They say familiarity breeds contempt. After 14 years of mostly successful but ultimately Lombardi-less seasons, a vocal portion of Philadelphia fans came to feel contempt for the familiar fat man that roamed the sidelines for the Philadelphia Eagles. Truth of the matter is Andy Reid was the greatest...

In 2004, FOX Sports featured one of its strongest editions of the underrated “Beyond the Glory” series on what seemed to be a defiant Ray Lewis. Like many young, hot-blooded men seeming to act without direction, Lewis was angry about an absent father. Like many players who once tasted the sweetest...

July 18, 2008. That was the date that started it all, and while one can see the title of this post and wonder what that has to do with anything, allow me to explain. On that date, The Dark Knight was released in theaters nationwide, and I was anticipating this movie for two reasons. One, Batman is my...

I’m not a religious person. Raised as a practicing Catholic and going to church every Sunday, I know the large part it can play in people’s lives, and I certainly do not begrudge those for practicing their faith. It’s just something that’s not for me. As I reached adulthood,...

All Mike Mauti ever wanted to do was play football at Pennsylvania State University. His father Rich was a wide receiver under Joe Paterno, and his older brother Patrick followed in his father’s footsteps as a wide receiver from 2005 to 2009. You could say Mauti was born to be a Nittany Lion,...

You probably can’t recall off the top of your head what happened December 5, 1998. Kansas State fans can. The biggest game in the school’s football history was a loss. The Wildcats fell in the double overtime to Texas A&M, 36-33. A tailback named (brilliantly) Sirr Parker scored the...

  The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys have been absolutely disasters of football teams. The two sit a 3-5 and finally take on one another Sunday at 4:25 in the City of Brotherly Love. With this disgusting NFC match-up about to take place, resident Eagles fan The Rev and resident Cowboys...

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Big Ten football conference is going to live up to its moniker. Thanks to the sanctions levied on Penn State and Ohio State, the 12-team Big Ten has been reduced to just 10 teams eligible for the second Big Ten Championship Game. And wouldn’t you know...

Watching the dismantling of West Virginia has become routine the past two weeks in the Big 12. You can even argue that teams are deep into West Virginia’s tendencies, as there is enough tape out on the Mountaineers for coaches to prepare for the dynamic offense. Heading into the game with Kansas State,...

Philadelphia is a prideful city. Those born and raised in the place the Declaration of Independence originated hold up their heroes. And Steve Sabol, the architect of NFL Films, was ours, a hero who called Philadelphia home. Sabol was born in Moorestown, New Jersey, about 40 minutes across the Delaware...

Week 2 is underway and the NFL looks like it picked up where it left off. The Packers defeated the Bears last night, as the Bears offensive line still have issues and Jay Cutler still throws with his back foot. This upcoming weekend if filled with good matchups. This season, I’ve decided to do...

Unitas. Namath. Montana. Marino. These are men on the Mount Rushmore of NFL quarterbacks. And they are all products of the great state of Pennsylvania. No state in the country has produced more NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks than the Keystone State, with six in all: Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Joe Montana,...