Tag Archives: Football

The Curse Of Southern Football

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Terry Taylor

One of the worst things about being from the South – especially Alabama – (besides dying from fried food) is our ignorant passion for football. I say ignorant because that’s what it is. Tweet This Post

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BCS Rankings: Boise State vs Everyone Else

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Terry Taylor

ESPN Game Day from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of my alma mater Crimson Tide. Nick Saban is asked about his thoughts on a team like Boise State getting a shot at the national title. He says strength of schedule matters. Soon … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready For Some Millionaireball?

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Terry Taylor

You don’t have to be a Jets fan to like Hard Knocks on HBO. For the entire summer, I have flipped between replayed games on the NFL channel or watched replays of Alabama versus Virginia Tech, or Alabama versus Florida … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Love Football, Steve?

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The Super Bowl is Sunday. It is a big deal for football, entertainment, advertising and Saints fans. If you enjoy the NFL, thank Steve Sabol. His stories created it. Sabol is 67 now. He became famous by turning football into … Continue reading →

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Bobby and Paula

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Terry Taylor

During the holidays I was hit by a moment of revelation while watching Bobby Bowden coaching his last game at Florida State. After his final win, he gave a press conference. He was classic Bobby B. I flipped channels and … Continue reading →

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34 Bowl Games Is Not Enough

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Terry Taylor

  Go to ESPN or Sports Illustrated and check out the college bowl games this year. There are 33 of them. We all know the Rose, Orange and Sugar Bowls. We know about the BCS Championship game. I’ll get excited … Continue reading →

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Lying On the Field

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Speaking of credibility: I love college football. Always have. But there are parts of it that chew at me. This is one of them:  When a student athlete transfers to another program (for whatever reason), that athlete is punished by … Continue reading →

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Ode To The Skin Of A Pig

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

I know full well that college football is damned near pro football – perched right on the edge, sniffing the rim like a dog in the bathroom. I know that major teams are raking in millions while players scramble to … Continue reading →

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You Think Brett Favre Has Seen It All?

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Terry Taylor

We tend to attach logos to the ends of our accomplishments in branding. I’d like to look at the last 29 years, however, as experiences (plural) rather than experience (singular). There is a big difference. Tweet This Post

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“Sausages! Sausages! Saaaaausages! Sausage! Sau-sage!”

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I have said this for 20 years (if you have worked with me, you know it already): Every commercial should have a dog, preferably a talking dog. Bud Light knows this truth of advertising. Few branders have put as many … Continue reading →

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Orange Bowl R.I.P.

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Terry Taylor

The most popular funeral tune is Amazing Grace. I can hear it now, the strains of the old notes riding the breeze north from Miami. How sweet the sound. Tweet This Post

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JJ and the Texas Big House

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Terry Taylor

The old man slammed the sports section of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram down on the just-wiped table, took off his sweat-stained Resistol, placed it in the seat beside him and settled in with several other breakfast regulars in the cinderblock … Continue reading →

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Our Partial List of Things That Make This the South

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Terry Taylor

It is impossible, in one blog, to even attempt to address the things that make the South a unique place. Note: You may see a food pattern forming below, but that’s okay. If you see a skinny Southerner, that just … 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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