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Christmas 2011

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.  After a daring battery run to Walmart on Saturday morning, we met up with the Sieberts for coffee/tea and to exchange gifts and Christmas cheer.  After that we headed out to Warman to Lee and Brittany’s place for Christmas Eve dinner to open gifts.  Wendy talked about the [...]

Tebow won but Sparano has to be fired

First the good news.  Tim Tebow lead the Denver Broncos to a win over the Miami Dolphins.  He looked horrible for 55 minutes, good for 5 and got the win.  The bad news has to be for Miami coach Tony Sparano as he lost to Tim Tebow and an untalented Denver Broncos team, his owner doesn’t [...]

The Weekend In Sports

First the positives: The University of Saskatchewan Huskies beat the UBC Thunderbirds making Coach Brian Towris the winningest coach in CIU football.  For you American readers, this is a pretty big deal.  Brian Towris wins year in and year out with no scholarships and until recently, inferior facilities to almost every other university in Canada.  [...]

37 trips around the sun

I turned 37 today.  Not much of a milestone but it was an enjoyable day.  I fell asleep on the sofa last night so I woke up early to the family and a really sore neck.  After some stretching and straining I got up and opened some presents.  Mark gave me a 70-210mm Sigma lens [...]

What went wrong in Denver

Michael Lombardi writes that ownership didn’t buy into McDaniels plan When Belichick was hired in Cleveland, Modell had no idea what he had, or what Belichick could eventually become. He never thought in three dimensions, or hired with a plan; he just hoped for success, in large part because Modell based every decision on what [...]

Jake Plummer on Mike Shanahan

Jake Plummer says the same thing about Mike Shanahan that Les Carpenter said earlier this week. "I had a coach that, regardless of how well I thought I was playing or how well the majority of fans across the country thought I was playing, it was never good enough for him," Plummer said, not bitter [...]

Christmas Gift Ideas for the Sports Fan (2010 Edition)

Hockey Night in Canada Retro Puck & Stick Rug :: While Gary Bettman doesn’t respect the traditions of the NHL, that doesn’t mean that you can’t.  Check out this retro Hockey Night in Canada welcome rug which would look great every Saturday night as you host your friends and family for the Hockey Night in [...]

Searching for the next John Elway

Les Carpenter at Yahoo! Sports has a good article on how Mike Shanahan’s constant search for the next John Elway is ruining his coaching career and the Washington football team. When it comes to quarterback, the position he played and loved and has nurtured through his 35 years of coaching, Mike Shanahan is never a [...]

Why I have to cheer for the Raptors this season

Okay the Raptors are going to be horrible this season.  I really don’t want to cheer for them but according to the code of the sports fan by Bill Simmons I still have to, even after reviewing these exceptions.  My comments are in red Once you choose a team, you’re stuck with that team for [...]

NFL Vacation

I am trying to figure out which city I should go to and take in an NFL game next year.  Here are my requirements: The game can’t have Brett Favre playing in it. I want to see either a baseball game in it or a NCAA football game the same weekend. It needs to be [...]

The New Arrowhead Stadium

Despite being a Denver Broncos fan since I was a kid, I have always loved the look of Arrowhead Stadium (as well as a huge fan of Hank Stram).  While I like to cheer against the Chiefs, I have always wanted to go and see a game there.  Now that I have seen what they [...]

Tim Tebow Drafted by the Denver Broncos

So the Denver Broncos drafted the heir apparent to John Elway by drafting former Heisman winner Tim Tebow from the University of Florida Gators.  Tebow has been called the greatest college quarterback ever and is probably the most popular college player in recent years which means that he has his fair share of Tebow haters [...]

Brady Quinn

The Denver Broncos acquire Brady Quinn. The Broncos acquired the former first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012. Not a good sign if you are Kyle Orton and want a new contract and as for Chris Simms, well it’s been nice [...]

Christmas Gift Guide: My Wishlist (Christmas ideas for a father of two great kids)

Update: 2010 Christmas Gift Ideas for All of the Men in Your Life by Wendy is now online. I do most of the Christmas shopping in our house which leaves Wendy to get my gift.  I generally update my Amazon.com wishlist and use their universal wish list button to create on central wish list for [...]

Contextless Football Thoughts

Well the Denver Broncos are 5-0 after beating the New England Patriots in OT on Sunday.  You have no idea how much this messes with me.  Emotionally I was prepared for a 5-11 record and now they are 5-0.  I am not sure how to handle this.  Do I start to believe that Denver could [...]