Tag Archives: Bobby Bowden
Weddings, anniversaries, handheld tv’s and national championships: A Thanksgiving tale
I’ve always hated going to weddings on important football weekends. Chalk it up to a conflict of interest. It’s bad enough most weddings already ridicule us single guys by gathering us into a circle of losers and making us pretend to want to catch a garter hurled into the crowd by the bride. While women [...]
Bobby Bowden, the Florida State Seminoles and the end of an era
Thanksgiving is a special time of year. It’s a holiday when family and friends gather round the dinner table and give thanks for everything they have. Back in the day, I used to dread that time of year for it meant the annual meeting between Florida and Florida State. Now all is good. Florida [...]
What to watch this weekend
Back by popular demand, sportschump.net has once again decided to preview the weekend’s most important match-ups. For those of you who don’t eat, drink and sleep SportsCenter, here’s what you should be watching this weekend. (10) Boise State at Fresno State – (Friday, 9:00 pm – ESPN – BSU minus 7.5) The Boise State [...]
Another Gator Title: So Close And Yet So Far Away
Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game. After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State. Well, they did. To Iowa. And that’s [...]
Separated At Birth; Bowden Fired, Tuberville Not Far Behind
You know how that old urban legend goes?Out of the blue, a woman feels a sharp pain in her left forearm. Three thousand miles away, a brother she never knew she had slices his arm in a wood-cutting accident. They simultaneously sense a connection and ultimately share a tearful reunion after discovering there’s a sibling [...]
