When Paul Hornung was asked if he should make so much money for playing a game, he replied, "I love football and I play for free, but they have to pay me to practice."
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- Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:29 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Do non-CFP bowls matter?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4457
Re: Do non-CFP bowls matter?
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 2023 DPOY --- hard to gauge this one
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2022
Re: 2023 DPOY --- hard to gauge this one
I can't see Hamlin as comeback player of the year. To me, that award goes to a guy who was pretty good at some point in the past, went through a fairly long down period (meaning a season or more), and then returned to his "pretty goodness" for the season in question. Hamlin was okay in 202...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:24 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Bill McColl gone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1287
Re: Bill McColl gone
He was a lot like Boyd Dowler...very big for his time with great hands and a terrific downfield blocker. He wesn't quite as fast as Dowler, though.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:18 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Hard To Find Info Online
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5246
Re: Hard To Find Info Online
That's not unfortunate! That's some of the best money I spend every year! :) Ha, Ha - same here. I resisted subscribing for years thinking they were overcharging for something that should be free, but as the actual free sources started drying up, I gave in and now I look at it the same way. I get m...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:24 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The N.F.L. now embracing Xmas. . .
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2928
Re: The N.F.L. now embracing Xmas. . .
I wonder if the NBA's success with Christmas Day games had anything to do with the NFL decision.
The NBA embraced Christmas a game day right from the beginning, with 3 games in 1947 and 5 in 1948.
The NBA embraced Christmas a game day right from the beginning, with 3 games in 1947 and 5 in 1948.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:06 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: What happened to Pro Football Archives?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12654
Re: What happened to Pro Football Archives?
Thanks for the all kinds words about the Archives. I hope to make an announcement in the near future about what will happen to my data. It does NOT involve reviving the Archives web site. Yes, I was thinking that the data must still exist, so it can be turned into a book or some sort of database.
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:02 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 104th season, Week 16 preview
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1638
Re: 104th season, Week 16 preview
Denver looks horrible tonight. They can't even make a first down in the second half. Meanwhile, New England is moving the ball like a playoff team. On the other side, winning games, New England is screwing itself out of a top 5 pick. They have a very strong strength of victory that could very well ...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Member of last Lions championship team has died
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1477
Re: Member of last Lions championship team has died
"University of Xavier"?!
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:23 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: "Hot Commodity" coordinat to HC failures
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3723
Re: "Hot Commodity" coordinat to HC failures
Saleh and DeMeco Ryans were the hot commodities coming from SF, but while Ryans is having an outstanding coaching season, which should get COTY ... Saleh is struggling. Both inherited talented young QBs but the Jets face more scrutiny and distractions than the Texans. How long before Saleh is back ...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: "Hot Commodity" coordinat to HC failures
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3723
Re: "Hot Commodity" coordinat to HC failures
My oldest son is a very successful engineer/project manager. He and I have discussed how head coaching failures may often be failures in project management of the sort he has often seen on the job. Someone who is very good at managing a smaller group may not do as well when put in charge of a larger...