The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Third Saturday Was Historic This Year

Saturday night, my wife and daughter-in-law were upstairs watching The Sound of Music while my brother and I were downstairs watching Alabama play Tennessee. And right before halftime, Kirby and I started yelling so loud that the neighbors might have called 911. Alabama had taken a 9-7 lead midway through the second quarter when Tennessee […]

The Thrill of Victory: Niners Upset Rams; Mac Jones Now 3-0 as S.F. Starter

Excuse me for being absent from blogging duties the past few days. Heading into the Thursday Night Football match-up between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, I was so nervous I couldn’t think straight, and since the Niners’ wild overtime victory, I’ve spent the past two days in the gloat zone. Just […]

Two Quarterbacks, Two Sacks

After six months of enduring the off-season — forced to subside on nothing but speculation and rumors from NFL commentators — we are finally approaching real football, as the pre-season exhibition games are now underway. Of course, the outcomes of pre-season games don’t mean anything, and you can’t even evaluate the relative strength of teams, […]

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner: So I Guess I’m a San Francisco 49ers Fan Now

Recall that I wasn’t much of a pro football fan until 2021, when Alabama quarterback Mac Jones got drafted in the first round by the New England Patriots. Four years later, he’s heading to the Golden Gate: Free agent quarterback Mac Jones, who wanted an opportunity to work with coach Kyle Shanahan, has agreed to […]

A Celebration in ‘Killadelphia’

Longtime blog buddy Dana Pico is usually our go-to source for all Philadelphia-related news, but for some reason he had no comment on the Eagles winning the Super Bowl and the subsequent riot. Therefore, belatedly, I’ll supply the necessary update. ABC News: Dozens of people were arrested in Philadelphia after fans took to the streets […]

America Loves an Underdog

Four months ago, nobody expected that Sam Darnold would be hoisted upon his teammates’ shoulders as the Minnesota Vikings celebrated their 14th victory of the season, making them the winningest team in the NFC, with one week remaining in the NFL schedule. After losing long-time starting QB Kirk Cousins to the Falcons in free agency, […]

Some Advice for NFL Losers

DRAFT OFFENSIVE LINEMEN. Three simple words, and you might think NFL coaches and general managers — career professionals, who are paid to know football — would understand the importance of drafting offensive linemen, in terms of building long-term success in the league. Yet what is so apparent to me doesn’t seem to penetrate the minds […]

Mac Jones Nails Down QB2 Job in Jax

You don’t care about football and, at a certain level, neither do I, but the NFL saga of quarterback Mac Jones has fascinated me ever since he was a first-round draft pick for the New England Patriots in 2021. That followed Mac’s undefeated, record-setting National Championship season at Alabama and, in retrospect, can we all […]

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