Football

Another perspective on the New Orleans NFL experience

February 4, 2010

Pr. Larry Beane, aka Father Hollywood, has posted a link to a letter from a Vikings fan on his experience at the NFC Championship game at the Superdome, along with his own thoughts on New Orleans hospitality. You can read it here.

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In case you needed another reason to root for the Colts this Sunday

February 3, 2010

Vikings long snapper Cullen Loeffler reported the treatment an injured Favre got from the New Orleans fans (I think we can stop referring to them as “Saints” now): One of the first people on the sidelines to check up on Favre was long snapper Cullen Loeffler. He went over [to] the training table where Favre was [...]

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If I buy a Hyundai, will you please come back for another season?

February 3, 2010

Thanks to Becky B. for sending this along:

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Saints' game plan: injure Manning

January 29, 2010

Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams on his defensive scheme to injure Manning: “You hope [Manning] doesn’t get back up and play again.” Last week, the Saints injured Vikings QB Brett Favre in a dirty hit that NFL officials admit should have been penalized. Saints defenders have been fined $30,000 for their play in that game, [...]

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I am, quite literally, a mess

January 27, 2010

This morning during Bible Study I managed to spill tea all over my precious Byzantine Textform Greek New Testament. Embarrassing, and now my favorite book is marred. Then, for lunch I heated up some leftover egg casserole from the March for Life brunch. I broke the plastic fork in mid-shovel, sending the egg bake flying [...]

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Skol Vikings!

January 24, 2010

It’s almost time. Here’s something to keep you busy until the appointed hour.

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Favre: Pants on the Ground

January 18, 2010

I don’t watch American Idolatry, so I missed the awesome “Pants on the Ground” audition. I learned about it because America’s Quarterback, Brett Favre, did his own version of it in the locker-room after the Vikings laid the smackdown on the Cowboys yesterday. First, here’s the original: And now, Favre. It’s weird, and he kind [...]

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Vikings 27, Lions 13 – Reflections

September 20, 2009

Kassie and I are vacationing in Michigan for the wedding of two parishioners. We were excited when we realized the Vikings would be in Detroit the same weekend we would be here, so naturally we bought tickets, which were pretty easy to come by – it is the Lions, after all. We’re staying just two [...]

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Houston Oilers #1

September 14, 2009

I don’t know why, but this song has always made me happy. I was never a fan of the Oilers, but it’s just plain catchy. [youtube]TvWn_yGaA-Y[/youtube]

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Benjamin Watson is incredible

September 14, 2009

Watson scored two clutch TD’s tonight. Nothing he does will ever compare to this incredible takedown of Champ Bailey: [youtube]_17hMuExqP0[/youtube]

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