Classic Rewind: When Baltimore Vs. Cleveland Meant Colts Vs. Browns
Published on: 24th September, 2009
Each week during the 2009 NFL season, Sports Then and Now will pick one NFL matchup and look through the history books to find an intriguing past meeting between the two teams. We will recap the game and hopefully help reintroduce (or introduce for you younger readers) you to some of ...Week Three Provides Some Great College Football Action
Published on: 20th September, 2009
It will be pretty hard for the rest of the college football season to have an afternoon like we saw this Saturday. If you were lucky enough to be sitting in front of the TV or at a sports bar for the games that started at 3:30 p.m. EDT, you ...Today’s NFL Is Different for Top Rookie Quarterbacks
Published on: 17th September, 2009
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the biggest things a rookie NFL quarterback had to worry about on game day were wearing a cool baseball cap and keeping track of his clipboard.Current rookies Matt Stafford and Mark Sanchez are just the latest reminder that times have certainly ...Why Football Powers Should Start The Season With Cupcakes
Published on: 6th September, 2009
Each Sunday during college football season Sports Then and Now will look at some of the big games, stories, and events from the action of that week. Why You Start With Cupcakes While the Florida Gators, Texas Longhorns and Penn State Nittany Lions were opening the season with huge victories over cupcake ...Remembering Nile Kinnick: An American Hero
Published on: 30th August, 2009
In preparation for the start of college football season, we recognize as the Sports Then and Now Vintage Athlete of the Week, a former Heisman Trophy winner who was more than just a football hero—he was an American Hero.It was 70 years ago that Nile Kinnick Jr. led the Iowa ...Is Joe Flacco Ready To Take The Next Step?
Published on: 26th August, 2009
Joe Flacco had more playoff success as a rookie than any other starting quarterback in NFL history. However as he enters his second year, the question is whether Flacco can take the next step and become one of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks.If the first two preseason games are any indication, ...Mack Herron: Small in Stature, Big in Talent
Published on: 23rd August, 2009
The Boston Sports Then and Now Vintage Athlete of the Week was small in stature, but during his brief time in the NFL played like a giant.Mack Herron stood only 5'5" and a half inches tall and weighed in around 170 lbs. In an NFL full of oversized men, he ...Remembering the Legacy of the Chicago College All-Star Game
Published on: 10th August, 2009
Imagine a crowd of 105,840 people turning out to watch an NFL preseason game. It probably wouldn’t happen today unless it included a cage match between Michael Vick and Adam “Pacman” Jones. However, for more than 40 years, the Annual Chicago College All-Star Game was a fan favorite while helping establish ...Who Is, But Maybe Shouldn’t Be, In the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Published on: 7th August, 2009
It has been quite interesting over the past two months analyzing the best players at each position who have not yet earned a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It has reaffirmed my belief that there are a heck of a lot of deserving football players who have ...Canton Conundrum: Best Defensive Backs Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Published on: 2nd August, 2009
Our position-by-position look at the best eligible players not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame rolls along with a look at the top defensive backs that have yet to earn a bust in Canton. The role of the defensive back has changed over the years as defenses have adjusted ...Featured Sponsors
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