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Hey Listers,
It’s that time of the year. The crisp, cold scent of Saturday morning dew. The growing sound of familiar chants from passersby. A fluttering of angst in your gut. It must be college football season. It must be gameday.
For those of you unaware, college football in the United States is quickly becoming the new American pastime. As baseball ratings, ticket sales, and general fandom decline around the nation on the back of steroid allegations and lack of American stars; football is holding strong, despite the turbulent economy. Though baseball throughout history has been a backbone of American culture, in recent decades its fan base has diminished greatly – particularly within the younger demographic. Recently, pre-season NFL football, UFC and even golf (starring Tiger Woods) has topped baseball TV ratings (including Yankee games). And little league baseball coaches around the county continue to struggle to field teams of interested youngsters. Football interest, on the other hand, is growing exponentially.
Football may very well be the new cultural backbone in America – college football in particular (despite anti-BCS rumblings). Hardworking Americans around the country spend 40+ hours a week devoted to a dedicated occupation. In the Fall, many of those blue- and white-collars spend what free time they have on the weekend devoted to football fanaticism. And what used to be a weekend only (Saturday/Sunday) Autumn affair, is taking over weekdays as well (Monday Night Football, Thursday night NCAA games, and this Friday, September 4th is actually College Colors Day (aka National-Wear-Your-Jersey-to-Work-Day) in support of college football’s opening weekend games).
The first game of intercollegiate football in America was between Tufts University and Harvard on June 4, 1875 at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Mass. In comparison, the first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history took place on June 19, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey between the NY Nine and the NY Knickerbockers. That 30 year head start held strong for over a century, but football has recently closed the gap and by all accounts surpassed baseball as the #1 sport in America.
This Saturday you can see for yourself. College campuses everywhere will be flooded by people of all ages wearing one of two conflicting colors. For one of the most intense experiences, you can taste the crisp Saturday morning air and hear the growing chants of “O.H. … I.O!” in Columbus, Ohio on September 12th. But if you can’t venture to central Ohio, you can catch big games and rivalries almost every Saturday for the next 4 months. Participation is highly encouraged – especially for any gameday virgins out there.
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ESPN College Football GameDay Segments/Schedule
Only Schools to Host ESPN College GameDay for Both Basketball and Football
Best College Football Teams Ever
ESPN College GameDay Personalities (Past and Present)
Most ESPN College GameDay (Football) Appearances by School
Schools that Hosted Most ESPN College GameDay (Football) TV Shows
NCAA College Football Split Champions
5 Coaches Who Didn't Play College Football
Top 10 Biggest College Football Games in 2009
College Football Jersey Number Codes
College Football Team Nicknames That DON'T End with the Letter "S"
Top 25 Greatest Players In College Football History
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Your Fellow Lister,
Ryan Pratt
Editor
Greetings Listers!
It’s mid September. Leaves are changing colors. The weather is getting colder. Another school year has started. And O.J. is finally going to jail (that is kind of like the ultimate make-up call in sports history). But September also brings another football season. And for many men in America, that means couch potato season. And for a lot of women, that means boredom. But it doesn’t have to be that way. So take the advice of one of the greatest characters in movie history, “quid pro quo.” Something for something. A favor for a favor. Give and take. If you just started dating, good luck! No, just kidding, but it will take a little more effort than it will for those couples who have been together long enough to thank the heavens for the plasma screen male babysitter. So while the men are pounding beers and feasting on cheesy poofs, don’t volunteer to be the miserable maid, instead try one of these great ideas.
