Category Archives: Sports

Big River’s 2nd Annual Super Bowl XLI (that’s 41 for a dog) Review

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Here’s my annual breakdown of the game and the commercials and the halftime show. Wait. What’s that smell? Oh, it’s the commercials. I thought somebody had left a cheese log out since the college bowl games. All in all, not … Continue reading →

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The Real National Champions

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Terry Taylor

It was worth staying up until 1 am to see. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, a supposed snoozefest between powerhouse Oklahoma and former junior college Boise State (of the blue field) turned into the best college football game I have ever … Continue reading →

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Johnny U

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Terry Taylor

There were football players and there was Johnny Unitas. He looked like a skinny Pennsylvannia plumber who snuck into a badly fitting uniform and somehow managed to take a beating long enough to get rid of a rope to win … Continue reading →

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Rammer Jammer

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Terry Taylor

Ingrained in the many football traditions of the University of Alabama are these odd words: “Rammer Jammer, Yellow Hammer. Give ‘em Hell, Alabama!” coined by the once-respected university literary and humor magazine of the same name. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Harper … Continue reading →

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Moon Pies and Full Moons

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Terry Taylor

We rode the old school bus to Geneva, Alabama, on a Thursday afternoon. Coach sat in the front and turned the radio up so we could hear smooth Philly soul through the AM static by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. … Continue reading →

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Gimme an F. Gimme an I. Gimme an R. Gimme an E. Gimme an A. Gimme an N. Gimme a T. Whaddaya got?

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Terry Taylor

I am itching as I type these words. If you have ever lived in the Deep South, you’ve seen more than your share of fire ants. One run-in with a few of the devilish little ankle biters and you’ll grasp … Continue reading →

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Being unlike Mike.

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Terry Taylor

If Michael Jordan asks you to play H.O.R.S.E, don’t. Unless you want to be able to tell people that you were destroyed in a game of H.O.R.S.E. by His Airness. Tweet This Post

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Richmond Boy and NASCAR

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Dee Briggs

By Dee Briggs, Production Guide I don’t get the NASCAR thing. This is what I tell people who bring up the subject. I don’t know if this is some pompous rendition of my pseudo highbrow tastes not to be linked … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Observations

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Terry Taylor

A really quick look at yesterdays Super Bowl game. Tweet This Post

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