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October 11, 2009
- Fall from grace “There are two sentences inscribed upon the Delphic oracle, hugely accommodated to the usages of man’s life; ‘Know Thyself,’ and ‘Nothing too much’: and upon these all other precepts depend.” - Plutarch, Greek philosopher “A man’s got to know his limitations.” - Clint Eastwood as “Dirty Harry” Callahan, Magnum Force “All glory ...
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October 5, 2009
- NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS The history of Nebraska Cornhusker football is so much a part of the American experience that it seems they should be ranked higher than sixth on the all-time list. On the one hand, that history is so relatively recent that it is remarkable they are ranked above Texas, Michigan and other programs. University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Founded: 1869 ...
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October 4, 2009
- CLAY MATTHEWS Inside Linebacker 1974 - 1977 I played at the University of Southern California from 1974-1978, two years for John McKay and two years for John Robinson. I had gone to high school in Arcadia, California, but in my senior year my father got a promotion and we moved to Illinois. I went to New Trier East High School in the Chicago suburbs. We had lived in a lot of places. I ...
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October 3, 2009
- When the “fat lady” sings 1957 VS. DETROIT The Cleveland Browns of coach Paul Brown and running back Jim Brown were a dominant force in the National Football League of the 1950s. The “New York Giants Defense” was legendary. Johnny Unitas turned Baltimore into a champion. These were the decisive powers of pro football in this uniquely American decade. ...
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September 30, 2009
- MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Then there was Michigan. In reading Michigan T-shirts, Michigan media guides, and listening to Michigan fans, one hears a strong argument that the Wolverines are not number nine, but number one! They have a good case, which includes the most Division I-A victories (860 through 2006), the best winning record (860-282-36), the most Big 10 championships in the oldest ...
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September 29, 2009
- OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Michigan considers itself the be-all and end-all of college football. They were the first non-“Ivy League” team to emerge as a national powerhouse. Before Notre Dame established itself in the American conscience, Michigan was Midwestern football. The Wolverines were winning national championships in the early part of the twentieth century. Their all-time record is ...
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September 28, 2009
- Rivalries THE GREATNESS THAT IS, ER, WAS THE RAIDERS, AND THE COMPUTER THAT WAS DALLAS The obvious, natural rival of the San Francisco 49ers always was the Los Angeles Rams. It was a fierce rivalry in the 1950s and early 1970s. In the 1960s the Rams were a dominant team, the 49ers an also-ran. When the 49ers tanked from 1973 to 1980, the rivalry more resembled class warfare, just as ...
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September 26, 2009
- Denis Manning along side of the BUB Seven Streamliner on the Bonneville Salt Flats - The "Seven" challenges the motorcycle land speed record using advanced NDI technology, OPTOTRAK PROseries Portable CMM. The sharp engineering team at BUB Racing Inc. plans to recapture the title of World's Fastest Motorcycle. Previously owning this title after setting a record at 350.884 mph, Denis ...
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September 26, 2009
- WHOSE NUMBER ONE? Let us start with national championships. Before any of that, back when kids start playing pee wee football, then Pop Warner football, then JV ball, high school ball, college ball; all through this period of time, if the kid is a red-blooded American and not playing in some Communist “feelgood” league run by New York City outcome-based education pimps, then the ...
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September 19, 2009
- PIGSKIN WARRIORS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S GREATEST TRADITIONS, GAMES AND PLAYERS By STEVEN TRAVERS Contents Introduction THE QUEST: RECOGNITION, LEGITIMACY AND HISTORICAL REVISIONISM PART ONE THE ELITE TEN 1. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TROJANS 2. NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH 3. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 4. OKLAHOMA SOONERS 5. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 6. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS 7. MIAMI ...
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