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When Will These Football Players Learn?

Ben Roethlisberger is in the news again for problems with the police over an alleged sexual assault charge.  Last year he was accused by a woman of an incident in 2008 at Lake Tahoe.  Charges were dropped but Ben ended up paying the woman $100,000 and issuing a public apology.  Now there will be plenty [...]

6Mar2010 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued
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The NFL Draft Is Not Far Away

Well it’s that time of year when Football Nuts are almost in complete withdrawel pains.  The Super Bowl is a memory, next year is month’s away….what are you going to do for football?  Well many football fans really start to focus on the NFL Draft.  In fact I have been amazed at the attendance and [...]

27Feb2010 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued
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Wes Welker Proves They Should Sit Football Players If They Can.

Looking back at all the discussion around whether NFL teams that clinch early or have a shot to go 16-0 should sit their starters when they can, well I guess we got an answer with Wes Welker’s season ending injury.  You may not like or agree with the answer, but it is an answer.

15Jan2010 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued
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Which Football Coaches In The NFL Are Getting The Pink Slip?

Well it’s that time of year in the NFL. Football coaches are on the move, but not in a good way. This Monday after the regular season ends is when the firings start. And the process is underway with Washington owner Dan Snyder already sacking Jim Zorn. Who else has a [...]

4Jan2010 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued
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Should Texas Tech Have Fired Mike Leach?

I am seeing a lot of chatter and debate on forums about this particular question.  And I have been a little surprised by the amount of support for Coach Leach.  So I want to find out from you Football Nuts out there what you think.

2Jan2010 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued
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What Is The Lesson Of The Mike Leach Saga?

So Coach Mike Leach has now responded in interviews about his dismissal by Texas Tech.  And as I start to scan the articles about what happened, I see the usual “he said, she said” different sides of the story.  We may never really find out what happened, but my question at this point is,  What [...]

1Jan2010 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued
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Urban Meyer: Just Kidding, I’ll Be Back?

In less than 24 hours, Florida’s Urban Meyer went from “resigned” to “leave of absence”.  Excuse me?  What exactly does that mean?  He’s coming back, he’s not coming  back?   I feel like the college sports world has maybe been “punked” here.

28Dec2009 | The Football Nut | 1 comment | Continued
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Is It Wrong To Move In The Middle Of Football Season?

When Brian Kelly recently accepted the head football coaching job at Notre Dame it stirred a pretty intense debate on several talk radio shows.  People were ripping the coach for leaving his team in the lurch and others were saying that it was just business as normal.  I heard a call from one for the [...]

19Dec2009 | The Football Nut | 0 comments | Continued