By Paul Gotham Another week; another comeback Anyone wanting to anoint Peyton Manning and his band of brothers as drama queens of the NFL, will get no argument. For the fifth time in as many games the Indianapolis Colts trailed in the fourth quarter. Like the previous four games, the Colts recovered in time for a 35-27 victory over the Houston Texans. Indy outscored the … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 12, 2009
Archives for November 2009
Performance Of The Week | 11/23 – 11/29
By Paul Gotham Another week of sports action, and so many great performances with which to choose. Step right up readers and give us the one (1), uno, une performance that stands out for you this past week. Not sure how far the tremors reached, but the roar heard between 3pm and 4pm EST came from Western New York as the Buffalo Bills exploded for 24 unanswered points en … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 11/23 – 11/29
This Date in College Football Belt History – November 30
November 30, 1991 -The 4-6 Houston Cougars of coach John Jenkins had their 2nd shot at The Belt this season as they met the 5-5 Texas Tech Red Raiders of coach Spike Dykes. The Cougars lost to Baylor earlier in the year. Texas Tech's QB Robert Hall threw touchdown passes of 95 & 80 yards to All-SWC WR Rodney Blackshear to highlight the highest scoring game in Belt … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – November 30
It’s Over! It’s Over!
Thank goodness, the Charlie Weis Era is over! And I'm not the only one who's delighted about this. As you can see in the photo, Charlie is being escorted straight to an NFL coordinators job ... do not pass go, do not clean up your office ... we'll send you your stuff. In a fitting finale that was certainly a microcosm of this lost season, Stanford predictably came from … [Read more...] about It’s Over! It’s Over!
Winter Rules?
Woods and the Woods in the Hood by Bill Ribas If a Tiger hits a fire hydrant in the middle of a Wood’s estate, does it make a sound? Apparently not, because the news at first was Tiger was in a serious accident, only later changed to, oh no, he went home, some cuts to the face. The press reports all point to the fact that his Escalade was going under 33 mph, because … [Read more...] about Winter Rules?