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Entries from December 2007

Merry Xmas!

December 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Just wanted to wish everyone out there reading a happy holiday and a fun-filled New Year’s Eve — and if you’re a Premier League fan, a fun-filled Boxing Day. I’m going back to playing Geometry Wars Galaxies now. See you soon.

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Tags: General Football Talk

AFL Forces Gaelic Football to Go Pro

December 18th, 2007 · 11 Comments

If you don’t live in Ireland or Australia, you probably have no idea that there’s a sea change coming in world football, and the demise of International Rules Football was just the start of it all. As you might recall, the Gaelic Athletic Association scrapped the International Rules series with the Australian Football League after [...]

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Tags: Australian Football · Gaelic Football

My Favorite NFL Play of the Week

December 18th, 2007 · Comments Off

I’ve heard of giving yourself to a cause, but Reggie Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles takes it a little too far. (Spotted on FanHouse.)

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Tags: American Football

And the Fish Gets a Try

December 18th, 2007 · Comments Off

Could anyone other than Beat Takeshi come up with the idea of putting people in silly animal costumes and having them play rugby? Maybe, but it wouldn’t be quite as awesome. (Spotted on With Malice.)

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Tags: Rugby Football

Monday Night Stream of Consciousness

December 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments

So, a whole bunch of stuff happened over the weekend. Here are a few random takes on it all… 1.) As I mentioned on FanHouse, it just had to be a Brazilian to tear apart an Argentine defense in the FIFA Club World Cup title. Kaká — or as I like to call him, Preacherman [...]

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Tags: American Football · Association Football · General Football Talk

Worst Beer Name Ever

December 14th, 2007 · 7 Comments

I know this has pretty much nothing to do with football, but I imagine that most of you out there enjoy a good brew with whatever football game you choose to watch, so there you go… As a few of you know, I’m something of a beer snob. I refuse to drink any sort of [...]

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Tags: Off-Topic