Everyone familiar with what Colts’ coach Tony Dungy went through last year with the suicide death of his son was impressed with the grace and dignity he showed in tragedy. His faith was evident, and even the most hardened unbelievers were impressed with his strength and his confidence in God. It was an […]

One of the legends of Georgia football died today.  The story is here.  If you took a poll he’d easily be the most beloved Bulldog assistant ever.  Erk Russell coached Georgia’s defense from before I was born until I was in my mid-teens,  and when I think of him I always think of waiting for […]

Today begins the best season of the year, which is of course Georgia football season. Other schools are beginning their seasons today as well, but these are of considerably less importance. 
I must say I’m a little annoyed at UCF, which should be in Athens today to play the defending SEC Champs, but cancelled out a year or […]

I’ve never had a lot of heroes, but John Wooden is one of my heroes. If you don’t know who John Wooden is, then you don’t know very much about college basketball (not that there’s anything wrong with that). He was a little before my time, but I read his book as a kid and […]

…in “Best Quote at the Crawford Home during the 2006 Olympics”:
Andrew, talking about a male figure skater: “Oh, good grief, that dude looks like he’s wearing a one-sie.”
Others are in consideration, but so far the judges like that one. Also in medal contention:
“I hope they fall. They ought not to be so ugly to each […]

Bode Miller’s a terrible role model and the most over-hyped athlete since Ryan Leaf. See Bode’s 60 minutes interview (”I skiied in a competition while I was drunk”) and his Newsweek cover story, ‘Miller Time’ for more on his lousy attitude and poor work ethic if you haven’t followed this story (ie. you’ve been living […]

  
Can I just say that figure skating is a joke? For one, only about 4 people in the world have a clue as to how they keep score. It’s like watching a football game and you have no idea how, or if, your team is scoring any points. And then after it’s over the ref […]

   
Amy and Andrew love to watch the Olympics. I think it’s just an excuse to stay up late. But we have fun watching it as a family…our newest entry into this family tradition is Evan. He doesn’t make it too late into the evening, but his dance routine is high-larious. Even the Russian judge would […]

The fantasy football league I’m in, the NFL Waterboys, held our 3rd annual draft this past weekend. Fantasy leagues are an interesting cultural phenomenon to me. They’re wildly popular; I think because they bring people together (create community) and allow fans to “participate” more fully in the games. For me, it’s taken a sport that […]

Georgia football is back. And despite every “expert” picking them to lose in an upset to Boise State, the Dawgs rolled 48-13. Other than Georgia being bigger, faster, deeper, better conditioned, more athletic, and better coached, it was a pretty even matchup. 38-0 before calling off the Dawgs in the 3rd quarter and emptying the […]