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A Wrigley Abomination
Published on 2010-11-17 16:48:00
I love football. I really do. But sometimes those football folks overstep their bounds. And this is one of those times.The fact they painted the Wrigleyville marquee purple makes me sick to my stomach. As a born and bred Chicagoian who lost her first teeth in the shadow of that very marquee, that purple is just... perverse. I don't understand why they felt the need to paint it, you don't see Yankee Stadium decking itself out in camo paint for Army/Notre Dame game this weekend. According to the
NFL Fit 5k
Published on 2010-11-16 08:49:00
I'll start off by apologizing for falling off the face of the planet for the past couple weeks -- blame the mail (no, really). I had big plans to post something last week; I had a funny, insightful, gripping (I wish) piece written about the Cowboys' coaching staff but then forgot to post it in a timely manner (again... mail), and now I feel like I've missed my window of opportunity. Perhaps I'll rework it and post it later this week. For now, I'd like to talk about something closer to my heart:
Anniversary of 1st College Football Game
Published on 2010-11-06 18:30:00
Today is the 141st anniversary of the first intercollegiate football game between Rutgers and Princeton University. The two schools, both of which I know well growing up in Princeton and partying at Rutgers, had always been rivals since they are about 20 miles apart. Two things really led up to Rutgers challenging Princeton to the game. First there was the fight for possession of a Revolutionary cannon - abandoned after the Battle of Princeton, Princeton had it until it was sent to New Brun