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| Must-Haves for Football Season |
| Here are some things every man & woman need for this football season: |
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| NFL Deluxe Stadium Seat - Buy New: $29.95 |
| Hasbro Nerf NFL Pro Grip Football Pittsburg Steelers - Buy New: $41.99 |
| Pro Pots Football-Shaped 1-1/2-Quart Slow Cooker - Buy New: $22.95 |
| Siskiyou San Diego Chargers Dangle Earrings - Buy New: $9.99 |
| Game Time NFL Men's Equipment Watch - Buy New: $99.95 |
| NFL Football Team Sculpted Logo Coffee Mug - Buy New: $9.99 |
| We Are Marshall (DVD) - Buy New: $15.99 |
| Freedom Grill FG-50 Hitchmount Portable Propane BBQ Grill - Buy New: $299.00 |
| NFL Street 3 (Video Game) - Buy New: $19.99 |
| Tea Tree Oil Foot Soak - Buy New: $7.99 |
| NCAA Football 08 (Video Game) - Buy New: $59.99 |
| Football Fan's Supreme Birthday Gift for Men - Buy New: $29.95 |
| Football Fanatic Gourmet Food Goodies & Snack Gift Basket - Buy New: $39.99 |
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Do you hate it when people ride the coattails of others? I do! Or should I say, I did. After I started thinking about it, I realized that everyone is always saying life is all about the associations you create with others. So where do you draw the line between mooching and networking?
- Hillary Clinton didn’t sever ties with Bill (despite his ability to have sex without having “sex”).
- George W. Bush didn’t change his last name and burn all his birth certificates.
- Paris Hilton would have nothing if the Hilton Paris was never built.
- Kobe Bryant rode Shaq’s extra-long coattails to three NBA Championships.
- And Ben Affleck held on to Matt Damon’s hand as long as he possibly could.
So, as always, the real question is,
how do you feel? Have you gotten where you are today by shoveling your own coal,
digging your own ditches, and weeding your own garden? Or did your mom do your
homework for you, your dad give you a summer job, joined a fraternity or
sorority in college, and now work for your smarter, better-looking best-friend?
Hey, I’m not ragging on it, if my best-friend from high school became a successful movie star in Hollywood you better believe I’d be out there
swimming in his mansion’s pool and drinking his Bud Light. But just because
your last name is Williams, Jones, Miller or Smith doesn’t mean you can the next anchor on NBC’s Nightly News, an
adventurous archaeologist in a temple of doom, start your own beer brewing
company, or flash your blonde hair and oversized bosoms and get a ring from a
rich old oil tycoon.
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Names Cursed by the Cover of EA’s Madden Football Video Game |
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Guarantee you don’t want to be named to the cover of EA Sports’ Madden Football. |
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Since Garrison Hearst in 1999, NFL players who have graced the cover of |
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EA Sports' Madden NFL video game franchise have suffered injuries or seen |
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less productive seasons. So, is there a curse? |
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1999 Garrison Hearst (broken leg) |
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2000 Barry Sanders (retired abruptly before season) |
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2001 Eddie George (lower production next season) |
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2002 Daunte Culpepper (knee injury) |
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2003 Marshall Faulk (leg injury) |
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2004 Michael Vick (broken leg, preseason) |
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2005 Ray Lewis (injuries, less production) |
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2006 Donovan McNabb (season ending sports hernia injury) |
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2007 Shaun Alexander (injuries, less production) |
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2008 Vince Young (nothings happened... YET) |
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Releases Tuesday, Aug. 14 - Buy it here now: Madden NFL 08 |
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Regards,
Ryan
Editor ~
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Greetings Listers!
Doesn’t it seem like celebrities are screwing up every day? We all know about Paris Hilton, but that was just the “Celebrity Screw-up Kick-off Event.”
Lindsay Lohan has fallen off the wagon, and then climbed back on only to nosedive off again. Now she’s been arrested for a DUI and cocaine possession.
Britney Spears shaved her head and attacked a paparazzi’s car with an umbrella.
NFL quarterback Michael Vick continues to get in trouble. This time however, it’s unlikely he will avoid the sack.
In the NBA, a referee, Tim Donaghy, has been exposed for working with organized crime to affect the outcome of games.
Before all this drama, there was actress Winona Ryder, who stole more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from Beverly Hills Saks.
The NBA Lakers Kobe Bryant was accused of rape. O.J. Simpson was accused of murder. And three Duke University lacrosse players were also accused of rape.
Because of the attitudes and personalities that celebrities develop, the gross amount of money they make, and the viral interest in their lives, these poor decisions are never going to stop. So the real question is, who is next?