Dave’s Football Blog

So here’s what I’m trying to do here. In weeks past, I would scan my RSS feeds for football stories and put the interesting ones in my delicio.us account. If I didn’t have anything to say about the stories myself, I would either throw a quick link up here (if it seemed big enough) or [...]

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Have you ever had days when even the most ordinary things seem to drive you completely batshit for no apparent reason? As you can see from this picture, Carlito knows exactly how you feel. It has been a crazy week for football around the world, though, what with the Champions League knockout stage and the [...]

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Yes, into everyone’s life, a little rain must fall — and if you live in North Carolina these days, the rain is not nearly as annoying as it used to be. Rain has become a symbol of hope for those yuppies in Cary who are terrified that their lawn won’t be nearly as green as [...]

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Before we take our wide scan of the football world, our pal Carlito would like to talk to you about the importance of stretching. Even if you watch football rather than play it, the last thing you want to be is tight and inflexible. After all, you’re going to be jumping up out of your [...]

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We haven’t gotten a fresh batch of football links from our man Carlito in a while, so it’s high time we spotlighted the new “silliest goal celebration ever” — though really, was it any worse than Steve Smith’s change-the-diaper touchdown celebration? — and looked around for interesting stories that I missed in the last week. [...]

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Doesn’t it look like our guy Carlito is greeting this football like he might greet a girlfriend at the airport? “Come here and give Carlito a big fat hug, you gorgeous thing!” Never mind that he’ll be kicking her around again on Saturday afternoon. In this moment, it’s nothing but love. Speaking of Saturday, we [...]

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