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My Saturday College Football Binge & 25 Observations
September 27, 2009 by
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Let me preface this by saying my wife is away with my mother and sister. Therefore, I had a certain level of "viewing freedom" today not typically afforded without extensive negotiation and deft use of DVR. In other words, I was able to absolutely obliterate myself on college...
Name that MLB Leader: Surprise(?) Edition
September 23, 2009 by
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Test Your MLB Stat Geek Quotient...If You Dare What it is, good people? With the kickoff of the football season and an abyssmal Mets team, my attention hath been deflected from the diamond. My apologies. I will re-engage come playoff time, but, for now, I can only concern myself with...
15 Years After Hoop Dreams, More than a Game and LeBron
September 22, 2009 by
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More than LeBronOn account of my job, I'm lucky enough to spend a good amount of time during the day thinking about and working on sports-related activities. It's rare you get to carry your passion to the workplace, and I don't take it for granted. As such, I also get the...
Biggest Hit of the Young Football Season?
September 22, 2009 by
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I say it often. This is a one-man show these days (OK, for the past year or so) and things ain't changin' for awhile. There are a ton of other great sports blog out there who are cranking out money content. So, I thank all those for continuing to frequent The Legend. In the...
Robert Henson: Why Don't Sit This Next One Out, Stop Talking for a While
September 22, 2009 by
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Perhaps He Should Stay Tied UpPhoto: Pablo Martinez Monivais/Associated PressMaybe the Redskins should've kept rookie linebacker Robert Henson tied to that goalpost for a little while longer. At least that might have kept his fingers from Twittering nonsense while he was busy...
A+ for Chip Kelly: Part Deux
September 21, 2009 by
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I'm a BelieverI'm no sucker. I realize in the real world, integrity does not always equate with success. The world of college football is no different. If anything, it often seems he who cheats most and is the biggest a-hole brings home the fat contracts and accoladed. And...
Irresponsibly Premature NFL MVP Talk
September 21, 2009 by
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I think it's absurd, asinine, absurd and downright irresponsible when the college football luminaries begin pontificating about potential Heisman Trophy winners in the second or third week of the college football season. I'm disgusted seeing them seriously discussing a months...
To Delonte West Finding Some Peace of Mind
September 18, 2009 by
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I am trying to be a kinder, gentler Legend these days. In all seriousness, the mindless bashing of players for their slip-ups and personal missteps -- serious or as often is the case more often minor -- is becoming less funny and more...regrettable...if not reprehensible? It doesn...
How 'Bout Them Canes, Shannon and Jacory?
September 17, 2009 by
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The U Might Not Be Back, But They're On Their WayI can understand why a lot of America might've had trouble pulling for the "U" back in the day. I'm sure there are plenty of college football fans who were none too melancholy to see the 'Canes slowly fade toward...
F Cervelli, the Yankees and Their G-Damn Pies
September 16, 2009 by
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F Francisco Cervelli. F the New York Yankees. F them and their walkoff wins, pie-in-the-face antics and overall enthusiasm. I'm fed up with the "great chemistry," "clutch hitting" and penchant for comebacks. You want completely misplaced and ridiculous vitriol...
Humpday Potpourri
September 16, 2009 by
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Protect Your Head, It's Walkoff Time...AgainBack in the day, we used to dedicate Wednesdays to a little potpourri of what caught our eye around the Interwebs. It was a pretty regular "feature." So, like most of those here, it's been consistently irregular. Well,...
What Is Terrelle Pryor, Exactly?
September 14, 2009 by
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I've been too occupied with NFL action to even reflect on the college football weekend. Aside from my Buffs and their depressing (further) plunge into irrelevancy following a loss to the Rockets, one thing stood out for me from this weekend's slate of games. Actually, one player...
Musings from Opening Sunday in the NFL
September 13, 2009 by
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Not Too Shabby, Son Photo: Brett Davis/US Presswire There will be countless pundits breaking down the opening Sunday slate in the NFL. My opinion holds no weight and is of absolutely zero consequence. I shall share it nonetheless. Some observations based primarily on the games available...
