Monday, December 28, 2009
I'm sorry the Colts decided to pull their starters for several reasons. I wanted to see them go undefeated, I hate that the Jets make the playoffs, and I was thinking of going to the season closer at the Big Ralph and now am no longer interested.
Just as well on the last one, I suppose. Looking out the window I suddenly recall what a Bills game is like at this time of year.
Just as well on the last one, I suppose. Looking out the window I suddenly recall what a Bills game is like at this time of year.
Monday, December 21, 2009
At some point everyone is going to realize that football in Western New York has stopped being about the Bills, and is now about UB. We are edging closer to that moment with the announcement that Jeff Quinn, Cincinnati's interim coach will be the new Bulls coach following the departure of Turner Gill. The Bills are being publicly rebuffed, and I'd bet you a shiny new dime that they end up hiring Perry Fewell. No knock on Fewell-- coaching is only part of what the problem is.
Funny that this realization is dawning on me on the day Bill Greiner died. Over the years I had my share of disagreements with President Greiner, and although we never talked about his notion that UB should have a big-time football program, I always thought that it was a silly notion. I guess I have to chalk that up as one more time when I was wrong and he was right.
Funny that this realization is dawning on me on the day Bill Greiner died. Over the years I had my share of disagreements with President Greiner, and although we never talked about his notion that UB should have a big-time football program, I always thought that it was a silly notion. I guess I have to chalk that up as one more time when I was wrong and he was right.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ten Signs You're No Longer a Blue Jays Fan.
4. You'd point out the team has outscored its opponents five straight seasons and has won 80-plus games nine of the past 12 seasons but then you'd remember that mediocrity only works in the NL Central, NL West or AL Central, so you decide instead to have another Labatt's and watch your DVD of great hockey fights.
4. You'd point out the team has outscored its opponents five straight seasons and has won 80-plus games nine of the past 12 seasons but then you'd remember that mediocrity only works in the NL Central, NL West or AL Central, so you decide instead to have another Labatt's and watch your DVD of great hockey fights.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
I spent Sunday grading papers, so I missed what was probably the best Bills game of the season. As grim as the Bills' games have been this season, the papers were mostly worse, but that is a story for another day. Right now I find myself in the odd position of still enjoying NFL enough to follow it, and the team I find I'm following is the Indianapolis Colts. In theory I shouldn't like the Colts. They belong in Baltimore and I disprove of teams that abandon their cities. On the other hand, it is hard to look at Indy's success over the past few years and not think "That team could be the Bills". I am also liking that it is this late in the season and there are still two undefeated teams, one in each division. It's still little early to think about it, but wouldn't that make an awesome Super Bowl?
