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Missing In Action: Quick Football Update
Tom Bradley and Penn State SID Jeff Nelson just announced that QB Paul Jones and DB Derrick Thomas did not travel with the team to Dallas due to academic reasons. WR Curtis Drake and WR Shawney Kersey (who is rumored to be transferring any day now) did not make the trip due to "personal...
Alabama vs Penn State: A Historical Retrospective
The first time Alabama and Penn State met on the football field, Paul W. Bryant had been in charge of the Crimson Tide program for just two years and Joe Paterno was still an assistant on the Nittany Lions staff. The 1959 Liberty Bowl was the first post season contest for Coach Bryant at The...
Alabama vs Kentucky: A Historical Retrospective
Since Alabama and Kentucky first met on the gridiron 92 years ago, the Wildcats have garnered a victory on just two occasions; in 1922 and in 1997 (the two teams battled to a 7-7 tie in 1939). While Kentucky football has a lengthy history it has never been known for being a powerhouse and the...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1997
Welcome to the 1997 edition of the 49ers Year-by-Year. Many probably remember this as the season that Warren Sapp took down Steve Young and Jerry Rice in one game, but the rest of the season was - for the most part - a true triumph for the aging, evolving 49ers franchise. Do you know know what...
Robert Brazile
At my age, it's stupid to be a fan-boy. But when it comes to two players, I make exceptions. There's the Tyler Rose, Earl Campbell. And then there's Robert Brazile (#52 above behind O.A. "Bum" Phillips [and I believe that's Billy "White Shoes" Johnson in the background]). Over this past...
Derrick Thomas: NFL Hall of Famer
Soundrack alert. Today former Crimson Tide linebacker Derrick Thomas will be posthumously enshrined into the NFL Hall of Fame. While the honor will cement his legacy as a player in the pros, he is still remembered as one of the most potent defensive players in Alabama football history. As a true...
All He Does is Catch...Snubs?
Note: Gonzo obviously wrote about this subject as well on Tuesday. Of course I wrote this article right before he published his...what can I say, great minds think alike! We're obviously still working out this whole "multiple Daily Norseman front-page bloggers" thing, so hopefully you won't mind...
Randall McDaniel to be Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
Well, that was a bit of a surprise. Yes, a member of the Vikings will be a member of the 2009 Class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. . .but it wasn't the one that I expected. Per the press conference that just concluded on NFL.com and the NFL Network, all three of the Vikings that made the final...
Vote Derrick Thomas into the Hall of Fame
With the voting for the Hall of Fame coming near, I happened across nearly two and a half minutes of awesome Derrick Thomas footage. Enjoy.
Assessing Derrick Thomas' Hall of Fame Chances
via www.profootballhof.com The selection process for the NFL Hall of Game begins with a 44 person Board of Selectors that votes on the candidates. The board is largely made up of sportswriters who are members of the Board for life and only can be removed from the Board by death, retirement, or...
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