It's Almost Here...
September 12, 2009 by
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I'm a Believer, Don't Let Me DownI can almost taste it. I spent Thursday night's opener in a sports bar with friends as a psuedo-celebration of my birthday. It was just as much an occasion to rejoice in the return of football -- a glorious moment that becomes more anticipated...
Props to Captain Jeter
September 10, 2009 by
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Drink it in, folks. In my two years of blogging at this here site, I can recall very few times where I have willfully said anything approaching favorable about the New York Yankees. I have volunteered no words of kindness regarding the organization, its players, managers, fans, staff...
Michael Phelps Does Bull Hurley Impersonation at Open. FAIL.
September 08, 2009 by
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So...Much...WrongI'm still getting my bearings, to be honest. I've been flipping around between Mets and Yanks, but mostly spending time taking in Nadal and Monfils, who is just all sorts of a sick athlete. But that's besides the point. There have been some mind-blowing...
The Future Might Be a Lil' Brighter for The U, 'Cause of a Kid Named Jacory
September 07, 2009 by
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Jacory Harris a Beacon of Light for Canes FansThe Canes and Noles just wrapped up what has to easily take home "game of the opening weekend" honors. That said, the Canes can look forward to Georgia Tech next Saturday followed by Va Tech in Blacksburg and Oklahoma (seriously...
An A+ for Oregon Head Man Chip Kelly
September 07, 2009 by
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Yes, this is a few days late but I thought it worth noting. Prior to this past Friday, I knew little about Oregon head man Chip Kelly and had even less of an opinion of him as a man and a football coach. I can certainly read up on his bio and his mastery with the spread ad nausea to...
College Football Celebration
September 05, 2009 by
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It's a g-damn celebration, beeotches. Seriously, I really don't get those folks who love football but just "aren't into" college ball. Huh? I think it's unacceptable. Honestly, think less of these people. Didn't go to a big-time school? Not an excuse....
5'6 White Running Back Runs for 158 Yards in NFL Game: No, Seriously
September 03, 2009 by
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Two-Time Harlon Hill Trophy WinnerOn CBS's broadcast graphic, they list #22 on the Jets at 5'9 and 200 lbs. Puh-leez. Danny Woodhead is 5' 6 and 190 soakin' wet. That doesn't mean he didn't tear it up tonight. It's one of those stories everyone is going...
Yanks May Be Rollin', But, Still, Nobody Likes A-Rod
September 03, 2009 by
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Grinding to get to the long weekend, hence the paucity of posts of late. While the Mets continue to make a mockery of themselves as an organization, the Yanks are consistently setting the world on fire. This is good to see. Not because I like the Yankees, of course. It is the exact...
Dear Mets: You Can Just Go Ahead and Send that 2009 Apology Now
September 01, 2009 by
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It's the First StepI'll be honest. I haven't sat and watched more than an inning or two of Mets "action" in weeks. It pained me to endure a single frame tonight, as the meek Metros cowered against my rest-of-'09 favorite team. In the grand scheme of things...
Cryin' Shame: Rodriguez Another in Long Line of Sports Tear Shedders
August 31, 2009 by
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He Won't be the First or the LastRich Rodriguez shed a tear in a press conference earlier today. It doesn't make him any less of a man. Surely it's not the first time an athlete or coach has fought back a few tears -- or unabashedly let them flow down their cheeks like...
Pardon Me, Perhaps Some More Love for Chris Carpenter?
August 31, 2009 by
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Hey, Remember Me?Maybe I've missed the cover stories and ESPN features. I must have been otherwise occupied during all the sports talk radio chatter. It's the only explanation I can possibly deduce. It's the only explanation that seems plausible. The other scenario is just...
I Pledge Allegiance...to the Rockies
August 30, 2009 by
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Here We Go Rockies, Here We GoI'm not going to talk about how great football is again. You know that. I know that. Just because the Mets season has become a punchline does not mean I can forgo deep, thoughtful analysis of all other sports. My beloved hardball team's disappearance...
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