Dave’s Football Blog

Some of us will have a good giggle over Tatum Bell’s claim that the UFL’s Florida Tuskers could beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I wouldn’t completely dismiss that idea myself, given the way the Tuskers are running over those other three teams. Plus, in a one-game shot, Jim Haslett seems quite capable of out-coaching Raheem [...]

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My latest piece for EPL Talk takes a closer look at how Fabio Capello is adapting NFL coaching ideas and techniques to the England national team — and how Portsmouth goalkeeper David James wants to go even further with those ideas. And I think I speak for most Premier League fans when I say, “Bloody [...]

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The Numa Numa guy? Really, Michigan State? Was Rick Astley not available? Could you not get a Keyboard Cat to play you off? Then again, maybe Keyboard Cat was wearing an Iowa sweatshirt that day… (Spotted on The Sporting Blog.)

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Y’know, in most cases, I don’t like to see a player from my favorite team getting blown up like this, but let’s be real. Hits like this one that Adrian Peterson delivers on William Gay are a big reason why people watch the NFL. On the other hand, Peterson was compared to Earl Campbell here, [...]

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Because really, athletes secretly wish they were musicians, and musicians secretly wish they were athletes. What better way to combine the two than through a gigantic video game mod? Imagine if they could get some Premier League footballers to do this. Could Arsenal rock out more than Tottenham? Here’s one way of finding out… (Spotted [...]

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I’m a little late to this one, but I think it deserves a much more detailed analysis… A few weeks ago, I found myself in a sports bar in Philadelphia, which was filled with people in Phillies jerseys who gathered to watch the Raiders upset the Eagles and kvetch about Andy Reid together. At some [...]

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