuis la finale de la Coupe de France de football qui opposa pour la première fois deux équipes bretonnes, Guingamp et Rennes).

Mais saviez-vous que la Bretagne est surtout un ancien Royaume celte et Duché indépendant qui ne fut rattaché à la France qu’en 1532 ? La... (more)

Tags: france, football

2009 Inglewood Celebrates The Arts Market Street Festival

...can’t help but dance to the infectious sounds of zydeco.

Mayor Roosevelt Dorn, City Councilmember’s Eloy Morales Jr., and Danny Tabor and City Treasurer Wanda Brownwelcomed the crowd to enjoy another fabulous festival. Members of the Inglewood Blackhawks, a minor league football team roamed throughout the crowd passing out their upcoming schedule. Fantasia Dance Ensemble entertained the crowd on the second stage near Florence Avenue.

Vocalist Zola Moon took us on a nice ride to “Bluesville.” She was backed by a solid band of Michael... (more)

Tags: los angeles, football, jazz, california, hollywood

The World According To Garp

...son rather than as The Author (ta-da!) T.S. Garp.

Jenny becomes so successful that a sort of feminist cult springs up around her without anybody being sure of how it started. One of Jenny’s followers is Roberta Muldoon (John Lithgow) a transsexual who used to be a pro football player. Roberta’s one of the nicer of Jenny’s followers who ends up being Garp’s best friend as well as a sort of unofficial bodyguard to Jenny. Not so nice is The Ellen James Society, a group of women who have had their tongues surgically removed in protest at the rape... (more)

Tags: football, movie, sex