Did he try to rub some dirt on it, fasten his chin strap, and get back out there for his teammates? I sure hope he exhausted every option at his disposal before turning to surgery. I sometimes think these “conditions” are just made up on the fly. Sports hernia? I thought that was a back condition. Or they’ll just…

“If we aren’t yelling at you we don’t care!” and “You don’t have to pull that plow all the way across the field. Unhitch it and go!” Those words of advice have followed me through my life these past two decades. The Oracle at Delphi had nothing on High School football coaches. Wise beyond their already many years.

There is a lot of truth to what you wrote. One thing I would add though is that Kelly doesn’t care for certain parts of the college game. He doesn’t like dealing with boosters and parents. I was living in Oregon when he was in Eugene and I remember reading stories about how he hated being driven up to Portland to meet…

I actually agree with you completely and I think that my initial comment was just typed up on the fly. I really am not against direct action and I have participated in many times over the years. I also readily will admit that what he did succeeded. He raised awareness about the cause at a sporting event that will…

Everyone wants to cut corners and just attack. If you actually want to facilatate change you have to prepare and create a new base. The MLK Jr. reference is really off. He was a leader who led an organized campaign. I’m not against direct action and I’m not against raising awareness. I just know that to bring about…

What? People like me? (Looks at huge pile of blood money and 4 car garage with 4 different colored Hummers) Oh, people like me. You’re right. REI employees using their employee discounts to show off their climbing skills is the greatest threat to the status quo. Please take this kryponite away!

That’s not even close. MLK Jr used his words to inspire people and he created a plan of nonviolence he could share with others to keep everyone on the same page. He didn’t just go around slapping stickers on SUV’s or firebombing forestery centers in the middle of the night. Did this guy rappelling down a banner at a…

Is it the future QB of the Chicago Bears? It would be fitting. He’d come in and wallow away in the misery that is the Bears organization. They’d probably resign Hester and argue he’s a #1 WR to “help” Romo. I actually “like” Romo or at least I don’t actively dislike him. I just hope he’s not in a Chicago uniform next…

Some people just like being the center of attention. I’m all for the movement he is fighting for but he would serve that movement far better by going to Law school and advocating for change that way rather than rappelling down a banner at a Vikings game. Not saying law school is the only way to go to facilitate change…

I can hear my High School Coach saying, “Good job using your head! Keep it on a swivel!” He also liked saying, “Pound ground to gain ground!” and “If we aren’t yelling at you we don’t care!” Everything he said always seemed to end in a exclamation point. My all time favorite was he saw me run a pattern and as I jogged…

I understand that argument and perhaps it is a “Jedi mind trick” humans have been practicing all these years but there is a benefit some humans have gained from that “trick”. Faith in God has brought an enormous amount of comfort to people. It’s inspired very kind and generous acts. Yes, the opposite is very true as…

Rest in Peace buddy. I truly hope you are in a better place.

Please don’t confuse what God wants with what humans think God wants. Organized religion is like any man-made endeavor, both good and bad. Perhaps more bad than good but some good has come from it. The bad though isn’t God’s will. It’s humans trying to do right. It’s like the road to ruin is paved with good…

Thank you! I feel incredibly lucky. I’m a Dad and a husband and we’ve got a dog. I’ve got an aweful lot to live for and it’s not lost on me how fortunate I really am to still be able to enjoy it all with all of my faculties intacked. Yay! :)

The Cubs winning the World Series is easily my most favorite sports memory of the past year. The day after the Cubs won I had a cluster of veins in my brain burst. I was super lucky as it happened near a ventricle which allowed the blood to flow out rather than create pressure and thus damage. I could have had to…

Your post makes a lot of sense. I’m a midwestern transplant on the west coast and there are plenty like me who gained our sports allegiances in our youth and carried them with us out west. It would make sense LA would be similiar. If my daughter cared for football I’m sure she would be a Bears fan just like her old…

I don’t know too many people who were born and raised in LA so I’m basing this more on a gut feeling and stereotypes I like to carry with me. I think if either team just starts winning the city will embrace them. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Rams, Chargers, or whatever they will be called. Just win and fans will come.…

The world needs more Dads like you. Now, more than ever. It’s called holding people accountable. My young daughter came up behind me once and jabbed my kidney (liver?) so hard but I just acted all weak and just used my words. I’m sorry for failing you daughter, wife, and society at large.

That’s what she said.

I’d be curious what players and the coaching community think of Gruden. Who would he attract for his staff? If he’s stayed close and in good graces and he attracts top notch assistants I don’t see any issue getting him. I actually don’t care for him on MNF but to be fair I don’t care for too many (if any?) announcers…