Posts Tagged ‘Football’
Cardinals-Packers Preview
Today could be Kurt Warner’s last NFL game as the former NFL MVP is rumored to retire after the season. Warner is capable of making another magical run like he did last season, but he is facing a very opportunistic Green Bay defense. The Packers lead the NFL with 30 interceptions and the Arizona Cardinals [...]
The Year of the Rookie Linebackers
Many experts called last year’s NFL Draft the year of the running backs. Chris Johnson, Felix Jones, Rashard Mendenhall, Ray Rice, Matt Forte, Jamaal Charles, Kevin Smith, Jonathan Stewart, Darren McFadden, Steve Slaton, Tim Hightower and Justin Forsett were all part of that draft class. This year’s rookie class is also loaded with talent, but [...]
Nutt Interested in Kansas
Now that the regular season is finished in college football, plenty of coaches will start interviewing for jobs at other schools. The most interesting story of the day is that Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is interested in the Kansas job.The Kansas City Star reported that Nutt is on athletic director Lew Perkins’ list and [...]
Puppy Karma
Looking at he Pittsburgh Steelers-Kansas City Chiefs game yesterday, I was very tempted to pick the Chiefs in the upset. Why did I think the Chiefs had a chance? Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu is out for about a month with a knee injury and Chris Chambers has rejuvenated the passing game. I didn’t have [...]
Happy Veterans Day
Today is the special day that we give thanks to all the great veterans that are brave enough to serve our country. Without them, Will and I wouldn’t have this fantastic blog. We should remember those serving our country every day, but this is one of my favorite days of the year. Out of all [...]
So Knotes
So Knotes are Will West’s views on sports from the office window of his South Knoxville abode…you know once you look past the yard sales and road kill carcasses.
Erin Andrews is in town. Our girl E.A. is in town working the sideline of tonight’s UT/ South Carolina game. We’ve never had the pleasure, but we [...]
College Football: Weekend Overreactions
It’s time for officials to back off. For the second time in three weeks SEC officials have made a bad call that cost someone a football game. The two penalties on Florida’s last touchdown drive were the difference in the game, and quite possibly Florida’s BCS title hopes. Today’s players are so big and fast [...]
Good News of the Day: Stafon Johnson Released From Hospital
USC has a BCS “playoff” game against Notre Dame on Saturday as neither team can afford to lose another game if they want to make a good BCS bowl. The Trojans received good news on Wednesday as running back Stafon Johnson was released from the hospital after suffering a freak weightlifting incident earlier this season. [...]
Britton Colquitt Works Out With Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins worked out three punters on Tuesday, including former Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt. The former Vol punter was cut earlier this season by the Denver Broncos. Colquitt has the leg to last in the NFL, but some teams might be concerned with his numerous run-ins with the law. Britton’s brother played well in Miami as [...]
Evans Has Concerns With Georgia’s Football Team
Georgia defensive coordinator Willie Martinez has one of the hottest seats in all of college football and Georgia coach Mark Richt is starting to hear criticism from local and national analysts that are ripping his mediocre team. Georgia athletics director Damon Evans says he has some concerns about the state of Georgia’s football team. Evans did [...]