Game Date: Sunday, September 20 2015 Teams: Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers Network: NBC You’re reading what I hope will be one of many Game Reports in which I document my growth as a novice NFL TV fan. You can check here if you’d like to learn more about my plans. As you know, the Seattle Seahawks […]
How have I managed to miss this? Apparently Open Streets has been happening for a few years in Minneapolis — usually in the summer when I may or may not be in town. Yesterday I happened upon the event by accident because Nicollet Avenue — a main thoroughfare of the Minneapolis grid — was shut […]
Game Date: Thu Sep 17, 2015 Teams: Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs Network: CBS You’re reading what I hope will be one of many Game Reports in which I document my growth as a novice NFL TV fan. You can check here if you’d like to learn more about my plans. My local news […]
Big story yesterday — a 14 year old gets suspended from school as a result of bringing a home-made clock to school. The boy is Muslim, has dark skin, and his name is Ahmed. Outrage ensues. So what if Ahmed’s clock turned out to be a bomb? The teacher would be saluted as a hero […]
I’ve committed myself to watching enough NFL football shows that I might come to like it. Fantasy Football? — that’s another can o’ worms entirely and I’m not interested — for the time being, anyway. I know it’s increasingly popular and I’ve noticed plenty of ads during NFL broadcasts for various for-profit Fantasy leagues. For […]
Game Date: Sunday, September 13, 2015 Teams: Denver Broncos Network: CBS You’re reading what I hope will be the first of many Game Reports in which I document my growth as a novice NFL TV fan. You can check here if you’d like to learn more about my plans. Tonight’s game was very special to […]
Game Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015 Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots Network: NBC You’re reading what I hope will be the first of many Game Reports in which I document my growth as a novice NFL TV fan. You can check here if you’d like to learn more about my plans. I’ve tentatively […]
Yikes — only a few more days until the regular season begins and I don’t really feel ready to become a SuperFan. I’d hoped to spend time over the summer learning more about how the game works and to develop a little historical context for my viewing, but I never got around to it. I […]
OK, I didn’t actually forget. Turns out the game of football hasn’t ever held much interest for me. But now that I’m entering the twilight years, I wonder if perhaps I’m missing out on something by avoiding football games — especially the NFL pro games on TV. Certainly the millions and millions of people who […]
NFL abandons tradition by nixing Roman numerals for 2016 Super Bowl Finally our long struggle decoding I’s and X’s (and the occasional V) would be over — at least for one year. If Roman numerals were to be used, the 2016 Super Bowl would be one simple letter: capital L. But it is not to be: Super Bowl 50 will be called — […]