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2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Dave Einsel; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 31 Bears 24 Well, at least this time, the Texans (8-8) beat the Bears' (9-7) first-string rather than the Jags' junior varsity to achieve only the franchise's second non-losing season...
Say what, Jerry Jones?
So, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is lobbying the Texas state legislature to intervene on the National Football League's behalf in the league's dispute with the cable companies over carrying the NFL Network's slate of games. As I understand Jones'...
Bad judgment alert
As if corruption in the Texas Youth Commission, the bursting state prison system, reform of the judicial selection system, or reorganization of TSU isn't enough to keep Texas legislators occupied. Now, a local state legislator is teaming up with a...
The NFL Network gambit
These previous posts have questioned the judgment of the National Football League owners in restricting viewership of NFL games through the new NFL Network. In this American.com op-ed, Will Wilson -- who shares my lack of ability to win football...
2006 Weekly local football review
Texans 14 Browns 6 Despite having no effective passing game, the Texans (6-10) rode a strong second half rushing performance from rookie RB Chris Taylor and another spunky defensive effort to beat the Browns and fulfill my pre-season prediction that...
The NFL Network's one week special
You have to hand it to the owners of the National Football League -- they recognize a public relations blunder when they see one coming. As noted in earlier posts here and here, the NFL owners' attempt to drive a...
2006 Weekly local football review
Houston Cougars 34 Southern Miss 20 The Cougars (10-3, 8-1) won their first Conference USA football championship in ten years with a Friday night win over Southern Miss (8-5, 7-3) before a raucous crowd of 32,000 at Robertson Stadium...
NFL Network draws a big yawn
This earlier post noted that the dispute between the fledgling NFL Network and various cable companies has kept the network off of most the nation's homes that are wired for cable or satellite television. Now, this NY Times article indicates...
Does anyone have a radio?
Unless you are among the very small percentage of citizens who thinks that there are not enough National Football League games on television already, you may not have noticed that the NFL owners have started their own network to televise...
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