Sep 05
It’s awesome that college football added the extra weekend, so we can be adrenalized by noon games like these.
Navy at Ohio St. is the “marquee” matchup you can find on ESPN, and another barn-burner, Minnesota at Syracuse, can be seen on the Deuce. Kentucky at Miami of Ohio may be the best option on ESPNU. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 02
Well, it’s been a banner week here at The Big Lead dot Com. We laughed. We cried. And now, we BBQ and drink. It’s a major holiday weekend. As TBL mentioned the weekend posting will be light at best. Luckily, Marcin Gortat signed his offer sheet before we clocked out for the weekend. Otherwise, it may have been lost in the shuffle. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 31
As commenter Jay mentioned, the NFL announced the NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule just a little bit ago, and here is our review:
- Opening Thursday Night (September 4, 7pm)–Washington Redskins @ New York Giants: Jim Zorn gets his “Welcome to the NFL” moment unlike most of other coaches, with a national debut. He’ll be going up against the Giants, and the ‘Skins first choice for head coach, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Who says the NFL doesn’t have a sense humor? By the way, you can thank/blame the republicans and their damned convention for the early start time.
- Sunday Night Football (September 7, 8:15pm)–Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts: Going for a little bit of nostalgia, the NFL threw out a Super Bowl XLI rematch, with the Colts opening up their new home Lucas Oil Stadium and hosting the Bears. The Colts will probably continue to do their thing; but, on the other side of the field, amazingly, Rex Grossman will still be the Bears’ quarterback, and Lisa Lampanelli will be breaking in the rookies. (Is that joke dead yet, or does it still have a little bit of life left?)
- Monday Night Football Doubleheader (September 8, 7pm and 10:15pm)–Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders As the comments will probably indicate, what was the NFL thinking?? The beginning of the Aaron Rodgers Era!! Woo-Hoo! A MNF Packers’ game without Brett Favre is likely to make John Madden cry. In the night cap, obviously the league went with a west coast friendly game, but was LaDanian Tomlinson unavailable? Maybe JaMarcus Russell will prove that he was worth the wait. Or, not.
It’s awesome that college football added the extra weekend, so we can be adrenalized by noon games like these.