Traditionally many cultures have trained their new generations of warriors by introducing them to sports. These games were designed to develop skills such as teamwork and strategic thinking. Games like Rugby and American Football really bring home the concept of War-as-Sport. Even soccer/football, arguably the most popular sport in the world is based on this … Read more
Wizard PG Gilbert Arenas got just 1 month in a half way house for gun possession in WDC. The usual penalty for someone that is not in either of the categories above is 3 months in jail. Arenas brought 4 guns into the locker room and reportedly “threatened” reserve guard Javaris Crittenton in an argument … Read more
Best comment of the month: “The retired NFL players are pawns in the CBA negotiations.” by Marvin Cobb on Mar 19th, 2010 Well said, Bill. Thank you for speaking up for us old timers, as we continue to find our voice and stand up for ourselves. The Independent Advocates for Retired Players are gathering for … Read more
DeMaurice Smith, NFL Revenue sharing, and redistribution of wealth Smith and the NFLPA believe that the union has a say in decisions about NFL Revenue sharing. They do not. The distribution of league revenues is strictly a league function beyond the issue of how much the players get off the top. Remember that the NFL … Read more
There were a couple of proposals but the final one that will be voted on this week at the owner’s meeting in Orlando is as follows: If the team that wins the coin toss goes down the field and scores a touchdown, the game is over. However, if that team is stopped and kicks a … Read more
This week US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested that the NCAA should ban teams from the NCAA Tournament that do not maintain a minimum graduation rate for their players. WHAT????? Don’t forget that this pinhead is the guy that was so effective as the CEO of the Chicago Public School System he was named … Read more
Media loves to turn everything that happens into a crisis and to point out victims of our free enterprise system. If there was an asteroid headed toward Earth the headline of the New York Times would read “Earth to end tomorrow. Women and children to suffer most.” Retired players have become a hot topic in … Read more
The hard line former candidates for the post of NFLPA Executive Director that were defeated by DeMaurice Smith in vote of the Executive Committee last year are clambering again. Former NFLPA President Troy Vincent was one candidate that is reportedly active again in the annual meeting of the union this year. Rumors are that Vincent’s … Read more
Welcome to the first season of the Los Angeles Jaguars. What about Jacksonville? The city and state cried poverty and neither government would pony up any money for a new facility or even a decent makeover. The people of the city also didn’t come to the games so the Jags left. Thank heavens that has … Read more
In business competition is necessary to insure the best performance. Anywhere there is no competition like in education, the results seem to decline with time. But a QB competition for the starting spot on an NFL team nearly always ends in disaster. Anderson rode into the stadium on a white horse to pick up the … Read more
